By Katrina Doran.
Kelis has joined the line-up for Arthur's Day celebrations in Belfast bringing her unique blend of upbeat dance ballads with a hip-hop edge to the Ulster Hall before heading to a secret gig in a local pubs.
The Sugahfix gals are huge Kelis fans with Acapella being one of our favourite dance tracks of 2010. We first spotted Kelis on Ol' Dirty Bastard's 'Got yo Money' in '99 and we loved it when she burst onto the scene, literally kicking and screaming with 'Caught out there' and 'Good Stuff' in 2000 bringing a whole new kind of kick-ass girl power to the charts.
Milkshake, Trick Me and Millionaire are also favourites with Richard X's 'Finest Dreams' being one of the few CD singles we spent our Sugah pennies on in 2003. Kelis also features on the current Calvin Harris track 'Bounce'. Sooo...yeah! We're just a teeesy bit excited!!! EEP!
Rock band Horslips have also been added to the Ulster Hall line up and other acts you can expect at your Belfast local including The Lowly Knights, The Beat Poets, The Shoos, Furlo and The Antics.
Guinness fans with smart phones are also being encouraged to 'Check-In' via Facebook whilst in the pub on Arthur's Day and for every 'Check-In', Guinness will donate £5 to the Arthur Guinness Fund up to a maximum of €500,000!
Now in its third year, the Arthur's Day celebrations have proven a massive hit with people throughout Ireland and around the world. The date will be marked by a series of high profile events and celebrations across Ireland and in 40 countries around the world including Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia and Australia in honour of Arthur Guinness – the legendary philanthropist and founder of Guinness.
With a limited amount of extra tickets going on sale at Ticketmaster from 11am tomorrow - there is still a chance to get involved in the celebrations and have a chance to be at one of only a few intimate pub gigs around Belfast.
Tickets are priced at just £13.50 for studio venues and £7 for the pub venues plus booking fee from Ticketmaster.ie with all ticket proceeds directly benefiting the Arthur Guinness Fund.
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