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Irish acts at Glastonbury 2023

Whilst Guns 'n' Roses, Elton John, Lizzo and Artic Monkeys may be headlining the Pyramid Stage, there are plenty of Irish acts performing across the weekend.

Whether you are one of the 210,000 people bathing in the sunshine and mud in Worthy Farm, Somerset, or dancing along in your living room to the BBC coverage, here are all the Irish acts you need to know about and what stage they are playing on.

FRIDAY JUNE 23

The Mary Wallopers


Stage: Acoustic


Time: 15:00 - 15:40


Contemporary Irish folk music group based in Dundalk, who deliver their music in a rabble-rousing style.

Ezra Williams


Stage: Bread and Roses


Time: 18:00-18:40

Cork born Indie songwriter and musician. Their shoegazey 2020 single My Own Person drew in fans after featuring in the coming-of-age Netflix hit Heartstopper, with its gentle melody and heart-wrenching lyrics.

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Gavin James


Stage: Acoustic


Time: 18:30-19:30

James won Ireland's answer to the Mercury (the Choice Music Prize for Song of the Year). The Dubliner now has a huge following with two billion streams.  

Kettama


Stage: The Levels


Time: 19:30 - 21:00


Hard hitting house

The Saw Doctors


Stage: Acoustic


Time: 21:30-22:45

The Co Galway rockers, Irish who returned to touring last winter following a five-year break headline the Acoustic Stage.

OR:LA


Stage: The Wow


Time: 01:30-03:00

Derry-born genre-spanning DJ


SATURDAY JUNE 24



Clare Sands


Stage: Acousitc


Time: 11:30 - 12:00

The Newry based singer weaves traditional roots with contemporary sounds. 



Sharon Shannon Trio


Stage: Acoustic 


Time: 15:00-15:40

The Murder Capital


Stage: Woodsies


Time: 15:15-16:00


Dark, intense introspective Dubliners.

Glen Hansard


Stage: Acoustic


Time: 20:00-21:00

Academy-Award winning Irish singer-songwriter and principal vocalist/guitarist for the bands, The Frames and The Swell Season.



Annie Mac


Stage:San Remo 


Time: 22:00-23:45​​​​

The Dublin DJ and author is the Queen of club culture. 

Max Cooper


Stage: The Lonely Hearts Club 


​​​​​​​Time: 22:30-00:00


Electronica - techno producer



SUNDAY JUNE 25

The Love Buzz


Stage: Woodsies 


​​​​​​​Time: 11:15-12:00


Cranked up psychadelic pogo punk.

John Francis Flynn


Stage: The Park State


​​​​​​​Time: 11:30-12:15


Traditional folk singer and multi-instrumentalist.

Cara Dillon


Stage: Avalon


​​​​​​​Time: 13:55-14:50

​​​​​​​Multi award-winning Dungiven folk singer, whose new album Coming Home, is out next year.

Gilbert O'Sullican


Stage: Acoustic 


​​​​​​​Time: 20:00 - 21:00

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Chart-topping singer-songwriter whose melodic craftsmanship and surrealist humor ensures his career that began in 1970 continues to shine. 

Saoirse


Stage: The Levels


Time: 23:30-00:10


Unpredictable and cheeky mixed style techno, Dub, house, electro, garage