Pixies treated its Irish fans to the live debut of their new single, “Oyster Bed,” while under a circus tent at an airport.
The once bustling Galway Airport used to hustle 300k travelers a year through its doors. But as planes got larger and the 100 year-old runways were incapable of lengthening, it was determined in 2011 it was no longer a viable airport for anything other than private jets.
Last year the city, in a creative way to fund the repairs of the old spot, decided that until it could be transformed into a movie studio or something else profitable, it could be used as a music venue, temporarily.
So this month The Galway Summer Sessions was launched with a series of gigs starring the likes of Fatboy Slim, Madness, The Waterboys, The Coronas, The Two Door Cinema Club, James Arthur, Pixies, and others.
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