Welsh wizards warm up wet crowd

“HAVE a nice day,” urged the Stereophonics, and the thousands of music fans enjoying the 8th annual Heineken Green Energy Festival in Dublin at the weekend obliged.

Despite variable conditions, including long spells of heavy showers mixed with bursts of summer sunshine over the bank holiday, most concert-goers were just content to soak up the sounds of over two dozen top acts at a number of venues around the capital.

The focus of the weekend’s entertainment centred on Dublin Castle, which hosted large outdoor concerts in the main courtyard on three consecutive nights.