Music
10 Aug 21

Summer of Music: Dublin Quays Festival

With the combination of the Live Performance Support Scheme and the success of the Government's test gigs at the Iveagh Gardens and the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, we are on the verge of a huge explosion of music activity. As part of our Summer of Music 2021 special feature, we're taking a look at some of the most eagerly anticipated events of the summer...

Dublin Quays Festival

Where: Sin É, The Workman’s Club, The Grand Social and The Sound House, Dublin

When: Various dates in August

Who: Bitch Falcon, The Bonk, The Pale, Keeley, Word Up Collective, Rack & Ruins, A Ritual Sea, Birds Of Olympus, Keeley, Leila Jane, Emma Hynes, Eileen Gogan, Ken O'Duffy, Sack

What: Featuring 16 gigs taking place across four venues on the banks of the River Liffey, Dublin Quays Festival is celebrating live music’s triumphant return to the capital – by showcasing some of the best music that Ireland has to offer. In keeping with Government guidelines, the indoor shows will be live streamed as free-to-view shows from Dublin Quays Festival’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on the scheduled gig date.

Make sure to: Listen to Bitch Falcon’s Choice Prize-nominated debut album, Staring At Clocks, released last year.

Tickets: Available from universe.com

Read all of Part Two of the two-part Summer of Music special in the new issue of Hot Press – out now: