Listen to the lineup for Whelan’s Ones To Watch Festival this week

Whelan’s Ones To Watch Festival returns to Camden Street this week to brighten up January with over 50 Irish new bands playing in 3 venues from Wednesday 9th to Saturday 12th January in Whelan’s and The Village venues. Tickets are €5 per day or just €10 for four nights (with a free pint thrown in).

The announced bands so far per day is below. Here’s the Facebook link with stage times and I created a Soundcloud set for each day too:

Wednesday 9th Jan (Mostly folk and indie):

Mossy Nolan, Sorcha Richardson, Alpaca Jamboree, Boat To Row, The Eskies, Sons of Caliber, Cry Monster Cry, Ria Czerniak, Tara Stewart, Rufus Coates & TBT, Twin Headed Wolf, Autumn Owls, Red Sail

Thursday 10th Jan: (Rock/indie)

Guilty Optics, Cave Ghosts, Hunk, Twin Terrace, Percolator, Blind Yackety, Girl Band, Fern Floor, Hidden Highways, Soil Creep, Ginnels, Magic Pockets, Windings.

Friday 11th Jan (Alternative/ pop)

Wiltz, Dott, Cat Dowling, Gangs, Bantum, Biggles Flys Again, Tandem Felix, Orphan Code, Rural Savage, I Heart The Monster Hero, Soldiers Can’t Dance, Croupier.

Saturday 12th Jan (indie / melodic rock)

Little Bear, Harboured, Dogs, Kates Party, Swords, Myles Manley, The Hot Sprockets, Moscow Metro, Elaine Mai, Skelocrats, The Notas, Walking on Cars.

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