September 24, 2009 marks the 250 Anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing the 9,000 year lease at St. James Gate in Dublin. On this day Guinness has set up a set of global celebrations. Dublin will of course be the place to be on this day. If we can’t get there, we will definitely be celebrating in NYC. Celebrations will begin in Dublin at 17:59 (12:59 EST), when there will be a toast to Arthur. It looks like Guinness has pulled out all the stops for this day. Just about every venue in Dublin is hosting a Guinness related event. They have just announce more artists and celebrities that will be there. Celebrities that will be raising a pint to Arthur are Sir Bob Geldof, Guy Ritchie, Carson Daly, Jerry Hall and Sophie Dahl. Here is a complete list of artists that will be joining in the celebration (as of today).

• Black Swan Effect
• Calvin Harris
• Cherbourg
• D’Banj
• David Gray
• Dirty Epics
• DJ David Holmes
• Eoghan Colgan
• Estelle
• Golden Silvers
• Hoarsebox
• Imelda May
• Jamie Cullum
• Jay Jay Pistolet
• Johnny Flynn
• Kasabian
• Mick Flannery
• Mongrel
• Mystery Jets
• Nat Jenkins
• Noah and The Whale
• Noise Control
• Razorlight
• Republic of Loose
• Reverend and The Makers
• Richard Hawley
• Soul II Soul
• Sugababes
• The Black Eyed Peas
• The Blizzards
• The Chakras
• The Chapters
• The Enemy
• The Hot Rats
• The Kooks
• The Undertones
• The Wombats
• Tom Jones

MJ is pretty excited about Tom Jones being added. I would like to see some more Irish punk added to this list. The Pogues are playing together again the last I heard. Against Me! (not Irish) would be apropos too, with their song “Pints of Guinness Make You Strong”. We still need to do a pour video with that one as the music.

If you can’t get out to an official celebration on September 24, at least make sure you visit your local Irish Pub and raise a pint of the black stuff to Arthur.

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