The very first MILK gay and lesbian music and arts festival is set to take place at Co. Westmeath's Ballinlough Castle on Saturday August 14th. The one day event will feature performances from the excellently camp Right Said Fred and Banarama, music from Sophie Ellis Bextor and Alexandra Burke, as well as some great Irish musicians including Roisin Murphy (who'll be playing a DJ Set), Heathers, The Amazing Few, Larry Beau, Simon Fagan and loads more besides.

So far, the line up looks like this:

Roisin Murphy (DJ Set)
Bananarama
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Alexandra Burke
Seb Fontaine
Samantha Fox
Bodyrox Feat. Luciana
Right Said Fred
Amasis
Panti MC
Katherine Lynch
Andy Moor
Heathers
Paddy Sheridan
Veda
Leanne Harte
FourPlay DJs
Martin McCann
The Amazing Few
Ikonics -Royseven
Sean Dempsey
Martin McCann
Eddie Kay
The Pony Girls
DJ Geomic
DJ Flintlock
Pnp
DJ Karen
Miguel Gonzalez
DJ Zoe
Dillon and the Dead Beats
Funky Politics
V.A.G.
Riyadh Khalaf MC
The Pulpit
Jon Dots
Relief
Anthony Furey and the Young Folk
Adela and the Meanits
DJ Ruth
DJ Edwin James AKA Corrugated Tunnel
Cuckoo Savante
Von Trash
Larry Beau
John Garvey
The Late Fragments
Simon Fagan
Tiny Magnetic Pets
Neon Hearts
The Year the Monkey Landed

Tickets priced €99, or €125 for VIP are on sale now. Visit www.milk2010.ie for more details.