Knockanstockan announce first 50 bands for the festival

Knockanstockan have revealed the first 50 bands to play the festival at Blessington Lakes from Friday 22nd to 24th of July for its 10th year.

They are:

Æ MAK
Raglans
Overhead, The Albatross
August Wells
Beach
The Altered Hours
Booka Brass Band
Vernon Jane
Pretty Beast
Enemies
Sample Answer
ETC.
Feather
Meltybrains?
i am niamh
ILenkus
Jiggy
Malojian
MEGACONE
Spines
Mescalito
The Hot Sprockets
Oh Boland
Robocobra Quartet
Naoise Roo
New Secret Weapon
Orchid Collective
Shrug Life
Ye Vagabonds
The Vincent(s)
Peppy
The Eskies
Crow Black Chicken
Elm
Slackers Symphony
Mongrel State
Red Enemy
ZASKA
Search Party Animal (Formerly Bagels)
ProFound
Slouch
Come On Live Long
The Hard Chargers
White_Mice (Sinéad White)
This Other Kingdom
THUMPER
Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring
TooFools
Val Normal
AikJ

There will be 7 stages and 150 acts with “special honorary guests remaining anonymous.” 100 more acts will be announced before July.

Tickets:
Weekend Camping Tickets €115
Sunday Day tickets €50
Campervan tickets €35

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