This week saw the first ever Sunday Sessions Live show take place at Whelan’s and it’s safe to say the night was a huge success.
Dundalk viral sensation David Keenan kicked off proceedings with his unique blues-influenced sound as music fans packed into the Wexford Street venue for one of the gigs of the year.
David Keenan ? #SSLive pic.twitter.com/S4ntnalXbU
— Shannon (@Shannon_Rawrx) July 9, 2015
Little Hours showed why they are one of Ireland's most exciting new bands, thrilling the crowd with hits It's Still Love, Crossfire and Ember, as well as killer covers of Beyoncé's Crazy In Love and Whitney's I Wanna Dance With Somebody - not to mention some serious banter.
@LittleHoursBand cover Whitney Houston #SSLIVE #CantCope ? pic.twitter.com/26AfqyZ67P
— Cathy Donohue (@cathy_donohue) July 9, 2015
With the place well and truly warmed up, it was time to rock out with Mullingar's finest The Academic, who blew through an energetic set and whipped the crowd into a frenzy.
.@TheAcademic lads killing it as usual @SundaySessLive and @GirlLeech wants EP tickets #SSLive pic.twitter.com/dvVV2fCjss
— Kymann Power (@KymannPower) July 9, 2015
All in all, it was a great night packed with emerging Irish talent and we cannot wait for the next one!
If you missed out, you can see a quick round-up of the night (and some backstage interviews with the bands) in the video below and see all the tweets from the gig at #SSLive
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Big congrats to Selina Vavasour, who was the lucky winner of competition for a pair of tickets to Electric Picnic on the night.
Congrats @SelinaVav - we have two #ElectricPicnic tickets for you! #SSLive
— Sunday Sessions (@SundaySessLive) July 10, 2015
