Beyond The Pale festival: Talking points from a fine weekend that almost didn't happen
Kiasmos on the main stage at Beyond the Pale 2025.
The fourth edition of Beyond the Pale took place in Glendalough Estate, Co Wicklow, over the weekend. The week preceding it was full of drama rather than excitement though as organisers were forced to come out with a detailed statement that it was not cancelled. “A festival needs significant cashflow over the festival month. It’s a huge challenge for all festivals in their first few years, and this week, an essential piece of expected finance that would have helped us through the period fell through,” said the organisers.
The Currency reported on the morning of Beyond the Pale that it had entered the Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process (Scarp) in an attempt to restructure its balance sheet and ensure its survival in the long term.
