On Friday we went to Dublin. Lucy and her friend were going to see Florence and the Machine at the O2. Jono and I just went along for the craic. We stayed at The Gibson Hotel. It was too expensive to book it directly through the hotel's website so I booked it through Roomex.com. It's... Continue Reading →
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds – The New Generation
It was announced at a press conference in London on Friday that there will be a 'new generation' of Jeff Wayne's wonderful musical version of The War of the Worlds. Liam Neeson will take over Richard Burtons role as George Herbert the journalist. There will be a new double album released in June 2012. The... Continue Reading →
Jedward live in Castlebar!
I was delighted when my friend Heidi contacted me during the week to ask if we wanted two tickets to see Jedward in Castlebar. She didn't have to ask me twice! I love Jedward, we have met them in Dublin and they were so nice. They had time to chat and are really friendly, lovely... Continue Reading →
KT Tunstall at Sligo Live
Sligo Live kicked off yesterday. It's a great festival of live music and so much more. KT Tunstall was the first act on the main stage which was held at the Knocknarea Area, IT Sligo. It's a great venue and can hold 1200 seated and 2000 standing, so let's hope this will be the first... Continue Reading →
Rihanna in Dublin
Lucy won three tickets to see Rihanna in Dublin. So off we went 🙂 They were standing tickets and as Jono has problems standing for long periods of time we tried to see if there was any chance of getting seated tickets. We were waiting for a long time at the front desk in the... Continue Reading →
Culture Night, Sligo
Last night was Culture Night all over Ireland. It was a night of free events in various locations. I got tickets to the Hawkswell Theatre and we went along for an evening of music. All genres of music was covered from traditional to jazz and everything in between. I was delighted to see Anything Goes... Continue Reading →