The Black Keys will play a concert in the O2, Dublin this summer. The Detroit rockers hit the O2 Arena on August 22nd. The Ohio band are currently touring with the Arctic Monkeys. There several high profile northern music events which take place around that time, but as yet no Northern Irish date has been revealed. The released their seventh album 'El Camino' late last year.
Letters have been received by previous recipients of the funding, alerting them to look for other potential sources of income for their events. Sean Kelly, director of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival believes that the cuts place many cultural. "The funding for CQAF essentially helped pay for the set-up costs of the Marquee in Custom House Square which becomes difficult without this funding (so late in the day.) Essentially we scale back our plans or look at raising ticket costs to cover the shortfall."
Robyn G Shiels an Rae Morris will support on the night.
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