Young Blood: The Beats and Voices of Our Generation is a special concert taking place at the National Concert Hall as part of the rejuvenated St. Patrick’s Festival on March 18th.
With a focus on hip-hop and spoken word and curated by Aoife Woodlock, Music Producer of Other Voices, the line up includes Nialler9 Irish album of 2016 Rusangano Family, Dublin’s soul pop trio Hare Squead, London alt-rap MC Kojey Radical, young pop-funk artist Katie Laffan along with spoken word from ‘My Ireland’ poet Stephen James Smith (which inspired this night), Abby Oliveria; the formidable Emmet Kirwan (Heartbreak, Dublin Oldschool, RIOT); Colm Keegan, John Cummins; 16 year old Natalya O’Flaherty; Felispeaks and Sarah Clancy.
Surprises are also to be expected on the night. Tickets are €18 but I have a pair of guestlist passes to giveaway on Nialler9. Enter below before March 10th.
Win tickets to see Young Blood at St. Patrick's Festival feat: Rusangano Family, Hare Squead & more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3r12WL4uY
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.
