An Ghig Mhór
2025 RTÉ One
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Every band wants to headline Slane or sell-out Croke Park but how do you get there? Well, the first step on that ladder is putting on your first big hometown gig, if you can get the support of the whole town behind your music then you are on your way!
In each episode, a renowned Irish musician mentors an up-and-coming band, helping them organise and prepare for that first big gig in their hometown. We follow the bands from the sitting room to the stage as they find a venue, try to sell tickets and put on the performance of a lifetime. Family, friends and the whole community will also get behind the bands to make this all happen. An Ghig Mhór will provide a platform to new emerging Irish bands and shine a light on all of the hard work, creativity and dedication that goes into organising your own gig.
Ba mhaith le gach banna a bheith ar an bpríomhbhanna ag Slane nó Páirc an Chrócaigh a dhíol amach, ach cén chaoi ar féidir sin a bhaint amach? Bhuel, an chéad chéim ná an chéad ghig mhór i do bhaile féin a chur ar siúl! Más féidir tacaíocht a fháil ón mbaile ar fad, tús maith é sin!
I ngach eipeasóid, tugann meantóir ceoil Éireannach mór le rá cabhair do bhanna a bhfuil gealladh fúthu an chéad ghig mhór sin a eagrú ina mbaile féin. Leanaimid na bannaí ceoil agus iad ag dul ón seomra suí go dtí an stáitse - ag teacht ar ionad ceoil, ag iarraidh ticéid a dhíol agus seó den scoth a chur ar siúl. Beidh a muintir féin, a gcairde agus an pobal go léir ag teastáil chun tacú leis na bannaí é seo ar fad a chur i gcrích. Ardán a bheidh in An Ghig Mhór do bhannaí atá ag teacht chun cinn agus léargas a bheidh ann freisin ar an obair chrua, ar an gcruthaitheacht agus ar an díograis a bhíonn ag teastáil chun do ghig féin a eagrú.