Beyond The Festival enters its third year as one of Ireland’s premium Music, Arts, Food & Wellbeing festivals and takes place on the picturesque surrounds of The Glendalough Estate, Co. Wicklow on the 21st to the 23rd of June.
With one of the best line-ups for an Irish festival this year - Funk soul maestros and recent BRIT Award winners Jungle will headline on Friday the 21st of June, (their only Irish date this summer). Multi-Mercury Prize winner and 6-time BRIT nominee, Jessie Ware and Orbital will headline on Saturday the 22nd, with YouTube sensation Marc Rebillet headlining on Sunday the 23rd.
Beyond The Pale 24’ will also feature Grammy-nominated the xx front-woman Romy and techno icon Richie Hawtin. Legendary Scottish writer Irvine Welsh will also perform at what he calls his ‘favourite festival in the world’.
Canada’s Alvvays, Courtney Barnett, and a first ever Irish festival appearance for Thievery Corporation. BTP’24 will also see the debut of Obongjayar of ‘Adore You’ fame.
A diverse range of high-quality Irish acts include The Scratch, Gilla Band, John Francis Flynn, DJ David Holmes, Rachael Lavelle, Ailbhe Reddy, 49th & Main, Elaine Mai & Maykay and The Redneck Manifesto.
Check out the day-by-day lineup here
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If you're worried about what to get up while you're rallying for the next headliner, look no further than the festival’s Arts space!
It includes performance legends, artist residencies, utopian dream spaces, new work commissions, in an often jaw-dropping homage to the world of the arts with art installations, comedy, theatre and cabaret. The highlights are SUN-STOP – a contemporary reimagining of a neolithic stone circle, designed by award-winning architects James Martin & Eibhlín Ní Chathasaigh. The Internationally-adored giant bunny installation Intrude by Amanda Parer will make an appearance. THISISPOPBABY’s Cracked Lips – acclaimed theatre powerhouses sprinkle their late-night cabaret magic. Shane Daniel Byrne’s Comedy Shithouse – superstar comedian Shane Daniel Byrne wrangles together his dream comedy line-up.
Unleashing their magic, the powerhouse behind the primary school rap hit ‘The Spark’ will see young artists Kabin Crew and GMCBeats with their Rap for the Craic performance workshop to capture the creativity of Beyond The Pale, recording an onstage rap for the craic by festival goers.
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And of course, if you're in your wellness era you must get down to Acushla - the wellbeing area of Beyond The Pale Music & Arts Festival comprising The Space Between, Tigh n' Alluis and Bosca Beatha, which takes place in the beautiful surrounds of The Glendalough Estate, Co. Wicklow from the 21st to the 23rd of June.
The Space Between is found deeper into the woods that surround the festival and has proven to be a very popular element over the last few years, appealing to the inner zen and spirit of festival goers.
Nestled beside a woodland area, alongside a meandering river will be the Tigh'N Alluis Spa Experience. The experience comprises a Massage Yurt with massage offerings Deep Tissue, Sports, Relaxing, Indian Head, Reflexology, Holistic, Rekki and signature Massage. The 10-seater Barrel Sauna along with two Ice Baths which are controlled at 3 degrees celcius so not for the faint hearted, these special baths are guided by the Wim Hoff method along with grounding breathwork. Acushla: Wellbeing Events Announced For Beyond The Pale Festival:
- Spa Experience, Sweat House and Massage Yurt of Tigh N'Alluis
- Practice and play with some of The Space Between's best teachers
- Chat about hot stuff - saunas and more with The Space Between, Shirley from Bosca Beatha (sauna),
- Pete from Tigh ‘N Alluis (Irish Sweat House)
- Get high on the meditative vibes of Conor Creighton
- Bop with the little one’s in our Kid’s Yoga with Silvia Poppmeier
- Situate yourself in the astral landscape of the moment with BiBi Dallmann
- Discover what the cards hold in store with Tea & Tarot with Lucy Bloom
- Get ceremonial with Matcha Market
- Go deep and ambient in Breathscapes with Brian Malone
- Party party with Reeta Cherie’s Reggae Yoga
- Seep deep into the cleansing waves of Soundbaths - from ancient to electronic
- Feel into the energy of sound with a panel of makers, movers and doers
- Breathe with the lights in the curved LED wall breathwork installation
- Trip through the cosmos with our guided tours of the galaxy and our stargazing circle
- Chat about hot stuff - saunas and more with Shirley from Bosca Beatha (sauna) & Pete from Tigh ‘N Alluis (Irish Sweat House)
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Of course, if food is at the heart of your festival experience why not check out Beyond The Plate!
It's the festival’s food area curated by Irish Times food journalist Ali Dunworth with this year’s themes Culture, Customs and Craic.
Apart from all the great food, she’ll be presenting a line-up of talks & demonstrations from some of Ireland’s leading food & beverage personalities. The amazing line-up was recently released, including Bahay as the featured restaurant. The festival also boasts an extensive beer and cocktail menu.
- Award-winning food popup Bahay invites Beyond The Pale festival guests to a one-off weekend dining experience unlike any other - Bahay Midsummer Feast.
- Beyond The Fence, foraging walks with Samuel Arnold Keane.
- Three food-based plays: Splitting the G: A Controversy A play by Shamim de Brún, Ham & Cheese by JP McMahon and BAKE! by Paul Curley.
- Live Podcasts: Flop Culture with Fionnula James and The Centre Cut Podcast
- Hear from some of the best chefs and cooks in Ireland including Aishling Moore from Goldie, food conservationist Max Jones of Up There The Last, Graham Herterich, Holly White, Caitlin Ruth author of Funky, Alistair Jeje and Kevin O'Donnell
- Drinks discussions & tastings with Majken Bech-Bailey, Ngozi Elobuike, Rory Craig, Shane Murphy and Dáire Ó Lúing
- Chat about the craic and culture of Irish food and drink with Cassie Stokes, Shamim de Brún, Sian Conway, Louise McSharry, Alex O’Neill, Irah Mari, Dee Laffan and Vritti Bansal.
A 3-day tickets start at €249, and the festival offers on-site camping, luxury glamping, as well as on-site parking.
Day tickets are also now on sale for Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of June (Friday day tickets are not available). Single day tickets cost €99.50 for adults and €24.50 for kids (plus booking fee). Saturday or Sunday Tickets available from: https://www.itsbeyondthepale.ie/tickets
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