Borderline takes place in its third year from Thursday February 19th to Saturday February 21st at the Workman’s Club and Project Arts Centre for the first time.
Lined up across the three days are:
- Adult DVD (UK)
- Art School Girlfriend (UK)
- Bleech 9:3 (IE)
- Brooki (IE)
- Courting (UK)
- DeathbyRomy (US)
- DITZ (UK)
- green star (UK)
- Hex Girlfriend (UK)
- Lionstorm (NL)
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw (UK)
- Molly Payton (NZ)
- Pem (UK)
- Pollyfromthedirt (UK)
- Quiet Man (UK)
- Rabbitfoot (UK)
- Sean Trelford (CL/UK)
- System Olympia (IT)
- The Null Club (IE)
- The Pill (UK)
- Wing! (UK)
With more to be announced, up to 40 acts in total – up from 16 in previous years. A third day is added – a free entry party on Thursday.
Tickets are a very reasonable:
One-day ticket: €18 plus fees.
Weekend ticket: €30 plus fees.
The ticket entitles access to all rooms at The Workman’s Venue & Project Arts Centre (for Borderline) based on room capacity. The audience can roam between rooms at The Workman’s Club ‘Main Room’, Project Arts Centre ‘Space Upstairs’, Project Arts Centre ‘The Cube’ for Borderline festival.
Borderline continues to champion forward-thinking artists from Ireland and beyond — a celebration of boundary-pushing sounds and the thriving creative scene that connects them.
“This year’s lineup features some of the most exciting new artists currently breaking through in the industry. Over the past 12 months, these acts have been making waves across Europe and beyond and we’re thrilled to introduce many of them to Irish audiences for the very first time.
We believe it’s vital to support new music in Ireland and Borderline is dedicated to giving emerging artists a platform to connect with new fans. The appetite for fresh sounds here is stronger than ever, and we’re proud to be part of it. Catch you down the front!” – Festival founder, Simon Merriman
Borderline Festival 2026 is presented by Singular Artists in association with Jameson, The Workman’s Club, Projects Arts Centre, IMRO, Blackstar Amplification, and Musicmaker.
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
