Dublin’s first and longest-running festival in the city centre is back after three years, announcing stars such as Lorde, Hot Chip and BICEP in their line-up for next June. The festival, which occurs on the bank holiday from June 4th-5th, will be celebrating its tenth anniversary, after two cancellations in 2021 and 2020 due to the pandemic. It’ll be held on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art at Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham, and will feature a mixture of “craic, music, art and celebration”.
The festival will host a mixture of Irish and international stars. Belfast-born duo BICEP, which consists of musicians Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson, will be making an appearance, having recently released their acclaimed hit album Isles in January which made #2 in the Official UK Albums Charts. The pair seems especially ready to get festival-goers rocking after their other enthusiastic gigs in the likes of Glastonbury, Coachella and Primavery.
Other artists returning to their homeland include Gemma Dunleavy, Malaki and Kojaque, all from Dublin. English synthpop group Hot Chip will also be making this their first Irish gig since 2013. However, the festival has names from all over the world coming along, with the likes of Australian electronic group The Avalanches, American rapper Princess Nokia, Australian singer Chet Faker, South Korean DJ Peggy Gou and more, with many others just waiting to be announced. For more names, you can see this post from their Instagram here.
However, the buck doesn’t stop there, with international New Zealand songwriter Lorde making her debut Irish performance. Famous for her record-breaking 2013 single “Royals”, the singer is hot off her latest album release, Solar Power, back in August, as well as two new songs from earlier this month (“Hold No Grudge” and “Helen of Troy”). Having sold over 12 million albums and over 10 billion streams, it seems safe to say festival enthusiasts might have a good incentive to pick up some tickets here.
For those interested, tickets will be on general sale from 8 am GMT on December 2nd, costing €129.50, and can be gotten here. For those a bit strapped for cash at the moment, instalments will be permissible, with €35 payments spread across four intervals (on first purchase, in February, March and finally in April). However, the festival is a no-go for under-18s, so make sure you’re of age first before trying to get yourself some tickets.
