30/11/2011 – 15:00:51
Early-bird tickets for the upcoming Body & Soul festival in the grounds of Ballinlough Castle have been released today.

These tickets for the festival, which will take place on the weekend of the Summer Solstice next June 23 and 24, are now at a reduced price of €89.

Revellers can pay in two instalments: an initial instalment of €44.50 payable up to Friday January 13, and a second instalment of €44.50 + €6.35 s/c payable on to Monday, February 13.

A limited allocation of Family Early Birds will also be available.

For campers wishing to pitch their tent on the Friday, there is an additional Friday add-on ticket available for €25.

Ticket prices include booking fees and are available from Ticketmaster agents nationwide, with an agents’ fee of €2.50. Phone/internet bookings can be made at www.ticketmaster.ie and are subject to a service charge of €6.35.

The event has sold-out in the last two years, with the 2010 festival winning both the Best New Festival and the Socially Responsible awards at the Irish Festival Awards earlier this year.

The 2012 festival line-up, details and general tickets including Sunday day tickets will be made available in early 2012.

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30/11/2011 – 12:02:44
Simon Cowell is backing Little Mix to win this year’s ‘X Factor’.

The 52-year-old music mogul – who is still at the helm of the ITV1 show, despite quitting his role on the judging panel to concentrate on the US version of the series – is a huge fan of the girl group and thinks they would make worthy winners in next weekend’s final.

Judge Tulisa Contostavlos – who is mentoring the girls – said: “Simon rang me at home one night to chat about the show, telling me things he wanted to work on to keep the programme as fresh as possible and things he liked, which was nice to hear.

“He told me that he really liked the girls. He actually said he’s backing them to win. They’re all really nice girls.”

Little Mix – made up of Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock – are desperate to make the final and would love to perform alongside ‘Price Tag’ hitmaker Jessie J.

Jade recently said: “We’d love to make it to the final. We’ve just got to keep working hard and see how it goes. We want to perform with Jessie J.

“She’s so inspirational. From her songs to the way she performs, she’s just the most amazing performer ever. She really means a lot to us.”

Jesy added: “If not Jessie J, then Tulisa. We love Tulisa, it would be amazing.”

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30/11/2011 – 19:13:12
Chart star Ellie Goulding has been chosen to perform in front of Barack Obama at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in the US.

The UK singer – who earlier this year performed at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton – will join the Black Eyed Peas and Kermit the Frog at the ceremony in Washington DC tomorrow.

Goulding, 24, performed at the American Music Awards earlier this month.

She rose to prominence after winning the Critics Choice award at the Brits in 2010, shortly after topping the BBC’s Sound of 2010 poll.

She went on to have a number two hit with a cover of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’, after it was featured in a TV ad.

The Christmas tree ceremony takes place near the White House with the president officially lighting the tree.

TV host Carson Daly will host the ceremony and other performers will include Big Time Rush and OneRepublic.

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