Knockanstockan indpendent music and arts festival is only a month away, and there is a tonne of acts and events happening at the Blessington shores for its 10th year.

From July 22 to 24, 150 acts will rock 7 stages, with special honorary guests remaining anonymous. KnockanStockan will feature Fangclub, Anderson, Travis Oaks and Cult Called Man. Also included in the line up is Vipper Higgins of Hardy Bucks fame. These acts join the same bill as the initial line up announcement which includes The Hot Sprockets, Æ MAK, The Eskies, Sample Answer and Super Party Animal (formerly Bagels).

​"Delighted with this one," remarked Graham Sharpe, Music Director of KnockanStockan about the line-up. "It wasn't easy though. A lot of amazing acts doing weird and wonderful things across the county, a lot of people really pushing the boundaries in every genre. Some of the music out there is just unreal and we've packed in as much as we could. Hope you all enjoy, gonna be a serious weekend!"

There is a Knockanstockan launch night happening at Sin É on Wed, June 29. Performing on the night will be TooFools, Bad Bones, Æ MAK, Land Lovers and Farah Elle. There will also be complimentary food & delicious craft beers from O'Haras on the night and it kicks off at 6pm till late.

Get your FREE launch ticket at http://knockanstockan.ie/tickets/