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Extra.ie
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Fetsival-goers descend to Kilmainham for Forbidden Fruit
It's day two of Forbidden Fruit festival, which is taking place on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Gates opened at 2pm, with last entry at 9.30pm — and tickets are still available to purchase via Ticketmaster if you're looking for something to fill up your Bank Holiday Sunday. Attendees are reminded that only bags A4-size and smaller are permitted into the concert site, and they are subject to security checks on entry. Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © The festival is now in its 11th year, with Saturday festival-goers seeing performances from Caribou, Mall Grab, Glass Beams, Effy and more. Sunday will see Dublin singer Jazzy take to the stage, as well as the iconic Underworld. Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © Pic: Sasko Lazarov / © South Korean DJ and singer-songwriter Peggy Gou also headlines on the second day of the festival which will be completely finished by 10.45pm. For those looking to party the night away following Forbidden Fruit there is plenty of activity happening in Dublin City Centre. Forbidden Fruit have urged all attendees that Kilmainham is a residential area, and 'respect the local community.' Organisers advise people to plan their journey home via Irish Rail; Dublin Bus or the Luas.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Ireland's top music festivals and gigs in summer 2025
Ireland's summer music season kicks off with Forbidden Fruit in Dublin this weekend, setting the tone for a packed calendar of festivals and headline concerts. From high-energy weekends to relaxed, artsy escapes, here's your essential guide to what's on across the country. Major Music Festivals in Ireland 2025 Forbidden Fruit Festival Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin Dates: Saturday 31 May - Sunday 1 June Who's playing: Jamie xx, Peggy Gou, Caribou, Underworld, Mall Grab, Glass Beams Why go: Ireland's first major festival of the summer blends electronic, indie and experimental sounds in a lush city-centre setting. Night and Day Festival Lough Key Forest Park, Roscommon Dates: Friday 27 - Sunday 29 June Who's playing: The Stunning, Paul Brady, KT Tunstall, José González, The Wailers, Lisa Hannigan Why go: A family-friendly event in a stunning lakeside setting, offering music, arts and wellness activities. The 150-foot Sol Stage, located atop Moylurg Tower, is a highlight. Longitude Festival Marlay Park, Dublin Dates: Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 July Who's playing: David Guetta, 50 Cent, Belters Only, Sonny Fodera, blk., Hannah Laing Why go: A high-energy festival focused on hip hop, dance and urban pop, popular with younger audiences and fans of chart-topping artists. Galway International Arts Festival Various venues, Galway City Dates: Monday 14 – Sunday 27 July Who's playing: Picture This, Mogwai, Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Natasha Bedingfield, The Mary Wallopers, Amble, Block Rockin Beats Why go: This multi-arts festival transforms Galway into a vibrant hub of creativity, featuring over 500 artists from around the globe. All Together Now Curraghmore Estate, Waterford Dates: Thursday 31 July - Sunday 3 August Who's playing: Nelly Furtado, Fontaines D.C., CMAT, Bicep presents CHROMA, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka Why go: A 21+ boutique festival that fuses music, art, food and wellness in a picturesque setting. Electric Picnic Stradbally Hall, Laois Dates: Friday 29 - Sunday 31 August Who's playing: Kings of Leon, Hozier, Sam Fender, Fatboy Slim, Becky Hill, Chappell Roan, Orla Gartland Why go: Ireland's biggest and most beloved festival returns with a heavyweight line-up and its signature mix of music, art and creativity. Major Summer Concerts in Ireland 2025 Macklemore St Anne's Park, Dublin - Wednesday, 4 June Virgin Media Park, Cork - Thursday, 5 June Support: Rudimental Why go: The Grammy-winning rapper brings his high-energy show to Dublin, performing hits like Thrift Shop and Can't Hold Us. Stereophonics - Stadium Anthems Tour St Anne's Park, Dublin - Friday, 6 June Virgin Media Park, Cork - Saturday, 7 June Why go: The Welsh rockers return with their first major tour in over three years, delivering a setlist packed with fan favourites and new material. The Corrs - Talk On Corners 2025 Tour Virgin Media Park, Cork - Friday, 6 June St Anne's Park, Dublin - Sunday, 8 June Guests: Imelda May, Natalie Imbruglia Why go: The Irish band reunites to perform classics from their bestselling album. Faithless - Ireland Underground Tour Troy Studios, Limerick - Friday, 6 June Millennium Forum, Derry - Saturday 7 June Why go: Sister Bliss and Rollo lead Faithless's return in a tribute to Maxi Jazz, with reimagined classics performed in unique venues. