Here are the 15 Irish acts going to new music showcase festival Eurosonic in January

The emerald isle will be well represented at next year’s mega-industry gathering.

Tuesday December 4 2018

Here Are The 15 Irish Acts Going To New Music Showcase Festival Eurosonic In January 9

Fontaines D.C. with Bang Bang’s church key. Photo by Grayce Leonard.

The European music industry will descend on Groningen in the Netherlands in January, as bookers and agents look for European acts for their bills and festivals.

Eurosonic-Noorderslag to give it its full name is an EU-assisted showcase festival which will host 400 international festivals looking for bands in January. Around 350 artists from across Europe will play and Ireland’s bands are:

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All fifteen of the acts will be travelling to the festival with the support of Music from Ireland funded by Culture Ireland,the Fontaines D.C. are RTÉ 2FM’s choice band.

Here’s a playlist of music from this year’s Irish artists

Luke Sharkey

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