Jake Bugg to Join the Bill for Bushmills Live 2013

Bushmills Village, Northern Ireland (ots/PRNewswire) -

SONS AND LOVERS, FOY VANCE, IAIN ARCHER, WILLY MASON AND BEAR'S
DEN also set to join JAKE BUGG and previously confirmed headliners OF
MONSTERS AND MEN at the only music festival in an Irish whiskey
distillery

Breakthrough act of the year, British singer-songwriter Jake Bugg
has today been added to the bill for Bushmills Live 2013, alongside
headliners Of Monsters and Men. Troubadour Jake Bugg will perform for
an audience of just 500 at Bushmills Live in June, ahead of taking to
the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this summer.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/612914 )

Jake will be in good company at the festival, playing alongside
Sons and Lovers, who have just finished touring the UK with Ellie
Goulding and US artists, One Republic; Willy Mason and Bear's Den,
who have both toured heavily with Mumford & Sons earlier this year;
and friends of the festival and successful Northern Irish singer
songwriters, Iain Archer and Foy Vance.

Iain and Foy are set to make a triumphant return to Bushmills Live
following electric performances in 2012. Since playing at the
festival last year Foy has toured Europe and the US with Ed Sheeran
and Iain has worked with headliner Jake Bugg to co-write and produce
tracks for his number one debut album, earning them an Ivor Novello
Award nomination*.

With just days to go until the draw for tickets closes, Iain
reveals he is looking forward to playing at the festival in the Old
Bushmills Distillery: "Bushmills Live is a unique experience: the
line-up could rival some of the biggest festivals but with a much
smaller crowd in a really cool setting. It's really like a festival
of friends hanging out and making some great music together. I'm
really looking forward to seeing Jake playing live - although we've
written and produced together, we've never actually been on the same
live bill so this will be a first."

"With last year's festival being such a smash, it was always going
to be a challenge to improve on the line up - that said, I think
we've done it. One of the goals with the festival is to offer an
event that is special for fans and performers alike. With the
festival circuit in the UK growing annually, it's a real challenge to
create a day that stands out. We hope that Bushmills Live will be a
festival that everyone looks forward to," commented Graham Brown,
festival curator. He continued: "I'm really pleased to be part of
such an event that hosts internationally-renowned acts alongside
critically-acclaimed emerging artists in such a unique setting. If
you haven't entered the draw for tickets yet enter now - don't miss
out!"

Tickets cannot be bought for the 500 person event which takes
place on 19th and 20th June 2013 in the grounds of the historic Old
Bushmills Distillery on Ireland's stunning North Coast. Instead these
can be won by entering a draw on the Bushmills Irish Whiskey Facebook
page - facebook.com/bushmills1608* entry closes at 23:59 on 5th May
2013.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Twitter: @BushmillsGlobal [http://www.twitter.com/BushmillsGlobal
]

Hashtag: #BushmillsLive

Bushmills Live launch video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjyzNFGuRmo

Bushmills commissioned some good friends who are artisans to make
a 3D Bushmills Live poster using materials inspired by handcrafted
whiskey and music.

*Jake Bugg and Iain Archer are nominated for 'best song musically
and lyrically' for 'Two Fingers,' a song they co-wrote:
http://www.theivors.com/awards.htm

ABOUT THE COMPETITION:

*To win tickets to Bushmills Live or for more information, visit
facebook.com/bushmills1608. Entry closes at 23:59GMT 5th May 2013.
Winners will be notified by 9th May. Terms and conditions apply.

The Facebook competition is open to people of legal purchasing
age, in:

- Great Britain
- Republic of Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Germany
- Portugal
- Russia
- USA
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Latvia

From each, one pair of finalists will win tickets to 'Bushmills
Live'.

ABOUT BUSHMILLS IRISH WHISKEY

With a heritage rooted in authenticity and quality, Bushmills
Irish Whiskey is produced, aged and bottled at Ireland's oldest
working distillery in the village of Bushmills in County Antrim on
the far north coast of Ireland. The Old Bushmills Distillery uses
100% malt barley to make triple distilled malt whiskey, which is what
creates the rich, mellow and distinct flavour that is the house
style. The Bushmills portfolio includes: Bushmills Irish Whiskey;
Black Bush, Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 16 Year Old
Single Malt, Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt, Bushmills 1608 and
now Bushmills Irish Honey.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Of Monsters and Men

http://www.ofmonstersandmen.com

Jake Bugg

http://jakebugg.com

Willy Mason

http://www.willymason.net/?m=0

Sons and Lovers

http://www.sons-and-lovers.com

Bear's Den

http://www.musicglue.com/bearsdenmusic

Iain Archer

http://www.iainarcher.co.uk/modules/news

About Foy Vance

http://www.foyvance.com

Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/612914

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