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Love Earth World Tour Malahide Castle, Dublin Date: Thursday, 26 June Special guest: Van Morrison Why go: A rare chance to see the rock legend live, with support from a local icon. Duran Duran plus Nile Rodgers & CHIC Malahide Castle, Dublin - Monday, 30 June Virgin Media Park, Cork - Tuesday, 1 July Why go: Dance the night away to timeless hits from two music giants. Mumford & Sons - Rushmere Tour Malahide Castle, Dublin Date: Friday, 4 July Why go: The folk-rock favourites bring anthemic energy to the picturesque castle grounds. Oasis – Live '25 Reunion Tour Croke Park, Dublin Dates: Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 August Special guest: Richard Ashcroft Why go: The Gallagher brothers reunite for one of the most anticipated tours of the decade. Robbie Williams – Live 2025 Tour
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Inside Ireland's music festival industry: `You can haemorrhage money very quickly'
Summer is on the minds of Will Rolfe and James Aiken – the summer of 2026, that is. 'We already have some headliners confirmed,' says Rolfe, promoter, curator and creative director of Pod Festivals. 'Just when everyone is getting excited for this year, we're starting to get excited for next year. You really don't get to enjoy it in the moment.' The 2025 festival season has nevertheless shaped up nicely for Pod and Aiken Promotions , its owner since 2023, and the mood is upbeat in advance of this weekend's Forbidden Fruit at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. 'It's the longest-running music festival in Dublin city centre,' says James Aiken, a Pod booker, company director and third-generation concert promoter. (His late grandfather Jim founded Aiken.) READ MORE 'A portion of the audience will go because it's the June bank holiday weekend, but there is also a large portion who we have to engage every year with the right line-up,' he says. As we talk, in mid-May, Rolfe can 'nearly touch-wood guarantee' that the 15,000-capacity Forbidden Fruit will sell out, while Pod's big camping event, All Together Now , shifted its final tickets in March – encouragingly, this is the earliest it has sold out since 2019. The three-day, four-night festival – which takes place at the Curraghmore Estate, in Co Waterford, on the August bank-holiday weekend – did this while increasing its capacity to 30,000, up from 25,000 in 2024. It took 'a little bit of time' for people to flock back to festivals like this one after the pandemic, says Rolfe, but the restart is now in full swing. Across a broad spectrum of events, the Irish music-festival scene of 2025 is defined by vibrancy and resilience. For the generations who can't afford a home, going to festivals is part of their revenge for the way life has treated them The promoters and experts I speak to stress that financial risk is always involved and identify pinch points for smaller operators, in particular. Some events fell by the wayside in the wake of Covid, as costs rocketed and disposable incomes shrank. The sector appears in good nick by international standards, however, and continues to be buoyed by ever more experienced promoters, more deeply ingrained demand and a relatively fresh flush of big-name Irish artists. 'We're world champions at going to festivals,' says Michael Murphy, a music-industry veteran who now lectures at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dún Laoghaire. When Denis Desmond, the founder of MCD Productions , 'went professional' in 1981, promoting Thin Lizzy at the first Slane Castle concert – with U2 'famously down the bill' – a switch was flicked, Murphy says. Today, Desmond's Gaiety Investments co-owns LN-Gaiety Holdings, which is a joint venture with the global behemoth Live Nation . LN-Gaiety Holdings in turn owns MCD and Festival Republic, the operator of Ireland's biggest festival: Electric Picnic. This means that while Aiken is a significant player in an Irish context, it's small compared with Live Nation. Select festivals – including the now 80,000-capacity Electric Picnic and the British music mecca Glastonbury – have such established brands that they will sell out before announcing a single name. For the rest, the line-up is critical to their survival, says Murphy. 