A brand new music festival for the west of the country has been announced in the form of Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts.
The festival will be a two day event with three stages and over 50 international and Irish acts. The festival will take place between Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June 2012. Playing on the weekend will be former Kinks frontman Ray Davies, The Waterboys, Seasick Steve, Alison Moyet, Nick Lowe, The Dubliners, Mundy, Hothouse Flowers, Tom Baxter, Damien Dempsey, Lloyd Coke and Duke Special.
More acts to be added soon, the festival will be set in Westport House in Westport, Co. Mayo, on the grounds of a 400 acre site. Tickets for the event are €75 inclusive of booking fee for a day tickets (Saturday or Sunday) or €130 for a weekend pass. Under 12’s go free when accompanied by a ticket holder over 18 years of age.
Westport Festival Lineup
Ray Davies
The Waterboys
Seasick Steve
Alison Moyet
Nick Lowe
The Dubliners
Tom Baxter
Damien Dempsey
Mundy
Lloyd Cole
Hothouse Flowers
Duke Special
Eddi Reader
The Minutes
David Kitt
Jerry Fish
The 4 of Us
The Kanyu Tree
The Riptide Movement
Bipolar Empire
Cars Love Girls
Rainy Boy Sleep
Eoin Glacken.