Whelan’s annual Ones To Watch Festival is taking place across two weeks this year.
The first weekend of the new music showcase festival already took place on Friday January 2nd and Saturday January 3rd with sets from Pippa Malony, YinYang, Jean Pack, Gag Reflex, Sell Everything and more.
This week’s lineup kicks off Wednesday January 7th and runs each night until Saturday January 10th.
2FM has selected some of the acts whose stage times aren’t announced yet but the full gamut of stage times is below.
Recommended acts playing this week include Essiray, Affection To Rent, Filmore!, For Nina, Lil Skag, Nixer, Croithe, KK Lewis, Becky McNeice, Fortune Igiebor and more.
Some of the performances are also being streamed on Youtube.
WEDNESDAY 7TH
RTE 2FM ACTS: THANKS MUM • VERA • KIING SEQUENCE • BECKY McNEICE
*Set times are being kept under wraps.
MAIN ROOM
20:30-21:00 RTE 2FM
21:15-21:45 RTE 2FM
22:00-22:30 RTE 2FM
22:45-23:15 RTE 2FM
23:30-00:00 SAIBHIN
00:15-00:45 RUNNER
01:00-01:30 DANZI
UPSTAIRS
20:15-20:45 DELUSH
21:00-21:30 INNUENDO
21:45-22:15 GRÁ
22:30-23:00 MADAMS LAST DISCOVERY
23:15-23:45 TBA
00:00-00:30 CONTROL
00:45-01:15 IMBAU
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:45-21:15 DAVID EAMON
21:30-22:00 JACK DEVLIN
22:15-22:45 TBA
KARAOKE FROM 23:00
THURSDAY 8TH
RTE 2FM ACTS: ESSIRAY • PASTICHE • FORTUNE IGIEBOR • FILMORE!
*Set times are being kept under wraps.
MAIN ROOM
20:30-21:00 RTE 2FM
21:15-21:45 RTE 2FM
22:00-22:30 RTE 2FM
22:45-23:15 RTE 2FM
23:30-00:00 AFFECTION TO RENT
00:15-00:45 PUCK
01:00-01:30 BYRO
UPSTAIRS
20:15-20:45 MOTHER OF PEARL
21:00-21:30 LAYEN
21:45-22:15 SEI GREEN
22:30-23:00 LARA FITZSIMONS
23:15-23:45 BARNBURNER
00:00-00:30 BALDERDASCH
00:45-01:15 JACK MCBRINN
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:45-21:15 TBA
21:30-22:00 AVA MCKECHNIE
22:15-22:45 TBA
FRIDAY 9TH
MAIN ROOM
20:30-21:00 SMO
21:15-21:45 FOR NINA
22:00-22:30 PRETTY POLICE
22:45-23:15 CALUM AGNEW
23:30-00:00 BABYRAT
00:15-00:45 NAME BRAND CEREAL
01:00-01:30 THE WRAN
01:45-02:15 JODIE LYNE
UPSTAIRS
20:15-20:45 GRENADE SPORTS
21:00-21:30 LEGO INDIANA JONES
21:45-22:15 PLUM TEXES
22:30-23:00 RIARUA
23:15-23:45 OUTSTRAIGHT RECORDS
00:00-00:30 CLUELESS
00:45-01:15 BEDDY MINAJ
01:30-02:00 CAREERIST
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:45-21:15 TBA
21:30-22:00 TBA
22:15-22:45 TBA
KARAOKE FROM 23:00
SATURDAY 10TH
MAIN ROOM
20:30-21:00 SNUG
21:15-21:45 MIRRORS
22:00-22:30 CROITHE
22:45-23:15 BLACK NYLON
23:30-00:00 DIGDEEP
00:15-00:45 LIL SKAG
01:00-01:30 NIXER
01:45-02:15 TBA
UPSTAIRS
20:15-20:45 NIYL
21:00-21:30 GROEV
21:45-22:15 DOGSWIM
22:30-23:00 KK LEWIS
23:15-23:45 WINEMOM
00:00-00:30 TBA
00:45-01:15 CICADA
01:30-02:00 TBA
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:45-21:15 LEAH MORAN
21:30-22:00 TBA
22:15-22:45 TBA
KARAOKE FROM 23:00
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.
