Glen Hansard will play in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens on July 21st. He will be supported on the night by Sam Amidon and Lisa O’Neill. Set to play across North America and some dates in Europe before then, Hansard has a busy few months ahead.

Tickets for the 14th €35.00 and can be found here www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18004A59A4D541D7

Little Bear are to play The Black Box in Belfast on June 22nd, and will be supported by Biggle Fly’s Again. The Derry natives have two Other Voices appearances under their belt, replacing Two Door Cinema Club in Derry when they had to cancel due to illness, and also going to on play in London.

Ticket info can be found on the venue website www.blackboxbelfast.com

Ben Howard will play Dublin’s Phoenix Park on July 14th, supporting Mumford and Sons. Edward Sharpe and The Vaccines will also be playing. Howard will play across the UK and at a number of European Festivals, including a slot at Glastonbury, before this Irish performance.

Tickets cost €61.50 and are available here www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18004A6D9583151D

The National today release their 6th album, entitled Trouble Will Find Me. A follow up to 2010’s critical success High Violet, frontman Matt Berninger has described Trouble Will Find Me as more “immediate and visceral” than their previous work. The guys play in Cork in June as part of the Live at the Marquee series, and again in Dublin’s 02 in November.

Day two of the Tennats Vital Festival on August 13th will see three Other Voices’ acts perform. Snow Patrol will headline, with Kodaline and Foy Vance also playing. Kings of Leon are the headline act on the first day. The event takes place at the Boucher playing fields.

Tickets go on sale on Friday costing £44.50 and can be found here www.ticketmaster.ie/Boucher-Playing-Fields-tickets-Belfast/venue/199251