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Gavin Friday and John Kelly celebrate a A Capital Idea
Read more: Gavin Friday and John Kelly celebrate a A Capital IdeaGavin Friday is a guest on John Kelly’s A Capital Idea, a special event at the Dublin’s Theatre Festival this year. Friday and Kelly will be joined by Camille O’Sullivan for an intimate and informal evening of music, conversation and song, celebrating Ireland’s capital city, its cultural achievements and its unique character. A Capital Idea will take place at the Odessa Club on October 10th. Tickets are €15 and can be booked online from the Dublin Theatre Festival website. Venue: Odessa Club Date: 10 October 2012 Time: 9pm
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Gavin Friday confirmed for Soundedit 2012 in Lódź, Poland
Read more: Gavin Friday confirmed for Soundedit 2012 in Lódź, PolandGavin Friday will be playing this year’s “Soundedit”, the International Festival of Music Producers and Sound Engineers, in Lódź, Poland. The show is scheduled at Klub Wytwórnia at on October 27th, at 7pm. Gavin will also be presenting Bomb the Bass’ Tim Simenon with the festival’s award for the production of Gavin’s 1995 album ‘Shag Tobacco’. Other guests featured at the festival include: Youth (Martin Glover), Tim Simenon, David J and Alan Wilder. Tickets for the event at Klub Wytwórnia are available at TicketPro and cost 50 zł. Buy tickets More information on the Soundedit festival website.
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Gavin Friday contributes piece to Sculpture in Context 2012
Read more: Gavin Friday contributes piece to Sculpture in Context 2012Gavin Friday has contributed a piece to the annual ‘Sculpture in Context ‘ exhibition in Dublin. The exhibition opens Thursday September 6 at the National Botanic Gardens and runs through October 19th. The sculptures will be displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House, and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the gallery above the visitors’ centre. Participating artists this year also include Cliodna Cussen, Sonja Landweer, Liz Nilsson, Brigitta Seck, Breda Marron, Leo Higgins, and Jackie Ball.
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Gavin Friday guests on Dan Hegarty’s The Alternative – RTE 2FM
Read more: Gavin Friday guests on Dan Hegarty’s The Alternative – RTE 2FMGavin will be dropping in to talk to Dan Hegarty on RTE’s 2FM this Tuesday (28/8) at midnight (GMT), ahead of his performance at next weekend’s Electric Picnic.
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Fear & Loathing & Loving At Electric Picnic with Gavin Friday & BP Fallon
Read more: Fear & Loathing & Loving At Electric Picnic with Gavin Friday & BP FallonGavin Friday and BP Fallon will be having a chat at Electric Picnic this Friday. “You can call it ‘Two Rock’n’Roll Tarts Have A Chinwag’ if you want’” says BP Fallon. Eccentric left-field one-offs, Friday and Fallon have much in common – a love of Marc Bolan and Ghandi and an appreciation of Quentin Crisp, a healthy distain for the mainstream and an exploration of the impossible. This will not simply be another interview in a tent – think Gavin in full flow at Mr Pussy’s and BP Fallon interviewed by Jack White – ie anything can happen – and…
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Gavin Friday ‘In Conversation’ on Radio Nova
Read more: Gavin Friday ‘In Conversation’ on Radio NovaGavin Friday will be on Barry Egan’s “In Conversation” on Radio Nova (Ireland, 100 FM and online) this Sunday evening at 7pm GMT, for an hour long talk in anticipation of his upcoming show at the Electric Picnic festival.
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Gavin Friday spins discs on RTE’s Weekend on One
Read more: Gavin Friday spins discs on RTE’s Weekend on OneGavin will be spinning discs and talking with Cathal Murray on The Weekend on One on RTE Radio 1 tomorrow morning (Saturday, August 18) at 7am GMT (the show starts at 6am). You can listen to the show online on the RTE Radio 1 website.
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John Bradshaw in conversation with Gavin Friday
Read more: John Bradshaw in conversation with Gavin FridayGavin Friday grew up with a father who bred boxer dogs and is the proud owner of two long-haired Dachshunds called Ralf and Stan. John Bradshaw is one of the world’s leading experts on dog behaviour and author of the book ‘In Defence of Dogs‘. It was Gavin’s favourite book last year. Together, Gavin and John will talk about what dogs would ask us for, if only they knew how. Sunday September 9th @ 1pm Kingston Hotel, Dublin Tickets: €10 / €8 Concession
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Veda releases ‘I want to live’ featuring Gavin Friday
Read more: Veda releases ‘I want to live’ featuring Gavin FridayDublin drag star Veda releases “Transphibian”, an EP featuring Gavin Friday, David Hoyle and Caoimhe Derwin. Gavin Friday sings backing vocals on Veda’s cover of “I Want To Live” which originally appeared on Gavin’s album Adam ‘n’ Eve. The three other tracks on the EP were co-written and produced by Ian Henderson. Available on iTunes and in-store from July 6th. Price €2.99 TRACK LIST 1. I Want To Live featuring Gavin Friday 2. Transphibian 3. Supermarché featuring David Hoyle 4. Rojo Coca Cola featuring Caoimhe Derwin
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Gavin Friday added to Waterpop line up (NL)
Read more: Gavin Friday added to Waterpop line up (NL)Gavin Friday will play the Waterpop festival in Wateringen, The Netherlands on August 11, 2012. This summer event near The Hague is one of the oldest festivals in the Netherlands, celebrating its 35th birthday this year. Other acts on the bill include Moss, Rats on Rafts, Dope D.O.D., The Medics, Bliksem, Fabian, De mannen van Dink, The Backcorner Boogie Band en 24Pesos. Admission to the festival is free.