The Sharon Shannon Big Band with very special guests

A concert at O2 Academy Glasgow by the Sharon Shannon Big Band, with guests Bob Geldof, Mundy, Camille O'Sullivan, Liam O Maonlai and The Guzzlers, drawing on Irish music from traditional to rock.

The Sharon Shannon Big Band is led by Sharon Shannon, an Irish accordion player whose work draws on Irish traditional music. The bill brings together several Irish artists with different routes into song. Bob Geldof, an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and political activist active since 1975, released his first album, Deep in the Heart of Nowhere, in 1986, and his music spans folk rock, pop and rock. Mundy, an Irish singer-songwriter in the field of traditional music, was born in Birr in 1975 and released the album Jelly Legs in 1996 on Epic Records.

Liam O Maonlai, an Irish singer born in Monkstown in 1964, has been active since 1985, and his debut album, Rian, was first released in 2005. Camille O'Sullivan and The Guzzlers also appear on the bill alongside the band.

O2 Academy Glasgow hosts concerts and shows in Glasgow. The night will suit listeners who follow Irish traditional music and the songwriting of the artists named here, from folk and rock to traditional song.