DEAF favourites return to Dublin (for free!)

The exciting news for people who like their music live, electronic and outdoors is that you can find it all for free this July as part of the Diversions festival in Temple Bar.

With Diversions' film events already into full Joycean swing, the 'Urban Season' features an impressive program of electronic arts courtesy of the DEAF collective.

That's right folks, the good people who bring you the annual Dublin Electronic Arts Festival have expanded to bring you a summer programme of workshops and events, with the Diversions gigs expected to draw big numbers in Meeting House Square (so get your free tickets early!).

July 2 sees Jamaican vocalist Paul St. Hilaire (aka Tikiman) kicking off proceedings alongside German duo Scion. A major highlight of last year's DEAF in the Guinness Storehouse, the Hot Press recommendations do not come higher than this (even if Tikiman's drinking habits remain somewhat questionable).

The trio are joined by Polska (live) and Firehouse Skank DJs, with visuals courtesy of Del 9, and then the party continues at Traffic where DJs Vainqueur (Scion) + Pete are special guests at Model One's weekly techno club.

The full DEAF summer programme is as follows:

Friday, July 2

1pm: Donal Tierney (D1 Recordings) live in-store @ Tower Records

8pm: Scion + Paul St. Hilare @ Meeting House Square; followed by DJ Vainqueur + DJ Pete @ Model One, Traffic

Saturday, July 3

2pm: Roller/Sparkers live in-store @ Tower Records

Sunday, July 4

2.30 – 4.30pm: Lazybird presents Roller/Sparkers, Schroedersounds and Dennis McNulty + DJs 33/45 Revolutions Per Minute @ Meeting House Square

8pm: DJ Troubled Soul + Mick Fleming @ The International Bar

Friday, July 9

6pm: The Fear Recordings @ Tower Records

8pm: An Improvised Electronic Performance featuring Severproject (Donnacha Costello, Peter Maybery, David Donohue and Denis McNulty) + David Lacey and Fergus Kelly @ Meeting House Square

Friday, July 16

6pm: Rob Rowland (D1 Recordings) live in-store @ Tower Records

8pm: The Fear Recordings Live Showcase featuring The Fear, Ambulance, Droid & Slug and Deasy + Visuals by Pixelcorps @ Meeting House Square; followed by DJ Toirse (Front End Synthetics) @ Model One, Traffic

Monday, July 19 - July 23

Daily, 10am - 5pm: DEAF Junior (a series of workshops aimed at introducing children aged 10 - 14 to the process of creating their own electronic music and videos) @ The Ark, Temple Bar

Friday, July 23

6pm: Donnacha Costello live in-store @ Tower Records

8pm: D1 Recordings Live Showcase featuring Rob Rowland, Five Green Circle and Americhord + Visuals by Fuselage + DEAF Junior music and video showcase @ Meeting House Square; followed by Active Service Unit (DJ set) @ Model One, Traffic

Complimentary tickets for the Meeting House Square events are now available from Tower Records (Wicklow St.), Selectah Records, and the Temple Bar Properties Information Centre (Essex Street).