A two-day festival in two different cities celebrating music of a shoegaze persuasion, think hazy fuzz, reverb and dreamy melodies is back for a second year.
Old Crows Promotions‘ Gazefest will take place in two different venues in two different cities, Dublin and Belfast this August, with slowcore artist Sign Crushes Motorist on the bill.
Bands from Ireland and Scotland are on the bills of the festival, which echoing the oft-citied shoegaze Melody Maker line is the “The Fest That Celebrates Itself’
The festival will take place over two dates August 30th and August 31st.
Friday August 30th at the Grand Social in Dublin features live sets from Virgins (Belfast), Affection to Rent (Dublin) and Skyless (Dublin) and serves as a taster for the Belfast gig the next night.
Saturday August 31st at Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast is the main event with 9 bands playing live including Virgins (Belfast), Sign Crushes Motorist (Donegal), Wynona Bleach (Belfast), Sunstinger (Scotland), In Athens (Cork), Affection to Rent (Dublin), Madams Last Discovery (Belfast), Gush (Belfast) and Klyda (Belfast).
The Belfast gig runs from 2pm-11pm and is a 14+ gig, giving young people access to the event.
Tickets for both shows are available now.
Belfast: Old Crows Promotions Presents: GAZEFEST Tickets, Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite
Dublin: Old Crows Promotions Presents: GAZEFEST Tickets, Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM | Eventbrite
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
