Solas festival: new names, stage-by-stage breakdown

Promising "a new era in quality boutique festivals," the festival takes place at Huntingdon Castle, Clonegal, Co. Carlow on August 16-17. Tickets are priced at €120, including camping. Capacity is 4,000.

The lineup runs:
Solas Stage (Main Stage) – Saturday: Autamata, God Is An Astronaut, Hijack Oscar, Back Doors, Dirty Epics, HyBrasil, Kill City Defectors, Rocket Surgery.

Sunday: Kíla, Republic of Loose, Preston Reed, Andy McKee, Don Ross, Ham Sandwich, Travega, Stanley Super 800, Different Drums of Ireland.

Spectrum Stage – Saturday: Alex Under [Net 28 Showcase], Damian Schwartz Live [Net 28 Showcase], Heart Throb [Minus], Dinky, Tractile [Live], Miss Jools A.K.A Sleeper Thief, Eddie Brennan & Dan McElligot [Electric City], String [Live - Multifunktion], Timmy Stewart.

Sunday: Audiojack, Dusty Kid, Switch, Johnny Moy & Arveene [Clampdown], Alloy Mental, Noise Control, Produse Live, Dougmore/Multifunktion, Chymera [Live], Sian.

Kettle/music Light/Night Stage – Saturday: A Guy Called Gerald [3 Hr Set], Tu Ki [4 Time Irish DMC Champ], Matjazz & Handsome Paddy [4 Deck Set], Whitenoise [Human Beatbox], Synergy [Reach], Barry Delta [Reach], Bonz [174], Worries Outernational Soundsystem.

Sunday: DJ Godfather [Databass], Detroit Grand Pubahs Dj Set [DET.ELE.FUNK], Boxcutter [Planet MU], Milanese [Planet MU], Syntheme [Planet MU], T-Woc [Alphabetset], Signor Pepe Hernandez [KETTLE], Big Dish Go Djs - Conor & Gav Feeney, Firehouse Skank [Selector Enda].

Humanmusic.ie Stage – Saturday: Preston Reed, The Last Tycoons, The Hot Sprockets, Erik Noon, Nicola Williams, Lauren Guillery & The Claws, Quintessential, DJ Half Dutch.

Sunday: Sickboy, The Murder of Crows, The Brothers Movement, More Tiny Giants, Hassle Merchants, Skuzzi Port, Brean Wilson, Christina Quill.

Prism Stage – Saturday: The Urges, Intinn, Gavin Glass & The Holy Shakers, The Red Labels, The Straglers, Grand Casino, Niall Toner Band, The Bovine Frenzy, Brian Meakin Experience, Niwel Tsumbu, Zrazy.

Sunday: Grada, Neon Flea Circus, Miracle Bell, The Mighty Stef, Tucan, The Cuban Allstars, The Ceili Allstars, Jester, West African Drum Group.

Fusion Stage – Saturday: Peter Breen [Electric Circus], Sex Shop Dave [Electric Circus], Mike McCoy [Electronic Ireland], Sean Galvin [Schmutzig], Bad Boy Blast [Strutt /Techfest], Joe McGrath [Junction], Jay Galligan [Electric City /Test], Paudi Ahern [Transmission], Stuey Lyon's [Junction], Jeff Walters - Winter Beats], Fran Hartnet [Junction].

Sunday: Cj Fitzs [Transmission], Barry Donovan [Lunar Disko], Aron Nolan [Acii disco], Al Keegan [Acii disco], Cian Frawley [Strutt / Techfest], Stam [Junction], Niall Power [Electric Circus], Rian Ryan [Electric City].