The acclaimed performer Jerry Fish will be one of the highlights at Feile Forever in Birdhill.

Tickets on sale for Feile in Birdhill

Published: Wed 11 Aug 2021, 8:49 AM

The first weekend of what is hoped to be a series of intimate outdoor concerts will take place at one Ireland’s most beautiful locations Birdhill at the foot of the Silvermines from Thursday to Sunday, September 2 to 5.

The musical lineup for the first weekend entitled Feile Forever includes: Jerry Fish, The Frank & Walters, Paul Noonan, The Funk Junkies, The Alvin Purple Experience with Host Will Leahy and DJ NDT . All the shows will happen in a specially-built outdoor concert venue from the same team who revived Feile at Semple Stadium in 2018 and 2019. Tickets are being sold in pods of 4 and the shows will be in accordance with the latest government guidelines.

A spokesperson for promoters CWB said: “After two great years in Thurles we had huge plans for Feile 2020 and 2021 but alas a stadium show isn’t possible this year but hopefully these intimate Feile Forever nights will fill the gap until next year.

Bell X1’s Paul Noonan will kick off the series of intimate outdoor concers on Sunday, September 2.

Kicking things off on Thursday (September 2) see's Bell X1’s Paul Noonan take to the stage of the specially-built outdoor socially distant concert venue. Songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Paul best known as the frontman of one of Ireland's most iconic acts in Bell X1 but is also renowned as a solo artist and collaborator on various musical projects including Printer Clips, Starboard Homeand House Plants.

The second night, Friday (September 3) sees Jerry Fish make a special performance at Birdhill. Jerry Fish is a carny soul, one who has spent much of his life on the road, a shape-shifter, showman, shaman, songster, rock peacock and supper club crooner from Lynchville, a constantly evolving artist who has always favoured innovation over orthodoxy.

Saturday (September 4) brings arguably Ireland's greatest pop band The Frank & Walters to the stage. They will talk about their career on stage with Will Leahy before playing a full show.

The final night Sunday (September 5) sees two of the greatest live acts to come out of the Midwest come together for the very first time as The Alvin Purple Experience and The Funk Junkies.