On Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th July the Midsummer Sessions come to Portstewart during the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. Over 30 musicians, will play in coffee shops, hotels, restaurants and bars, with the Atlantic as a backdrop. Each artist will play on the hour, forming a music trail across over 10 venues in Portstewart. Plus admission is free and no tickets are required.
Artists involved include Beauty Sleep, Brand New Friend, Callum Stewart, Chris Keyes, Cup o Joe with Eilidh Patterson, Emer Maguire, Gerry Norman, Larks, Mandy and Graham Bingham, Matt McGinn, Peter J McCauley, Rory Nellis, Joshua Burnisde, No Oil Paintings, Sam Wickens, Son of the Hound, Tony Villiers & the Villains and Verse Chorus Verse.
Thursday 6th July
TIME ARTIST VENUE
4pm Sam Wickens The Paper Fig
7pm Chris Keyes Manina Restaurant
9pm Callum Stewart & band Harry’s Shack
11pm Tony Villiers & the Villains The Anchor Complex
Friday 7th July
TIME ARTIST VENUE
4pm Son of the Hound Warke’s Deli
7pm Beauty Sleep Shenanigans
9pm Larks Harry’s Shack
11pm Cup O Joe with Eilidh Patterson The Anchor Complex
Saturday 8th July
TIME ARTIST VENUE
4pm Peter J McCauley The Three Kings
5pm Matt McGinn Roughan’s Ice-Cream & Coffee Shop
6pm Gerry Norman New York Inn
7pm Verse Chorus Verse Manina Restaurant
8pm Brand New Friend Shenanigans
9.30pm Mandy & Graham Bingham Cromore Halt
Sunday 9th July
TIME ARTIST VENUE
4pm Emer Maguire Warke’s Deli
5pm Rory Nellis Manina Restaurant
6.30pm Joshua Burnside Harry’s Shack
7.30pm No Oil Paintings The Anchor Complex