Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival will officially return in 2021, with early bird tickets going on sale this Friday, June 26 at 9am.

The beloved Bundoran festival was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but organisers have now announced the event's resurrection in 2021 .

Sea Sessions will take place next year from June 18 to June 20, 2021, with the festival promising to be bigger and better than ever with a stellar line-up.

“We know summer 2020 has been written off from the point of view of festivals and events but I really think summer 2021 will be huge," festival director Ray O’Donoghue said.

"We’re planning a massive lineup with some top names. We’ve plenty of time now to plan and book the best event yet."

"There’s also an amazing amount of love and goodwill out there and a huge proportion of our audience actually held on to their 2020 tickets for 2021," O'Donoghue. added.

"We promise it will be the biggest and best party on the beach next summer and I’ve no doubt it will sell out well in advance yet again!”"

The event has drawn huge crowds for the last 12 years, welcoming iconic musical acts such as Dermot Kennedy, Clean Bandit, Walking on Cars, Bastille and Dizzee Rascal.

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