A live music test event, due to take place at the Phoenix Park, has been moved to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on July 3rd.
3,500 fans will attend the festival featuring Gavin James, Lyra, Denise Chaila, Wyvern Lingo, Wild Youth and Sharon Shannon.
A gig.
I can’t lie I didn’t think something like this would happen so soon. I’m planning on leaving 15 months of frustration, grief and longing on that stage.
Tickets on sale Friday at 9am.
testing ✅
social distancing ✅
pints ✅
me, sobbing ✅
Can’t wait to see you x pic.twitter.com/MIwAnvR9KF— denise (@DeniseChaila) June 22, 2021
Rapid testing will take place with social distancing at 1 metre.
Tickets will be sold in pods of either 4 or 6 people and are not transferrable. Lead person contact details must be provided and if required entire party for HSE contact tracing.
Rapid antigen testing will be a requirement of entry to this event. Health specialists will conduct antigen tests prior to the event. Further details of this will be provided to ticketholders in advance.
"Significant step"
Speaking today, Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media says: "I am delighted to announce this music festival hosted by IMMA at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the first such event in almost 16 months. The RHK is an iconic venue for live music and this marks a significant step forward towards larger gigs in the coming months, subject to the public health situation.
"The line-up is fantastic and there will be 3,500 fans on the night, enjoying a very exciting range of Irish talent. I have set aside 500 free tickets for frontline health care workers as a gesture of thanks for their hard work and dedication during the pandemic. Their commitment in these unbelievably challenging times has been truly inspiring and something which I know we all appreciate.
"These pilot events are critical on the road to reopening live entertainment and will help the Government to plan for the safe management of events whilst Covid is still circulating in our communities and build confidence in the guidance and event management protocols developed to keep everyone safe."
“The purpose of these events is to build the road back to the safe and full recovery of live performances and sporting events and establish confidence in the guidance and event management protocols developed for the sector. The use of antigen tests is to help consider the logistics of them as a means of gaining entry to live events as the sector reopens.”
This festival is one of a series of pilot cultural and sporting events taking place in June and July.
