Following a successful debut in 2019 Eastbound returns to Dublin for 6 nights in May 2020. The new music festival has joined forces with RTE 2FM as the station continues to expand its focus on up-and-coming artists.
The second edition of Eastbound will feature acts well-known to these shores such as Shame, Mahalia and Dream Wife and hotly tipped acts such as Squid and Dry Cleaning who impressed hugely with their Irish live debut in The workman’ earlier this year. The initial line-up announcement also features 3 up-and-coming Irish artists Kitt Philippa, Smoothboi Ezra and Conchúr White.
Eastbound 2020 takes places from 12-17 May 2020 in Vicar St, The Grand Social, Whelan’s, The Sugar Club, The Workman’s, The Button Factory and The Sound House. Check out all of the acts and ticket details below.
MAHALIA // Vicar Street // May 16
Tickets €26.00 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
Mahalia has long been charming the world with her talent and confidence, evident in her stunning new album “Love and Confidence”, which received exceptional reviews from NME, Irish Times, The Guardian, Clash and many more.
SHAME // Vicar Street // May 12
Tickets €23.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
London five piece Shame have swiftly earned a reputation as one of the most visceral and exhilarating live bands around. Their debut album “Songs of Praise” (2018) was met with critical acclaim, holding the position of top 5 in the UK vinyl charts for two weeks. They sold out the Tivoli Theatre when last here, with special guests Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital.
DREAM WIFE // Whelan’s // May 13
Tickets €16.00 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
Dream Wife – a name chosen as commentary on society’s objectification of women – have garnered praise for their early releases and their ferocious live shows, which saw them sell out venues across U.K. and Europe.
SQUID // The Grand Social // May 17
Tickets €13.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
The hotly tipped post-punk, disco-funk phenomenon Squid will perform in Dublin for the first time this May. Their debut EP “Town Centre” was released in September, receiving positive reviews across the UK including Drowned In Sound, Clash, So Young Magazine and more.
DRY CLEANING // Whelan’s // May 16
Tickets €13.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
Exploding onto the UK music scene with their EP Sweet Princess, Dry Cleaning are a new post-punk-slanted, minimalist quartet hailing from London.
SMOOTHBOI EZRA // The Sound House // May 15
Tickets €12.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
Storming onto the Spotify New Music Friday playlist with “Messing With My Head”, Smoothboi Ezra is 17-year-old musician from Co Wicklow, who creates lo-fi indie bedroom pop.
KITT PHILIPPA // The Sugar Club // 16 May
Tickets €13.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
Kitt’s debut album “Human” was released in October 2019, and featured the singles ‘Human’, ‘Grace’ and ‘You’. The album is an outstanding and emotive work from the winner of the prestigious Northern Irish Music Prize – Single of the Year 2018 (‘Human’).
CONCHÚR WHITE // Upstairs at Whelan’s // May 13
Tickets €13.50 on sale Thursday 5th December at 9AM
From the small but noteworthy town of Portadown, Conchúr White’s music has been described as “inventive yet beautifully understated. He notes Alex Turner, Leonard Cohen, Lana Del Rey and Father John Misty as key influences.