Mother’s queer dance party in the woods is back at Stradbally this year.
Mother After Dark is “a late-night celebration of queer joy, radical self-expression, and dancefloor liberation under the stars”, which runs from 11pm to 4am Friday to Sunday at Electric Picnic, with DJs, drag, dancers, kink, and queer energy.
Mother DJs Rocky T. Delgado, Ruth Kavanagh, and Ghostboy will be joined across the weekend by special guests Kelly-Anne Byrne and Glamo behind the decks, keeping the energy high til the wee small hours.
The cast of drag and performance artists includes:
Abrakedavre, Annie Queeries, APHRA, Avatar Guille, BetteDavidEyes, Blaq Coffee, Blue Flame, Bonnie Boux, Chanel, Cornflake Girl, Crimson leCreme, Donna Fella, Elle LeGent, Haus of W.I.G, Kora Elle, Liam Bee, Naomi Diamond, Nokia, Pixie Woo, Saint Marco, Scarlett Van Tassel, Shaqira Knightly, Terri Fierce, Vicky Volltz, and Viola Gayvis.
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.
