Elaine Mai, For Those I Love, HousePlants, Kojaque, Mick Flannery & Susan O' Neill, Soda Blonde and Villagers are the first of ten acts who have been announced to play the RTÉ Choice Music Prize at Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday, March 3.
Tickets priced €28 for the live event are on sale now.
The winning album will be announced on the night and the event will be broadcast live on RTÉ 2FM in a special four-hour extended show from 7.00pm to 11.00pm. A special TV show will be broadcast soon afterwards on RTÉ2 presented by Tracy Clifford and Bláthnaid Treacy.
Listen to the ten RTÉ Choice Music Prize albums
The winning act will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). All shortlisted acts will receive a specially commissioned award.
The Song of the Year shortlist will be announced on 26th January.
