Feis Liverpool, the UK’s biggest celebration of Irish music returns to Liverpool this Summer and early bird tickets are now sold out. The event attracted thousands of revellers in its first year, and returns to Liverpool’s World Heritage Waterfront on Saturday 6th July with some of the biggest names in Irish music topping the bill.
The line-up includes an exclusive collaboration by headliners Shane MacGowan and Moving Hearts joined on stage by special guests Phil Coulter, Mundy, Eddie Furey and Christy Dignam.
Other acts on the bill include Paul Brady,The Chieftains, The Undertones, Mary Black, Flogging Molly, The Academic, The Dublin Legends (The Dubliners), Aslan, Hudson Taylor, Nathan Carter, The Fureys, The High Kings, Mary Coughlan, Hermitage Green, David Keenan, Touts, The Frank & Walters, The Eskies, Biblecode Sundays, Joshua Burnside, The Burma, The Kilkennys and The Cronins plus more to be announced.
Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for culture, tourism and events, Councillor Wendy Simon, said: “We are delighted to welcome Feis Liverpool back to the city. Last year’s event was an incredible day of live music which highlighted the longstanding close relationship between Liverpool and Ireland. It is a great time for the city musically with a number of exciting announcements to be made over the coming months which will further cement our worldwide reputation as a UNESCO City of Music”.
Vince Power, founder of Feis Liverpool said: “We can’t wait to bring Feis Liverpool back for the second year and are overwhelmed and beyond excited that it’s become the biggest celebration of Irish music in the UK. Last year attracted the best crowd spanning all ages and nationalities, we’re so proud it’s become such an international and inclusive event”.
General tickets are now on sale:
£70 for general admission
£100 VIP
£125 VIP with allocated seating
Free entry for under 12’s. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Notes to Editors:
Vince Power: Founded The Mean Fiddler music venue in Harlesden and The Mean Fiddler Organisation in 1982. Vince was the founder and former Chairman of Mean Fiddler Music Group Plc, which became the largest live music venue company in the UK, owning amongst others the Astoria, The Mean Fiddler, the Forum, the Jazz Café, Clapham Grand, Subterania and the Powerhaus. The Mean Fiddler Music Group expanded to acquire festivals including Reading, Leeds, Homelands, The Fleadh, The Fleadh Mor and Tribal Gathering with bands ranging from Ray Charles, James Brown, Kylie, Eminem, The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Adele. Under Vince’s direction, the Mean Fiddler Music Group developed from one venue into an established brand overseeing eight music festivals, 14 live music venues, and numerous clubs, restaurants and bars. In addition, he was operational manager of the Glastonbury Festival from 2002-2005. In 2004, a company owned by Clear Channel Entertainment (Music) UK Limited and Gaiety Investments acquired the Mean Fiddler Music Group plc for £37.9 million. In 2006, Vince was awarded a CBE for services to the music industry and in 2008, he launched the Hop Farm Music Festival. 2011 saw the Feis in Finsbury Park with Bob Dylan. In 2005 Vince acquired one of Europe’s most successful festivals, Benicassim in Spain, and ran the festival for 10 years. In 2018 Vince established the Liverpool Feis.
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