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Up and coming Irish original bands playing all genres and styles of music, who are based in Ireland. Newest Hooley! members listed first.
Pineto Cats are a 5 piece, electro indie rock (ish) music group from Wicklow. The band was formed many years ago and has undergone many...
Frankenstein Bolts are a four-piece indie dream pop/jangle pop outfit from Wexford, Ireland. The band originated as Justin Cullen’s...
Provocative alternative-punks The Wood Burning Savages are an incendiary four piece from Derry that proudly wear the rebel spirit of...
The Winter Passing created an infectiously raw mix of garage punk energy and indie rock quirks that garnered critical acclaim. When the...
Parliament Square’s debut release “Forest Fire”, recorded by Owen Lewis (Snow Patrol / REM) was featured on national radio (RTE...
The Late Twos are a Northern Irish Indie Rock band, formed at the end of 2010 in Belfast. A lively and energetic five piece outfit,...
Belfast natives Beauty Sleep bring their dreamy brand of pop music to Stradbally this weekend. The trio formed over a couple of...
Definitely, one of the most unique sounds, Happy Alone’s idiosyncratic alternative pop sound is both memorable and expressive. Their...
The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in...
Multi-Platinum Award winning Irish Folk Legends The Wolfetones are now in their 56th year: Tommy Byrne, Brian Warfield and Noel Nagle....
The Irish Rovers celebrated their 50 years of music with a world tour and the release of the greatest of their greatest hits albums....
2019 marks the 57th Anniversary of The Chieftains beginning. Since 1962 they have been six-time Grammy Award winners and been highly...
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. Prior to becoming Stiff Little...
The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of...
The Academic are an indie rock band from Westmeath, Ireland formed at the end of 2013 while all members of the band were at St...
Award-winning quartet WeBanjo3 from Galway, Ireland combine Irish Music with Old-Time American and Bluegrass influences to reveal the...
The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the...
In 2007 producer Sharon Browne filmed the first ever Celtic Thunder show at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The concept was to feature a...
Vernon Jane are here to kick the living daylights out of you and your loved ones and teach you a lesson while your at it (THE THIN...
The Murder Capital is a rock/punk band from Dublin Ireland. in 2019 the band is making a europe tour where the gonna be playing in...
The Lost Brothers are an Irish musical duo consisting of Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech, formerly of The Basement and The 747s. In...
In October 2015, the band released Speeding Cars. It was their most successful release to date and opened the band up to a new...
The Stunning are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1987 in Galway, they are perhaps best known for their single Brewing Up a Storm. Known...
Little Green Cars were formed in Dublin in 2008. The band members are Stevie Appleby on guitar and vocals, Faye O'Rourke on vocals,...
Irish duo, Hudson Taylor released their long-awaited debut album “Singing for strangers” in 2015. The multi-instrumentalists honed...
One of the most enthralling live acts in recent times, Ham Sandwich are well known for their incendiary live performances which has put...
The Coronas are an Irish pop/rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music through their own independent record label,...
Screaming Orphans, an all-sister band from Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland, are one of the most sought after Celtic bands with a...
Bob Skeleton are a 4 piece Late Night-Pop band from Galway with influences ranging from La Roux to New Order, and Lykke Li to Blondie....
Hit The B Button are a venomous four piece who thrive on ripping apart the conventional and frankensteining it back together to create...
Basciville are a multi-instrumentalist folk/indie duo, based in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Brothers Cillian and Lorcan Byrne began creating...
In 2015 Great White Lies released their debut ep to critical acclaim including a nomination from Pure M for best ep and winning VAI...
Mick and Ríona went on to collaborate on a number of projects. Their latest and boldest is Monster Monster, an alternative pop act...
Mining influence from jazz, hardcore and contemporary classical music, Robocobra Quartet sound like little else. Originally formed at...
The Sacreblues Band is an Irish-French project based in Dublin brought to the world in 2011. Though influences are many, their sound...
On the back of a strong year in 2018 which consisted of the band releasing two singles “It’s too Late” and “Last Train Home”...
Hailing from county Wicklow, Look to the Lady are a hard-hitting alternative rock band, whose dynamic ranges from quiet moments of...
