We’ve Only Just Begun Festival

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Whelan's, Thursday 7th August - Saturday 9th August

“The three day showcase features some of the biggest names in homegrown live music.” – District

“We’ve Only Just Begun is a homegrown showcase going from strength to strength, and one that is of vital importance to the promotion and platforming of women and non-binary artists in the Irish music space. After three days of variety and spice, it’s clear that the future of Irish music is in safe hands.” – The Thin Air“We’re absolutely delighted to be partnering with We’ve Only Just Begun Festival again.” – 2FM

“For anyone interested in investigating exactly how the Irish music landscape is looking (and sounding), the event is a must.” – The Irish Times

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We’ve Only Just Begun is an annual three night festival which takes place in iconic music venue Whelan’s in the heart of Dublin city, this year celebrating its 5th year!

Spread out across two stages, 25 bands, solo acts and DJs play to a sold out crowd across an entire weekend. Since 2018, we’ve had headline performances from Pillow Queens, Sorcha Richardson, Soda Blonde, Sprints, The Cliffords, Celaviedmai, Rosie Carney, Cathy Davey and Wyvern Lingo as well as appearances from Amy Michelle, Lucy Blue, Winnie Ama, Niamh Regan, Annie-Dog, Maria Kelly, Niamh Bury, Carrie Baxter, Tomike, Kynsy, Gemma Dunleavy, Ailbhe Reddy, Elaine Mai & many more.


Date:
Thursday 7th August - Saturday 9th August
Time:
Varies
Price:
From €7
Address:
Whelan's, Wexford Street, Portobello, Dublin 2, Ireland

Google Map of Whelan's, Wexford Street, Portobello, Dublin 2, Ireland

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