News: The National Concert Hall and Foggy Notions Present Haunted Dancehall: Over 40+ Electronic/Experimental Artists including Kali Malone, Tirzah, Loraine James, Crash Ensemble, Lonnie Holley, Lucrecia Dalt, Space Afrika and more on November 3, 4 & 5

The National Concert Hall in association with Foggy Notions and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is delighted to announce the second iteration of the sold-out Haunted Dancehall. This year sees 40 experimental, electronic, and contemporary classical artists including Kali Malone, Tirzah, Loraine James, Crash Ensemble, Lonnie Holley, Lucrecia Dalt, Space Afrika and more perform on November 3rd, 4th and 5th at the National Concert Hall and satellite venues in support of a more vibrant and diverse Night-Time Economy.

Media Release Thursday 5 October 10am 

Voted The Irish Times Festival of the Year in 2022, Haunted Dancehall kicks off on Friday 3rd November with a main stage concert by Ireland's leading new music group Crash Ensemble, who will present two very special performances of Philip Glass' Glassworks and Terry Riley's In C. On Saturday 4th November, Tirzah headlines with a show that is sure to feature plenty of tracks from her incredible third studio album trip9love...???. Then on Sunday 5th November, activities on the main stage commence with Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt making her Irish debut and warming up the audience for acclaimed American Stockholm-based composer Kali Malone, accompanied by Stephen O'Malley.    
  
Haunted Dancehall also sees the Dublin return of London producer Loraine James who released her third album for the Hyperdub label, Gentle Confrontation, to rave reviews earlier this year. The bill also features sets from Manchester ambient noise duo Space Afrika, New York's finest purveyor of R&B Dawuna, Japanese sound artist Yosuke Fujita aka FUJI|||||||||||TA , Alabama-born cosmic improviser and visual artist Lonnie Holley and lauded English pianist James McVinnie performing Philip Glass' Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20.  
  
Irish songwriter, 4AD recording artist and NTS resident Maria Somerville performs new music for what will be her first Irish show in a long time. Emerging producer Spooklet brings her blend of techno, grime and punk. There'll also be Irish debuts from Kelly Moran and Clarissa Connelly, Rainy Miller bringing the future sound of England, Sofie Birch, Moin and Lee Gamble (live). 
  
The John Field Room on Saturday and Sunday will soundtracked by a carefully selected rotation of DJs including LOLZ (Gash Collective / Bounce), Dublin-based Spanish DJ Alba, Dublin ambient legends Soria and Gareth Quinn Redmond, Mullingar-born DJ Eliza (Gash Collective / DDR), Dublin-based global club DJ Little O (DDR), a rare DJ set from acclaimed composer and sonic artist Natalia Beylis and much-loved Irish broadcaster John Kelly. 
  
This year Haunted Dancehall is spreading to new locations with late night events at Anseo on Camden Street and The Sugar Club including Dónal Dineen's Backstory , Limerick DJ and turntablist Naive Ted, David Kitt's acclaimed nocturnal electronic project New Jackson, Cork electronic producer Mineral Stunting and more.   
  
Haunted Dancehall is a project supporting the work of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce and sees the National Cultural Institutions collaborate with more diverse partners and open the spaces to new artists. Haunted Dancehall is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to drive and encourage diversity in the Night-Time Economy.    

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. welcomed this year’s iteration of Haunted Dancehall: “This year’s Haunted Dancehall brings more new, exciting and innovative programming to the National Concert Hall as part of our Night-Time Economy initiatives to expand programming within our National Cultural Institutions. I am delighted to see new creative partnerships developed that will diversify the Haunted Dancehall and bring more artists to audiences in venues across the city. This fantastic line-up features top class musicians, DJs and performers and I wish them every success on the night.”
 
Daily tickets for Haunted Dancehall at the National Concert Hall include all rooms on the night and priced at €27. Food and drinks will be sold throughout the venue on the evening.    
  
Tickets on sale Friday 6 October 10am  
www.nch.ie  
  
Tickets for The Sugar Club will be sold separately for €10 each night.  
Events in Anseo will be free for first come first served.   
  

Haunted Dancehall 2023 Full Line-up  

FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER  

Crash Ensemble perform Glassworks by Philip Glass & In C by Terry Riley  
Main Stage NCH  
8pm    
 
Dónal Dineen's Backstory featuring Dreamcycles (live), Celica (live), Big Cheeks, Hewan Mulugeta & Donal Dineen  
The Sugar Club  
From 11pm   
  
Fixity, White Sage & Ankil  
Anseo (upstairs)  
From 10pm   
 

SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER

James McVinnie performing Philip Glass' Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20  
Main Stage NCH  
From 5.30pm    
  
Tirzah  
Main Stage NCH
From 8.30pm   
    
Loraine James, Moin, Lonnie Holley, Naive Ted, Cosha
The Studio NCH
From 3pm   
 
Clarissa Connelly, Olan Monk, Rainy Miller, Dawuna
Kevin Barry Recital Room
From 3pm   
 
Little O, Alba, Eliza
John Field Room NCH
From 3pm   
 
Rory Sweeny (live), Naive Ted, Mercorn
The Sugar Club
From 11pm 
  
Péist, Mineral Stunting
Anseo (upstairs)
From 10.30pm

SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER  

Lucrecia Dalt
Main Stage NCH
From 5.30pm
  
Kali Malone
Main Stage NCH
From 8pm
  
Kelly Moran, Lee Gamble (live), Maria Somerville, Space Afrika
The Studio NCH
From 3pm
  
Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sofie Birch, Soria, Spooklet, FUJI|||||||||||TA
Kevin Barry Recital Room NCH
From 3pm
  
LOLZ, Natalia Beylis (DJ set), John Kelly
John Field Room NCH
From 3pm
  
New Jackson, Fran Lobo, darkmavis
The Sugar Club  
From 11pm   
  
Jasmine Wood, peak hue
Anseo (upstairs)  
From 10.30pm   
  
  
Media Queries: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager or Roisin Dwyer, PR & Publications Executive, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. (S. Doyle Tel: 087 1775334 / R. Dwyer 085 7129628   

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