The single day event features ten acts across two stages.
The Sugar Beat festival will be taking over Tuam Stadium in Co. Galway August 23, featuring the likes of Damien Dempsey, Mundy, Raglans, Keywest and Galway's own The Amazing Apples, with more acts to be announced.
Tickets for Sugar Beat can be got for the reasonable price of €25 at www.sugarbeat.ie.
Check out the festival's set times below.
Corralea Court Hotel Stage:
12:30 - 12.55 - Author & The Illustrators
13:00 - 13.25 - Them Again
13:35 - 14.05 - RíRá
14:15 - 14.45 - The Happy Cats
Delta Security Group Stage:
14.55 - 15.25 - Strange Boats
15:50 - 16:30 - Amazing Apples
17:00 - 17:45 - Keywest
18:15 - 19:00 - Raglans
19:30 - 20:30 - Mundy (with full band)
21:00 - 22:20 - Damien Dempsey (with full band)
Curfew -> 22:30
With full band in tow, he'll be treating us to two festive specials
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