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Jorja Smith, Hot Chip, The Avalanches, Peggy Gou, Caroline Polachek & more added to Forbidden Fruit lineup

Jorja Smith, Hot Chip, The Avalanches, Peggy Gou, Caroline Polachek & more added to Forbidden Fruit lineup

Luke Sharkey

Forbidden Fruit returns this May to Kilmainham for two days and nights of music for its tenth anniversary.

The two-day festival has today added a host of acts to its lineup. British vocalist Jorja Smith, Korean dance producer and DJ Peggy Gou, indie dance stalwarts Hot Chip and sample wizards The Avalanches stand out but there are loads more.

Here’s the lineup so far.

Saturday

  • Jorja Smith
  • Peggy Gou
  • Loyle Carner
  • Octavian
  • Fatima Yamaha

Sunday

  • Underworld
  • Hot Chip
  • The Avalanches
  • The Murder Capital

Also announced but not confirmed for a day yet

  • Biig Piig
  • Booka Shade
  • Caroline Polachek
  • Celeste
  • Otherliine
  • Krystal Klear
  • Folamour
  • Or:La
  • Leon Vynehall
  • Partboi69
  • Park Hye Jin
  • TSHA
  • Model Man
  • Alex Gough
  • Cooks, But We’re Chefs

Weekend tickets are on sale now, at €124+, on Ticketmaster. Individual day tickets go on sale this Friday through the Ticketmaster site.

Popup Shop

The Forbidden Fruit Pop Up on Coppinger Row, Dublin 2 from Wednesday, 29 Jan to Friday, 31 Jan. The public is invited to drop in during the day – grab some fruit, get their hands on some exclusive FF20 merch, check out some tunes from FF20 artists, and buy tickets. There will be panels, DJs and events running across the week. 

Forbidden Fruit Pop Up Shop Public Opening Hours: 
Wednesday 29 Jan 12 PM – 5:30 PM
Thursday 30 Jan 12 PM – 7:00 PM
Friday 31 Jan 12 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday 1 Feb 12 PM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday 29 JanTalks & Panels
17:30Doors Open
18:15 – 19:00Sustainable Festival Fashion’ Taz & Geraldine of Sustainable Fashion Dublin in conversation with Dillion Quinn (Designer), Molly Parsons (Podcaster) & Sarah Magliocco (Journalist)

19:10 – 19:55‘New Irish Music’ Hosted by District Magazine
20:00 – 20:45‘Electronic City…closing venues + the importance of Independent festivals’

hosted by Four/Four Magazine w/ EMA, R.Kitt,, Sputnik One
Thursday 30 JanSpecial Guest 
19:00Doors Open
19:15 – 20:00Special Guest – keep your eyes on our socials to find out who’ll be joining us!
20:00 – 21:00Marcus O’Laoire


Friday 31 JanAcoustic Gig
19:00Doors Open
19:15 – 20:00Cooks But We’re Chefs
20:00 – 22:00DJ Deece


Saturday 1 FebDJs – Instore
12:00Doors Open
12:00 – 12:40 –999 (AT YOUR SERVICE)
12:40 – 13:20 –SoHotsoSpicy (Thrust)
13:20 – 14:00 –Cleavage Club
14:00 – 14:40 –Human Error
14:40 – 15:20 –Dufi (UFO Club)
15:20 – 16:00 –Pear DJs
16:00 – 16:40 –Long Island Sound
16:40 – 17:20 –Special Guest
17:20 – 18:00 –Tara Stewart
18:00 – 18:40 –MathMan
19:00Shop Closes

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