About

music performance production promotion

LIVEFEED IS A MUSIC GENERATION PROJECT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 13 – 18) INTERESTED IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION.

Livefeed aims to grow a culture of youth music in Galway and empower young people to pursue interests in live performance, event production and music promotion. The project provides new opportunities for young people to perform and enjoy live music in safe, alcohol-free environments through a programme of live music events and workshops across Galway city and county.

meet the team

tracy bruen youth engagement

Tracy is an experienced songwriter, performer, MC and event organiser who hosts the Róisín Dubh Open Mic and conducts The Blue Notes Choir

DAVID boland project management

David is a songwriter with a background in event curation, festival production and digital media. He manages The Black Gate music venue and record label.

eoin dolan community engagement

Eoin is a songwriter, music producer and sound engineer with over ten years experience as a project worker with Foroige in the Eastside Youth Service.

our journey so far

January 2019

Galway city

Workshop & Showcase: January 26th

January 2019

January - March 2019

Gort

Consultation: January 19th

Workshop: February 23rd

Showcase: March 30th

January - March 2019

April 2019

Galway City

Workshop & Showcase: April 6th

April 2019

May - June 2016

Kinvara

Consultation: 11.05.19

Workshop: 08.06.19

Showcase: 22.06.19

May - June 2016

June 2019

Galway city

Crinniú na nÓg Showcase: June 15th

June 2019

September - October 2019

Headford

Consultation: September 14th

Workshop: September 28th

Showcase: October 19th

September - October 2019

October 2019

Galway City

Workshop & Showcase: October 26th

October 2019

October 2019

Dublin

Creative Tech Fest Showcase: October 30th

October 2019

November - December 2019

Tuam

Consultation: November 9th

Workshop: November 23rd

Showcase: December 7th

November - December 2019

December 2019

Galway City

Not Bad Music Festival Showcase: December 1st

December 2019

January - February 2020

Loughrea

Consultation: January 26th

Workshop: February 15th

January - February 2020

March - October 2020

COVID-19

All events postponed due to restrictions 

March - October 2020

November 2020

Online

Workshop: October 24th

Event: November 7th

November 2020

December 2020

Christmas Special

Filmed in Nun’s Island Theatre, our Livefeed Christmas Special featured Jolie Collins, Sarah Brookfield, The Restricted, Taking Names and Noov.

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December 2020

January 2021

Premieres!

Still no return to live music so we thought we’d start making 8pm on Fridays Livefeed time by showing separate performance videos from our Christmas Special. Watch them all on our YouTube channel.

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January 2021

February - March 2021

Livefeed Online

8pm on Friday continues to be Livefeed time with a series of livestreamed gigs called Livefeed Online. Watch them all on our YouTube channel.

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February - March 2021

April 2021

galway 2020 ends

Three visually stunning concerts to mark the final month of Livefeed’s epic journey with Galway 2020

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April 2021

September 2021

We Release a documentary

Narrated by Tracy Bruen, and featuring footage we took along the way, Livefeed: The Making Of is a short documentary about our time with Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. 

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September 2021

October 2021

Culture Night

A youth music event in The Cornstore for Galway Culture Night 2021

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October 2021

May 2022

A New Home!

Livefeed finds a new home with Music Generation Galway City & Music Generation Galway County

May 2022