• Inaugural Hollow Sounds Festival Announced

    May 14, 2015 - By 

    Jape, Slow Skies, I Have A Tribe, Elephant and The Man Whom are amongst the acts set to play the inaugural Hollow Sounds festival at the scenic Ballykeeffe Ampitheatre in Co. Kilkenny this Summer. Set to take place across the weekend of July 3-4, the festival – presented by KPB and Homebeat – promises to bring together a line-up of forward-thinking Irish music and classic cinema to the Kilkenny countryside venue. On the Friday, Happenings will be making their Kilkenny debut by screening The Goonies (we’re sold!). Sounds like a really cool and intimate event in the making. Snap up tickets for the festival – which go on…

  • Vantastival @ Bellurgan Park, Co. Louth

    April 3, 2015 - By 

    When they say Vantastival is one of the Irish festival circuit’s best-kept secrets, it’s not some line they’re feeding you. A family-run event, over the past six years, Bellurgan Park, Co.Louth-based fest has been built up completely from scratch, “a totally unique, brazenly independent event and the only one of its kind in Ireland”, and its sixth annual instalment, running from May 1st to 3rd, is looking like a cracker. Headlined this year by reunited Welsh rap-rockers Goldie Lookin’ Chain, and Irish indie-pop veterans Delorentos, the multiple-award nominated fest also places the spotlight on a diverse range of Irish bands…

  • Forfey Festival

    July 7, 2014 - By 

    Taking place across the weekend of August 1-3, the wonderfully intimate and unaffected Forfey Festival returns to Forfey Farm near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh with one of its strongest line-ups to date. As ever, homegrown folk and acoustic acts make up the majority of this year’s line-up, but there is also a wide range of electronic and rock artists – everyone from Hornets to Affleck – performing across the festival’s three days. With more acts still to be announced, the current line-up is: Callum Stewart, Beulah Kim, Wonder Villains, Travis Is A Tourist, The Emerald Armada, Skeletons, Rupture Dogs, RAMS’ Pocket Radio, More Than…

  • Playlist: Ten Must-See Acts at Forbidden Fruit 2014

    May 27, 2014 - By 

    With the final acts being announced at the start of the month, the stage-times and running order for this year’s Forbidden Fruit festival have just been announced. Featuring the likes of The Flaming Lips, Flying Lotus and Public Enemy, this year’s festival will also include sets from Irish acts including Girls Names and And So I Watch You From Afar. Set to take place on the grounds of Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin on the June bank holiday weekend of Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. Check out the final poster and stage-times for the festival, as well as our…

  • Longitude Festival 2014

    May 7, 2014 - By 

    Following the success of its inaugural year in 2013, Longitude will return to Dublin’s Marlay Park this summer with an extremely strong and varied line-up. As well as Irish acts including Tvvins, Le Galaxie, We Cut Corners and Adultrock, Ben Howard, Massive Attack, HAIM, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Afghan Whigs are amongst the many acts set to play over three days – from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20 – this summer. See the current poster for Longitude 2014 below. Go here to buy tickets for this year’s Longitude festival and stream Longitude’s Spotify Playlist below!

  • Thirty-five new acts announced for Longitude

    May 6, 2014 - By 

    With an already impressive line-up on the cards, thirty-five more acts have been announced to play the second outing for Longitude festival in Dublin’s Marlay Park this Summer. Amongst the new acts unveiled earlier today are Greg Dulli’s rejuvenated The Afghan Whigs (pictured), Nebraskan singer-songwriter Conor Oberst and Irish folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor. Check out the full list of new additions as well as the current poster for Longitude 2014 – taking place from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20 – below. The Afghan Whigs Bipolar Sunshine Broods Circa Waves Conor Oberst Dawes Elliphant Hudson Taylor Joey Badass Josh Record Kyla La Grange…

  • Castlepalooza Announces First Acts

    April 22, 2014 - By 

    An annual fixture at the breathtaking Charleville Castle in Tullamore, Castlepalooza have announced their line-up for 2014. With a handful of acts yet to be announced, Super Furry Animals’ main man Gruff Rhys (pictured), indie-pop duo Summer Camp and Franco-Swiss DJ Gilles Peterson top the bill of acts performing this year. Several Irish acts including Hurdles, We Cut Corners, The Clameens, TVVINS, Affleck and Ships also feature in this year’s line-up. Buy tickets and check out full line-up for the festival – taking place across August 1, 2 and 3 – over at Castlepalooza’s official website. Here’s the launch poster for the festival and…