Saturday 17th March
The Dublin Castle
St Patrick’s Day Skank! starring King Hammond & The Rudeboy Mafia
with Jennie Bellestar plus Millie Manders & The Shut Up
DJs Til 2am and Special Guest Dave ‘Double Barrell’ Barker
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Click ‘pon the righteous Tighten Up image there and hear Bugbear in conversation with Nick Welsh and Andy Dukey Duke at Soho Radio. Exploring epiphanies in pop outta British TV, killer tunes all the way amidst the banterous bonhomie…and here’s why these two top chaps were on hand to share good times and screenage kicks….

St Patrick’s Night with an irie skank, this has gotta be the greatest party in town for discerning punters of All Nations. Starring Nick Welsh AKA King Hammond & The Rudeboy Mafia, it’s always a great night out with the former Bad Manners, Selecter and Skaville UK songsmith, troubadour and force of nature. An amazing body of work he has too. Starring a special guest appearance from reggae legend Dave ‘Double Barrel’ Barker, the vocal prowess behind that most magnificent rude boy reggae classic with organ whizz Ansell Collins, Mr Barker hits the DC stage with King Hammond, what a joy. Double Barrel niced up many a dance, and still does, and always sounded great blasting out of the sound system at the Fairground as you rode the Waltzers in yer Ben Sherman and monkey boots. It was a No.1 hit record such was the mass appeal, and Monkey Spanner followed it into the Top 10 too. Hear Dave Barker and the Rudeboy Mafia mash it up on these incredible dancehall classics and many many more tonight.. Add the amazing presence and vocal prowess of Jennie Bellestar to the mix and the Rudeboy Mafia are really gonna swing. And from a long established gorgeous Brit ska talent to a rapidly ascending new one- Millie Manders plays hard edged reggaematic pop and punky ska with remarkable amounts of energy in front of another top band in impressive form of The Shut Up. Ska, reggae and soul sides til 2am and a lickle irie Irish party music too.

The Dublin Castle Thursday 15th March
Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke! Punk, New Wave And Indie Classics Sung By You!!+ 5 Goal Thriller/Bella Barton/DJ Action
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Democratic Punk Rock Karaoke are our specially appointed punk and new wave karaoke crack band and they’ve honed so many classic punkers just for you it’d actually be rather rude of you not to come and have a singsong, ya get me? [more]Do come along, pick something from the mahoosive book of punk joy and sing yer heart out. Click on the logo for a taster. This show will be the last of our soft launch happenings ahead of Pay Day Punk Rock Karaoke kicking off monthly on the last Friday of the month from April, it’s about as much fun as you can have with your fishnet jumper, bondage trousers and bumflap still on. New Rose, Ever Fallen In Love?, Song 2, Babylon’s Burning, Holiday In Cambodia, Anarchy In The UK, I Fought The Law….whadda ya fancy? Bagsie Totally Wired….5 Goal Thriller, stalwarts of the post shambling slacker cool school and Bella Barton, boho singer songwriter with jazzy stoned vibes and a dolorous cool delivery provide peerless support.