Tickets for Dublin’s Arthur’s Day 250th anniversary celebrations on 24th September 2009 went on sale via Ticketmaster at 9am today (23rd July).  Tickets for the four studio venues and the 28 Dublin pubs will only cost €17.59 and €9 respectively. Proceeds from all ticket sales will be donated to the Arthur Guinness Fund.

Those lucky enough to get their hands on tickets to one of the four studio venues – Tripod, Vicar St, Whelan’s and The Academy – will enjoy up to seven amazing international and Irish artists and on top of that people attending the pub venues such as Oliver St John Gogarty’s, O’Donoghues, Mulligans and The Palace Bar, will have the unique experience of seeing two well known artists and a performance from a special guest in the intimate surroundings of a traditional Dublin pub.  The special guest artist and two well known artists performing in the pub venues will remain a secret until the night itself.

The confirmed artist line up for the four studio venues has been announced today with more to be confirmed;
Vicar Street
Sugababes, Razorlight, Black Swan Effect, Reverand and the Maker, The Blizzards

The Academy        
The Kooks, Richard Hawley, Imelda May

Tripod                
Calvin Harris, Jamie Cullum,  Soul 11 Soul with Caron Wheeler , Republic of Loose, Mongrel

Whelan’s
David Gray, The Enemy, The Wombats, The Undertones, Lisa Hannigan, Hot Rats(Supergrass)

The celebrations begin in Dublin on 24th September at 17:59 local time with a global toast to Arthur Guinness to mark 250 years since the signing of the 9,000 year lease on the St. James's Gate brewery and to kick off the beginning of the Arthur’s Day global events.  
 
In Dublin, thousands of people will be coming together to experience the live music events in over 30 venues across Dublin from intimate gigs in 28 Dublin pubs to 4 other music venues and even a concert at the St. James’s Gate brewery itself.  One of the most historic buildings in the brewery, Hop Store 13, will become a live music studio for Arthur’s Day where more than 2,000 guests from around the world will enjoy performances from global Artists in honour of this remarkable milestone and the legacy that is Arthur Guinness.  

Some of the music industry’s biggest names including Tom Jones, Sugababes, David Gray, The Kooks, Razorlight and David Holmes as well as some of today’s most influential rising stars such as Imelda May, Republic of Loose, Mick Flannery, Reverend and the Makers, Mystery Jets, Noah and the Whale, Jamie Cullum and Calvin Harris will be joining previously announced artists such as The Enemy, Estelle, Soul II Soul, The Undertones and Kasabian for the Dublin celebrations.  Over 60 Artists will be performing in Dublin and around the world including New York, Lagos, Yaoundé and Asia to mark this remarkable milestone.