From 1 – 3 October 2025 Ireland Music Week (IMW) will bring together bookers, labels, publishers, managers, agents, and many more international professionals who will come specifically to discover and work with export-ready Irish artists. Many of the IMW acts each year go on to showcase at international festivals such as ESNS, The Great Escaspe, Primavera Pro, SXSW and more. IMW have now announced hte 50 particiapting artists for 2025, and as always are committed to a gender-balanced lineup.
They have also created a Spotify playlist where you can find all of the artists in one spot, and so you can discover some new favourites before the festival. Please listen here.
Some of the artist highlights from last year’s lineup include Cliffords, Niamh Bury, Shark School, I Dreamed I Dream, BOLD LOVE, Ahmed, With Love, Holly Munro, Bucket, Cable Boy, Dose, Seánie Bermingham, Kean Kavanagh, Annie-Dog and many more.
On 2 and 3 October the 50 selected artists will showcase across three venues in Dublin: The Grand Social, The Workman’s Club and The Button Factory. After the success of last year’s inaugural day shows, they will be extended to two days this year, on the afternoon of Thursday and Friday (more details in the coming weeks).
Ireland Music Week is supported by The Arts Council and Culture Ireland.
Ireland Music Week 2025 festival partners include Warner Music Ireland, Claddagh Records, Sony Music Ireland, RAAP, IMRO, Anthem Vinyl and Minding Creative Minds.
For more information on Ireland Music Week including artist, delegate and ticket details please check their website.
For more information on First Music Contact please check their facebook and instagram.
