- Music
- 20 Aug 20
There's yet another star-studded collection of performers lined up to join our celebrations for Van Morrison's 75th birthday!
Following stunning performances this month from some of Ireland's finest musical talents, we're thrilled to reveal the line-up for the next week of 'Rave On, Van Morrison!'
Since the launch of this YouTube extravaganza earlier this month, we've been celebrating Van Morrison's 75th birthday with covers of the legendary songwriter's remarkable songs from some fo the most iconic names in the country, including Damien Dempsey, Gary Lightbody, Andrea Corr, Imelda May, Camille O'Sullivan, Duke Special, Bronagh Gallagher, Una Healy, Maverick Sabre, JC Stewart, and more.
Next week, we're keeping the celebrations going with performances from Damien Rice, Paul Brady, Loah, David Lyttle feat. Liam Neeson, Wyvern Lingo, ROE, Moncrieff, Rosie Carney, whenyoung, Mary Stokes Band, Beoga, Reevah, Luka Bloom and Conor Marcus.
See the full schedule for the upcoming performances on 'Rave On, Van Morrison' below:
- Thu Aug 20 Gemma Hayes Comfort You (7pm); Little Hours Streets Of Arklow (8pm)
- Fri Aug 21 Gemma Bradley Sometimes We Cry (7pm); Jess Kav Vanlose Stairway (8pm)
- Sat Aug 22 Mick Flannery Linden Arden Stole the Highlights (7pm); The Henry Girls These Are The Days (8pm)
- Sun Aug 23 Martin Hayes Moondance (7pm); Cara Dillon Memory Lane (8pm)
- Mon Aug 24 Damien Rice Crazy Love (7pm); ROE Lifetimes (8pm)
- Tues Aug 25 Moncrieff Hungry For Your Love (7pm); Loah If I Ever Needed Someone (8pm)
- Wed Aug 26 Rosie Carney Gypsy Queen (7pm); Whenyoung Irish Heartbeat (8pm)
- Thur Aug 27 Mary Stokes Band Roll With The Punches (7pm); Wyvern Lingo Domino (8pm)
- Fri Aug 28 Beoga Scandinavia (7pm); Reevah Ballerina (8pm)
- Sat Aug 29 Luka Bloom Madame George (7pm); Conor Marcus Rough God Goes Riding (8pm)
- Sun Aug 30 David Lyttle feat. Liam Neeson On Hyndford Street (7pm); Paul Brady Cry For Home (8pm)
Each 'Rave On, Van Morrison' performance premieres every night on the Hot Press YouTube channel. To make sure you don't miss out on any of our upcoming videos, subscribe to our YouTube here!
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Hot Press is also publishing a Van Morrison Special Issue, to coincide with ‘Rave On, Van Morrison’, featuring written contributions from the legendary likes of Sinéad O'Connor, Gary Lightbody, Tim Wheeler, Una Healy and David Keenan – who reflect on Van's music and influence. The issue will also look back at five decades of landmark Hot Press interviews with Van, in which he discusses everything from Ray Charles and his other musical heroes, to the inspiration behind the seminal Astral Weeks. Plus, you can expect exclusive photos from the archives, ten ways Van has changed the world, and much more. This historic publication is set to be a must-have for Van Morrison fans all over the world, and is available to pre-order now.