Taking place over two days in Dún Laoghaire on Jul 30 and 31, The Beatyard festival combines three areas of music, phenomenal food, drinks and games all under one roof.

Please note, some of the below times are subject to changes. Broadly speaking it’s correct but festival rules apply :)

Saturday

Main Stage
12:15 PM : Oh Boland
1:00 PM : Bad Bones
1:45 PM : Rocstrong
3:00 PM : Rubberbandits
4:15 PM : Stomptown Brass
5:30 PM : Lee Scratch Perry
7:30 PM : Snarky Puppy
9:30 PM : Boney M

Eatyard Tent
12:00 PM : Sim Simma
2:15 PM : Hugh Cooney
3:00 PM : Danny Wang
5:00 PM : Theo Parrish [ 4 hour set ]
9:00 PM : Tensnake

Studioyard DJ’s
12:00 PM : Phases
1:00 PM : Home
2:00 PM : Betty
3:00 PM : Ringo – Dead Cool
4:00 PM : Tom Lowe
5:00 PM : dip

Banteryard
1:00 PM : Human Behaviour : Presented by the Psychology Society of Ireland’s SIGMAC group. How do we engage and interact with technology, mass media communication, art and fiction? A delve into the psychology of virtual reality, Eurovision and dance.

2:00 PM : The Attention Economy : What does it take to stand out in a world engulfed in a battle for attention? Dave Morrissey (Facebook), Aaron Chalke (Mediaworks) and Cara McAuley (Starcom)

3:00 PM : Ethical is the New Black : How fashion reflects societal change w/ Dominique McMullan (Irish Times fashion writer), Rosie O’Reilly (Creative Director at Re-dress and founder of We Are Islanders), Annique Van Niekerk (sustainable fashion designer), Rebecca Winckworth (Founder of White & Green Fairtrade Cotton brand) and Ali Kelly (Nu.Ethical).

4:00 PM : The Creative Block : What happens when a creative hits a wall and can’t work out what comes next? w/ Steve McCarthy,Declan O’Donnell, Fuchsia Macaree and Roisin Agnew.

5:00 PM : Blindboy Boatclub (Rubberbandits) : A conversation with a Rubberbandit about art, politics, surreality, Limerick, sex, fish fingers, music, religion, health, fashion and other matters

6:00 PM : Danny Wang : I Just Wanna Make Everyone Dance Together

Gangway
2:30 PM : Gypsy Rebel Rabble
3:00 PM : Morro 16
6:30 PM : Sing Along Social – Seaside Sounds

Kidsyard
12AM – 7PM

Exploration Dome

Jumping Clay

Recreate

Pixie Tricks

Hula Hooping Workshop

Face Painting

Rainbow Painting

Gamesyard
12PM – 7PM

Bungee Run

Bowling

The Back Page Ping Pong

The Back Page Peno Shoot Out

Adventure Rooms

Retro Gaming

3FE Coffee Throwing

Boatyard
5:00 PM : La Fête – The Boogie Boat (sold out)

Sunday

Main Stage
12:00 PM : Félim
1:00 PM : Discovery Gospel Choir
2:00 PM : Ben Bix & Feather
3:00 PM : Ships
4:15 PM : Jape
5:45 PM : Roy Ayers
7:15 PM : Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
9:00 PM : George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic

Eatyard Tent
12:15 PM : Joanna Byford
1:00 PM : Homebeat
2:00 PM : Sim Simma
3:00 PM : Don Conroy
3:45 PM : Hugh Cooney
4:30 PM : Reeps One
5:30 PM : Straight Outta Roscompton
6:30 PM : This Greedy Pig
7:30 PM : Fatty Fatty Phonographics
8:30 PM : DJ Rahaan
Studioyard DJ’s
12:00 PM : Pablesteban
1:00 PM : Billies Bingo
2:00 PM : Quizmaster
3:00 PM : Tiny Choons
4:00 PM : We Three Kings
5:00 PM : Good Name

Banteryard
12:30 PM : Deep Breaths : Ann Lowney talks to Peter Walsh, the Tipperary man who has been freediving since 2001 and involved in classical voice training since 2003.

1:30 PM : Slow On The Weekend : Thanks to technology and a move away from traditional 9 to 5 careers, the modern worker can potentially work all day, every day. So how can we install boundaries during our downtime? w/ Aoife McElwain, food writer and host of slow:series will be joined by Ronan Hession(civil servant and musician), Michelle Darmody (owner of Cake Cafe and Slice) and Leisha McGrath (organisational psychologist).

2:30 PM : Better Together : Publications are finding new ways to use technologies to work with their readers but how well are journalists and publishers in Ireland engaging their readers? w/ investigative journalist Gemma O’Doherty, Dublin Inquirer managing editor Lois Kapila, DCU School of Communications PhD researcher and Institute for Future Media and Journalism member Niamh Kirk and Banter producer and Irish Times writer Jim Carroll

3:30 PM : This Greedy Pig presents Eddie Otchere : An interview with storied hip-hop photographer Eddie Otchere, a man with a who’s who portfolio of hip-hop and urban music culture kingpins and queenpins.

4:00 PM : This Greedy Pig presents Playback : Presented by This Greedy Pig. An exploration of Irish music videos from conception to production as leading videographers Tony Kearns, Feel Good Lost’s Brendan Carty,Hugh O’Conor and Dave Tynan talk to Mike Donnelly about the process, importance, and relevance of the music video and preview some of their latest works.

5:00 PM : Mattress Mick : A sales masterclass with the don of bedding

6:00 PM : George Clinton : Before he brings the house down at The Beatyard, the Funkadelic and Parliament bandleader drops in with tales of the funk and the far side.

Gangway
3:00 PM : Morro 16

5:00 PM : Stomptown Brass

Kidsyard
12AM – 7PM

Exploration Dome

Imaginosity

Bubbleosity – Bubbles Workshop

Storytime (every 45mins from 12.30-7pm)

Hot Air Balloon Arts & Crafts

Jumping Clay

Blackbird Bakery

Construction Corner

Pixie Tricks

Hula Hooping Workshops

Face Painting,

Rainbow Painting

Gamesyard
12PM – 7PM

Bungee Run

Bowling

The Back Page Ping Pong

The Back Page Peno Shoot Out

Adventure Rooms

Retro Gaming

3FE Coffee Throwing

Boatyard
5:00 PM : Discotekken – Birthday Boat Party (sold out)