Villagers have been nominated in the Breakthrough Act category on this years Mojo Honours List. Please cast your vote! Thanks.

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Dig it. This weekend sees the start of Villagers’ summer touring with two shows on the same day on Saturday 18th June in the Netherlands. Conor and Cormac will be appearing at Naked Song Festival in Eindhoven for a stripped-down acoustic show at 5pm, after which they’ll be hitch-hiking their way to Utrecht to join the rest of the guys for a full band show at 8pm at de Beschaving Festival.

Then it’s back home to Ireland for the Sea Sessions Festival in Donegal on Friday 24th June and up to Belfast on Saturday 26th June where they’ll be opening for those beautiful Seattle folks Fleet Foxes at the Open House Festival in Custom House Square.

The following week, Villagers will be stopping off to play an instore in London at HMV Oxford Street for the launch of the Mojo Honours on Thursday 30th June at 7pm, before taking a leisurely trip to Cornwall where they’ll once again find themselves in the enviable position of being the opening act for those aforementioned Seattle folks at the awesomely beautiful Eden Sessions on Friday 1st July.

If that isn’t enough to satisfy your seemingly limitless appetite, Villagers have also just announced new shows to follow in Brighton, Paris, Montreux and Sheffield. Info Here

And finally, don’t forget Villagers’ big show at Dublin’s Marlay Park on Sat 23 July. Not only is this the band’s biggest headline to date, but it is likely to be their last show in Dublin for a while. Dig it. Very special guests at this show include the blissful tones of Beach House (this will be their only Irish show this summer) and the sweet summer sounds of Stornoway.

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See you there,
Villagers News (or the ‘Rama Varma Appreciation Society’) xx

VILLAGERS will be appearing at TWO festivals in Netherlands. If you happen to be going to any of these here are the stage times:-

EINDHOVEN Naked Song Festival (solo) ON STAGE 5pm
UTRECHT de Beschaving Festival (band) ON STAGE 8pm

Villagers will be playing live in HMV, 150 Oxford Street on Thurs 30 June for the Mojo Awards Launch. Secure your place to attend here

Here’s a link to download an acoustic version of Becoming a Jackal, recorded live at The Workman’s Club in Dublin.

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Conor O’Brien of Villagers has been awarded the 2011 Ivor Novello for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “Becoming a Jackal”.

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Villagers will be playing 2 shows at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

Thurs 12 May – UNITARIAN CHURCH @ 10.00pm (Solo)
Fri 13 May – PAVILION THEATRE @ 11.45pm (Full Band)

Conor O’Brien has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the category ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’ for “Becoming a Jackal”

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SATURDAY 30TH APRIL & SUNDAY 1ST MAY 2011 (May Bank Holiday Weekend) 12PM – 4AM Both Days
Standard weekend tickets £63.50 / Sat & Sun day tickets £39.50. Tickets available from the following outlets: 24 Hr CC Hotline 0871 2200 260 / See Tickets 020 7403 3331 OR buy online: thecamdencrawl.com Walk up tickets available from all HMV Box Office stores and venues.

Tickets are to be exchanged for wristbands which allow free entry to each of the participating venues as individual capacities permit. Wristbands and programs listing the full venue schedules are obtainable from 11:00 am onward each day at the Gaymers Camden Crawl ticket exchange point. Festival goers are advised to arrive early as there will be a full daytime program on both days from 12:00 pm. Doors open 6:00 pm for evening schedule at most venues. There will be late night after show parties featuring live bands and DJs until 4:00 am both days. It is worth noting, that all 2011 festival tickets will allow access to ALL venues and no supplementary passes will be required.