KnockanStockan - the independent music festival created to support Irish music and arts. If you’re looking for some music festival fun this July then this is one you do not want to miss. Now in its 7th year, KnockanStockan takes place at Blessington Lakes, Co. Wicklow from the 26th - 28th July and this year they’ll be showcasing over 150 acts.
This is a three day camping festival, over four stages created by musicians for musicians out of the necessity to support Irish music and arts. Still need convincing, then just check out the trailer below. Try to get to the end of the video without thinking "I want to be there!" It ain’t easy. For more information go to: www.knockanstockan.ie/festival/
Lineup:
Enemies, Blind Yackety, Cocaine Ponytail, Liz Flume, Croupier, corner Boy, The Hot Sprockets, Nanu Nanu, The Calvinists, Earthship, Fox.E & The good Hands, Hassle Merchants, John Blek & the Rats, The Eskies, Juhn Echo, Land Of The Giants, markas Carcas, Arrow In The Sky, The City Apples, New Secret Weapon, Conor Linnie, New Valley Wolves, The Multiverse, Punch Face Champions, Quincy, Redwoods, Crow Black Chicken, Ross Breen, Rufus Coates & The Blackened Trees, Sarah Red, Saucy Jack & The Bang Bang Band, Mikey & The Scallywags, Sinead White, Stephen Young & The Union, Tandem Felix, Raglans, Rob Steenson & The Apartment Six Club, The Fitzafrenic, Rocher, The Radioactive Grandma, The Rusty Fixtures, Tod Doyle & The Troubled, Veroa, She's A Beauty, Wyvern Lingo, King Kong Company, In Their Thousands, Kasper Rosa, Colour//Sound, The Indecent Cigar Emporium, Mutefish, Those Creeps, Overhead, The Albatross, Tied To Machines, The Urchin Collective, Val Normal, Girl Band, Zaska, We Arrive Alive, Leading Armies, Gypsy Rebel Rabble, The Cravingz, Tic Til Friday, Mongoose, The Barley Mob, cat Dowling, Sive, The Greasy Coat Srting Band, Myles Manley & The Little People, Vann Music, King Modo, Mossy Nolan, Slow Skies, More Than Conquerors, Willow Sea, My Fellow Sponges, Slackers Symphony, Orchid Collective, Sails, Cold Comfort, Radio Friendlies, The Salad Circus, Mumblin Deaf Ro, The soney Brokes, Lafaro, Twin Headed Wolf, Cujo Family, Psy AM, Worries Outernational, Psytori, The Yips, Siam, Old Hannah, Fox Jaw bounty Hunters, Tiny Fingers, Anunitu, Spirit Riders, The young Folk, Sen Lotus, Elevation Falls, The Northern Drones, Miles Iwes, The Vincent(s), Blazin 38s, Kerouac, The Boneyard Collective, White Trash & The Spearheaded Sparraw Hawks, GKB, Tamala & The Clark Family, Sixth String Out, Sophis D Kate, Bandia, Sotols, Sorcha richardson, The Ragmen, Daydream Regime, Kapitals, Jef Jef Jef, Swords, Real Horrorshow, Ste O'Brien, Hot Colossus, Sal Vitro, Bee Mick See, Cfit, Lotus Eater, Saint John The Gambler, Adi Sharma, Garr Cleary, Ghost Estates, Michael Lovatt, Lights Camera Sundown, Tongue Bundle, Yatha-Buta, Stevie Cliff, The Boo Box, The Forbidden Itch, The Urges, Spunje, Pete & The Purehearts, Rag & Bone Stomp, Qpop, The Amazing Few, Laura Ann Brady, Mixile, Brian Keary, Daithi, Barry Krishna, Nursery Crimes, Andy Early, Zyme, The Viking Project, Noise Machine, Hugh Taggart & Friends, The Hip-Neck Blues Collective, The Altered Hours, Oddsocks plus more to be announced.
For more information and to book tickets go to: www.knockanstockan.ie/festival/