Our favourite On The Road diarists Bell X1 play Dublin’s Vicar Street on November 11 and 12. The next album is nearly ready to go and these shows will be a chance for fans to hear some new tunes before the album’s release in 2009.

According to a six-foot-six source we bumped into at the Picnic, there may also be a load of special acoustic dates from the band to come by the end of the year. Mmmm, maybe it’s time for another On The Road diary…