Dublin City to bloom with new music festival

A TOTAL of 50 international and 50 Irish acts are taking to the stage in various Dublin venues as part of an exciting new music festival.

Youbloom is a fresh coalition of international artists and music lovers who are coming together to help develop new talent.

From Friday, June 28 to Sunday 30 Youbloom will feature no fewer than 50 of the best brave new music artists from all over the world, along with 50 local acts who will be flying the flag for Ireland.

Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof is absolutely thrilled that Youbloom is taking place in his home town.

“This is an amazing opportunity for independent bands and artists,

? he said.

“And it has the potential to become Dublin’s SouthbySouthWest.

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The 100 multi-cultural and multi-genre artists have been chosen from the Youbloom international platform by its A&R team which is headed up by Lindsay Reade of Factory Records, legendary A&R man Nigel Grainge and six members of the Youbloom team in Ireland, the UK and US.

Artists will be travelling from all corners of the world to play in Ireland’s bustling capital and you can expect to see performances from 14 different countries including the US, UK, Denmark, Norway, Germany, France, Spain, Gibraltar, Israel, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Austria and Switzerland.

The bands will be performing in five of Dublin’s best venues over the weekend including the Mercantile, Odessa, Workman’s Club, Grand Social and Twisted Pepper.

On each night, in each venue, there will be a distinct musical flavour, be it electro, reggae, soul, jazz, metal, indie, rock or a clever cocktail of them all.

Youbloom is a development programme created for unsigned artists and for both live and online discoveries. The programme is driven by a love of new music, a desire to give back to the community and to support the emerging artists of tomorrow.

It is a community of fans, promoters and artists that have a single overriding interest – the promotion of new artists and their music.

Youbloom will be supported by Dublin City BID (Business Improvement District) under its Dublin Town.ie programme.

“Youbloom is evolving into a cross between a grassroots new music Live Nation and a music industry LinkedIn,

? stated founder and CEO, Phil Harrington.

“What started with a focus on new artists competing for fan votes in the Youbloom Music Awards in 2010, is now growing into a global network of live events and annual festivals, all connected through the youbloom.com website.

“Youbloom.com provides a platform for fans to discover new artists, where they have the tools to create relevance for the artists they love and would like to see live.

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As part of the festival a music conference will be held in the College of Surgeons on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30, which is open to musicians and members of the public.

The conference will include panels, speed sessions and roundtables with panelists. Roundtables will focus on songwriting, performance, social media, demo creation, and international marketplaces.

Tickets are priced

?¬15 for a night ticket,

?¬35 for weekend tickets and

?¬75 for full delegate passes.

All tickets available from www.entertainment.ie