Forbidden Fruit 2023 took place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin over the weekend with live performances from Rina Sawayama, Sudan Archives, Negro Impacto, Aby Coulibaly, Winnie Ama and more. Photos by Monika Ruman
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Ahead of its 2023 return and after selling-out its two-day passes, the full schedule for each of the four Dublin venues has been announced for The Road To The Great Escape. The two-day festival is taking place on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th May 2023 in across Whelan’s, Grand Social, Workman’s Club, and Academy 2. Venue tickets €15.90 including booking fees on sale today Friday 17th February at 10AM Additions to the line-up include Canadian singer Cate, gothic post-rock Londoner Heartworms, multi-platinum selling songwriter RØRY, party animals Fat Dog, RCA signee Isabel Larosa, YouTuber Hannah Grae and Scottish folk artist…
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Vantastival 2018 at Beaulieu House in Drogheda, Co. Louth featuring live performances from Thumper, Loah, The Stunning, No Oil Paintings, Dreaming of Jupiter and more. Photos by Kristy Hal
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Another year has come around and despite the weather we’ve been having, the growing thirst for a sunny escape is very much due a quenching. That perennial indicator of what’s both cool and good, Primavera Sound, has rolled around and with it comes that old safety net of acceptability over post-sunrise sleeping hours. We’ve kindly put together a little Spotify playlist of some of our favourites to accompany your preparation. (Heads up – those record stalls can hold onto your purchases until you’re leaving) Thanks to First Contact Music, this year will see five deserving independent Irish acts on the Day Pro…
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After 16 years, there’s no doubt that Primavera is Europe’s premier festival, for everyone from the capped-up indie kids to right-on middle-agers seeking some escapism, from the techno heads on through to High Fidelity type nerf herders and vinyl hoarders. So: how does Europe’s best music festival follow up on a last year’s best-ever edition – a mammoth lineup topped by Radiohead. Well, partially through sticking with what works – every sub-genre well catered for and then some, and not just on the three main days at Parc del Forum, but in venues across the city in the preceding weeks.…
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Another brand-new festival has been added to Cork’s ever-expanding portfolio of annual events with the announcement of Sounds from a Safe Harbour, ‘a festival of music, art and conversation’ running September 17th until the 20th around the city. Curated by The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, it’s sure to be another strong Cork move, following the good buzz and recent pick-up in events and crowds that’s happened this year. The blurb: Sounds from a Safe Harbour is a brand new festival of music, art and conversation, curated by Bryce Dessner of The National. Two years since its inception by Bryce and Cork Opera…
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Headlined by Kasabian on the Saturday, June 1 and Primal Scream the following night, Forbidden Fruit Festival – set to take place on the grounds of Royal Hospital Kilmainhaim, Dublin – will also features a whole host of eclectic talent; everyone from Chic to James Blake to Four Tet and Crystal Castles. Homegrown acts including Tieranniesaur, Fight Like Apes and Le Galaxie are also set to perform. Progressively establishing itself as something of a contender to Electric Picnic’s one time insurmountable might, the whole thing will take place over four stages over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Tickets for the…