Republic of Loose have announced their only Dublin headline show of 2009. The Loose will see the year out with a gig at The Academy on Tuesday December 22nd. This will be the bands first headline show in Dublin since their sold out show at the Academy on December 23rd 2008.

On February 27th, the Loose performed at a fundraising concert in aid of Barretstown.

Founded by actor Paul Newman, Barretstown is a specially-designed camp for children with serious illnesses - primarily cancer and serious blood diseases - from Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe, and their families. The camp provides a unique programme of adventure, activities and fun – backed by the medical world - which helps children with serious illness regain their confidence and self-esteem and has become internationally recognised as having a profound and positive impact on their lives.


The idea for the gig was to ask bands to perform tracks by artists that inspired them. The show was recorded and will be available free with this Saturdays Irish Daily Mail.

Inspirations, Live at the Academy February 27th 2009 Tracklist:

1. Dean Lapongo - Lean On Me(Bill Withers)
2. Dublin Gospel Choir - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For(U2)
3. The Kinetiks - I Will Follow(U2)
4. Ham Sandwich - Running Up That Hill(Kate Bush)
5. Engine Alley - Southern Man(Neil Young)
6. The Blizzards - Suffragette City(David Bowie)
7. The Walls - Heroes(David Bowie)
8. Republic Of Loose - Shine A light(Rolling Stones)
9. Sinead O'Connor & Republic Of Loose - You Can't Do That(Beatles)
10. Fun Lovin' Criminals - Foxy Lady(Jimi Hendrix)
11. Shane MacGowan, Mik Pyro, Glen Brown - Everybody Needs Somebody(Blues Brothers)
12. Finale - Lean On Me

You can catch various members of the Loose in a documentary on the recording of the charity single ‘Trouble With A Capital T’ which will air on RTE2 this tuesday(June 9th) at 11.40pm

The track was recorded and filmed in 12 hours at Windmill Lane Recording Studios for the fifth programme in the 'Raw Sessions' series. Produced by Lance Hogan,“Trouble With A Capital T” is now available to download for €1 euro from www.therawsessions.ie or by texting “Trouble” to 57111. The track is being released to support the Irish Youth Foundation.

Lance Hogan, producer, commented: ‘It was an absolute treat, and lots of fun to work on reproducing one of the classic Horslips tracks ‘Trouble With A Capital T’ and to work with such a variety of talented singers and musicians.’

Jim Lockhart, Horslips added: ‘It was a hugely enjoyable day in the studio, great ideas and great performances coming from every direction. There's a real buzz about getting to work with people you're a fan of, and I'm particularly a fan of The Republic of Loose. And hats off to Lance Hogan - he's built a track that stays true to the spirit of the original and brings in a whole other dimension’.