Music Generation Musicians Join U2 for 50th Anniversary Performance at Mount Temple
32 young Music Generation musicians representing every county in Ireland took the stage with U2 to mark the band's 50th Anniversary on 25th September 2026.
Wicklow County Council on behalf of Music Generation, and Wide Open Music in association with the RTÉ NSO, is delighted to announce the much anticipated performance of Blue Bottle.
Blue Bottle has been composed especially for the children participating in Music Generation Wicklow's Choral Music Programme by Brian Irvine. The words have been written by John McIlduff and animation created by Matthew Robbins with conductor Fergus Sheil.
Blue Bottle is a musical spectacle, the story of young Nancy whose father sings all day long until one day he stops, and Nancy must find out why. Performed with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and live shadow animation at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Sunday 23rd November at 5pm.
Commissioned by Wicklow County Council as part of the ongoing Per Cent for Art Commissions Strand.
Book your tickets now! http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/whats-on
