The full line-up has been revealed for this year’s AVA Festival. Taking over the Titanic Slipways in Belfast across June 3-4, the festival has announced that Overmono, LSDXOXO, ELLLL, Jon Hopkins, Gemma Dunleavy, Ross From Friends and many more will join previously announced acts including Bicep, VTSS and I Hate Models. Check out the full line-up below. Go here to buy tickets.
The line-up for this year’s Ireland Music Week has been announced. Taking place online across October 5-8th, this year’s showcases will be filmed at the Grand Social in Dublin. Over 500 acts applied, 50 of which have been revealed today. Among the names include the likes of M(h)aol, Pretty Happy, Cherym, Joel Harkin, Tolü Makay, Niamh Regan, Maria Kelly, Bicurious, Citrus Fresh, and Pixie Cue Rhythm Orchestra. Check out the full line-up below. “Selection for IMW is on most developing artists’ ‘to do’ list and brings with it opportunities to develop into international markets and networks,” said Angela Dorgan, CEO of…
Several Irish acts are among the second wave announcement for this year’s Great Escape. Set to make its debut digital outing across May 13-14, the annual Brighton festival and showcase have revealed Dani Larkin, Hazey Haze, Strange Boy, Conchúr White, New Pagans, Sinead O’Brien, Smoothboi Ezra (pictured), Soda Blonde, Sprints and Melts as part of their latest line-up reveal. This year’s online festival will feature performances from more than 150 acts across two days. Festival tickets are available via the Great Escape website.
The line-up for the second installment of Stendhal Unlocked has been announced. Set to take place at Ballymully Cottage Farm in Limavady across August 28 and 29, the second part of the socially distanced festival series will feature the likes of Beoga (pictured), Jordan Adetunji, Cherym, Paddy Casey, General Fiasco, Master and Dog, Dark Tropics, Bicurious and Sasha Samara. Including a slew of comedy acts, check out the full line-up below. Event director Ross Parkhill said, “We are really pleased with the line-ups for both event one and event two. For both events we have a great selection of genres and a…
The line-up for this year’s Electric Picnic has been announced. Coming amidst news of various cancellations regarding the global onset of coronavirus, organisers of the annual festival at Stradbally Estate in Co. Laois have have revealed that the Chemical Brothers, Run The Jewels (pictured) and Bicep are among the acts joining already-announced headliners Rage Against the Machine across 4-6th September. With more to be announced, Irish acts including Rejjie Snow, Just Mustard, Saint Sister and Aoife Nessa Francis will also make an appearance. Check out the current full line-up below. This year’s festival is already sold out.
A few months on from pulling out all the stops for their 2019 summer party, Seoda Shows have revealed the stellar line-up for their 7th Birthday show next month. Taking place at Limerick’s Kasbah Social Club on Saturday, February 22nd, the Mary Wallopers and Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies line-up against headliners, Limerick four-piece PowPig (pictured). Admission is ridiculously affordable – a mere €10 – and doors are at 9pm.
With just over a month to go, Electric Picnic have revealed the names of forty new acts set to play this year’s festival. Returning to Stradbally Hall in Co. Laois across August 30-September 1st, the festival has announced that Johnny Marr (pictured), Charli XCX, Richard Ashcroft and J Hus will join the likes of the already-announced The Strokes, Billie Eilish, Four Tet, James Blake and more. Check out the current line-up below and go here for more info. This year’s Electric Picnic is sold-out.
The fifty Irish acts selected to perform at this year’s Irish Music Week has been revealed. Formerly known as Hard Working Class Heroes, the festival and conference “is dedicated to showcasing the very best in new Irish music” and will run in various venues in Dublin across October 1st to 5th. Featuring everyone from Autre Monde and Junior Brother to Maija Sofia (pictured) and Sun Mahshene, check out the full line-up (which, to our surprise, features a handful of acts from previous years and no artists from a currently-thriving Limerick scene) below.
The line-up for the second outing of Portrush one-day festival Coaster has been revealed. Taking play at Atlantic Bar and Babushka, this year’s event – a self-proclaimed “summer gathering on the Nort Coast celebrating local music” that we’re pleased to co-promote – includes Arvo Party, Blue Whale (pictured), Fox Colony, Catalan! and several more acts. See the full line-up below. Tickets are on-sale now.
With just over a month to go, Body & Soul have announced the line-up for this year’s sold out Electric Picnic. LA Priest, Hundred Waters, Meltybrains?, EMBRZ, Ho99o9 Natalie Press, Young Wonder and Everything Shook are amongst the many, many acts set to perform across Body and Soul’s two institution-like stages (Main Stage and Earthship stage) at the festival. Check out the full line-up above.