FRAMES SCHTUFF

hi all. couple of things - firstly, press release for the new years eve gig in dublin...

THE FRAMES
PRESS RELEASE FOR NEW YEARS EVE 2000
RDS MAIN HALL

The Frames play the RDS Main Hall on New Years Eve.

Joining them across 2 stages will be 6 other top drawer Irish acts - David Kitt, BellX1, Relish, Gemma Hayes, Revelino, and Mic Christopher - and - after The Frames come off stage the ‘Family’ DJ’s will be playing some tunes to take us into the wee small, first hours of 2001...

The Frames released their third and most acclaimed album so far, 'Dance The Devil', in June of last year. They have just completed work on their 4th album with Craig Ward (dEUS) in Ireland and Steve Albini in Chicago, the long-awaited results of which will be out very early in the new year. The Frames, who have long been one of the most popular bands in Ireland, continue to sell out every gig they play.

Running order for the evening which will alternate between stages:

Revelino Main Stage: 8.30-8.55
Mic Christopher Accoustic Stage 9.00-9.15
Relish 9.20 - 9.50
Gemma Hayes 9.55 - 10.20
BellX1 10.25 - 10.55
David Kitt 11.00 - 11.30
The Frames seeing in the new year from 11.40 til God knows when...
The Family DJ’s rounding off the evening’s entertainment, along with beer, balloons and dancing girls etc. etc...

Doors 8pm - 3am. Late bar. Tickets £22.50 now available from all Ticketmaster outlets Nationwide and Road Records/Sound Cellar and Comet in Dublin.

www.listen.at/theplateau


secondly,

FAMILY present
a benefit for the Simon Community
featuring collaborative performances from
Glen Hansard & David Kitt
Paul O'Reilly & Steve Fanagan
John Cowhie & Andy Clarke
plus
Family DJs: Dave Kennedy (Road Records) & Lee Casey
at
The Shelter (adjoining Vicar St)
on
Saturday, December 16
at 8.30pm
Admission: £6


thirdly,
glen solo shows at the following places
17th dec the lobby

glen, steve agus ian (whitty)
in reggies bar, (the cudgel stout folk club),
cahersiveen, co. kerry.
wed 20th dec

and im sure that glen said this weekend that he will be playing two more shows on the 18th and 19th down the country somewhere, but i dont have any of the details from him yet. i suggest that you check the message board or the gigs page on the website www.listen.at/theplateau for more information cause ill post it up there if and when i get it before the gigs happen...


fourthly....(?)
have a nice day now and enjoy the festive season... cxx

oh, and fifthly....(????!!)
www.sin.nuigalway.ie are running a competion for 2 x tix for the rds gig as are www.enter.ie