Open Ear is a festival that started last year on Sherkin Island off the coast of West Cork and it returns in June 2nd-4th for a weekend of “experimental, ambient, electronica, neo-classical, hip hop / beats, techno, noise and more.”
With a capacity of 300, this year’s lineup features:
- Mike Slott
- The Cyclist
- Eomac
- The Smoke Clears
- Naive Ted
- Automatic Tasty
- Ambulance
- Whirling Hall of Knives
- Cignol
- February + Mars
- Cáit
- Simon Conway
- LOLZ
- PCP
- Be Honest
& more
Tickets on the first tier sold out this morning but second are available from €110.
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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