Formed by Kilkenny native Emlyn Holden in 2014, and joined by Dubliner Laura Hand as co-vocalist the following year, The Southern Fold...
Majestic Bears are a folk band from Galway with a varying range of influences from Irish/American folk music, Trad, surf, pop and...
In 2012, Neill, Adam and Rodge, who formerly had played all over the country, held residencies in Dublin, recorded and released an...
Heroes in Hiding are an alternative rock band with a vibrant touch of electronics. Based in Dublin, the 4-piece formed as it is today...
Four years on from an initial explosive emergence, the Dublin-based three-piece haven’t so much discovered their voice as...
Alan Kavangh is a 29 year old musician from Ashbourne Co.Meath. His latest single 'Bitter Man' has just won IMRO's Christy Hennessy...
The Shades are a young 5 piece rock'n'roll/blues band from West Dublin/Kildare. Formed in late 2013, They started gigging around the...
A ferocious convergence of blues and folk executed through fierce vocals, eclectic percussion and driving rhythmic guitar. An acoustic...
Strange Attractor are a Funk/Pop outfit formed in Dingle, Co. Kerry. The band feature Fionn o' Neill on lead vocals and guitar, Mattie...
Buffalo Sunn incorporate sounds from the 60’s right up to the present day, mixing big reverb-laden harmonies with carefully placed...
This young trad trio from Country Clare blend Irish traditional melodies with and innovative rhythmic and melodic garnish. These socks...
Those Ghosts are an Indie Rock band formed by four friends in Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Their first single, 'Evelyn', rather unexpectedly...
It’s not uncommon for bands to begin with grand dreams of future success, but for every realised ambition there are dozens that...
'Amazing Apples’ are a 5 piece multi instrumentalist Indie/Folk band from Galway. In March 2014 they released their second single,...
Hailing from Dublin and formed in 2013 The Ground Will Shake are Gavin Healy, Paul O'Connor, Joe Rodgers and Adam Smith. They released...
With their genesis on a small Island off the West Coast of Ireland, The Niall McCabe Band have honed a sound that is structured around...
Hailing from Dublin, Silverbacks are a thrilling prospect, delivering their own louche take on NYC-indebted rock. They ply their trade...
Based in Dublin, Hoodoo Reelin came about through Sheila's want to create music based around three vocal harmony parts in soul, funk,...
As a five piece, The Shaker Hymn craft sharp and thoughtful pop songs - reminiscent of the lush and warm guitar music of the late...
Electric Shore are a three piece indie rock band from Ratoath Co.Meath Ireland. Formed in 2013, the growth and development of Electric...
Let’s Set Sail are a band from Dublin that began as a songwriting project for two university students, studying classical music...
Dreaming of Jupiter’s sound incorporates a number of different influences from Electropop to Funk, RnB and Trip Hop in such a...
Fontaines D.C. met as a quintet in Dublin, influenced and driven in equal measure by the rich history of their hometown’s...
Mongrel State is a four-piece band from Dublin with a sound that incorporates a wide sonic palette - from Rockabilly to Rock,...
Hailing from Dublin, Brand New Dead Things are a power rock trio playing melodic, groovy, modern rock with an array of influences....
Last year the band released “Peace Will Come,” a single supported by National Radio Station 2FM, featured as the Homegrown Hero and...
Manden Express is a thrillingly explosive Dublin-based international band, fusing traditional and contemporary styles of West African...
Casavettes are an emotive alternative rock band hailing from Limerick, Ireland. They have spent the past few years honing their craft...
In May 2018, the group featured in The Guardian for their politically charged song 'Your Body', while July saw the group release new...
Not Monsters is what happens when you smash the melodic experimentalism of CFIT together with the powerhouse riffing of Punch Face...
Atlas Moon come from Ireland via Dublin, Galway & Italy. Formed in 2014, the band play their own distinctive brand of alternative...
Fuzz Gigolo are a 5-piece LO-FI “Rock n’ Roll” band that pen and perform original compositions - while packing a quartet+ of...
Pine The Pilcrow released their debut EP in March 2016 and haven’t looked back. With glowing reviews from Irelands leading music...
