KnockanStockan Independent Music Festival is back!

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KnockanStockan
Independent Music Festival is back!
July 24th, 25th, 26th
Blessington Lakes, Co Wicklow

Now in its 3rd year and wearing a "best small festival" award around its neck, the festival run by musicians for music lovers has declared 2009 the year that
"you're a festival".

Located in Wicklow overlooking Blessington Lakes, over three days some of Ireland's greatest bands and entertainers will congregate as a collective to put on a show as never seen before on these shores. Still holding true to its original ethos it is a barrier-free, open and very welcoming festival. At a quarter of the price of the bigger festivals, the emphasis is on good music and performance arts, not money making.

4 amazing stages , over 125 acts, fantastic free camping.
This year’s festival will be woven together by the crew (who all work for free), the local community, the farmer and YOU!
The festival NOT to be missed!!!

Website
Myspace

65euro ticket price includes 3 nights camping!

Line up so far :
THE HOT SPROCKETS
BIPOLAR EMPIRE
NEW SECRET WEAPON
THE MIGHTY STEF
MURDER OF CROWS
THE AMAZING FEW
THE CANDIDATES
SICKBOY
THE HASSLE MERCHANTS
NC LAWLOR
HOWL
TUCAN
LAUREN GUILLERY
FUSION FAMILY
JAMES GUILMARTIN
SHOCTOPUS
MESCALITO
NOISE MACHINE
SOUNDS OF SYSTEM BREAKDOWN
ANDY DELAMERE
COTTON PICKIN' RODEO CLOWNS
ENDA REILLY
BAND ON AN ISLAND
BROWN RIVER
POCKET ACES
MORE TINY GIANTS
GLOBAL
THE CADES
CLODAGH KERLEY
THE FUTURE GYPSIES
INTINN
PETER SPACE INVASION
ROBBIE CASH
WIFE PETER
DENE DOWNES
MARKAS CARCAS
KAREN MCDERMOTT
CRACK SPYDERS BYTCH
RAMA'S BOYS
LIZ IS EVIL
LONELY SCHIZOPHRENIC
WIZARD FIST
BOVINE FRENZY
BRIAN KEARY

MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED !

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http://www.knockanstockan.ie

g5fd6ow0hseima

Is there anything on offer for those who would be more suited to Mantua festival? any types of electronic music? Hip-hop?

keyofsummer

KnockanStockan
Independent Music Festival is back!
July 24th, 25th, 26th
Blessington Lakes, Co Wicklow

The Party Just Got Louder!

Ireland's 'best small festival' and premiere showcase for homegrown musical talent and unsung singing heroes, the truly rockin' KnockanStockan, just got bigger! 27 more acts have jumped on the bandwagon and will be bringing the buzz to the ridiculously scenic surroundings of Blessington Lakes, Wicklow. They are:

Audio
Lisa O'Neil
Blind Yackety
Kudos
The Pulpit
House of Dolls
The Cujo Family
History of Harry
Sons of Gingerbread
Dextra
Mata Hari
The Prairie Dogs
Mob Fandango
Tupelo
The Dirty 9's
Verona Riots
The Fade Street Bums
El Hombre Jokes
Kill City Defectors
The Strutts
Rory Connolly
The North Strand Kontra Band
Walter Mitty and the Realists
Howlin Dowlin
The Last Tycoons
The Last Remaining Lights
The Bloody Shanks

Tickets onsale now through the website: www.knockanstockan.ie

Now in its 3rd year and wearing a "best small festival" award around its neck, the festival run by musicians for music lovers has declared 2009 the year that
"you're a festival".

Located in Wicklow overlooking Blessington Lakes, over three days some of Ireland's greatest bands and entertainers will congregate as a collective to put on a show as never seen before on these shores. Still holding true to its original ethos it is a barrier-free, open and very welcoming festival. At a quarter of the price of the bigger festivals, the emphasis is on good music and performance arts, not money making.

4 amazing stages , over 125 acts, fantastic free camping.
This year’s festival will be woven together by the crew (who all work for free), the local community, the farmer and YOU!
The festival NOT to be missed!!!

Website
Myspace

65euro ticket price includes 3 nights camping!

Line up so far :
HOWL
THE HOT SPROCKETS
THE HASSLE MERCHANTS
NEW SECRET WEAPON
THE MIGHTY STEF
MURDER OF CROWS
THE AMAZING FEW
SICKBOY
BIPOLAR EMPIRE
THE CANDIDATES
TUCAN
NC LAWLOR
LAUREN GUILLERY
FUSION FAMILY
JAMES GUILMARTIN
SHOCTOPUS
MESCALITO
NOISE MACHINE
SOUNDS OF SYSTEM BREAKDOWN
ANDY DELAMERE
COTTON PICKIN' RODEO CLOWNS
ENDA REILLY
BAND ON AN ISLAND
BROWN RIVER
POCKET ACES
MORE TINY GIANTS
GLOBAL
THE CADES
CLODAGH KERLEY
THE FUTURE GYPSIES
INTINN
PETER SPACE INVASION
ROBBIE CASH
WIFE PETER
DENE DOWNES
MARKAS CARCAS
KAREN MCDERMOTT
CRACK SPYDERS BYTCH
RAMA'S BOYS
LIZ IS EVIL
LONELY SCHIZOPHRENIC
WIZARD FIST
BOVINE FRENZY
BRIAN KEARY
Audio
Lisa O'Neil
Blind Yackety
Kudos
The Pulpit
House of Dolls
The Cujo Family
History of Harry
Sons of Gingerbread
Dextra
Mata Hari
The Prairie Dogs
Mob Fandango
Tupelo
The Dirty 9's
Verona Riots
The Fade Street Bums
El Hombre Jokes
Kill City Defectors
The Strutts
Rory Connolly
The North Strand Kontra Band
Walter Mitty and the Realists
Howlin Dowlin
The Last Tycoons
The Last Remaining Lights
The Bloody Shanks


MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED !

thebloodyshanks

Come check us out before the festival!

