It's fitting that the moment the sun starts shining it's followed by a veritable deluge of summer festival line-up announcements. The latest kid on the block to reveal their wares is Vantastival which will assemble for the fifth time in Bellurgan Park in Louth over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Retaining its distinctly Irish identity, the festival focuses on Irish talent with the likes of Hothouse Flowers, John Spillane, Tucan, The Hot Sprockets and Booka Brass Band all set to appear.
Further line-up announcements - including a Sunday headliner - are expected soon. More information are available via www.vantastival.com
The full Vantastival 2014 line-up (so far) is:
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS - JOHN SPILLANE - TUCAN - THE HOT SPROCKETS - ENGINE ALLEY - JINX LENNON - THE BARLEY MOB - DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS - BIRDS OF CHICAGO - DECKS N DRUMS (THE KILO 1977 & RSAG) - BOOKA BRASS BAND - KING KONG COMPANY - THE BONNEVILLES - THE ALTERED HOURS - GANGS - THE VIKING PROJECT - FOX JAW - MUTEFISH - THE VINCENT(S) - BUNOSCIONN - BIG SEPTEMBER - THE BIONIC RATS - COVE - LITTLE XS FOR EYES - PRAIRIE DAWGS - SLEEP THIEVES - KAPITALS - THE PEARL HARTS - GERIKO - SUPER TURBO NINJA CLUB
AIDAN & THE ITALIAN WEATHER LADIES - I’D FIGHT GANDHI - RACE THE FLUX - ANALOGUE WAVE - THE COLD DRAW - NEW SECRET WEAPON - CULT CALLED MAN - MIKEY & THE SCALLYWAGS
OLD HANNAH - GERARD-I2 - DEANY DARKO - FOXGLOVE - ANIMAL BEATS - THOSE CREEPS - SULLIVAN & GOLD - FIRE & REIGN - THE GAKK - REVEREND JM’S PANIC WORSHIP - THE CRACKED - TWISTED SISTER - BERN - THE SCENES - STEPHEN YOUNG & THE UNION - SAL VITRO - RED DANCERS COMETH - DAVID KEENAN - EVIL PRESIDENTES (LIVE BAND) - FRANKO FRANKO - KEV - SHERIDAN - RED QUEEN CONTEST - MY PILOT - ICARUS RISING - SINEAD WHITE - GIGABYTE - THE CITY APPLES - RUFUS COATES & THE BLACKENED TREES - THE CRAVINGZ - WORDS THAT BURN - LAURA ANN BRADY - BEACHED WHALES - THE INISHOWEN GOSPEL CHOIR