Following a well-received first edition BEYOND THE PALE music & arts festival is set to return to the spectacular surrounds of Glendalough Estate next summer. The festival has announced the first 50 acts including headliners Hot Chip, Thundercat, John Hopkins and Leftfield – who will be playing their first Irish show in over five years.

Other highlights on the initial line-up include Choice Music Prize winner For Those I Love, Little Dragon, Pillow Queens, Sofia Kourtesis, Los Bitchos and the band of the moment Jockstrap.

BEYOND THE PALE Fri 16^th– Sun 18^th June 2023. Tickets for “Beyond The Pale” are from €195 and Go on sale this Friday at 9am at www.itsbeyondthepale.ie

HOT CHIP – THUNDERCAT

JON HOPKINS – LEFTFIELD

CANDI STATON (farewell tour) – ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

FOR THOSE I LOVE- PILLOW QUEENS – LE BOOM

MARIBOU STATE DJs – LITTLE DRAGON – Flight Facilities DJs

CHRISTIAN LÖFFLER – DAVID AUGUST DJ set – JUNGLE DJ set

SAINT SISTER – MORCHEEBA – DJ SEINFELD – SQUID-  JAPE

JOY ORBISON – MANO LE TOUGH – JAN BLOMQVIST

BOOKA SHADE – MAX COOPER (live AV) – GRANDBROTHERS

IRVINE WELSH – DAITHí – FLORIST – JUST MUSTARD – BAYNK

HENRIK SCHWARZ & ALMA QUARTET- EAST FOREST – SOICHI TERADA

JOCKSTRAP – CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY & BOLIS PUPUL -TOLÜ MAKAY

SOFIA KOURTESIS DJ set – LEBANON HANOVER –  MARIE DAVIDSON DJ set  – SPRINTS

HORSE MEAT DISCO B2B LUKE UNA – LOS BITCHOS – FLEETMAC WOOD – MELTS

DJ POOLBOI – BRICK NASTY – SCATTERED ASHES – SOUL JAM – NOCTURNAL ANIMALS