TheBandit

This is a great festival. I was at it last year and really enjoyed it. Check out Howl and new secret weapon, they are particularly good

ecoli

Alot of Tallaght Bands in the line up Howl, hot Sprocket, The last remaining lights, Bi Polar Empire and The cades. All worth having a look at for sure

TheBandit

Slowly but surely Tallaght will rule the world

Phantron

www.knockanstockan.ie

Anyone else going? Never been before. Sounds like great fun though.

Gillington

Yeah I've never been even though its not too far from me,my mates band The Cujo family are planning so might have to venture up.

thegrove54

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Time Magazine

Anyone else heading?

The Hustler

Really looking forward to this - hopefully theres a lot more rock bands and less of the bluesy, folky, country, cowboy music

jape

I know you say it's not about money but is there any justification for the price increase from €50 last year to €65 ?

The Hustler

I'm only going for one day (Saturday) but I take it it's possible to buy a day ticket on the door?

Journalist-Cai

I'm going to this, this year (2009), cant wait. I wanted to go last year but I had just gone to Oxegen the weekend before, so you can imagine the state I was in after that. But can't wait for tomorrow. If u can give me some details on what kinda facilities that they have there that would be great. I think they deleted their Myspace page...so couldn't/can't find anything out. Cheers, and hope whoever is going has a great buzz too

Cai

discobeaker

Here is there myspace site

http://www.myspace.com/knockanstockan

Also check out the stage times

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=194341653&blogId=501080467

I talked with Saccade at the show last year and since then i have started working with them so check them out if you get the chance at the festival

www.myspace.com/saccade

edanto

It seems to be really coming together great!!

As well as the myspace you can find out loads on www.knockanstockan.ie

The only stage time change I know about is a swap between Skuzzi Port and Kill City, Skuzzi are now playing at 8pm Saturday on the fish stage. They're one of the only electro acts, check em out at www.skuzziport.com

The Hustler

Whats the story with day tickets for this? Just going down on the Saturday so pay on the gate?

edanto

Yip I was talking to them about this. There's no camping with Day tickets obviously, but you can get a day pass for e35.

I'm only going for two nights meself but it's still a steal at e65 for the weekend camping pass.

What bands are ya looking to see?

Time Magazine

edanto wrote: »

What bands are ya looking to see?

Listen to? Heritage Centre.

See? Lauren Guillery :pac:

edanto

Lollers! Hey it's class that you're going, I'd love to have a beer with you after all of our chats on economics. When r ya going down?

The Hustler

edanto wrote: »

Yip I was talking to them about this. There's no camping with Day tickets obviously, but you can get a day pass for e35.

I'm only going for two nights meself but it's still a steal at e65 for the weekend camping pass.

What bands are ya looking to see?

Even though we're only going for the day, we can still bring our drink on site, yeah?

I want to see Ollie Cole, but, to be honest, I'm not a fan of most of the bands - I'm good mates with a few of the lads from Hassle Merchants and Hot Sprockets, but's they're not really my cup of tea musis wise, I'm just going cos I heard it was great craic! Unless of course you can surprise with some band thats a cluster **** of Manics/Muse/David Bowie/T Rex/Smashing Pumpkins???

Didn't think so

Time Magazine

edanto wrote: »

Lollers! Hey it's class that you're going, I'd love to have a beer with you after all of our chats on economics. When r ya going down?

This afternoon. With two other economists and a band of merry ladies, hoping to get obnoxiously drunk and do a bit of danshing, like all the other hip young kids.

edanto

The Hustler wrote: »

Unless of course you can surprise with some band thats a cluster **** of Manics/Muse/David Bowie/T Rex/Smashing Pumpkins???

Didn't think so

Well, it's a bit of a tall order. But lets see. Pumpkins... so you want really tight drumming. OK. Bowie, Muse, you're looking for driving bass line. Check. Bowie/Rex/Muse, you're looking for varied and engaging vocal and melody. Check.

Please hold....

Your request has resulted in one suggested band.

http://www.myspace.com/newsecretweapon

The Hustler

edanto wrote: »

Well, it's a bit of a tall order. But lets see. Pumpkins... so you want really tight drumming. OK. Bowie, Muse, you're looking for driving bass line. Check. Bowie/Rex/Muse, you're looking for varied and engaging vocal and melody. Check.

Please hold....

Your request has resulted in one suggested band.

http://www.myspace.com/newsecretweapon

Hahaha, seen these lads a few times in Whelans and Break for The Border I think, they're actually not bad, so I'll check them out again!

ciarj

day tickets €30. not sure bout getting them at door ...

Gillington

Wouldnt mind making it up on Sunday,see what me timing's like.Gonna miss The Deadly NightShades anyways but hoping to make it for The Cujo Family and Kill City Defectors(listening to them right now,have to go!)

The Hustler

Well that was a barrel of laughs. Some c*nt slashed open our tent, 2 trays of beer, bottles of spirits and all our stuff was nicked. Couldnt give a **** about the phone or clothes that got stroked, but you don't nick a mans beer

rockmongrel

Now that was a weekend

Best thing about the weekend was seeing the Hare Krishna tent collapsed this morning from the wind, oh sweet justice.

The Hustler

rockmongrel wrote: »

Now that was a weekend

Best thing about the weekend was seeing the Hare Krishna tent collapsed this morning from the wind, oh sweet justice.

I FELL ASLEEP IN THAT TENT!!!!!! :D What a weekend!!!