Jake Bugg to Join the Bill for Bushmills Live 2013

Jake Bugg to Join the Bill for Bushmills Live 2013

BUSHMILLS VILLAGE, Northern Ireland, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



SONS AND LOVERS, FOY VANCE, IAIN ARCHER, WILLY MASON AND BEAR'S DEN also set to join
JAKE BUGG and previously confirmed headliners OF MONSTERS AND MEN at the only music
festival in an Irish whiskey distillery



Breakthrough act of the year, British singer-songwriter Jake Bugg has today been added
to the bill for Bushmills Live 2013, alongside headliners Of Monsters and Men. Troubadour
Jake Bugg will perform for an audience of just 500 at Bushmills Live in June, ahead of
taking to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this summer.



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Jake will be in good company at the festival, playing alongside Sons and Lovers, who
have just finished touring the UK with Ellie Goulding and US artists, One Republic; Willy
Mason and Bear's Den, who have both toured heavily with Mumford & Sons earlier this year;
and friends of the festival and successful Northern Irish singer songwriters, Iain Archer
and Foy Vance.



Iain and Foy are set to make a triumphant return to Bushmills Live following electric
performances in 2012. Since playing at the festival last year Foy has toured Europe and
the US with Ed Sheeran and Iain has worked with headliner Jake Bugg to co-write and
produce tracks for his number one debut album, earning them an Ivor Novello Award
nomination*.



With just days to go until the draw for tickets closes, Iain reveals he is looking
forward to playing at the festival in the Old Bushmills Distillery: "Bushmills Live is a
unique experience: the line-up could rival some of the biggest festivals but with a much
smaller crowd in a really cool setting. It's really like a festival of friends hanging out
and making some great music together. I'm really looking forward to seeing Jake playing
live - although we've written and produced together, we've never actually been on the same
live bill so this will be a first."



"With last year's festival being such a smash, it was always going to be a challenge
to improve on the line up - that said, I think we've done it. One of the goals with the
festival is to offer an event that is special for fans and performers alike. With the
festival circuit in the UK growing annually, it's a real challenge to create a day that
stands out. We hope that Bushmills Live will be a festival that everyone looks forward
to," commented Graham Brown, festival curator. He continued: "I'm really pleased to be
part of such an event that hosts internationally-renowned acts alongside
critically-acclaimed emerging artists in such a unique setting. If you haven't entered the
draw for tickets yet enter now - don't miss out!"



Tickets cannot be bought for the 500 person event which takes place on 19th and 20th
June 2013 in the grounds of the historic Old Bushmills Distillery on Ireland's stunning
North Coast. Instead these can be won by entering a draw on the Bushmills Irish Whiskey
Facebook page - facebook.com/bushmills1608* entry closes at 23:59 on 5th May 2013.



NOTES TO EDITORS



Twitter: @BushmillsGlobal [http://www.twitter.com/BushmillsGlobal ]



Hashtag: #BushmillsLive



Bushmills Live launch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjyzNFGuRmo



Bushmills commissioned some good friends who are artisans to make a 3D Bushmills Live
poster using materials inspired by handcrafted whiskey and music.



*Jake Bugg and Iain Archer are nominated for 'best song musically and lyrically' for
'Two Fingers,' a song they co-wrote: http://www.theivors.com/awards.htm



ABOUT THE COMPETITION:



*To win tickets to Bushmills Live or for more information, visit
facebook.com/bushmills1608. Entry closes at 23:59GMT 5th May 2013. Winners will be
notified by 9th May. Terms and conditions apply.



The Facebook competition is open to people of legal purchasing age, in:




- Great Britain
- Republic of Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Germany
- Portugal
- Russia
- USA
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Latvia


From each, one pair of finalists will win tickets to 'Bushmills Live'.



ABOUT BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY



With a heritage rooted in authenticity and quality, Bushmills Irish Whiskey is
produced, aged and bottled at Ireland's oldest working distillery in the village of
Bushmills in County Antrim on the far north coast of Ireland. The Old Bushmills Distillery
uses 100% malt barley to make triple distilled malt whiskey, which is what creates the
rich, mellow and distinct flavour that is the house style. The Bushmills portfolio
includes: Bushmills Irish Whiskey; Black Bush, Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt,
Bushmills 16 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 1608 and
now Bushmills Irish Honey.



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Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JepsilonB, Buchanan's, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies,
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Guinness.



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ABOUT THE ARTISTS



Of Monsters and Men



http://www.ofmonstersandmen.com



Jake Bugg



http://jakebugg.com



Willy Mason



http://www.willymason.net/?m=0



Sons and Lovers



http://www.sons-and-lovers.com



Bear's Den



http://www.musicglue.com/bearsdenmusic



Iain Archer



http://www.iainarcher.co.uk/modules/news



About Foy Vance



http://www.foyvance.com






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