The musical entertainment of this year's Kilkenny Arts Festival has been announced.

As well as the previously-announced Spiritualized and Mercury Rev gigs, the city will host the likes of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, classical guitarist John Williams, and several African bands and musicians, during the festival's duration (August 8th - 17th).

The full line-up is as follows:

August 8th:

Toumast, Ormonde Hotel, €21, (8pm)
Tenpastseven // Jazz Panda, Cleere's Theatre, €12, (8pm)

August 9th:
Stout & McKay, Parade Tower, €13, (1pm)
Lisa Hannigan // Good Tiger, Parade Tower, €18, (3.30pm)
Havana Son, Ormonde Hotel, €21, (10.30pm)

August 10th:
Halves // A Safe Dry Place, Cleere's Theatre, €12, (8pm)

August 11th:
Hayes & Cahill, Hotel Kilkenny, €23 (8pm)

August 12th:
Paolo Angeli, Parade Tower, €13, (1pm)
Terje Isungset, Cleere's Theate, €15 (8pm)
Mercury Rev, The Hub, €32.50, (8pm)

August 13th:
Savina Yannatov // Primavera en Salonico, St. Canice's Cathedral, €23, (8pm)

August 14th:
John Williams, St. Canice's Cathedral, €30, (8pm)
Dae Kim // House of Cosy Cushions, Cleere's Theatre, €12, (8pm)

August 15th:
Ireland Asturias Project, Rivercourt Hotel, €15, (8pm)
Somadrome // Supernova Scotia, Cleere's Theatre, €12, (8pm)

August 16th:
Kevin Brady Trio (Kinch, Janisch, Lyttle)
, Rivercourt Hotel, €21,(8pm)

August 17th:
Spiritualized, St. Canice's Cathedral, €40, (8pm)

Tickets for all gigs are on sale from usual outlets from tomorrow (Tuesday, July 1st).