News

Damien Dempsey & Amsterdam Join Liverpool Irish Festival

• 12th Oct 2011

Following on from last year’s sold out 'gig of the year' for the Liverpool Irish Festival, Damien Dempsey and will be re-creating that unbelievable atmosphere once again at Liverpool’s 02 Academy on Saturday 15th October 2011. Both acts are known for having a fervent live following, so except a night of soul, passion and audience participation. This is one show not to be missed!

'Last year was a beautiful night by the Mersey, the Scousers sang all night and this year will be even better!' Says Damien Dempsey.

'Amsterdam and Damien Dempsey is a dream come true for us, it’s gonna be the gig of the year…again! Says Amsterdam front man Ian Prowse.

Damien Dempsey is currently the toast of all Irish music. Spoken of as the natural heir to the crown previously warn by Luke Kelly, Christy Moore and Shane MacGowan, Sineád O'Connor insists Damo is the best yet.

Such is the power of the big man’s music, Damo has found himself lauded by true musical giants Bob Dylan, Bono and even Morrissey. The Wonderstuff’s Miles Hunt regularly claims Damo to being the greatest living songwriter we have ever had. Having won six Meteor awards and release five studio albums, Damien Dempsey is the authentic voice of modern Irish music, his live performances are filled with passion and he has the ability to unify with the power of music.

Merseyside legends Amsterdam are currently a tour de force seven piece musical carnival whose ability to wow a crowd is second to none. The band have performed with Elvis Costello on EMI Records, wooed crowds at Glastonbury to the Echo Arena. Their second long player Arm in Arm was voted 14th best ever album out of Liverpool by the local press, no mean feat when you consider the Beatles released ten!

Their most famous song to date Does this train stop on Merseyside? (Their previous single The Journey, hit number 32 in the UK charts) was John Peels’ second favourite song, John would regularly be too emotional to speak on the radio after playing it.

The song itself got a further lease of life as one of the centrepieces of Irish legend Christy Moore’s latest album which spent five weeks at the top spot in his home country.

Amsterdam are band leader Ian Prowse's second successful band after forming Pele in the 1990's who released 3 albums on Polydor/M&G and had hits all over Europe.

Having a fan club of such luminaries as Bob Harris, Mick Jones and Christy Moore, Amsterdam's real forte is the live arena. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see both bands perform full sets on the same night, from the same stage.

More info:

www.liverpoolrishfestival.com

www.damiendempsey.com

www.amsterdam-music.com