festivals Archives – The College View

Summer’s unheard song – 2021’s concerts and festivals look unlikely to happen

February 24, 2021

with the vaccine only in the early stages of being rolled out across the country, it is unlikely that any concerts or festivals will take place in 2021.

Musical festivals in 2021 remain in the dark

February 10, 2021

Music festivals are an important part of Irish culture, whether you’re jumping up and down to trad at the Fleadh or techno at Life.

Finding the right festival

April 3, 2019

If you like good music and a feel good, chilled out festival, Sea Sessions is the one for you. Sea Sessions is the surf and music festival held in the beautiful seaside town of Bundoran in Donegal.

Since then, a huge cultural shift has occurred, a rise in hip-hop and critical interest in pop has meant that many music festivals have had to completely rebrand themselves as the demographic of audiences attending these festivals has changed.

This Summer’s sizzling hot festivals

April 18, 2018

Malahide Castle will host acts ranging from rock and roll to disco soul including LCD Soundsystem and Lykke Li on June 5th, Kodaline on June 8th, Gorillaz on June 9th, Liam Gallagher on June 15th and Nile Rodgers and Chic and Craig David on June 16th.

Summer’17 festival roundup

September 27, 2017

Electric Picnic in Stradbally Co. Laois was yet again another success with a wide variety of acts taking to the many stages across the weekend. The festival had something for every music fan, including Chaka

Festivals – A celebration of music or an excuse to get wasted?

April 19, 2017

The Irish festival scene has exploded over the last decade with new festivals springing up seemingly overnight to cater to the different kinds of revellers. The selection of different genres is pretty impressive, but one

Festival Line-ups

April 5, 2017

Summer 2017 is set to be an unforgettable festival extravaganza. It’s time to dust off your sunnies, buy some hunzo shorts in Penneys and grab a few Tesco cans. As festival season approaches more and

Festival fashion trends

April 20, 2016

With Coachella just behind us it’s officially festival season. Whether you’re going to Body and Soul or Electric Picnic, festival trends can be a tricky minefield to navigate, with previous years being criticised for cultural

Festival line-ups in flying form

April 20, 2016

A long summer lies ahead, however, not all of us have the luxury of escaping on a J1 for three months or going InterRailing around Europe with friends for a couple of weeks. Whether it

Foreign Festival Overview

April 30, 2014

Odrán de Bhaldraithe takes a look at this summer’s more accessible foreign festivals.

Trick or Treat around the world

November 6, 2013

A look at the different ways Halloween is celebrated around the world