'If you get the content wrong you could go out of business.' [ How to have a number one album, from U2 to The Beatles: An Irish expert shares his music industry experience Opens in new window ] He draws a distinction between civic-minded, community-based festivals and the for-profit kind. As an 'old punk' he can remember the 'prehistoric times' when there was simply no sponsorship of music gigs. Once festivalgoing became a rite of passage, however, it was inevitable that alcohol companies would rush to associate their brands with moments of collective freedom and elation. Economic dysfunction has, in a way, actually boosted the live-events industry. 'For the generations who can't afford a home, going to festivals is part of their revenge for the way life has treated them,' says Murphy. Other factors have helped 'brilliant boutique festivals' flourish alongside the megaevents. Not everybody wants to be corralled on to an alcohol sponsor's patch – they want freedom from the corporate element, too. The age range of festivalgoers has also widened, as people now in their 60s were able to acquire an outdoor-gig habit in their 20s in a way that previous generations couldn't. This demographic expansion is reflected in both the type of events being staged and their sponsors. The 'family music festival' Kaleidoscope , for instance, is officially 'Kaleidoscope presented by Glenveagh' Properties. The home builder's backing is 'essential to our growth', says Shell Holden, director of marketing at the events agency Fuel , which manages it alongside Festival Republic , Live Nation and MCD. Kaleidoscope, held at Russborough House in Blessington, Co Wicklow, is built to prioritise accessibility and convenience, with baby-changing areas, dedicated sensory and quiet spaces, a family cooking zone and a campsite quiet-time curfew. We are, in other words, a long way from Oxegen. Intergenerational custom also swells attendances at the Big Day Out , a one-day, 15,000-capacity 'pop and nostalgia' festival at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. The CWB -promoted event will be headlined this August by the boy band Blue. Ticket-buyers who lived through the pop era of the 1990s and early 2000s bring their children, nieces and nephews – and, thanks to the music-recycling capabilities of platforms such as TikTok, they aren't dragging them, either. 'Nostalgic acts can have a resurgence,' says Paul Boland, one of CWB's founders. His company aims to bring more national-scale events to the midwest region. But building 'from the bottom up' is not without its challenges. 'You can haemorrhage money very quickly,' he says. Events are promoted 'subject to licence', which requires some nerve-holding. Insurance for extreme weather has also become harder to obtain since Brexit, while the splintering of social-media usage has complicated marketing efforts. Boland is keen for the live-events industry to be taken seriously as the employment generator and sustainable economic contributor that it is. 'It brings confidence to a region as well,' he says. 'We take the attitude of The Cranberries: If everyone else is doing it, why can't we?' What Murphy calls the 'DIY aspect to Irish music promotion' will also be in evidence this summer at Orlagh House, a converted monastery in the foothills of the Dublin mountains – and, crucially, only five minutes from the M50. This is where the promoter Úna Molloy, of the agency Touring Pirate , hopes to attract 'a more grown-up' audience to Hibernacle on the first weekend in July. 'Send the 16-year-olds to Longitude and come and have premium pints at Hibernacle,' she suggests. The festival has a full bar, a 'secret stage' that pops up between acts and a raft of Irish artists on the line-up, including Villagers, who will headline on the Saturday night. Its capacity is a genuinely boutique 800. [ Electric Picnic 2025: More acts added to line-up as capacity increases again Opens in new window ] Molloy says she wants to make the experience 'a little bit magical' – and flexible, too, for the contingent with responsibilities and/or babysitters to pay. Weekend-pass wristbands can be swapped, so 'a pal or partner' can go one of the nights. Hibernacle has no sponsorship, no funding. 