MUSIC Sinead O’Connor among acts confirmed for Westport festival

PULLING POWER?Sinead O’Connor, one of the headline acts at this year’s Westport Festival of Music and Food.?Pic: Flickr.com/ntr23

Sinéad O’Connor among 30-plus acts confirmed for Westport festival


The Westport Festival of Music and Food last week announced over 30 Irish and international musicians, bands and comedians for the third highly anticipated two-day boutique festival, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29 at Westport House.
The festival will include over 70 artists and comedians performing across five stages, a food village and onsite camping.
Joining the previously announced Bryan Adams and Kool & The Gang at Westport House this summer will be Sinéad O’Connor, The Divine Comedy, The Jim Jones Revue, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Kíla, The Selecter starring Pauline Black & Gaps Hendrickson,  Bjorn Again, Tony Joe White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Hot Sprockets, The Kilfenora Céilí Band and Alien Envoy (Nick Kelly of The Fat Lady Sings’ new project).
The hugely popular ‘Róisín Dubh’ Stage is back again this year with a supreme selection of incredibly talented up and coming Irish acts including The Cast of Cheers, Lisa O’Neill, Daithi, We Cut Corners, Enemies, Windings, Tvvins, Elaine Mai, Dott, Boyfights, The Depravations, Rudy Trixx, It Was All A Bit Black & White, My Fellow Sponges, Zero Era and Tracy Bruen.
Among the comedians slated to perform are Ardal O’Hanlon, Terry Alderton, Foil Arms and Hog, Karl Spain and Tiernan Douieb, and there’ll also be a Comedy Club 4 Kids with Howard Read (& Little Howard CBBC).

For more on this year’s Westport Festival of Music & Food, visit www.westportfestival.com. More festival acts will be announced over the coming months.