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12th Mar 2018

Castlepalooza adds 25 new acts to its August Bank Holiday weekend bill

Dave Hanratty

Castlepalooza

A host of top Irish and international talent for Tullamore…

The annual Castlepalooza spectacular is one of three top festival options for this year’s August Bank Holiday weekend, and it’s starting to take serious shape.

This year’s bash sees All Tvvins and Rubberbandits among the headliners with the likes of !!! (Chk Chk Chk), RTÉ Choice Music Prize champions Ships, New Jackson and rising Dublin noisemakers Fontaines D.C. in support.

Joining them at Charleville Castle in Tullamore on August 3 – 5 are 25 new names that look like this:

  • A.Smyth
  • Akora
  • Baba
  • Beauty Sleep
  • Bon Voyage & Arveene
  • Colin O’Shea
  • Deborah
  • Dublin Ukelele Collective
  • Heroes In Hiding
  • King Bones
  • Melts
  • Molly Sterling
  • Paddy Hanna (pictured)
  • Pins
  • Proper Micro NV
  • Pursued by Dogs
  • Roe
  • Slow Riot
  • Slow Place Like Home
  • Showfur
  • Silverbacks
  • Tanjier
  • The Ocelots
  • Third Smoke
  • True Tides

Tickets priced from €49 – €139 are available from the official Castlepalooza website.

Clip via Paddy Hanna