TO ROUND off a fantastic summer of music at Leopardstown Racecourse, Bulmers Live at Leopardstown revealed last week that Happy Mondays will be the final show of the series.
Happy Monday’s seminal ‘Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches’ was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and went platinum in the UK, selling more than 350,000 copies. This put the band firmly on the map as one of the most influential to come out of the UK in the 1990s.
Previous visitors to Bulmers Live at Leopardstown in 2013, Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, said: “I am really looking forward to the Mondays’ shows leading up to Christmas.
“We’re performing better than ever and I love getting together with the band, blasting out all our great tunes we’ve made together over the decades. It’s gonna be great.”
Bez, the group’s dancer and percussionist, added: “Just as I thought it was all over, the party’s starting again. Look forward to seeing you all.”
Happy Mondays join a stellar bill performing at Leopardstown this summer, which take place on Thursday evenings.
Those taking to the stage include Something Happens (June 8), The Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow (June 15), Hot House Flowers (July 13), The Riptide Movement (July 20), The Stunning (July 27) and Sister Sledge (August 10), before finishing with Happy Mondays on August 17.
Bulmers Live at Leopardstown is geared at providing a mix of live music to compliment a programme of top-class horse racing, festival food and a wide selection of hospitality options, from the great value ‘Summer Bundle’ to the premium ‘Summer Party’.
Bulmers Live at Leopardstown has placed itself firmly on the Irish festival calendar in recent years, with crowds of over 40,000 attending the shows which run from June through August.
International names such as Johnny Marr, Peter Hook and The Human League have joined legendary Irish performers like The Boomtown Rats, Ash, Sharon Shannon and emerging forces The Strypes, Hermitage Green, and The Academic in hugely successful summers at Leopardstown.
Leopardstown Racecourse is only 20 minutes from Dublin City Centre on the Luas Green line, with dedicated complimentary shuttle buses running from the Sandyford stop.
Leopardstown is located off exit 14 or exit 15 on the M50 southbound or exit 15, M50 Northbound. There is ample free parking available onsite.
For tickets and hospitality options go to www.leopardstown.com or call the Leopardstown ticketline on 01 289 0500.
There are also discounts for advance group bookings available online.
