{"id":15844,"date":"2018-02-21T17:22:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=15844"},"modified":"2018-02-21T17:27:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:27:09","slug":"15844","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2018\/02\/15844\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookends are  returning to Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Labelled as the World\u2019s greatest tribute act, Bookends are\u00a0<\/strong><strong>returning to Northern Ireland with their World class Simon and Garfunkel concert this June<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Described as <em>\u201c<\/em><em>not your average tribute show\u201d,<\/em> they don\u2019t dress up or try to impersonate Simon and Garfunkel but instead pay tribute to the iconic sound that the duo are famous for by recreating the perfect harmonies, timing and diction that mesmerised a generation.<\/p>\n<p>Performing the songs in a truly captivating way, their delicate recreation of the unmistakable sound of the American folk-rock duo is something of a masterpiece. Bookends have been performing their unique<\/p>\n<p>World-class concert to audiences in some of the finest theatres and concert halls across the UK, Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Collectively known as Bookends, Dan and Pete who, like their idols met in high school and began singing together from an early age. They will make their forth visit to Northern Ireland this June where will be making stops at The Crescent in Belfast, Down Arts Centre in Downpatrick and The Courtyard Theatre in Antrim. Pete from the duo talks of his excitement of making a return to Norther Ireland. <em>\u201cDue to touring commitments abroad, we\u2019ve not made a trip across to Ireland for a couple of years now. It\u2019s a shame it\u2019s been so long as the audiences in Northern Ireland are always amazing. Folk music is part of their culture and history so they are always really enthusiastic and are there for a good time. We can\u2019t wait to make the trip across the water again\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJ_fUegTeP8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hear classics such as <em>Homeward Bound, Mrs. Robinson<\/em> and <em>The Sound of Silence<\/em>. Also featured in the show is Bookends\u2019 very own beautiful version of the smash hit <em>Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/em> which they have released as a single.\u00a0 The show is moving and captivating with Bookends being without doubt, the most authentic sounding tribute to the music of Simon and Garfunkel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>One of the best tribute shows in existence anywhere in the world\u201d <\/em><strong>Stuart Cameron <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(Sky TV, BBC, ITV Broadcaster)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cAny Simon and Garfunkel fan should go and see this show\u201d <\/em><strong>BBC Radio Devon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cUnique and slick! A must see show\u201d <\/em><strong>BBC Radio Suffolk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Find out more at :<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simonandgarfunkelbybookends.com\">simonandgarfunkelbybookends.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/simonandgarfunkelbybookends\">facebook.com\/simonandgarfunkelbybookends<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Performing at:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Crescent, Belfast on Thursday 28th June 2018 at 8.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tickets: \u00a316<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Box Office: 028 9024 2338<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crescentarts.org\">crescentarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick on Friday 29th June at 8pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tickets: \u00a315 \/ \u00a312<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Box Office: 028 4461 0747<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/downartscentre.com\">downartscentre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Courtyard Theatre, Antrim on Saturday 30th June at 8pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tickets: \u00a316<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Box Office: 028 9034 0202<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thecourtyardtheatre.com\">thecourtyardtheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labelled as the World\u2019s greatest tribute act, Bookends are\u00a0returning to Northern Ireland with their World class Simon and Garfunkel concert this June Described as \u201cnot your average tribute show\u201d, they don\u2019t dress up or try to impersonate Simon and Garfunkel but instead pay tribute to the iconic sound that the duo are famous for by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2018\/02\/15844\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15844"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15851,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15844\/revisions\/15851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}