Foggy Notions and the National Concert Hall present Haunted Dancehall – the return of the experimental minded music festival after a year off.
Haunted Dancehall takes place on Saturday 25 October 2025 – “a multi-room sound world of ambient, experimental club and electro-acoustic music.”
Lined up for the all-dayer fom 3pm to 11pm, across three stages are:
- The Bug presents Machine feat. Magugu
- Róis
- Shabaka
- Andy Stott
- Joanne Robertson
- Elaine Howley
- Dylan Henner
- Milan W.
- Jasmine Wood
- Saoirse Miller
- Quade
- Sliver Salon: Dr. Liam Cagney
Tickets are €39.50 plus fees on sale tomorrow, Wednesday October 8th.
This year’s line-up includes
· one of the most uncompromising and visionary figures in underground electronic music The Bug presenting Machine featuring Magugu a breakout voice in contemporary grime and bass music.
· Róis the Irish multi-instrumentalist weaving together sean-nós, folk, electronics, and jazz into music that is both ancient and futuristic.
· Shabaka; a global leader in spiritual jazz, now redefining his practice with transcendent, flute-based works.
· modern experimental electronics artist and Manchester producer Andy Stott, who has spent the last decade pushing the emotional and sonic boundaries of club music.
· Joanne Robertson, a musician, painter, who has appeared on acclaimed
works such as Black Metal and Backstage Raver with Dean Blunt. Robertson
has just released one of the most critically acclaimed works of 2025 in
her new album Blurrr.
· Elaine Howley one of Ireland’s most original voices, blending analog synths, tape loops, and spectral vocals.
· Dylan Henner who emerged onto the ambient scene in 2020 with releases on Phantom Limb, Dauw, and AD93.
· Milan W. (aka Milan Warmoeskerken) of the Flemish experimental scene whose 2024 album Leave Another Day has become a cult classic.
· Jasmine Wood, hailing from the DIY underworld of Portland, Oregon, Wood’s music fuses ambient folk, experimental textures, and performance art.
· Saoirse Miller, an emerging Irish voice exploring folklore, mysticism, and ambient electro-acoustic music, merging harp-like melodies with processed field recordings and abstract textures.
· and Quade the Bristol-based quartet (Barney Matthews, Matt Higgins, Tom Connolly, Leo Fini) who describe their sound, half-jokingly, as “doomer sad-boy, ambient dub, folk, experimental post-rock.”
Beyond the music, Haunted Dancehall also hosts the Sliver Salon – a live conversation series exploring the intersections of music, culture, and ideas by Dr. Liam Cagney and an author by the queer press, Sliver. Cagney is a musicologist and author from Donegal living in Berlin. His latest book is the upcoming Berghain Nights: A Journey Through Techno and Berlin Club Culture.
Haunted Dancehall is part of the National Concert Hall’s ambition to opening its spaces to new collaborations and diverse voices. The event is presented in collaboration with Foggy Notions and is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
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.
