Music
19 Aug 21

Summer Of Music: Meadows Festival

Photo Credit: Megan Doherty

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...

Meadows Festival

Where: IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8

When: August 20–22

Who: Just Mustard, David Keenan, Niamh Regan, John Francis Flynn, Saint Sister, CMAT, A Lazarus Soul, Lisa O’Neill and Glasshouse Ensemble

What: This specially-designed, open-air summer series features some of the most exciting names in Irish music, while also celebrating the diversity of talent nationwide – with indie, folk, pop, noise-rock, orchestral performances and more. Meadows Festival takes place on one main stage across one weekend in the stunning, historic setting of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

The Dublin-based Glasshouse Ensemble will be performing the music of Kate Bush and David Bowie at the Sunday matinee show, and the music of Prince and Joni Mitchell at the evening show – with special guests set to join them on stage…

Make sure to: Catch ‘All Curious Minds’ on Saturday and Sunday afternoon – with special live conversations, spoken word and interview events taking place.

Tickets: From €19.10 per person on ticketmaster.ie. Tickets are available for each show in groups of 4 & 6 people only. See pod.ie for more details

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