All Together Now is back for it's fourth year and the headlining acts have just been announced!
This year the festival will bring 18 stages of music, art, theatre, spoken word, comedy, feasts of food, along with plenty of hidden gems in the grounds of Curraghmore House.
Like all the best parties, you want to know ‘Who’s gonna be there?’
There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk - every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or unknowingly borrowed a thing or two from him and his late -'60s/early-'70s band, The Stooges. Widely acknowledged as one of the most dynamic stage performers of all time, Iggy Pop pre-figured both ‘70s punk and ‘90s grunge and has built a legendary career filled with both critical acclaim and fanatic cult success. ATN say you should put seeing Iggy rock out on one’s “must see” list - and this is Iggy’s first Irish show in 15 years!
Beatmaker, DJ and producer Jamie XX, has shaped the sound of modern UK-electronica for over a decade. First as one third of Mercury Music Prize-winning group The xx, then with his much sought-after remixes for the likes of Adele, Florence + The Machine and Gil Scott-Heron, and finally with his solo stuff . His 2015 debut album ‘In Colour’ went Top 5 in Ireland while cult singles ‘Gosh’, ‘Idontknow’ and ‘All Under One Roof Raving’ have become club staples. In 2022, Jamie resurfaced with ‘Let’s Do It Again’ alongside headline sets at Coachella.
Dan Victor Snaith is an electro musician, composer and recording artist from Ontario, Canada and is better known by stage name Caribou. He is one of the most iconic and recognisable names on the electro circuit. Joined by a host of live musicians, his shows are immersive, often with complex video projections rounding off the experience.
With over 782 million global streams, over 657,000 album sales, more than 40 million YouTube views and over 700,000 social media followers, Loyle Carner continues to stake his claim as one of the most accomplished British rappers in history. The South London MC is one of modern UK hip-hop’s most distinctive voices, tackling his personal politics, his family, masculinity, pain and more. His third album Hugo was released last month and has been hailed as a ‘beautiful, blistering masterpiece’ by The Guardian.
Conor O’Brien’s Villagers - receivers of Ivor Novellos, Mercury Prize nominations and many more well deserved plaudit are also set to perform.
Jessie Ware will be attending too. She is a UK singer songwriter who’s been tipped for a Brit six times and rightly becoming one of the UK’s most influential artists.
Yes, you read that right - Sugababes are coming for their first Irish festival in 15 years! The original trio – Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan will be coming to Curraghmore House. The trio have been announced for Glastonbury 2023 and a huge arena headliner at London’s O2 - the 5 Star NME review of their comeback show in early November has us chomping at the bit!
Get your contemporary Irish music fix from the incredible Lankum, a four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin with sweet vocal harmonies, uilleann pipes, concertinas, Russian accordions, fiddles, and guitars. They have gained worldwide acclaim for their first two albums and live performances. This is their only festival performance this summer.
European composer, activist and icon of classical music Max Richter will be teaming up with Ireland’s very own RTÉ Concert Orchestra for his Irish festival debut. Together they will be performing Voices and Recomposed – a unique orchestral performance.
Activist Billy Bragg will be bringing his potent blend of folk music, punk rock and protest songs to ATN23.
TV Girl is a sunny, throwback splash of ‘60s French pop and southern California soul. Under that shiny veneer lays a dark heart, beating with sharp wit. Built around hypnotic close-knit vocal harmonies, electro-acoustic harp and synthesizers, atmos-folk duo Saint Sister will be joining too.
Born from a shared love of acoustic guitar, metal and traditional Irish music, The Scrath have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal.
Next up we have Overmono, a fraternal duo known for their rugged techno and rave revivalism.
Daniel Avery, who has just released the defining album of his career to date with ‘Ultra Truth,' incorporating everything from techno and ambient to jungle drum & bass.
Known for his sweltering, reverb-laden songs and falsetto vocals, Cork’s own indie pop musician Talos will be featuring.
You can expect a unique blend of intense post punk music with snarling kitchen-sink observations from The Clockworks.
Dublin artist Cruel Sister blends lo-fi shoegaze indie rock with punk, while writing from the heart.
More announcements will be made over the next few months.
The ATN23 General, Family, and Early Entry passes go on sale at 9am Friday, 2 December via Ticketmaster.
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