The KnockanStockan Music & Arts Festival 2018 is set to take place on the 27th, 28th & 29th of July. As always, the festival takes place in Blessington Lakes, Co.Wicklow.

KnockanStockan have recently added an additional 85 acts onto their bill, making this year’s line-up a total of 140 artists. Among the line-up are Irish artists such as Cathy Davey, AE Mak, The Ocelots and Ailbhe Reddy to name a few. See below for the full line-up.

As well as these new acts, KnockanStockan have also shared a Performance Art line-up. This consists of: Beast of Craggy Island, Candle Lit Tales, Playback Theatre, Transplaining, Wine Made of Swans, High Church of Enya, Mockie Ah, Rocky Horror Burlesque Show, Suadela Belly Dance, The Fairy and the Fiddler, StevenevetS, Paddy the Farmer and Molly the Sheep, Fort Sessions Spectacle of Colour, LOQ Spoken Word, Abi Aerialist.

The festival has also announced comedy acts such as Immam Idma, Andrea Farrell, Joe Dowlin and Stephen Ryan.

Other activities at the festival include:
Dabbledoo, Forrest School, Shake Rattle & Roll, Mask Making with Dermot Finn, Art Explorer, Bucky's Circus Workshops, Bubble Trouble and Espaço Libellula String Art Workshop.

The 2018 line-up is…

Cathy Davey, Leila Jane & The Healers, Bitch Falcon, FCKWLVZ, Kojaque, Haiku, Megacone, Galway Street Club, This Fresh Hell, Brona Keogh, The Hot Sprockets, Sing Along Social, Mules & Men, Shrug Life, THUMPER, The Olllam, For Foresters, Eclectic Ballroom, Third Smoke, Yankari, The Scratch, St Bishop, Æ MAK, Moxie, Ger Fox Sailing, Elephant, Orchid Collective, Auxiliary Phoenix Trio, Toby Kaar, The Nilz, Pointbreak, Electric Octopus, Ross Breen, Rubber Keo, Broken Brass Ensemble, Just Mustard, Haokah, Markas Carcas & The Trail Gang, Brian Dillon, LemonCello, Culture Vultures, STUFF., Joshua Burnside, KIN, Waldorf & Cannon, Guilty Boy Association, CB Disco Ball, Mike Patterson, IRELAND, Jimmy Penguin, Krayb David, SHITHäTT, Daniel John Paxton, Alright You Restless, Joey Gavin, The Eskies, Planet Parade, Woweembeem Presents, Papa Lou, DJ Kixx, Vulpynes, This Place Hell, Stoat, Junior Brother, Shunya, Good Name DJ’s, Schindler's Fist, Mutefish, Stuck On Repeat, Dunny, Alfi, Oscar Mild, The Jobseekerz, S E N U, Chewing on Tinfoil, Why-Axis, Shakalak, Topso, Lonesome George, The Ocelots, Search Party Animal, SSMMÜTT, Tongue Bundle, The Murder Capital, Deciduous DJs, Eve DJ's, SILLK, Robert John Ardiff, Sister Ghost, Bantum, Humans of the Sesh, ROE, JyellowL, Navá, Sim Simma Sound System, Bicurious, Chancer , Moon Looks On , Spudgun, Munky, Farah Elle, Deborah, The Bonk, Vernon Jane, Slouch, Sadmageddon, Trad Abuse, Grand, Simon Bird, Ailie Blunnie, Super Silly , The Wood Burning Savages, Paddy Hanna, Elaine Mai, Cúla Búla, Wastefellow, Niwel Tsumbu, Deep Funk Project, T.P.M, Donal Dineen, Ailbhe Reddy, Pillow Queens, Rob Walsh & The Panik Attacks, Badhands, Ben Bix, Anna Mieke, NEOMADiC, BAILER, Jinx Lennon, Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies, Birds Of Olympus, Naive Ted, Tribal Dance, Dowry, Christmas Is Ruined, Doctor Band, KnifeAxe.

New stages and areas have been added to the site, making this the biggest KnockanStockan festival in its history. Areas to explore include…

• KnockanStockan have commissioned a collective of artists called Espaço Libellula who will use sacred geometry techniques and String Art to create a new unnamed main stage at the festival.
• Faerie Field. The Faerie Field is nestled in its own natural amphitheatre surrounded by hawthorn trees, chilled during the day and up for anything after dark, a magical world for musical exploration.
• DimeStore Tent. A staple of the festival for over half a decade, the DimeStore Tent lends itself perfectly to big bands and big sounds.
• Woodtown. Woodtown is the creation of Mitch Dunne and her team of wood sculptors. You’ll find freshly made wooden furniture to lounge on, original wooden sculptures and games as well as the Holistic Haven and the Wishbone stage.
• Unfiltered Stage. KnockanStockan are excited to have Carlsberg join them in the field this year to collaborate on a new venue space with a Danish twist. The Unfiltered stage will be set with beautiful lake vistas where guests can sit and watch performance art, intimate collaborations, interviews, comedy by day and dance to some of Ireland’s finest DJ collectives play on a stage in the round in the centre of this exciting new venue.
• Wishbone Stage. Lovingly put together with carved dowel joints and rods and using some of the surrounding trees as part of the structure, the Wishbone Stage gives the impression it was grown rather than built. Everything from poetry and theatre to beatboxing and belly dancing will be performed on this stage.
• The Rasher Factory. Animal Buzz brought a barn last year to KnockanStockan, this year they bring you The Rasher Factory. In a season of festive heresy, this safe space will offer a relentless selection of multi disciplinary artists within a geodesic dome. Savage beasts, untamed by savage tunes.
• Knockan’Sprogs. KnockanStockan have got a wonderful program of events to keep the Knockan'sprogs entertained, including storytelling and an open mic stage for the budding future performers at KnockanStockan.
• Art Trail. The Art Trail is one of the visual treats at KnockanStockan with a group of creatives bringing imaginative installations to the festival to make exploring this already naturally beautiful festival site into the thing of dreams.

Limited Friday Early Entry, Saturday & Sunday Camping Tier 3 available at €150 via knockanstockan.ie.