6 Irish Artists at End of the Road 2024
Lankum, CMAT, Lisa O’Neill & more play End of the Road at the end of August.
End of the Road 2024
End of the Road is the low trees firm favourite alternative music festival and the Salisbury jamboree returns to Larmer Tree Gardens this year from Thursday 29th August until Sunday 1st September. Simon Taffe’s “drunken idea” has a firm reputation for breaking new bands and artists before most have ever laid ears on them so it’s always encouraging to see Irish musicans booked for the annual get-together. With some you’ll be very familiar, others less so but these are the six Irish artists set to rock End of the Road 2024.
Lankum @ The Garden Stage (Friday, 9.45pm)
To experience Lankum’s interpretation of Irish traditional music live is akin to being invited to stagger through the thin veil of reality into the netherworld and back again as the Dublin quartet’s doom-folk/nu-trad morphs from gentle balladry to drone metal. Truly a sight to witness live. And End of the Road’s hallowed Garden Stage provides the perfect backdrop for a group at the peak of their powers.
CMAT @ Woods (Friday, 5.30pm)
Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s chart-topping, award-winning country-pop takes centre stage with an appearance at End of the Road’s biggest platform, The Woods Stage. From Robbie Williams’ endorsements to wowing Glastonbury audiences, there simply is no ceiling to the heights CMAT continues to scale.
Traditional music fans make sure to check out further October highlights here.
Lisa O’Neill at The Garden Stage (Saturday, 4.30pm)
Lisa O’Neill has been masterfully holding court with End of the Road audiences for a number of years. 2024 marks the year where the Cavan songwriter graduates to The Garden Stage, a perfect foil for her unique voice to shine and enlighten. Last year’s wondrous flight through the bird kingdom on All Of This Is Chance expanded on O’Neill’s powerful body of work.
Newdad @ The Folly (Thursday, 9.15pm)
Galway’s Newdad will whirl their captivating blend of shoegaze, dream pop, and alternative rock across The Folly audience on Thursday evening. Their debut album, Madra, showcased an instinctive blend of melody and fuzz. Expect a mesmerizing live show inside an intimate tent to kickstart the first night of End of the Road.
Sprints @ The Big Top (Friday, 8.30pm)
Sprints, the Dublin-based post-punk band, surge into The Big Top with a high-energy, no-holds-barred live show, fuelled by infectious riffs and Karla Chubb’s powerful vocals. With their DIY ethos and socially conscious lyrics, Sprints have quickly cemented themselves as a must-see act not only in the Irish music scene but internationally. DIYmag.com put it best: “Musical exorcism at its very best.”
Gurriers @ The Folly (Friday, 7.30pm)
Raw and noisy, the raucous energy of quintet Gurriers will stretch The Folly seams to the limit as they make their End of the Road debut. Their 2024 five-track EP, No More Photos, is exhilarating from the first second and a must-catch for EOTR fans looking for energy and sweat at this year’s festival.
End of the Road takes place in Larmer Tree Gardens, England from 31st August-1st September 2024.
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