St Patrick's Day Carnival & Concert Belfast

Polly

As per an email from Belfast City Council:

Our 2009 St Patrick’s Day celebrations will offer a colourful carnival atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy!
Free concert - X Factor's Eoghan Quigg
Northern Ireland’s very own X Factor star, Eoghan Quigg, will be headlining this year’s spectacular St Patrick’s Day concert at Custom House Square. The concert will begin at 1pm, after the carnival parade.

The concert will be compèred by Cool FM's Pete Snodden. Other performers include Celtic fusionists Br!ag, Belfast-based traditional Irish five-piece At First Light and pioneering percussionists Torann.
Tickets
The concert is free but a ticket is required. Tickets are available from 9 am Friday, 27 February. Tickets are limited to six per person on a first come first served basis. Terms and conditions apply.

Tickets are available from:

Belfast Welcome Centre
47 Donegall Place
Belfast
BT1 5AD

Carnival parade
The carnival procession, with the theme 'Legends, Myths and Stories', will leave the City Hall at 12 noon. There'll be hundreds of participants along with carnival performers, carnival floats and music from local traditions fused with carnival styles.

The carnival will make its way along Donegall Place to Castle Junction into Castle Place, then along High Street and Victoria Street, into Custom House Square.

More information
For further details please visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events or call the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609.

cifpower

Eggnog? For free? Even I wouldn't subject myself to that

absoluteutopia

Polly wrote: »

As per an email from Belfast City Council:

Free concert - X Factor's Eoghan Quigg

ROFLMAO trust Belfast City Council to give the public a laugh, who in their right minds would have paid to see someone who has done nothing???? no records released, nothing, jack !!!!, he only appeared on a talent show !!!!!!

beautifullybroken

his debut album is out in time for mothers day :rotfl:

purt

More Z list celebs being wheeled out....

Polly

. You may not be fans (and neither am I) but its a free day out for families and will appeal to lots of people

NAR

Aye it will keep the millies off the street corners for a few hours.

steveymp

Wonder what Egg Nogg is being paid for this "FREE" Concert

City Councils really are a waste of space:mad:

Aren't we sooo glad we pay rates:rolleyes:

baldeagle09

Ah..I see it includes Pete Snodden, a man whose talent is inversely proportional to his ego. No wonder they are giving it away free.

Milko

Polly wrote: »

. You may not be fans (and neither am I) but its a free day out for families and will appeal to lots of people

Providing you are not working that day otherwise you'll be out a days wages or days annual leave

cifpower

beautifullybroken wrote: »

his debut album is out in time for mothers day :rotfl:

You make him sound like Eoin McLove from Father Ted