Phase One Electronic Music & Arts Festival had a successful first year last year and is back for 2014. The festival, which takes place on the grounds of a 19th century former courthouse building overlooking the river Shannon in Carrick-On-Shannon Leitrim on from Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April, across three stages.
The first music lineup includes:
Terranova
Andrea Parker
Sid Le Rock
Donal Dineen
White Collar Boy
Daithí
Disco Na Mbo
Nialler9
Nanu Nanu
Kubo
Clu
Hidden Agenda DJs
Brennelli
Sounds of System Breakdown
The Violet Roadkills
Dj Ash
Jack Treacle
King Kong Company
Imploded View
More names are to be announced. The festival will also feature film, theatre, masterclasses and visual art and capacity is 500 people.
Tickets are €60 for the weekend or €35 per day plus fee from phaseonefestival.com.
There’s also a FUNDIT which has just over a week to go and is nearly there.

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.