NEW Irish talent wil be joining The Strypes, Ryan Sheridan, and Hermitage Green at the annual Leixlip Festival this year.
As part of the festival the search will be on in the Court Yard Hotel in Leixlip for exciting new music talent to join an amazing line-up that will ‘Rock the Yard’.
In the run up to the acclaimed local festival over the June Bank Holiday weekend, the Battle of the Bands will seek out new local talent to take to the main festival stage in the Court Yard Hotel.
As well as the high profile festival appearance, the winning act will also get recording studio time, regular monthly gigs in Arthur’s Live Venue in the Court Yard Hotel, and a cash prize.
Brian Bradley of Brass Neck Management will be joined by the Central Entertainment Bureau to judge the competition heats, with semi-finals taking place on May 19 and 26 in Arthur’s Live Venue.
The hotly contested final will be happening on the eve of the festival, on Thursday, June 2.
The competition winners will join an amazing line-up of headline acts just announced for the spectacular festival, whihc includes The Strypes, Ryan Sheridan, Hermitage Green and the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow.
Also rocking the yard will be Interskalactic’s unique big band Jamaican Ska, indie rock energy from Dublin four piece, Scoops, and an eclectic classic rock set by The Harleys.
Dublin based grunge pop band Otherkin, tipped-for-the-top Kildare duo Picture This, and indie-pop three-piece Million Little Gods also feature on the jam-packed line-up at Leixlip.
The eventual Battle of the Bands winners will perform alongside some of the hottest Irish acts on the main stage in the Court Yard on Sunday, June 5, as part of a packed schedule of music and family entertainment presented by the local hotel for the festival weekend.
Leixlip Festival, an established date on the Irish summer festival scene, regularly turns out top Irish and international acts, with exceptional crowd-pleasing performances and sensational music.
Taking place over the June Bank Holiday again this year, Friday, June 3 until Monday, June 6 are the important dates to remember for live music lovers this summer.
Over 20 local and national acts and DJs feature in the 2016 Leixlip Festival line-up, and the team at the Court Yard Hotel are looking forward to promoting more great new Irish talent with their latest Battle of the Bands competition, according to Laura Moriarty of the Court Yard Hotel.
“In the 11 years that the Court Yard has been involved in the Leixlip Festival, we have supported the phenomenal success of Irish bands like The Riptide Movement, The Coronas, The Blizzards, Aslan, Republic of Loose, the Original Rudeboys, and Damien Dempsey,” Laura said at the announcement of this year’s Leixlip Festival line-up at the Court Yard Hotel.
“Who knows, with our Battle of the Bands, we may just uncover another great Irish music sensation.
“Again this year, we are delighted to present some of the biggest names in Irish music, including The Strypes, who will be playing from their amazing second album ‘Little Victories’, released last year.
“We also have the return of our favourite acoustic folk rock band, Hermitage Green, from Limerick, and we welcome back Ryan Sheridan too, the hugely talented singer, songwriter and guitarist from Monaghan.”
Further competition and festival updates, information on all the family entertainment and fun, is available on the Court Yard Hotel website www.courtyard.ie. Festival tickets will be available soon online, in the hotel, or by calling 01-6295100.