Lλmbdancer is an intergalactic collaboration between Darqhorse and Moonbird, two space & time travelers who crash landed on earth...
Saint Sister, formed 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty. Mixing celtic harp, 60s folk and electronic pop...
Order Of The Mess are an alternative/stoner-rock power duo formed in 2013 by Alex (guitar/voice) and Max(drums) and hailing from Cork,...
Pale Rivers are a five piece alternative/rock band based out of Cork and Tipperary, Ireland. In 2017 the band began a trans-atlantic...
On a camping trip in the Wicklow mountains, Tommy was the first to wake up. He climbed some rocks and sat down, headphones on, looking...
Strongly influenced by Bruce Springsteen, Pilgrim St formed to bring these tunes to the live venues of Navan and surrounding areas but...
This young Dublin indie rock three piece delivers fast moody tracks with firm roots in grungy soil. Made up of Daragh Murray (vocals),...
Invaderband are a garage/artrock band assembled in 2012 in Derry, Northern Ireland by Mancunian singer, guitarist and songwriter Adam...
No Wave from Cork City. On their latest EP, This is No-Wave raucous heavy metal riffs mix nicely with Talking Heads style vocals. Hot...
Music is there to be experimented with, tampered with and moulded in all shapes and sizes. Sun Shakers do just that. Not restricted by...
Aged between 18 and 22, The Luna Kicks are four boys, two of which are brothers - Jordan & Nathan Edgar, Jack Meenan and Marc...
Hatchlings is a collaborative project made up of five multi-instrumentalists and songwriters. Hailing from different pockets of the...
From forming initially to perform at house parties to being hailed as Dublin math-rock revival and named as one of the top 50 acts of...
Situated in Wexford, twins Brandon and Ashley combine to create The Ocelots. They have crafted their songwriting and musical experience...
The Optimists are Dublin’s newest alt-pop band. Despite forming just under two years ago the band has already made a significant...
Shrink like Alice are a four piece band from Navan, Co.Meath, Ireland. Based out of Dublin, Ireland. Formed by frontman Gary Clerkin...
Moon Looks On are an Irish band based primarily in Dublin, .Their sound encompasses a fusion of both modern contemporary folk and soul,...
Belfast four piece The Crossfire Hurricanes are driving their own tanked-up style of blues-infused Indie Rock&Roll, and they rarely...
Shag Haired Villains are a three piece rock band based in Dublin. Formed in the summer of 2012, the band consists of Dave Byrne on...
Paul McCann is a singer/ song writer and multi-instrumentalist from Cavan Ireland. Having played various instruments in bands since...
Formed in 2015, Velvet Alibi is the result of a musical collaboration between Anna Nolan, Vocals – (born Croydon, Surrey) and Rohan...
If there is such a thing as a Galway ‘4 piece Supergroup’, Cranky Face just might be it, being made up of guitarist Stephan Curran,...
Callous Crows are a wild and loud two-piece band from the Kildare/Offaly area. From gritty and powerful vocals to winding ''roller...
Anna-Liese are a four-piece Waterford-based band made up of 2 Kilkenny men, a Wexford man, and indeed, a Waterford man. Mark Walsh...
Castlebar based singer-songwriter Aidan Bolger has been playing on the live music scene in Ireland and UK for over a decade with...
Following the successful Summer they had in 2014, had an even bigger Summer in 2015. They made their Festival Main Stage debut at their...
What started off as a solo project by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Nathan Henderson, soon turned into a collective of talented...
Petty Youth are a garage/glam punk band from County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2013, they have been unleashing their caustic...
Train Room is the brainchild of Balla songwriter, musician and producer Joe Monaghan. Train Room’s first gig, at Dublin’s showcase...
Pine Marten are an innovative modern string band drawing on folk music from around the world. With influences ranging from bluegrass...
Dissension Rising are an Exciting forward thinking International Touring Hard Rock Band who hail from Ireland. Originally formed by...
The Girl Talk is Mark McKenna (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar), Ben Spelman (Lead Guitar), Jack Bird (Drums), & Jonathan Cooke Allen...
Taking Influence from artists such as Brand New, Paramore and Biffy Clyro, Identity Thief are a band who are not afraid to wear their...
