WHAT'S ON: Exciting new Irish band announced for the Carlow Arts Festival

New exciting band Basht. are coming to the Carlow Arts festival on Saturday June 9th at 9.30pm at O'Hara's Big Top.

Made up of Dublin locals Jack Leavey, Louis Christie, Sam Duffy, Rossa Healy and Luke O’Neill, the band will play tracks from the critically acclaimed new EP, Dirty White Lies, as well as fan favourite singles including Never Love.

The band have featured on Spotify's Hot New Bands and Tracy Clifford's Track of the Week on 2FM, and are garnering rave reviews for their invigorating live shows.

The band are garnering a lot of attention from Irish music press. Quote from Hot Press reads: "One of the most exciting young rock bands to emerge in Ireland in eons."

Give it a Spin say: "A band ready to take the world by storm and a faultless example that rock 'n' roll is far from dead."

Tickets for the Carlow Arts Festival are already for sale and retail for €15 for day and a full weekend pass costing €35. More information can be found by following the LINK HERE.