Knockan ‘em dead at Stockan

THEY say that necessity is the mother of all invention.

So when the arse fell out of the Irish music industry in 2007 a collective of musicians, photographers and artists decided to tackle the problem head on by setting up their own music festival to provide unsigned bands with a platform to promote themselves. The only independent, volunteer-run festival in the country, KnockanStockan is now in it’s fifth year and will this weekend lure 3,000 punters to their beautifully scenic location, overlooking the Blessington Lakes, for some hippy-infused revelry.

They pride themselves on being a festival for musicians, by musicians and use the event in Lacken, Co Wicklow, as an opportunity to gain exposure for the numerous bands struggling to get noticed on Dublin’s heaving music scene.