Location: Fifteen venues from Camden Street to Temple Bar
On May 11th and 12th, fifteen venues from Camden Street to Temple Bar will host performances from more than 100 Irish and international acts, chosen in a democratic election by some of Ireland’s music movers and shakers.
The stellar lineup includes lots of shiny new discoveries, mixed in with plenty of beloved familiar gems. And this two-day music marathon in the centre of the city comes with a no-sweat €40 price tag.The Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin has all the makings of a great annual new-music spree. This is the first ever sibling event of the original and hugely successful London Camden Crawl, which has been running since 1995.
Weekend tickets are exchanged for a wristband, which allows unlimited access to all venues, stages and after-show parties. Crawlers will also receive a complimentary programme and album. The lineup of artists is now available, but individual venue lineups and timings remain a mystery until show day to enhance the exploratory vibe of the festival. Crawlers are advised to arrive early as surprise guests may appear at any time or in any venue. For those who want to attend on one day only, that’s cool too – day tickets cost €25.
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FRIDAY’S CRAWL will see performances from Meteor Choice Music Prize double winner Jape, as well as fellow Choice 2012 nominees And So I Watch You From Afar. Prodigious New Yorker’s We Are Scientists and Limerick’s finest masked duo the Rubberbandits will also be entertaining the Friday Crawlers, while some of the UK contingent on the bill includes indie-pop merchants Bastille, hip-hopper DELS, new-wavers Dutch Uncles, the wistful pop of Let’s Buy Happiness, the infectious Clock Opera, first wave grimester Becoming Real, experimental guitarist/vocalist VerseCorusVerse (previously of ASIWYFA) as well as Trophy Wife, D/R/U/G/S, Blacklisters, Polarbear and the very wonderful Alpines, plus Scotland’s Dam Mantle. Acts from Northern Ireland include the dark vaudevillian talents of Duke Special, lo-fi noise-niks Girls Names plus Morning Claws and SertOne. Danish punk band Iceage will also be in town. Irish talent on Friday includes the ghostly electronica of Angkorwat, post-hardcore trio Jogging, the ever joyous Le Galaxie, rapper Lethal Dialect, as well as Daithi, Elaine Mai, Come On Live Long, Funeral Suits, Last Day’s Of 1984, Little xs for Eye’s, Logikparty, The Ambience Affair and Wounds. A few more Friday heads are yet to be announced.
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SATURDAY’S CRAWL will feature the sprightly tunes of Supergrass lead vocalist Gaz Coombes and Choice 2012 nominees Tieranniesaur and Cashier No. 9. All-singing, all-breakdancing, all-kitchen utensil-banging Mystery Jets will be on a Dublin Crawl as well as the much-talked-about UK MC Ghost Poet. Saturday will also see performances from New York indie outfit My Best Fiend, UK multi-instrumentalist Kwes, Waterford buzz-acts Deaf Joe and Katie Kim, electro Corkonians Bantum and from the North, Axis Of. Dublin artists on the Saturday Crawl include the much lauded Laura Sheeran, punk purveyors Girl Band, alt-rockers La Faro, as well as Alarmist, We Are Losers, Sleep Thieves, Toby Kaar, Melodica DeathshipHands Up Who Wants To Die. Also giving it a second twirl on Saturday will be Alpines, Dutch Uncles, Let’s Buy Happiness, Trophy Wife, Clock Opera, D/R/U/G/S, Dam Mantle, Becoming Real, DELS, Polarbear, Blacklisters and Iceage. More names are also in the pipeline for Saturday’s music marathon.
Ticket information:
Tickets are available from the Ticketmaster desk in the Dublin Discover Ireland Centre, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 or online at www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.