The War On Drugs, Grizzly Bear, Warpaint & Thundercat for Forbidden Fruit 2018

Forbidden Fruit has announced the first names for its 2018 edition.

The festival on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and IMMA, will return in June Bank Holiday 2018 from June 2nd to 4th.

Via a billboard in town and their website, the festival has announced the first six acts to play the traditionally separate Monday lineup (usually older than the festival as a whole).

The acts are:

The War On Drugs
Grizzly Bear
Warpaint
Thundercat
Superorganism
Spoon

Tickets are available from €64.50 + fees for the Monday only and €109 + fees for two days or on Ticketmaster.

Tickets

Monday Day (4th)
1st Release – €64.50

Two Day Weekend (Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd) ON SALE NOW
1st Release – €109.00
2nd Release – €119.00

Three Day (Sat 2nd, Sun 3rd, Mon 4th) ON SALE NOW
1st Release – €162.50

Niall Byrne

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