Celtic Thunder Competitors

Abhann Productions, the production company of Riverdance, one of the most successful music and dance productions the world has ever seen. Riverdance began as a seven-minute interval act at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, watched by an audience of almost 300 million people. The performance became a global sensation and led to the creation of the full-length stage show just nine months later. Following its world première in Dublin in early 1995, Riverdance went on to break box office records and tour extensively throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and South America. Since beginning performances in 1995, Riverdance has played over 15,000 performances in 598 major cities across 49 countries and every continent except Antarctica. The show has been seen live by over 30 million people and broadcast to a global television audience of more than 3.5 billion. Over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning album have been sold, alongside more than 10 million DVDs. Over three decades, Riverdance has evolved into a global cultural phenomenon, bringing together the traditions of Irish dance and music with influences from around the world. The production showcases world-class dancers, musicians and singers, combining traditional and contemporary performance. Riverdance 30 – The New Generation marks the next chapter in the show's story, rejuvenating the production with new choreography and costumes, alongside state-of-the-art lighting, projection and motion graphics, and introducing a new generation of performers. Riverdance was created by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan.

About Gaelic Storm: Since forming in 1997, acclaimed Celtic group Gaelic Storm have risen from local pub sessions in their hometown of Santa Monica, California to an internationally known touring and recording act. Led by founding members Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger, the band's first major exposure arrived before they had even recorded their first album. Appearing as the "steerage band" entertaining passengers in James Cameron's massive 1997 blockbuster, Titanic, Gaelic Storm were widely embraced by the time they released their self-titled debut a year later. This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart seven times, making appearances at mainstream music festivals, and regularly headlining the largest Irish festivals across the country, all the while gaining a reputation as a genre-bending Irish rock band, whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something uniquely creative. The group's lineup varied over the course of its first decade, but eventually settled on piper Peter Purvis, percussionist Ryan Lacey, and fiddler Katie Grennen complementing Murphy and Twigger's multi-instrumentalism and shared vocal duties. With their energetic mix of Irish and Scottish traditional fare, drinking songs, and playful original material, they proved to be a popular touring act with a dedicated, loyal fan base of nearly one million social media followers and 250 million streams across all streaming platforms.

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