Update: with early birds now sold out, day tickets priced at €79.50 + fee have been brought forward and will be on sale tomorrow at 9am from Ticketmaster. Also announced is that Saturday headliners are The Roots and Sunday is Chic.
Metropolis Festival is a new event happening in the RDS in Dublin on 7th and 8th of November put on by Pod and Hidden Agenda that comes with the tagline “Music / Performance / Conversation / Installation.”
The music lineup is damn impressive:
CHIC Feat Nile Rodgers
The Roots
Mark Ronson (DJ set)
Jamie xx
Giorgio Moroder
Todd Terje
Kaytranada
Jeff Mills
Tiga (Live)
Kerri Chandler
KINK
Dorian Concept (Live)
Matthew Herbert (Live)
Maribou State (Live)
Nosaj Thing (Live)
Kormac’s Big Band
Cloud Castle Lake
Metropolis promises six rooms, all indoors with music, conversations and installations curated by This Greedy Pig.
Early bird weekend tickets on sale at 9am this Friday 24th July at €99.50 inc booking fee, through Ticketmaster and usual outlets. Tickets will rise to €145.50+ fees in three phases:
Early bird – Phase One: €99.50
Early bird – Phase Two: €119.50
Early bird – Phase Three: €129.50
Full price: €145.50
Metropolis Festival 2015, November 7th & 8th, Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster Ireland, 9am Friday July 24th.http://metropolisfestival.ie/
Posted by Metropolis Festival on Wednesday, 22 July 2015

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