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21st Nov 2017

Some of Ireland’s best musical acts will perform on Grafton Street in Dublin on Saturday

Delorentos are just one of the top names playing this weekend.

Dave Hanratty

Delorentos

All in aid of a very good cause.

Grafton Street will play host to a mini-festival this Saturday November 25 from 10am – 7pm as the Simon Music Marathon takes over.

18 Irish acts have banded together to raise funds to help deliver essential homeless services as the country struggles to deal with the crisis on the streets.

Delorentos and The Strypes are just two of the top names lined up, with turns also expected from rising Dublin acts Fontaines, Floor Staff and Eoin Glackin.

The Dublin Simon Community provide services to over 5,100 people in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and will be out in force collecting donations on the day.

The full breakdown looks like this:

10am Chasing Felix
10.30am Curtis Walsh
11am Penrose
11.30am Ivan Nicolas
12pm DREAMING OF JUPITER
12.30pm Floor Staff
1pm The SilverStonz
1.30pm The Strypes
2pm The Klares
2.30pm Birdwoman
3pm Eoin Glackin
3.30pm The Finns
4pm Mekkan Ju
4.30pm Delorentos
5pm Alex Jordan & Company
5.30pm PURSUED BY DOGS
6pm Montauk Hotel
6.3opm Fontaines

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