Social Unrest Fest is a new two-day festival put on by Dublin venue The Grand Social, focusing on Irish music of the punk umbrella – “Irish post-punk, classic punk, garage-punk, art-punk, and everything in between.”
Happening on August 28th and August 29th, Social Unrest Fest features performances from
- HAVVK
- Skinner
- The Love Buzz
- Scattered Ashes
- Slightly Disheveled
- The Art Rats
- The Outcasts
- Chef Behan
- Terri Hooley
Tickets are €15 + fees on sale from Tickets.ie

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