Nine out of ten of the nominated acts will perform at the event (James Vincent McMorrow will be in Australia).

Acts performing at Vicar St on Thursday 9th March are:

All Tvvins, Bantum, Wallis Bird, The Divine Comedy, Lisa Hannigan, Katie Kim. Overhead, The Albatross, Rusangano Family and We Cut Corners.

The Irish Album of the Year 2016 shortlist can be listened to in full on the RTÉ Choice Music Prize website choicemusicprize.ie
and on http://2fm.rte.ie/2017/01/11/rtechoicemusic/. The winning album will be announced at the live event on Thursday March 9.

The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). All of the shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.

Shortlist:

All Tvvins - IIVV (Warner Music)
Bantum - Move (Self Released)
Wallis Bird - Home (Mount Silver / Caroline International)
The Divine Comedy - Foreverland (Divine Comedy Records)
Lisa Hannigan - At Swim (Play It Again Sam)
Katie Kim - Salt (Art For Blind Records)
James Vincent McMorrow - We Move (Faction Records)
Overhead, The Albatross - Learning to Growl (Self Released)
Rusangano Family - Let The Dead Bury The Dead (Self Released)
We Cut Corners - The Cadences Of Others (Delphi)