• Spilt Milk Festival Announce 2021 Line-Up

    September 30, 2021 - By 

    Spilt Milk makes its return to Sligo for its third edition from 18th – 21st November, 2021. Coming a year on from its online event Transmission last November, organisers are delighted to announce the festival will return as an in-person series of live shows, installations, film screenings and workshops across four days and nights. As with previous installments, Spilt Milk have once again delivered an eclectic, carefully-curated bill that reflects the scope of forward-pushing music and art in Ireland today. On Thursday, 18th November, the festival launches with a zine workshop and an audio-visual trail. On Friday 19th November the…

  • New Cork Festival The Great Beyond Announced

    August 4, 2021 - By 

    A new music and comedy festival is coming to Cork. Courtesy of Coughlan’s Live Promotions – the good people behind the gem that is the Cork bar and venue of the same name – The Great Beyond will take place at the sublime 18th-century county mansion Ballinacurra House in Kinsale across Saturday, September 11 to Sunday, September 12. And the line-up is nothing to be sniffed, either. Across the two days, BellX1, Lisa Hannigan, The Frank & Walters, Wallis Bird, The Scratch, Marc O’Reilly, Bernard Casey, Laura O’Mahony, Naked Animals, Paddy Dennehy, Rowan, Ultan Conlon, Cry Monster Cry, Robert John Ardiff, Míde…

  • New Irish Festival, Meadows Festival, Set For IMMA at Royal Hospital Kilmainham

    July 19, 2021 - By 

    A new festival is coming to IMMA at Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Presented by promoters POD, Meadows Festival is a specially designed, socially-distance and open-air summer series of live music, performance and spoken word. Taking place next month, across August 20-22, the series will feature set from David Keenan & Niamh Regan, Just Mustard & John Francis Flynn, Saint Sister & CMAT, A Lazarus Soul & Lisa O’Neill, and more. Check out the full line-up below. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, July 21 at 9am, priced €19.10 per person. Tickets are available in groups of 4 & 6 persons…

  • Ireland’s First Music Festival in 16 Months Announced For Next Month

    June 22, 2021 - By 

    The country’s first music festival in 16 months will take place next month. Hosted by IMMA at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Saturday, July 3, the so-called pilot festival event will feature performances by Gavin James, Denise Chaila, Lyra, Sharon Shannon, Wild Youth and Wyvern Lingo. MCed by the 2 Johnnies, the 3,500-capacity event will be laid out in pods of six in order to maintain social distancing. Rapid antigen testing will also be a requirement of entry to the event. Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media said: “I am delighted to announce this…

  • MusicTown 2021

    April 13, 2021 - By 

    Of the myriad annual events, series and festivals that tap into what makes Dublin a truly world-beating creative city, MusicTown feels special. Suffice to say,  shining a light on the city – and the Irish music and arc community at large – has never felt more important, which is why the series’ return across April 15th-25th is one we’re marking down as unmissable. Setting out, as ever, to celebrate the rich music heritage and contemporary artistic lifeblood of the city, the series boasts yet another masterfully mottled schedule across ten days and nights. Kicking off with Cathy Davey, live at the Pepper Canister…

  • Longitude Announce Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator, A$AP ROCKY and More

    November 27, 2020 - By 

    Sure, Summer 2021 feels a long while away, but with announcements like this we’re more than happy to wait. Longitude have revealed headliners Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator and A$AP ROCKY among the first names for next year’s outing. Having had to postpone this year’s outing, the festival returns to Marlay Park in Dublin across July 2-4. Lil Uzi Vert, AJ Tracey, Megan Thee Stallion, Playboi Carti and Doja Cat are also among the first names confirmed to perform. Check out the full line-up below. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, December 4th, ranging from €89.50 (Day Tickets) to…

  • Other Voices Announce Digital Festival Bringing It All Back Home

    November 11, 2020 - By 

    Other Voices have announced a new digital festival. The Irish live music institution today revealed details of Bringing It All Back Home, a five-day festival coming in December. Though full dates and acts are yet to be confirmed, organisers have already confirmed appearances from For Those I Love, Niamh Regan, Luz, Nealo, Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, Peter Broderick and Pillow Queens. As ever, sets will be performed via St James church in Dingle, West Kerry. In a statement, Other Voices founder Philip King said, ‘We are absolutely delighted that Other Voices will be going ahead in Dingle again this year,…

  • Another Love Story Announce Online Series ‘It Just Wasn’t Meant To Be’

    August 7, 2020 - By 

    Dusting themselves down from the disappointment of having to cancel this year’s real-world outing due to the fallout of COVID-19, the organisers of annual Co. Meath festival Another Love Story have announced details of a new online series. Set to broadcast from its home at Killyon Manor, the series will feature various live performances and DJs from homegrown artists and some further afield. Airing free to view via the Another Love Story website across August-15-16th, The Bonk, Jape, Rozi Plain (pictured), Rachael Lavelle and more will all make an appearance. Check out the full line-up and schedule below. Saturday, August 15th, 8pm: The ALS Shift Shack Soundsystem…

  • More Names Set For Stendhal Unlocked

    August 4, 2020 - By 

    Several more names have been added to the bill for the forthcoming first installment of Stendhal Unlocked. Primed to be Northern Ireland’s first socially-distanced festival, subject to guidance on mass gatherings in August, the Limavady festival looks set to return to Ballymully Cottage as a socially-distanced affair. Doubling up as the first installment of a three-part series from the north’s best annual festival, weekend one takes place across August 21-22. Joining the likes of the already announced And So I Watch You From Afar, Ryan McMullan, Kíla, Ciaran Lavery, Roe, Amy Montgomery and Joshua Burnside are Rebekah Fitch (pictured), Gemma Bradley, David Keenan and others…

  • Stendhal Festival Unveil First Names For Unlocked Part 1

    July 4, 2020 - By 

    The first line-up announcement for the first-ever socially distant music festival in the history of Northern Ireland has been revealed. The first in a five-part series, Stendhal Unlocked part 1 will, pending the go-ahead in terms of COVID-19 restrictions, welcome the likes of And So I Watch You From Afar (pictured), Ciaran Lavery, Malojian, Amy Montgomery, ROE, Kíla, Ryan McMullan and many other artists to Ballymully Cottage in Limavady on August 21 and 22. Check out the current line-up for Part 1 below. With the second part of the line-up for event one, and the first half of the line-up for the second…