This first acts for Castlepalooza 2017 have been announced with Irish psych rock outfit Girl Band headlining the festival in what will be their only Irish festival appearance of summer 2017. Other acts also confirmed include Wild Beasts, David Kitt, Shit Robot and  I Have A Tribe.

While the comedy line-up to date features Deirdre O’Kane, Kevin Mc Gahern, PJ Gallagher and Colm O’ Regan.

Daniel Fox and Dara Kiely of Girl Band seem to speak in their own special happy vernacular, one that is laden with puns and wordplay, at times pleasantly non-linear. “When you said ‘angle’’, it made me really want a tiramisu.” says Dara. It’s dizzying how the two long-time friends finish each other’s sentences, their thoughts intermingling with each other through lightning-quick back-and-forth chatter. Sometimes you have to step back and merely let their conversation unfurl wildly.

GP: Your touring schedule sounds hectic. How do you keep it together?
Daniel: “Napping.”
Dara: “Napping, yeah.”
Daniel: “You get pretty tight with each other [on tour].”
Dara: “You know when to leave someone alone when they’re tired and not fuck with them.”
Daniel: “There’s always a moment to leave people alone and…”
Dara: “And then there’s a moment when you have to teabag Adam in his sleep.”

Read our interview with Girl Band in-full here

Tickets on sale now www.castlepalooza.com