'It's just me,' says Molloy. Like Boland, she cites the need to keep prices contained, but it's not easy. The ticketing service Eventbrite adds a 12 per cent booking fee, and, before she can pay anyone, 3 per cent of the ticket price goes to the Irish Music Rights Organisation, in royalties; 13.5 per cent of it will be VAT. Smaller venues and promoters at the grassroots have 'really struggled' since the temporary 9 per cent VAT rate expired in September 2023, Molloy says. Indeed, in Britain, where the sector has suffered a high volume of casualties, the Association of Independent Festivals has campaigned for a time-limited 5 per cent rate. Molloy is keeping her fingers crossed. 'If people don't buy tickets for this, it's going to take me a while to claw my way back from it. But I don't think 800 tickets is beyond the beyonds.' The impact of public funding on Irish festivals deserves to be amplified, according to Angela Dorgan, chief executive of First Music Contact , the Arts Council-funded resource organisation for musicians. 'I know it's not very sexy to talk about it, but acts like Fontaines DC and CMAT had early tours supported by Culture Ireland ,' she says, referring to the State promotion agency. The 'tons' of background work going on includes Ireland Music Week, the First Music Contact-run October showcase that places up-and-coming Irish artists in front of international bookers. 'We're seeing a lot of Irish bands being booked for European festivals, which means they can tour,' she says. Nothing can replace 'eyeball to eyeball' contact between artists and audiences, Dorgan believes, but she cautions that the ecosystem will unravel if it becomes unviable for musicians. 'There are festivals that pay security staff, sound engineers, everyone, but the fee for the artist is an afterthought. We need to keep an eye on the fairness of that. You can't sell tickets for an empty stage.' With the flow of international superstar acts slowing down – 'really bad for Ireland,' says Murphy – the viability of Irish festivals is likely to become ever more intertwined with the general health of Irish music. Making a profit from festivals remains a high-wire act. 'You need to be in and around a sell-out. In the whole of the music industry, from concerts to festivals, the margins are extremely tight. So you need to be at 90 per cent, 95 per cent,' says Rolfe of Pod, which was founded by the late promoter John Reynolds. Not all major artists are chasing the biggest paydays. 'Some of them want to do something different, something curated, something with a little bit more soul. The economics change if there are fewer of those artists available.' June sees the second outing for Pod and Aiken's 10,000-capacity In the Meadows , which will have Iggy Pop as its headliner and co-curator. The one-day festival – which, like Forbidden Fruit, takes over Royal Hospital Kilmainham – exemplifies some of the trends predicted to shape the future festival landscape. It's a city venue, it's 'not just about the headliner' and it targets a 'slightly older' audience. 'Brand identity is going to become more and more important over the next five to 10 years. Sticking headliners on a festival bill and saying, 'That's it,' isn't going to be enough,' says Aiken. Beyond the music, minimum audience expectations for food and drink, wellness and accommodation have all increased even since the first All Together Now, in 2018, Rolfe says. He thinks that Ireland's size has prevented festivals here from becoming too genre-specific, too specialised, and that this makes for more interesting events. Bringing together people from different backgrounds 'who are into completely different things' is part of the joy of festivals, he says. 'That's an important thing in the world at the moment.' The business, as Murphy adds, is bigger than the sum of its revenues – and that's worth cherishing.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Event Guide: Forbidden Fruit, Swell Season and the other best things to do in Ireland this week
Event of the week Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas Friday-Sunday, June 6th-8th, Borris, Co Carlow, €265/€94/€70, all events sold out (returns only), The words 'all events sold out' rarely apply to festivals where most of guests are writers, academics, journalists, cognitive psychologists, record producers, musicians and actors. This annual gathering shatters the perception that literary events are niche. The line-up is weighty, to say the least, with the likes of Fiona Shaw, Margaret Drabble, Steven Pinker, Rupert Everett, Elaine Feeney, John Banville and Denise Gough chatting across the weekend to anyone who will listen. Music in the onsite venue (aka the Rookery) includes performances by Villagers, Glen Hansard, Kate Ellis, Martin Hayes, MayKay and