Following on from the hugely successful sell-out 'FITTING IN' tour, enjoyed by over 100,000 comedy fans across the country, Des Bishop is back at Forum Waterford on Friday and Saturday, June 13th and 14th with a totally original and inspired new stand-up show.

'TONGUES' deals with an entirely new challenge for Des, where he took the ultimate step towards Irishness by moving to the Gaeltacht to learn his mother tongue. Never one for half measures, Des moved to Connemara in spring 2007, to embrace what so many Irish people have avoided, our own native tongue. Des explores the lighter side of life learning to speak Irish in Connemara, something which has strong memories for many Irish people. Describing his attempts to grasp the language, Des bring...
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The Legend of Luke Kelly is celebrated at Forum Waterford this coming Saturday, 26th April when singer and musician, Chris Kavanagh and his band, The Patriots present a stirring and detailed tribute to the greatest folk/ballad singer this country has ever known. From the opening bars of "The Rare Auld Times" to the moving ballad, "On Raglan Road", right through songs like "Dirty Old Town" and "The Town I Loved So Well", Chris and his band amaze and delight audiences with their powerful performances of Luke Kelly's music and unique presence.

Luke Kelly was born on November 17, 1940, a man of many parts - poet, political activist, above all, however, he was a truly phenomenal singer. His work with The Dubliners created a revolution in the Irish ballad world, making the songs of Ireland known worldwide by fans of every race, colour and creed. On June 30, 1980 during a concert in the Cork Opera House, Luke Kelly collapsed o...
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Widely acclaimed as the best tribute band in the world and without question, the most authentic tribute ever to the music and songs of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy, the truly superb Limehouse Lizzy return to Forum, Waterford on Saturday, 10th May complete with their magnificent mirrored backdrop, police lights, and full pyrotechnic display.

Now celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band, and with a reputation as one of the hardest-working and most exciting live acts anywhere, Limehouse Lizzy have honed their act to become one of the most stunning tribute bands around, with the wish to keep the power of Thin Lizzy's music legacy alive. Their sheer professionalism will make sure that every note of every song will ring true, as fans are tr...
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Waterford, Friday April 25

Having earned their musical stripes working the UK and Ireland touring circuit, picking up friends and fans along the way and with three Top 20 singles under their independent belts, The Aftermath present their debut album Friendlier Up Here releasing April 25th 2008 on Live Transmission Records.

With themes that bound from love through death, sex and call centres, bad Hollywood remakes and Delia Smith cookery books, Friendlier Up Here is an album borne of marathon Woody Allen movie sessions and daydreaming to a soundtrack of Bowie, Beatles, Roxy Music, The Smiths and Serge Gainsbourg. The lead single, Are You Not Wanting Me Yet? is a glam rock tale of unrequited love.

Those familiar with The Aftermath's earlier releases will recognise the hit single 'One is Fun', a catchy Bowie-inspired disco song, which debuted at No 11 on the Irish charts on release. Other st...
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'The missing link between Richie Havens and Stevie Wonder' - The Independent

'Foy's a giant' - Pete Townsend

'One of the most soulful and powerful singers and writers I've ever heard' - Bonnie Raitt

These are just some of the comments made recently about Ireland's best kept secret, the hugely talented Foy Vance. Usual tags such as 'singer-songwriter', 'folk-soul' and 'troubadour' are perceived with a considerable amount of cynicism these days, but anyone with a discerning ear and trust in their own taste should be able to spot who's the real deal and who's not. Leaving tags aside, Foy Vance operates in his own parallel universe. His music is an evolving journey, a constant search for artistic expression captured in the moment, operating well away from industry standards. Sur...
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ROTATE are pretty chuffed with themselves, bringing Johnny Fiasco in for his Irish debut at Waterford's Forum on the May Bank Holiday Sunday. Fiasco's style is enviable, as the beats are always booming and the vibe deep, but his infectuous (not to mention expansive) take on house continually breathes new life into the sound.—Urb Magazine, 2003

Legends are made of dreams, so they say…In Johnny Fiasco's case, he is a legend whose ever-evolving house music insight promises to be enduring—and for many, that's a dream come true. The Chicago-born native was fortunate to have the Windy City as a backdrop at a fantastically seminal time for house music in the late '80s. Since then the pioneering Fiasco continues to DJ, produce and remix his one true love—house. "My category is house music. If someone asks me what I play: 'It is house.' It's techy, it's hard, it's disco, it's vocally, and it's all of the...
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Having played host to all the top acts from the Irish alternative rock scene over the last year, Electric Avenue announce it's first visitors from across the large pond as Two Gallants, the darlings of the US underground alternative/folk scene play a gig on Thursday 22nd May. The San Franciscan duo are coming to Dublin as special guests of The National for 3 sold out shows at The Olympia, and they have decided to be adventurous and check out a couple of other places in Ireland. Indeed there must be some Irish connection as they took their name from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners. Tickets are on sale now at just €10 in Electric Avenue, BPM Records and through Ticketmaster.

Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel on drums and vocals. They started gigging around San Francisco as Two Gallants in 2002 when both were twenty, although the two had been mak...
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RePublik get ready for a very busy month in May with three guests nights happening. Also, they finish off the month of April with two nights of quality underground music. On Friday night 25th, RePublik monthly Techno Fest RE:TECH makes its way back to The Loft and Saturday 26th is the third instalment of the Republik Resident Showcases.

Re:Tech resident ALAN HARRIS is back on duty for the first time since February. Alan had played warm up gigs for the like of Mauro Picotto, Marco Remus & Billy Nasty. Also on the bill will be Untz' PET SHOP DAVE, who plays his second gig for Re:Publik after impressing at the Xmas Party with Necknapper. So you can expect lots of proper underground techno and a table full of gadgetry. Getting the night started will be local up and coming DJ, COLIN POWER. Col has been playing jackin Techno now for three years and will be much anticipated by those that know he's got the goods. Doors 11pm...
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