Music
10 Jun 08

Kill City Defectors among acts confirmed for Ballyknockan Music Festival

Acts like TKO, Sick Boy and Jekyl are coming together for charity to play the Ballyknockan Music Festival this July.

The line-up is starting to take shape for this year’s festival, which takes place from July 25 to 27 on the shores of the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow.

The weekend is a fundraiser for the teenage cancer unit at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin, and finds all the acts playing for free.

Here’s how the bill looks so far:
Friday – Blues Up Front, Nugget, 12 Gauge, The 83’s, Junah, Band On An Island, Kevin On A Bike & Legion Of Ape
Saturday – Shallow Stream, Sick Boy, Jekyl, Fla Rua, Kill City Defectors, Bright Light Fiasco, Eclipse, Tigris, Rock Of Ages, Clurichaun, The Dolldrums, Holy Matrimony, Fraction Kids, Colm Lynch, Bill Minus, Echo Lawrence, Rob Strong, Anderson Mesa & Sing Song
Sunday – TKO, Miracle Bell, ODI, Gary Stewart, The Tripps, 79 Cortinaz, The Dead Flags, Darragh J, The Deans, Frank Lutz & The Focus Group, Vasco Junior, Gracehopper, Nero, This Dark Room, We Are Contenders, Michael Whelan & Grainne Melon

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