Jerry Fish. Gigs Morrissey Saturday, May 31st, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €68.70, Morrissey celebrated his 66th birthday last week, so we can presume he will continue to write songs that are based, according to his biographer Johnny Rogan, on 'endlessly re-examining a lost, painful past'. Whether or not that's true, the contentious singer-songwriter arrives in Ireland on the back of nine postponed US shows (caused by severe sinusitis) and two unreleased albums (Bonfire of Teenagers and Without Music the World Dies). As ever, fan loyalty remains high. Forbidden Fruit Saturday and Sunday, May 31st and June 1st, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, 1pm, €174/€99/€89, Forbidden Fruit: Jazzy The first open-air festival of the summer returns with two days of contemporary techno, soul, neojazz, electronic, pop, rock and the proverbial whatever you're having yourself. Audience favourites include Jamie xx, Underworld, Caribou, Jazzy and Peggy Gou. Emerging music acts that might be unfamiliar to Irish gig-goers include two treasures from Australia, Mail Grab and Glass Beams, and two acts making their Irish debut, New York's Fcukers and Germany's Bunt. Kudos to the promoters, also, for featuring up-and-coming Irish acts such as Pastiche, Shiv, Negro Impacto, Celaviedmai, KhakiKid, Cliffords and Bold Love. The Swell Season Saturday and Sunday, May 31st and June 1st, NCH, Dublin, 7.30pm, €55, The Swell Season Almost 20 years after they formed as The Swell Season and then appeared as two struggling musicians in John Carney's charming lo-fi movie Once, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová reunite for a European and US tour in support of their forthcoming album, Forward, their first album as a duo in 16 years. Expect to hear new material, then, but also the songs that started it all, including Falling Slowly, When Your Mind's Made Up, and This Low. READ MORE Galway Folk Festival Wednesday-Sunday, June 4th-8th, Monroe's, Galway city, various times/prices, Galway Folk Festival: The Scratch Another round of applause for the Galway Folk Festival, which manages to secure the services of not only noted singer-songwriters but also handfuls of emerging folk/trad/hybrid music acts. Most are performing in various rooms, corners, nooks and crannies of Monroe's pub, so if you're looking for a quiet beverage, best think again. If, however, you're in search of acts that deliver classic songwriting (Lloyd Cole, Wednesday, June 4th, Town Hall, 7.30pm, €40), boisterous behaviour (The Scratch, Friday, June 6th, 9pm, sold out), quality musicianship (Kíla, Saturday, June 7th, 7pm, €25), and rigorous confessions (Martha Wainwright, Sunday, June 8th, 7pm, €35), then you've come to the right place. Many free events are also included in the festival line-up. Stage The Cave Friday, June 6th until Friday, July 18th, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 7.30pm, €50/€45/€33, Any new work by Kevin Barry is worth your attention, and his new play (which receives its world premiere here) is no exception. The brothers McRae, Archie (Tommy Tiernan) and Bopper (Aaron Monaghan) are on the run from the authorities and roughing it in a cave in the mountains of south Co Sligo. They fret about the strength of wifi signals, obsess about an obscure Mexican celebrity, and worry about being discovered by a curious local Garda sergeant (Judith Roddy). Caitríona McLaughlin directs. Following the Dublin run, the play will transfer to Galway's Town Hall Theatre, from Tuesday, July 22nd, until Saturday, July 26th, as part of the Galway International Arts Festival. Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th and 5th, Theatre Royal, Waterford, 8pm, €21, ; Friday, June 6th, Everyman, Cork, 8pm, €26, Be careful what you wish for, and other associated hopes might be the core message of this acclaimed one-man show about pub bouncer Scut Kelly (Stephen Jones), whose sole comfort in an otherwise drab, rural existence is the music of the titular songwriter. Also, Saturday, June 7th, Axis, Ballymun, Wednesday June 11th, Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Thursday, June 12th/Friday, June 13th, DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum (all Dublin); Saturday, June 14th, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co Wicklow; from Thursday, June 19th until Saturday, June 21st, Lyric Theatre, Belfast. See venues for full details. Comedy Solve-Along-A Murder-She-Wrote Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3rd and 4th, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 