Chapters Bookstore Presents The Write Stuff

Join us for a fun night of music, poetry and craic as Chapters Bookstore presents "The Write Stuff" with amazing guests.

Chapters Bookstore presents an evening of Poetry Songs and laughter hosted by Steve O'Toole featuring Pete Holidai, QueenBees and The Vagabond Queen. Tickets are €5 each, a €5 gift voucher for Chapters Bookstore is included in the price of your ticket

Pete Holidai

Pete was a founder member of The Radiators from Space whose original line-up produced two albums, 1977's TV Tube Heart and 1979s Ghostown which was produced by Tony Visconti. The band also worked with Hans Zimmer who produced two singles Dancing Years and Stranger Than Fiction in 1979.

Pete also played with Trouble Pilgrims along with original Radiator’s member Steve Rapid and long-term member Johnny Bonnie along with bassist Bren Lynott and rhythm guitarist Tony St Ledger, their debut album Dark Shadows and Rust was released in 2017, followed in 2021 with Blood, Glass & Gasoline.

Revisiting his glam rock and punk rock roots, Pete released his second solo album Electric Jukebox Volume One in May 2025 to great acclaim, with the limited-edition vinyl selling out.

Queen Bees

QueenBees are a vibrant, high-energy four-piece known for powerful vocal harmony, colour-rich performances, and undeniable stage presence. Having gigged extensively across festivals and venues in Ireland and the UK, their live shows are as polished as they are electric.

Beyond the stage QueenBees have recorded with Kiera Dignam, Pete Holidai and Mary Stokes Blues, bringing depth and atmosphere to every collaboration.

Currently touring as guest support act on Imelda May's ‘Raised on songs and stories’ Irish Tour 2026. Other live highlights include guest support act on Imelda May's Iveagh Gardens show 2023, performing with Mundy at Electric Picnic, Forest Festival and being showcased on the River Stage at the iconic Isle of Wight festival in 2025.

The Vagabond Queen

The Vagabond Queen’s work explores the unseen and the unheard, engaging with themes of psychology, mysticism, spirituality, and independent thought. Through spoken word and live performance, she examines the tension between truth and conditioned narratives, giving voice to what is often left unspoken.

Her performance practice is rooted in presence, energy, and emotional truth. Physical and immersive, her work extends beyond the stage to engage the atmosphere of the room. Through the use of silence, movement, and direct audience connection, she creates intimate and emotionally resonant experiences grounded in shared reflection.

Working across national and international platforms, her practice continues to evolve through live and digital performance. She is currently expanding her work across written and live forms, developing larger conceptual performances while deepening engagement with diverse audiences and contexts.

Steve O’Toole

Steve is a street stalking creative, poet, storyteller, & artist. The creative force behind ‘The Write Stuff’. Curating & hosting bespoke gatherings in collaborative poetry, storytelling, & music.

Not one to sit on the fence, Steve firmly wears both his heart & mind on his sleeve, delivering forceful versed commentary by the page full.

Originally performing in the mid 90’s as support to Irish writing legend ‘Pat Ingoldsby’. It was early 2023, when Steve returned after a far too long hiatus. Since then, he has gone on to read & perform at ‘The International Literary Festival’, ‘The Dublin Arts & Human Rights Festival’, ‘The Bram Stoker Festival’, ‘Culture Night’, plus numerous ‘Seanchoiche’, ‘Shorter Stories’ & ‘Craicly’ events nationwide.