Music and events organisers see 'huge pent-up demand' after two-year wait

Tickets for Longitude in July went on sale at 9am on Friday morning, and day tickets were already close to selling out by the evening.

As the last of pandemic restrictions are set to lift at the end of this month, festival planners are kicking back into gear, and say the buzz is building for a year jam-packed with real-life events.

Tickets for Longitude in July went on sale at 9am on Friday morning, and day tickets were already close to selling out by the evening. Body & Soul and Forbidden Fruit have both confirmed their comeback dates for June, while after a 2021 that didn't quite make it off the ground, Electric Picnickers will be returning to Stradbally in September.