8pm, €25, Murder, She Wrote poster, from Tony Clayton-Lea for The Guide, Saturday, May 31, 2025. Making its debut at the Pavilion, this successful cult comedy stage show features an interactive screening of Sing a Song of Murder, a much-favoured episode of the television mystery series Murder, She Wrote. Accompanied by a series-related quiz and a race against time to uncover the identity of the TV show's killer, audience participation is welcome if not encouraged. Your host is playwright, author and Murder, She Wrote obsessive Tim Benzie. Still running Emma Rawicz Wednesday, June 4th, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, 8pm, €15, ; Thursday, June 5th, Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo, 8pm, €20, ; Friday, June 6th, Roscommon Arts Centre, 8pm, €20, Emma Rawicz One of the most hotly tipped rising performers in jazz, saxophonist Emma Rawicz steers her band (pianist Elliot Galvin, bassist Kevin Glasgow, and drummer Asaf Sirkis) on a nationwide tour that continues until Friday, June 13th. Visit for full details. Book it this week Jade, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, October 8th, David O'Doherty, Vicar Street, Dublin, October 10th/11th, These New Puritans, Workman's Club, Dublin, November 10th, Wolf Alice, 3Arena, Dublin, December 10th,
Dublin Live
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Dublin Live
Forbidden Fruit 2025 tickets, stage times, weather forecast, transport and everything you need to know
Forbidden Fruit returns to the heart of Dublin city this June Bank Holiday weekend as Ireland's summer festival season officially gets underway. Now in its 13th edition, Forbidden Fruit will take place this Saturday and Sunday set against the backdrop of Dublin 's Royal Hospital Kilmainham. This year's festival will see see Jamie xx play Forbidden Fruit for the third time - after being part of the first festival in 2011, and also playing the Dublin 8 venue in 2015. His set will be his only Irish headline show of the year. Born Slippy icons Underworld will make a long-awaited return to the capital at this year's festival, while Peggy Gou, another Forbidden Fruit veteran, will be on the main stage for the first time this year. Caribou, Mall Grab, Glass Beams, FCUKERS, BUNT, nimino, and Effy round out the main names announced this afternoon. We have all the info you need ahead of the first festival of the summer, including what time each act are expected on stage, and how you can get your hands on last minute tickets. Tickets There are still a handful of weekend tickets available to this year's festival, although fans will have to act quick as these are expected to sell out ahead of the weekend. Two-Day Weekend tickets for Forbidden Fruit 2025 are priced at €184.50 each and are available to buy via Ticketmaster. There are also a small number of day tickets available. Day Tickets are priced at €107.05 each, and fans hoping to visit the festival on Saturday can grab their ticket here, while those looking to head to Day 2 on Sunday can purchase a ticket here. The public are being urged not to travel to the festival grounds unless they have a valid ticket and ID. Ticketholders are also being urged to add their ticket to their phone's wallet and keep it handy. Stage times - Saturday FF Main Stage 9.30pm - 10.45pm : Jamie XX 7.45pm - 9pm : Caribou 6.15pm - 7.15pm : Glass Beams 4.55pm - 5.55pm : Bricknasty 3.30pm - 4.30pm : Trinity Orchestra Undergrowth Stage 9.15pm - 10.35pm : Mall Grab 7.30pm - 9pm : Effy 6.15pm - 7.30pm : Sam Austin 5.15pm - 6pm : Clara La San 3.45pm - 4.45pm : Sarah Crean Lighthouse Stage 9.15pm - 10.35pm : Dart 7.45pm - 9.15pm : Kilimanjaro 6.45pm - 7.45pm : SPRAY (pres) SPRITZZ (live) 5.15pm - 6.45pm : LB AKA LABAT 3.30pm - 5.15pm : Puzzy Wrangle 2pm - 3.30pm : Menace Someplace Else Stage 8.15pm - 9.30pm : The Girls Room 7pm - 8.15pm : Slippery Slopes 5.45pm - 6.45pm : Vatican Jail 4.15pm - 5pm : Ahmed, With Love 3.10pm - 3.40pm : Fynch 2.30pm - 3pm : Avenue 68 RTÉ 2FM Rising Stage 9pm - 10pm: DJ Wax 7.45pm - 8.45pm : Fortune Igiebor 6.15pm - 7.30pm : MOIO 5.15pm - 6pm : Celaviedmai 4.25pm - 5.10pm : Bold Love 3.30pm - 4.15pm : Essiray 2.30pm - 3.15pm : Sweetlemondae Stage times - Sunday FF Main Stage 9.30pm - 10.45pm : Underworld 7.45pm - 9pm : Peggy Gou 6.30pm - 7.30pm : FCUKERS 4.55pm - 5.55pm : Khakikid 3.30pm - 4.30pm : Zaska Undergrowth Stage 9.15pm - 10.35pm : Jazzy 7.45pm - 9pm : Bunt 6.15pm - 7.30pm : Nimino 5pm - 6.15pm : Sahana 3.45pm - 4.45pm : Kayleigh Noble Lighthouse Stage 9.15pm - 10.35pm : X