Haunted Dancehall returns to the National Concert Hall this November with a full 40+ artist lineup of experimental and electronic music.
The National Concert Hall and Foggy Notions are presenting the second edition of Haunted Dancehall from November 3rd to 5th this year.
Supported by the Night-time Economy Taskforce initiative, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Art, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Haunted Dancehall features 40 experimental, electronic and contemporary classical artists including Kali Malone, Tirzah, Loraine James, Crash Ensemble, Lonnie Holly, Lucrecia Dalt, Space Afrika and more performing in NCH and other venues.
Haunted Dancehall overview
Friday November 4th
Friday November 4th – A main auditorium concert by Ireland’s leading new music group Crash Ensemble, who will present two very special performances of Philip Glass’ Glassworks and Terry Riley’s In C.
Saturday November 4th – Tirzah headlines with a show that is sure to feature plenty of tracks from her incredble third studio album trip9love…???.
Sunday November 5th – Main auditorium shows kick off with with Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt making her Irish debut and warming up the audience for acclaimed American Stockholm-based composer Kali Malone, accompanied by Stephen O’Malley.
Haunted Dancehall features London producer Loraine James who released her third album for the Hyperdub label, Gentle Confrontation, to rave reviews earlier this year. The bill also features sets from Manchester ambient noise duo Space Afrika, New York’s finest purveyor of R&B Dawuna, Japanese sound artist Yosuke Fujita aka FUJI|||||||||||TA , Alabama-born cosmic improviser and visual artist Lonnie Holley and lauded English pianist James McVinnie performing Philip Glass’ Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20.
Irish songwriter, 4AD recording artist and NTS resident Maria Somerville performs new music for what will be her first Irish show in a long time. Emerging producer Spooklet brings her blend of techno, grime and punk. There’ll also be Irish debuts from Warp recording artists Kelly Moran and Clarissa Connelly, Rainy Miller bringing the future sound of England, Sofie Birch, Moin and Lee Gamble (live).
The John Field Room on Saturday and Sunday will soundtracked by a carefully selected rotation of DJs including LOLZ (Gash Collective / Bounce), Dublin-based Spanish DJ Alba, Dublin ambient artists Soria and Gareth Quinn Redmond, Mullingar-born DJ Eliza (Gash Collective / DDR), Dublin-based global club DJ Little O (DDR), a rare DJ set from acclaimed composer and sonic artist Natalia Beylis and much-loved Irish broadcaster John Kelly.
This year Haunted Dancehall is spreading to new locations with late night events at Anseo on Camden Street and The Sugar Club including Dónal Dineen’s Backstory, Limerick DJ and turntablist Naive Ted, David Kitt’s acclaimed nocturnal electronic project New Jackson, Cork electronic producer Mineral Stunting and more.
Tickets
Daily tickets for Haunted Dancehall at the National Concert Hall include all rooms on the night and priced at €27. Food and drinks will be sold throughout the venue on the evening.
Tickets on sale Friday 6 October 10am from www.nch.ie
Tickets for The Sugar Club will be sold separately for €10 each night.
Events in Anseo will be free for first come first served.
Haunted Dancehall 2023 programme in full
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD
Crash Ensemble perform Glassworks by Philip Glass & In C by Terry Riley @ Main Stage NCH, From 8pm
Dónal Dineen’s Backstory featuring Dreamcycles (live), Celica (live), Big Cheeks, Hewan Mulugeta & Donal Dineen @ The Sugar Club From 11pm
Fixity, White Sage & Ankil @ Anseo (upstairs) From 10pm
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4th
James McVinnie performing Philip Glass’ Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20 @Main Stage NCH From 5.30pm
Tirzah @ Main Stage NCH From 8.30pm
Loraine James, Moin, Lonnie Holley, Naive Ted, Cosha @ The Studio NCH From 3pm
Clarissa Connelly, Olan Monk, Rainy Miller, Dawuna @ NCH Studio From 3pm
Little O, Alba, Eliza @ John Field Room NCH From 3pm
Rory Sweeny (live), Naive Ted, Mercorn, @ The Sugar Club From 11pm
Péist, Mineral Stunting @ Anseo (upstairs) From 10.30pm
3.00pm Doors Open to John Field Room (JFR), The Studio (TS) & Kevin Barry Recital Room (KBRR)
3.15pm – 4.00pm Cosha TS
3.30pm – 4.15pm Clarissa Connelly KBRR
4.00pm – 5.30pm Little O JFR
4.30pm – 5.15pm Naïve Ted TS
4.45pm – 5.30pm Olan Monk KBRR
5.30pm – 6.30pm James McVinnie Main Stage
6.00pm – 7.00pm Lonnie Holley TS
6.30pm – 7.45pm Alba JFR
7.00pm – 7.45pm Rainy Miller KBRR
7.30pm – 8.30pm Moin TS
8.00pm – 9.20pm Tirzah Main Stage
9.15pm – 10.30pm Eliza JFR
9.30pm – 10.30pm Loraine James TS
9.30pm – 10.30pm Dawuna KBRR
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5th
Lucrecia Dalt @ Main Stage NCH From 5.30pm
Kali Malone @ Main Stage NCH From 8pm
Kelly Moran, Lee Gamble (live), Maria Somerville, Space Afrika @ The Studio NCHvFrom 3pm
Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sofie Birch, Soria, Spooklet, FUJI|||||||||||TA @ Kevin Barry Room NCH From 3pm
LOLZ, Natalia Beylis (DJ set), John Kelly @ John Field Room NCH From 3pm
New Jackson, Fran Lobo, darkmavis @ The Sugar Club From 11pm
Jasmine Wood, peak hue @ Anseo (upstairs) From 10.30pm
3.00pm Doors Open to John Field Room (JFR), The Studio (TS) & Kevin Barry Recital Room (KBRR)
3.00pm – 5.30pm Lolz JFR
3.15pm – 4.15pm Kelly Moran TS
3.15pm – 4.00pm Gareth Quinn Redmond KBRR
4.30pm – 5.15pm Sofie Birch KBRR
4.45pm – 5.30pm Lee Gamble TS
5.30pm – 6.30pm Lucrecia Dalt Main Stage
6.15pm – 7.00pm Soria KBRR
6.30pm – 8.00pm Natalia Beylis JFR
7.00pm – 7.45pm Maria Somerville TS
7.15pm – 7.50pm Spooklet KBRR
8.00pm – 9.20pm Kali Malone Main Stage
9.20pm – 10.30pm John Kelly JFR
9.30pm – 10.30pm Space Afrika TS
9.30pm – 10.30pm FUJI|||||||||||TA KBRR
