Win Tickets To Mark Ronson @ Heineken Green Spheres

For over a year now, Heineken Green Spheres have been hosting kickass free gigs in various spots around Ireland, with the likes of Foals, Marina and the Diamonds, 2 Many DJs, White Lies and Passion Pit having performed.

They've just announced a free Goldfrapp gig on November 25th in Drogheda (find out how to register for tickets here). Before then though there's the small matter of Mark Ronson and the Business Intl at The Clarence Hotel in Sligo on Wednesday, October 27th.

The lovely folk at Heineken Music have kindly given me two pairs of tickets to give away. To enter, simply e-mail thebubbleboyblog@gmail.com with your name and the name of Mark's younger sister, famed for her rocky relationship with Lindsay Lohan.

If you haven't already seen it, check out the great video for Mark's collaboration with Boy George, Somebody To Love Me.

Wonderful Life: Win Tickets To Hurts

Hotly-tipped Mancunian synthpop duo Hurts touch down at Whelans in Dublin this Thursday for their debut Irish gig. With tickets costing just €14, it's well worth heading along to see if they can deliver on the promise of their unfathomably brilliant debut single 'Wonderful Life'.

But, then again, why pay at all? The lovely people at Heineken Music have kindly given me a couple of free tickets to give away.

Inspired by the band's name, I'd like you to tell me about your most hilarious injury to be in with a chance to win. E-mail your answers to thebubbleboyblog@gmail.com pronto.

In case anyone's wondering, my most hilarious injury was probably when I started jumping with joy upon discovering I'd been hired for a new job, jumped so high that my head connected with a beam, and gave myself a mild concussion.

The job was doing market research in a call centre.

Anyway, less about my idiocy. Here's the video for Hurts' new single, 'Better Than Love':

Prized Bitch

Congratulations to Jamie Corcoran, winner of our Bitches With Wolves competition. Jamie wins two tickets to see James & Co in The Academy tomorrow night.

Bitches With Wolves will also be performing in The Academy on Saturday the 10th, and again on the 17th. I was fortunate enough to catch them perform latest single 'Broken Heart' in Spy last night and suspect that that those Academy-bound are in for a treat.

Bitches With Wolves - Broken Heart



Download the track for free over on Nialler9's site.

Bitches With Wolves Competition

Last week, I posted about Dublin act Bitches With Wolves' three-night stint at The Academy on April 3rd, 10th and 17th.

Since then, I've managed to get my hands on two tickets to give away for the April 3rd date. To be in with a chance at winning, all you have to do is e-mail thebubbleboyblog@gmail.com and let me know what you would have as your accompanying animals if you were part of a band of bitches.

Personally, my preference would be parakeets.

Cosmic Competition: Win A Deluxe Edition of 'Lungs'

It's been a remarkable twelve months for Florence & The Machine, who've triumphantly delivered on the hype that surrounded their music this time last year, earning rave reviews for debut album 'Lungs' and amassing a considerable fanbase along the way.

Florence Welch and her bandmates have proved particularly popular on these shores (thanks in no small part to THAT advert) and won over Irish festival crowds with breath-taking performances at both Oxegen and Electric Picnic earlier this year.

And so, it's somewhat fitting that the band should cap off the year with a sold-out show in Dublin's Olympia Theatre this Monday, December 7th. They could easily have packed out The O2 several times over but the more intimate surround of The Olympia should serve as an infinitely more atmospheric setting for the band's incredible live show.

If you weren't among the lucky few to nab tickets before they sold out in minutes, fret not, because Universal have kindly given me a 4-disc deluxe edition of 'Lungs' (that may potentially even be signed by Florence) to give away, which should help to ease your pain. Even if you're already a proud owner of the album, it should serve as a fantastic Christmas present.

To be in with a chance of winning, please click here and enter your details.

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