CLUB 7.40pm - 9.10pm : Juicy Romance 6.15pm - 7.40pm : Yaeji (DJ) 4.45pm - 6.15pm : In Parellel 3.20pm - 4.45pm : Jake Fitz 2pm - 3.20pm : Acushla Someplace Else Stage 8.15pm - 9.30pm : DIEBYVEG 7pm - 8.15pm : Jimbo Jones 5.45pm - 6.45pm : Spooklet 4.15pm - 5pm : Cable Boy 3.10pm - 3.40pm : BBFT 2.30pm - 3pm : Smithereens RTÉ 2FM Live Stage 9pm - 10pm: Dave Treacy 8pm - 8.45pm : Pastiche 7pm - 7.45pm : Shiv 5.30pm - 6.30pm : Cliffords 4.30pm - 5.15pm : F3MIII 3.30pm - 4.15pm : Negro Impacto 2.30pm - 3.15pm : Annie Dog What you need to know ahead of the festival Festival gates will open at 2pm on Saturday and Sunday and last entry to the festival is at 9pm on both days. The last act is scheduled to finish at 10.45pm each night. Festivalgoers are being told not to bring large bags with them and to keep them A4 or smaller. People without bags will be fast-tracked into the arena. Ticketholders are being warned that there's no re-admission. Once you're in for the day, you're in! Day tickets are valid to be scanned once upon arrival for the allocated day you purchased and Weekend tickets are valid to be scanned once upon arrival, each day you attend the festival. Ticketholders are also being advised to take note that the festival is a cashless event, so make sure bring your credit / debit cards and that your phone has plenty of battery. Forbidden Fruit Festival is an over 18s event. Driving licence, passport or garda card are all acceptable forms of identification. Anyone who appears under 18 years old may be asked for ID to enter the festival. The festival operates the Challenge 25 policy at all bars on site. This means that anyone who looks 25 years or under can expect to be asked for ID. How to get Royal Hospital Kilmainham The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is situated between Heuston Railway Station, the iconic Kilmainham Gaol and the world famous Guinness Brewery. It is twelve minutes from the M50 motorway and easy to get to from the airport. By Bus: To Heuston Station (five minutes walk via Military Road): 26 from Wellington Quay; 51, 79 from Aston Quay; 90 Dart Feeder Bus from Connolly and Tara Street stations. To James Street (5 minutes walk via steps to Bow Lane onto Irwin Street and Military Road): 123 from O'Connell Street/Dame Street; 51B, 78A from Aston Quay. By Car : 10 minute drive from city centre. There is no parking at the venue. Traffic Restrictions will be in place on Military Road and Kilmainham Lane. The nearest public car park is Park Rite Parking Lot at 7 Queen Street, Dublin 7. By Foot : Approximately 30 minutes from the city centre. Pedestrian access is via East Gate, Military Road, Dublin 8 By Train : Five minute walk from Heuston Station; from Connolly and Tara Street Stations by 90 bus to Heuston Station. By Luas : Red line to Heuston Station, five minute walk to Museum entrance on Military Road. Prohibited items The following are a list of items not permitted to be brought into the festival grounds: Fireworks, Chinese Lanterns, flares, and high-power torches are not allowed. No bags over a4 size Liquids Alcohol Illicit drugs, legal highs or nitrous oxide are not allowed. Glass (except for small make-up items and perfume/aftershave) Animals (except guide dogs) are not allowed. Anything which could be considered an offensive weapon is not allowed. Gas Cylinders are not permitted. Petrol Generators or Liquefied Petroleum Gas is not allowed. BBQs are not allowed. Laser Pens are not allowed. Professional photographic equipment is not allowed. (this applies to cameras that have detachable lenses) Selfie Sticks are not allowed. Drones are not allowed. Umbrellas are not allowed. Spray canisters / Smoke Bombs / Gas canisters are not allowed. Megaphones are not allowed. High Vis Clothing is not allowed. No folding chairs/ Garden Furniture Weather forecast According to Met Eireann's latest forecast, Saturday will start off mainly dry, but rain will spread eastwards across the country through the morning and early afternoon. The rain will clear during the afternoon with sunshine and showers following for the rest of the day, with highest temperatures of 15C to 19C with moderate to fresh southwest winds, but becoming very windy later near Atlantic coasts, with strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds developing in the evening and continuing for a time on Saturday night along with further showers or longer spells of rain. Sunday is expected to be breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers. 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