30th April 2012- The
Volvo Ocean Race,
today announced the first wave of the
entertainment line up that is part of the Volvo
Ocean Race Festival running from June 30 to July
8. The event is expected to attract a whopping
700,000 people to the city and its environs and
will feature all art forms from live music
performances, street theatre, spectacle, dance,
exhibitions, installations, talks and more.
Maverick Sabre, one
of Ireland’s hottest tickets and described by
BBC1 as the “the male Amy Winehouse” will
headline the opening festival on the Main Stage
on Saturday June 30.
Some of Galway’s own finest will also be
performing. Sharon Shannon(7th July @ 9pm, Race
Village Harbour Mainstage), together with a
42-piece orchestra will continue her long
association with the race having wowed audiences
at the Auckland Stopover earlier this year.
And, The Stunning(6th July @ 9pm, Race Village
Harbour Mainstage) who are celebrating their
25thanniversary this year will also perform in
what will be their only Galway gig in 2012. The
Galway band was one of the highlights of the
last event when the Volvo Ocean Race selected
Galway as a stopover city in 2011. The
Sawdoctors( 3rd July @9pm, Race Village Harbour Mainstage),
traditional irish group Altan( 5th July @9pm,
Race Village Harbour Mainstage), on the 4th of
July there will be a fireworks celebration at
the race village harbour @ 10:45pm. admission to
all these events is free.
Also performing
as part of the festival will be Maverick Sabre(30th
June @ 9pm, Race Village Harbour Mainstage),
Thin Lizzy(2nd July @ 9pm, Race Village Harbour
Mainstage),
The Family stone(1st July @ 9pm, Race Village
Harbour Mainstage), Ryan Sheridan, the fantastic Hot 8 Brass Band,
The Kanyu Tree, Túcan, The Deans, Stephen James
& Band, The Amazing Apples – and many more yet
to be announced.
John Killeen,
President of Let’s Do it Global, the Galway
based management company, said: This programme
of events is a result of a unique collaboration
between Let’s Do it Global and Galway City
Council in a bid to build upon Galway’s
reputation as one of the best cities in the
world to host one of the biggest sporting events
in the world. I think the line up currently
revealed certainly achieves that goal and I
would say watch this space as many more are yet
to be revealed.”
Events will be
taking place throughout the city including Eyre
Square, Salthill, Southpark – and in the Town
Hall Theatre pirouetting parrots, dancing ducks,
flouncing flowers and a very Mad Hatter will be
performing in a marvelous new dance production
from Youth Ballet West,Alice Underground
premiering for the Volvo Ocean Race.
The Main Stage
will be situated in the Volvo Ocean Race Village
on the Galway Docks.
