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Ireland Music Week 2024, 1st - 4th October

Taking place across venues in Dublin city centre.

‘Showcasing the Soundtrack to Ireland’s Future’

Welcome to Ireland Music Week! We are in our 22nd year as a festival.

Ireland Music Week is an important event in an artists’ development and profile in the music industry. The main aim is to allow both industry and fans to witness the next crop of Irish talent. The showcases and the robust and busy conference schedule maintain IMW’s essential presence as a key international-facing showcase event.

Many artists go on to showcase at some of international festivals that Music From Ireland partners with each year.

“Ireland Music Week has been a crucial moment in the global music industry calendar for 20 years and has been a catalyst event for so many now successful Irish artists.  In this challenging time for the artists, our sector and the Irish music industry ecosystem and audiences of live vibrant new music, we hope the week of talks, workshops and gigs will bring some normality to these times.  We can’t wait for music fans and professionals in Ireland and beyond to spend an hour a night discovering and supporting the soundtrack to Ireland’s future”.

Angela Dorgan - Director, Ireland Music Week

The Showcases

Since our inception in 2003, Ireland Music Week has given a platform to some of Ireland’s best-known acts, and carved out a strong, uncompromising identity. The competition for applicants every year is always tough, with up to 600 acts vying for just 50 slots. We’re confident the 2024 line-up will represent the best of the best from Ireland’s deep bench of emerging talent.

Previous IMW showcasing acts include Fontaines D.C., David Keenan, Denise Chaila, Kynsy, CMAT, Rachael Lavelle, Ellie O’Neill, Sweetlemondae, Last Apollo, Aoife Nessa Frances, Sprints, M(h)aol, Niamh Regan, Pretty Happy, Pillow Queens, THUMPER, Saint Sister, Wyvern Lingo, Just Mustard, Villagers, Hozier, Gilla Band, Jape, The Coronas, Talos, Le Boom, Loah, Soak, Sinead O’ Brien, Æ Mak, Gurriers, Ailbhe Reddy, MELTS, April, Jyellowl, Somebody’s Child, Junior Brother, YARD, Caleb Kunle, Rachael Lavelle, Chalk, Chubby Cat, The Love Buzz and many more.

The festival line-up aims to achieve a 50/50 gender balance.

The Conference

For artists and delegates, Ireland Music Week gives them a chance to learn and develop their craft, and create new opportunities with agents, labels, bookers, music supervisors, and services from all over the world. From artist-facing workshops and panels, to master classes and speed sessions, our conference gives news artists, and those who support them, the tools and network they need to make their way in the music industry.

Meet the Ireland Music Week team

Ireland Music Week is run by First Music Contact and funded by Culture Ireland and The Arts Council