€25m funding issued to kickstart live music and entertainment sector

The Indiependence festival, Electric Picnic and Aiken Promotions are among the recipients of the funding announced today. 

Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, Sea Sessions are among the festivals to receive funding from the scheme.

The government has announced €25 million in funding to help gigs and festivals to happen this year.

The announcement comes less than a week after the first test event took place at the Iveagh Gardens, which saw approximately 500 people attend a performance by musicians James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson.