Castlepalooza is back in Charleville Castle in Tullamore, Offaly for the eight year and they’ve left it til last to announce their lineup for the festival on August 2nd-4th. From A-Z:
Al Patron; And So I Watch You From Afar; Arman Giorgio; Bolts; Carried by Waves; Ceephax Acid Crew; Clodagh Murphy; CLU; CYMBALS; Daithí; DOGS; DoubleAgent7 DJs; Dunc4n; Ed Zealous; Elaine Mai; Enemies; Fight Like Apes; Frank B; Ghostpoet; Ghosts; Girls Names; Grouse; Halves; High Hat; JB the Deejay; Johnny Dread & Timothy Starr; JonK; Kid Karate; KUTMAH; Lasertom; Le Galaxie; Lil Dave; Little Bear; Liza Flume; Lowlek; Luke Vibert; Miracle Bell; Monto; Myles Manley; Nialler9; Princess; Redwoods; R.S.A.G; Seamus Fogarty; SertOne; Ships; Sisters; SOAK; Sorcha Richardson; Squarehead; The Chapters; The Niall McCabe Band; The Notas; The River Cry; Torann; Tu-Ki; Two Charming Men; VANN MUSIC; Walking on Cars; Well Known; Young Wonder.
The festival happens the same weekend as Oxegen and Indiependence in the relatively intimate surrounds of Charleville Castle and looks like the best lineup of the three for me. Tickets are €79 plus fee for a 3-day camping pass. And yes, I’ll be doing a DJ set on the Saturday night – should be fun.
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.
