DC Tempest, The Riptide Movement and The Dirty Epics to fly the Irish flag at German festival

Hamburg in Germany will play host to the Loud 'n Nasty festival this March. The event aims to showcase promising acts from around Europe, with this year focusing particularly on Ireland and England.

And there's a strong Irish contingent Germany-bound! DC Tempest will make their first appearance of 2011 with a performance at the festival, and they'll be joined by The Riptide Movement, The Dirty Epics, Identity Parade, The Black Strands and MGB. All these bands will perform at Markthalle in Hamburg over March 18 and 19.

Tickets for the festival are available now from Ticketmaster.

In other DC Tempest news, the band are putting the finishing touches on a new EP, due for release in late April. Tour dates will be announced nearer the time of its release, keep an eye on hotpress.com for updates!