Villagers are to headline and curate the Saturday at Metropolis Festival this year. The festival happens on the October Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 27nd & Sunday 28th at the RDS, Dublin and its promising music, art and installations for its third year. Villagers just announced a new album and a new song ‘Trick of the… Read more »
Posted on June 18th, 2018
We’ve had the day-by-day breakdowns, the conversation info, the afterparty listings and now, bad news if you didn’t get yourself sorted, Metropolis, is sold out for all days and it’s time to take to #ticketfairy or Toutless. Check back here for some festival recommendations later this week. Here’s how the days breakdown: Opening Concert –… Read more »
Posted on October 23rd, 2017
Metropolis Festival is only over a weekend away now and so the organisers have announced their afterparty late-night lineups for what’s going on after the main event and it looks like this: SATURDAY Laurent Garnier + eve @ Button Factory Mix & Fairbanks + Orange Tree Edits + Long Island Sound @Hangar Krystal Klear (all… Read more »
Posted on October 20th, 2017
Adding to the first lineup of acts for Metropolis which includes TLC, Jungle, Richie Hawtin and Leftfield, the organisers have announced some new artists and DJs who are going to play in the RDS that weekend. They are mostly drawn from Ireland’s rich music landscape and include: New Jackson Hubie Davison Adian Coker (UK) LE BOOM… Read more »
Posted on September 7th, 2017
Metropolis Festival has announced the day-by-day breakdown for its Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 October Bank Holiday weekend activities in the RDS plus some new acts: Jeremy Underground, Krystal Klear, Fjaak (Live) and Peggy Gou. Saturday October 28th will feature Opening Concert across two stages: Leftfield Performing Leftism Death In Vegas – Fjaak (Live) Sunday… Read more »
Posted on July 26th, 2017
Metropolis Festival has announced its first acts for 2017’s edition on October Bank Holiday Weekend on Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 October at The RDS, Dublin First acts: TLC Richie Hawtin Leftfield Performing Leftism Jungle Death In Vegas Mount Kimbie, bonzai Booka Brass DJ Deece with more to be announced. Tickets Weekend Tickets go on sale… Read more »
Posted on June 28th, 2017
The Dublin city festival featured Grace Jones, Moderat, DJ Shadow, The Sugarhill Gang and more.
This review is sponsored by Visa to celebrate Metropolis’ first year of being a fully enabled #contactless festival. It’s a wonder no-one did it sooner. Ireland’s insatiable appetite for festivals doesn’t just stop because the sun goes away. Metropolis Festival offers an indoor occasion for the festival calendar at the start of November, right when… Read more »
Posted on November 8th, 2016
Metropolis Festival will pay tribute to two of the greatest who were lost this year at the festival in the RDS from November 3rd – 5th. Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) will perform a Prince tribute DJ Set while the Trinity Orchestra will perform the works of David Bowie. Taylor performs on the Friday night November… Read more »
Posted on October 14th, 2016
Metropolis Festival have announced another rake of artists to play the festival in the RDS from November 3rd to 5th. New additions are: Jack Garratt, Paul Kalkbrenner, Cyril Hahn, Jessy Lanza, DJ Deece, White Collar Boy and Superpoze. Mount Kimbie will play the opening party alongside DJ Shadow. That adds to recent additions. Ticket info…. Read more »
Posted on September 14th, 2016
Last week, Metropolis announced a day-by-day breakdown for the festival taking place in the RDS on November 3rd to 5th and this week they’ve added some choice acts including Clams Casino, Novelist, Floating Points (DJ Set), Shura, Klangkarussell & Groove Armada (DJ set). Friday Groove Armada (DJ Set) Clams Casino Novelist Mall Grab Saturday Floating… Read more »
Posted on August 24th, 2016
POD & Hidden Agenda are bringing back Metropolis Festival in the RDS on November 3rd to 5th this year. The Mother City festival takes place indoors at the RDS and this year the music will include: Grace Jones DJ Shadow Solomun Moderat SBTRKT (DJ Set) Booka Shade – Movements 10 BADBADNOTGOOD Crystal Castles The Sugarhill… Read more »
Posted on August 9th, 2016
Metropolis have already announced an impressive lineup of music but they’re following up on the spoken word and talk element with some cool sounding events alongside it to be held in The Library and The Concert Hall in the RDS. The lineup includes: Giorgio Moroder, electronic music pioneer Howard Marks – Mr Nice Sir David… Read more »
Posted on October 7th, 2015
Metropolis Festival in the RDS in Dublin on 7th and 8th of November has just added a load of acts to its lineup: Hot Chip, Vic Mensa, Le Galaxie, Formation, Booka Brass Band, Flight Facilities, Omar Souleyman, Vince Staples, Trinity Orchestra (performing LCD Soundsystem), Floating Points, Four Tet, White Collar Boy, Gemma Dunleavy, CLU, Benji… Read more »
Posted on September 10th, 2015
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