Open Ear, Ireland’s best and easily most consistently forward-pushing summer festival, returns from 29 May to 1 June with its strongest line-up to date.
Big words, we know, but very well earned. After another standout edition last summer, the Sherkin Island institution returns to the beloved and forever blessed Banger Cliff, along with various other venues speckled across the haven just off the coast of West Cork, this June Bank Holiday.
This year’s highlights are plenty, with performances from RÓIS, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Trá Pháidín, Natalia Beylis & Willie Stewart, Sunil Sharpe, I Dreamed I Dream, Elaine Malone, Péist, Anodyne and Americhord. As always, the fest also delivers a selection of singular, one-off collaborations, including Autumns & Jahn, Minced Oath & Bea Brennan, and more.
While early-bird and mid-bird tickets are sold out, final release, instalment and campervan tickets are now available. Glamping options remain open for booking. Don’t sleep on it.
Photo by Thom McDermott
