Line-up For Whelan’s Ones To Watch 2016 Revealed

Taking place from Thursday, 14 January – Sunday, 17 January, Whelan’s Ones to Watch is back for another edition. The festival will host some of the best up-and-coming acts in Ireland, across four stages.

Here is the first round of line-up announcements for this year’s edition, with more acts to be revealed this week.

Line-up and stage times

Thursday 14 January

20:15-20:45 Naoise Roo
21:00-21:30 Niamh Crowther
21:45-22:15 Half Of Me
22:30-23:00 Third Smoke
23:15-23:45 Travis Oaks
00:00-00:30 Ports
00:45-01.15 State Lights

Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 Wake America
21:15-21:45 Vameel
22:00-22:30 M(h)aol
22:45-23:15 Tuath
23:30-00:00 The Shaker Hymn
00:15-00:45 Bishop
01:00-01:30 Ruth
01:45-02:15 Polyglove

Friday, 15 January

Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 Bagels
21:00-21:30 Monster Monster
21:45-22:15 Elm
22:30-23:00 Pretty Beast
23.15-23.45 Bitch Falcon
00:00-00:30 Too Fools
00:45-01.15 Le Boom

Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 I Am Niamh
21:15-21:45 Contour
22:00-22:30 Joni
22:45-23:15 Young Phantom
23:30-00:00 Aik.j
00:15-00:45 Katie Laffan
01:00-01:30 The Wood Burning Savages
01:45-02:15 Tadgh

Front Bar:
21:00-21:30 Christian Collins
21:45-22:15 Damsel
22:30-23:00 Tbc
23:15-23:45 Etc

Saturday, 16 January

Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 Loop Culture
21:00-21:30 Rachael Lavelle
21:45-22:15 Silences
22:30-23:00 Shrug Life
23.15-23.45 The Witch Trials

Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:45-21:15 Rosa Nutty
21:30-22:00 Slow Riot
22:15-22:45 Ivy Nation
23:00-23.30 Fangclub
23:45-00:15 Thumper
00:30-01:00 Not Monsters
01:15-01:45 Hawklion
02:00-02:30 Anti One

Front Bar:
20:45-21:15 Tbc
21:30-22:00 Oh Joy
22:15-22:45 Wolff

Sunday, 17 January

Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 Canci
21:00-21:30 Tiz Mc Namara
21:45-22:15 In The Willows
22:30-23:00 Orchid Collective
23:15-23:45 Aine Cahill

Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 Ailbhe Reddy
21:15-21:45 Maria Kelly
22:00-22:30 Fox Owl Crow
22:45-23:15 Carron
23:30-00:00 The Mariannes
00:15-00:45 Hatchlings

Front Bar:
20:45-21.15 David Keenan
21.30-22.00 Junior Brother
22.15-22.45 Tashka
23.00-23.30 Basciville

Tickets are priced €5 per day / €10 for the festival plus a free drink.

Due to capacity restrictions in the upstairs venue no tickets will be sold at the door after midnight.

If you want to see any acts playing after midnight please collect your wristband before 11:30pm and get to the stage early.