Gig round up

Belfast band Chocolate Love Factorywill play alongside The Runaway Bears, Yellow Car No Returnand The Big Grizzly at Aunt Annie’s, Belfast’s on Wednesday the 12^th December. Doors 9pm.

Audio Calvary, Bellos, Dog Will Hunt,Empty Lungs, Exit Pursued By Bear,Two Glass Eyes, and the newly formed band SPIES will play The Limelight on Thursday December 20^th. Doors 8pm

Triggerman, Droidsand Bad Boat play the Back Bar, Sandinos in Derry City on Saturday the 22^nd December.

More Than Conquerors play a jam packed gig at the Stiff Kitten, Belfast on the 11^th of January.Also on the bill areABANDCALLEDBOY, Like Statues, Stereo War Favorites, new-comersHurdlesandJoshua Burnside. Doors at 8:30pm A Special guest DJ will be playing between acts also.

Hard rockerSlashwill return to Dublin with a gig at the Olympia on the 3^rd of March, and according to his site, he’ll also play the same venue the next day.

London pop-rock groupVeronica Falls will play Friday 19^th April at Belfast’s Voodoo club.

Glam-folk act King Charles plays McHughs Basement in Belfast on Friday 26th April 2013.

2 Tone Ska actThe Specialswill play the Ulster Hall, Belfast on Sunday the 5^th and the Olympia, Dublin on Monday the 6^th of May. The Specials recently brought out their live album ‘More ... Or Less The Specials Live’ in August. 

The Gaslight Anthemwill be playing in Dublin on Monday the 17^th of June at the Olympia in support of their new album Handwritten.

Acts have been confirmed for Cork’s ‘Live at the Marquee’ including Elton John and his bandon Sunday 23^rd June, Elvis Costello & The Imposterson Wednesday the 26^th of June, ZZ Topon Thursday 27^th June (the band’s first Irish concert since 1985) and Christy Moorewill play the event on Saturday the 6^th July in Cork. Christy Moore has played at every one of Cork city’s Live At The Marquee events since its beginning in 2004.