The Temple House Festival, Ireland’s newest boutique music & arts festival, takes place in the magnificent grounds of the Temple House estate near Ballymote in Sligo from 10-12 September.
We’ve got a pair of VIP tickets to giveaway which include full weekend access to the event, plus camping. We’re not going to make this too difficult, so to win simply send your name and a daytime telephone number to givemestuff@joe.ie with ‘Temple House’ in the subject line*.
The Temple House festival, which promises to be a little bit different and provide an unforgettable experience for festival goers, has an eclectic line-up of music including Alternative & Indie Rock, Reggae, Funk, Blues, Soul, Dance, Roots, Folk, Trad, Electro and Rock & Roll. Over 80 acts will perform on 4 stages over 3 days as follows:
Friday 10 September
The Undertones, The Stunning, The Chapters, The Walls, The Dub Doctor Sound System, Peter Hook, NYPC, Paddy Usher Band, Oddsocks Revival, Society X, Hamlet Sweeney, Jezzebelle, The Curtain Thieves & Davide Swarup.
Saturday 11 September
Howard Jones, Donal Dineen, Reef, 202s, O Emperor, Miracle Bell, The Codes, The Riptide Movement, Terry Hall (DJ set), RSAG, Shouting at Planes, Noise Control, The Trampz, The Aftermath, Little Beauties, The Revolutionary Commandos of the 3rd secret of Fatima, Merchants of Fortune, ronan O’Snodaigh, John Conneely, Jackk & Jones, Bubba, James Morrin, Ester, Test 4 Echo, Joe & Co, Karma Parking, Twin Kranes, Glen Cal, David Swarup and Michelle Nadia.
Sunday 12 September
The Wailers, Damien Dempsey, The Saw Doctors, The Whiteliars, Preachers Son, Bipolar Empire, The Josephs, The Beat Poets, My Evil Ex, The Danger Is, TKO, Relief, Lisa McLaughlin, SIVE, Majella Murphy, Davide Swarup, Stylaman, The Double Ds and The 11s.
Accommodation
Temple House festival-goers will be welcomed to the festival camp site from Thursday evening and will be able to sleep in campervans, Yurts and Tipi’s dotted around the festival grounds, as well as the usual camping options for those on a budget.   The campsite will be open until Monday at noon.  Check out Silk Road tents for more info on luxury tents http://www.silkroadtents.com
Travel
Bus Eireann will be operating regular shuttle buses from Sligo and Tubbercurry Bus stations to/from Temple House over the festival weekend connecting from Buses from Derry, Dublin and Galway. Please see http://www.templehousefestival.com/travel.html for timetables and www.buseireann.ie.  Irish Rail operate regular train services from Dublin to Ballymote which is just 7 minutes drive to Temple House check out www.irishrail.ie for more info.  And there is a shuttle bus to/from Ballymote Train Station to Temple House.
3 Day tickets including camping cost €79 and are available from tickets.ie and selected outlets around the country.
For more info about the festival, bands and latest updates, check out www.templehousefestival.com
*The closing date for the competition is 5pm on Wednesday 8 September 2010.
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