Following the launch of EASTBOUND,
Aiken Promotions is proud to announce the final round of shows featuring JUST
MUSTARD, THE MURDER CAPITAL, THE HOWL & THE HUM and HALFNOISE.
EASTBOUND – a six-night stand at venues
across Dublin – taking place May 7th
– 12th 2019.
EASTBOUND is about capturing the spirit of new
and breaking artists and capturing the imagination of a devoted, music-hungry
city like Dublin and bringing it all together to create making meaningful
beginnings.
The full EASTBOUND line up:
MAISIE PETERS,
KARA MARNI, STEAM DOWN, WHENYOUNG, RHYS LEWIS, THE SNUTS, LION, MEN I TRUST,
WILD FRONT, GWENNO, BILK, BODY TYPE, BOY AZOOGA, HUNKPAPA, HALFNOISE, TH HOWL & THE HUM,
THE MURDER CAPITAL and JUST MUSTARD.
Ticket
information:
All tickets are €13.50
Tickets for events will be sold separately available
on Ticketmaster.ie and outlets Nationwide
Artist
information:
LION & special guests New Pagans // The Sound House // May 7
LION – aka Beth Lowen – makes her Dublin
debut at Eastbound. Blessed with a ferocious, Janet Joplin-esque
voice, check out ‘Self Control’ and ‘Oh No’ from her eponymous debut
EP.
THE SNUTS & special guests The Valves // The Workman’s Club // May 7
Initially emerging as a
word-of-mouth phenomenon and then scoring over 1m Spotify
streams of their early demos, The Snuts’ energy and charisma
(plus a handful of anthems) has been rewarded with a cult following
at home in Scotland.
WHENYOUNG //
Whelan’s // May 7
2018 was a landmark year for the Limerick
natives with the release of their debut album “Given Up”, and
a string of live shows including Shane MacGowan’s 60th birthday celebration
alongside Nick Cave and Sinead O’Connor, and supporting Dream Wife,
The Vaccines and Peace.
*JUST ADDED* HALFNOISE // Grand Social // May 7
HalfNoise is the
musical project of Zac Farro, drummer of Paramore. Based in Nashville, Farro
formed the project alongside Jason Clark following Farro’s departure from
Paramore in 2010. Halfnoise headline The Grand Social on May 7th.
*Tickets on sale
Thursday at 9AM*
MAISIE PETERS //
Button Factory // May 7
Eastbound is delighted to present
Maisie Peters’ first Irish headline show. The Brighton songwriter first emerged
in 2017 when her debut single ‘Place We Were Made’ went viral, and 2018’s
‘Worst Of You’ has already hit the 22 million play mark on Spotify.
*JUST ADDED* THE HOWL & THE HUM & special guests Pursed By Dogs // The Sound House // May 8
The York York-based 4-piece embarked on
their first headline tour in England in early 2018 to coincide with the release
of single ‘Portrait I’. Eastbound are delighted to host their first headline
show in Dublin’s The Sound house.
*Tickets on sale Thursday
at 9AM*
MEN I TRUST //
Workman’s Club // May 8
Described by Pitchfork as ‘dream pop’,
Montreal-based Men I Trust release their third studio album – ‘Oncle Jazz’
– later this year.
WILD FRONT & special guest Emma McGrath // The Sound House // May 9
With over
3 million streams on Spotify, Wild Front come
to Dublin for an Eastbound headliner before sharing a
festival stage with Foals and Two Door Cinema Club this summer.
BOY AZOOGA + HUNKPAPA
// The Workman’s Club // May 10
Boy Azooga released their debut album
“1,2 Kung Fu” in June 2018 to very favourable reviews,
dubbed “bright, exciting and full of effortlessly intelligent song
writing” by NME. Formed in 2017, Armagh’s HUNKPAPA haven’t released a
single note of music to date yet have scored plaudits from the
likes of BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 1. A lethal
double-header.
*JUST ADDED* THE MURDER CAPITAL & special guests
Melts // Whelan’s // May 11
Exploding onto the scene in 2018, They
have been included in The Guardian’s Ones to Watch 2019 and included in NME’s
100 Essential New Artists for 2019 and The Irish Times calling them out as
Ireland’s best new rock band. The Murder Capital are the latest edition to the
Eastbound bill for a very special show in Whelan’s, May 11.
*Tickets on sale Thursday
at 9AM*
GWENNO & special guests A Ritual Sea // The Sound House // May 11
Gwenno Saunders is a Welsh Music
Prize Winner (for her 2015 debut album Y Dydd Olaf) and
former member of The Pipettes.
Eastbound will be her first Irish headline
show.
KARA MARNI & special guest JyellowL // The Grand Social // May 11
Self-described as “soul with a
sprinkling of pop,” Marni has a voice beyond her years, with soaring
vocals and a distinct sound that sets her firmly in her own
lane. Influences include Roberta Flack and Anita Baker and contemporary
greats such as Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill.
*JUST ADDED* JUST MUSTARD & special guests Odd Morris // The Workman’s Club // May 12
Eastbound are delighted to announce Just Mustard to
the bill this year. Crafting their own unique blend of noise, trip hop and
electronic influenced music, they released their debut album ‘Wednesday’ to
critical acclaim earning a nomination as album of the year in the 2018 Choice
Music Prize.
*Tickets on sale
Thursday at 9AM*
BILK + BODY TYPE & special guests Cherym // The Sound House // May 12
Boasting influences from the Jam
to Eminem, Essex-based 3-piece BILK write honest songs to inspire the
youth of today, their music being a social commentary to the challenges
facing young people today. Australia’s BODY TYPE have
played shows with the likes of Big Thief and Pond and
have already graced the stages of Gizzfest, Bigsound and
Fairgrounds festivals at home.
STEAM DOWN // The
Grand Social // May 12
Occupying a bold centre-point between
Afrofuturism, grime and future soul – all fused together with the fearless
spontaneity of jazz – Steam Down’s weekly sessions at
London’s Buster Mantis club are already the stuff of legend.
RHYS LEWIS //
Whelan’s // May 12
RHYS LEWIS started 2019 with the release of a new single
‘Better Than Today’ on January 4th which has already passed the 1 million
stream mark. He has toured with artists like JP Cooper, James TW and Freya
Ridings, and Eastbound will be Rhys’ first Irish headline show.
Venues:
The Sound House: www.thewileyfox.ie/thesoundhouse
The Grand Social: www.thegrandsocial.ie
The Workman’s Club: www.thegrandsocial.ie
Whelans: www.whelanslive.com
The Button Factory: www.buttonfactory.ie
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