2012 Festival
3 August to 5 August 2012. Earybird tickets went on sale on December 9. The first line of acts was announced on the 26th of April. including The Charlatans UK, Mercury Prize-nominated singer Ghostpoet, new British “glam-folk” artist King Charles (band) and UK beat producer Jon Phonics.Donal Dineen’s Parish, Little Green Cars and recent Choice Music Prize winner Jape (band) are among the Irish acts on the bill. The Festival also features dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, Solar Bears, Mmoths, The Ambience Affair, Hush War Cry, Bouts, Le Galaxie, Katie Kim, Windings, Big dish go, Arman Giorgio, Cat Dowling, Cloud Castle lake, Diamond Dagger, DJ Baz, Double Agent 7, John Blek & the rats, Maria V, Melodica Deathship, Misselayneous, North Strand Kontra Band, REID, The Altered Hours, The Violet Roadkills, Toby Karr, Trumpets of Jericho, Tu-Ki,Young Wonder, and Many more.
The 2012 Festival also offers a luxury day spa, Drumming classes, life drawing classes and various other workshops. There is also a series of short film screenings. A free iPhone and android application supplies stage times and acts.
The sponsors for the 2012 festival include 3e, Red Bull, Entertainment.ie, Kopparbergs Brewery, Tullamore Dew, Erdinger, RTÉ Radio 1, Budweiser Budvar Brewery, Aer Lingus, Deezer, Metro Herald.
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