{"id":567263,"date":"2026-07-25T08:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567263\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:07:09","slug":"our-top-10-acts-to-see-at-all-together-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567263\/","title":{"rendered":"Our top 10 acts to see at All Together Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

With one week to go, we round up our top ten acts to see at All Together Now<\/a> in Waterford . . .<\/p>\n

35,000 festival-goers are expected to attend the seventh edition of the festival at Curraghmore Estate over the Bank Holiday Weekend from 30 July to 3 August.<\/p>\n

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Kneecap, Pulp and Underworld are among the big hitters but there is plenty more great live music over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Kneecap <\/p>\n

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Kneecap’s year of living dangerously should see the faithful gather to have a gawp at ATN next weekend – if only to hear what NI rave-rap boyos Mo Chara, DJ Prova\u00ed and M\u00f3gla\u00ed Bap might say from the stage. Of course, their utterances on subjects such as Gaza, their homeland, and sundry politicians aren\u2019t nearly as controversial in Ireland as they have proven abroad. Kneecap have turned protest into a party and no doubt they\u2019ll be playing a large chunk of their latest album, the baldly titled Fenian<\/a>. With its wild-eyed Prodigy style beats, stinging diss tracks, and Mezzanine-era Massive Attack journeys into nocturnal ambience, it\u2019s a collection that will suit a live setting as the sun goes down on Curraghmore. Oh, and can we expect some special guests doing a turn with them on stage? Over to you, R\u00d3IS! Alan Corr <\/p>\n

Biird<\/p>\n

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Even if trad isn’t usually your thing, BIIRD might just change your mind. Founded by seven-time All-Ireland harp and banjo champion Lisa Canny, the 11-piece all-female collective burst onto the scene with a debut performance in London’s Trafalgar Square on St Patrick’s Day 2024, playing to a crowd of 10,000 before going on to pack out festival tents and sell out headline shows. The group was created to shake up perceptions of traditional Irish music, pairing world-class musicianship with bold styling and a high-energy live show that feels more like a festival party than a trad session. If you’re after a set that’ll have you dancing one minute and feeling ridiculously proud to be Irish the next, make BIIRD a priority. Laura Delaney<\/p>\n

Anna von Hausswolff<\/p>\n

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Exhibit A: Anna von Hausswolff’s Stardust, one of those songs that festival memories are made of – for her as much as you. The Swede’s set at All Together Now is her Irish debut (ahead of playing the NCH in November), so there’s bragging rights here to stick in the backpack on the trip home. That return to civilian life may also see budgeting for von Hausswolff’s back catalogue, starting with 2025’s Iconoclasts, an album hailed in The Guardian’s five-star review as a “strange, unique, expansive, impassioned and experimental take on pop”. The descriptions of this adventurer’s music pile up as fast as the accolades, but the YouTube performance of Stardust from the Paradiso in Amsterdam last January says it all – an artist “in search of something bigger” and a crowd that know they’re exactly where they need to be. Harry Guerin<\/p>\n

Gurriers<\/p>\n

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Cut from the same crooked timber as Idles, Shame, Sprints and Fontaines D.C., Dublin act Gurriers managed to distil the ferocity of their live shows on their scorching debut album, 2024’s Come And See, and second album, Nobody\u2019s Coming To Save You, set for September. The band\u2019s urgent, politically-charged post-punk is delivered in front man Daniel Hoff\u2019s flat Dublinese, as he seethes against the perils of social media, religion and feeling left behind by the me, me, me generation. As he sings on their 2024 track Dipping Out, “failed by a system that never really lets you exist.” As another very angry gang of blokes once sneered, they mean it, maaaaan! AC<\/p>\n

KhakiKid<\/p>\n

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If you’ve been meaning to get into the new wave of Irish hip-hop, KhakiKid is the place to start. The Dublin rapper, born Abdu Huss, started writing rhymes at just 12 years old and has quickly become one of the country’s most exciting voices thanks to his sharp storytelling and offbeat humour. Pulling influences from everyone from 50 Cent and Tyler, the Creator to Mac Miller, his tracks effortlessly bounce between rap, indie, jazz and electronica. If you’re after a set that’s as charismatic as it is chaotic, he’s your man. LD<\/p>\n

R\u00d3IS<\/p>\n

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If you go down to the woods next weekend you\u2019re sure to get a surprise if you stumble across Fermanagh composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and electronic artist R\u00d3IS aka Rose Connolly. One of the most critically acclaimed acts in Ireland right now, the Newtownbutler woman won Best Original Folk Track for her song Caoine and Best Emerging Artist at the 2025 RT\u00c9 Radio 1 Folk Awards. She was also nominated for the Choice Music Award for her album Mo L\u00e9an. Part experimental, part contemporary and all esoteric, her keening singing style and deeply atmospheric music will be one of the most unearthly things you\u2019ll hear all weekend at ATN. AC<\/p>\n

Pulp<\/p>\n

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Back in the Britpop wars of the mid-90s, the big question was Oasis or Blur? The smart answer was always Pulp. Jarvis Cocker has been charting life\u2019s minor and major absurdities since as far back as 1978 (mad, Ted!) and his gang of arch pop satirists have nearly had as many line-up changes as The Fall. They didn\u2019t enjoy a commercial breakthrough until His ‘n\u2019 Hers (1994) and Different Class (1995). Expect crowd-pleasers like Babies, Do You Remember The First Time?, Mis-Shapes, and Common People. However, unlike some nineties acts on the comeback trail, Pulp have a very good new-ish album to play in the shape of last year\u2019s very moreish More. As Jarvis asks on their 1998 song This is Hardcore, what do you do for an encore? Pulp have answered that several times over. AC<\/p>\n

Kate Nash<\/p>\n

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Kate Nash may have arrived in the MySpace era with Foundations, but nearly 20 years on, she remains a gloriously unpredictable live performer. The London singer-songwriter can swing from the conversational piano-pop of Mouthwash and Merry Happy to the punkier bite of her later records, all delivered with the wit, candour and theatricality that have kept her well clear of the nostalgia circuit. Her fifth album, 9 Sad Symphonies, brought lush strings, old Hollywood and musical theatre flourishes into the mix without sanding down her distinctly British storytelling. Expect a set that is funny, furious and heartfelt – and one almighty festival singalong when that unmistakable opening riff from Foundations kicks in. Suzanne Keane<\/p>\n

Ezra Collective<\/p>\n

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Anyone who still thinks jazz is music for sitting quietly with your arms folded has clearly never seen Ezra Collective. The London five-piece became the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize in 2023 before being named Group of the Year at the 2025 BRIT Awards, but the trophies only tell part of the story. Led by drummer Femi Koleoso, their live shows are joyous, communal eruptions where jazz collides with Afrobeat, highlife, hip-hop and soul. Their 2024 album, Dance, No One’s Watching, was practically built for a festival field, while forthcoming record Here Because Of Hope promises to push their sound even further. At Curraghmore, standing still will not be an option. SK<\/p>\n

Mogwai<\/p>\n

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Feeling the noise on their 30th anniversary tour, the Glasgow greats will (post-) rock up to Curraghmore Estate and deliver one of the sets of the weekend. If you’ve seen them before on their many-but-still-too-few jaunts across the Irish Sea, then you know the Mogwai live experience is special and then some; for the uninitiated, the epic bludgeon and beauty of Mogwai Fear Satan or My Father My King (they’ll play one or the other) need to be put on that big bingo card. And for the prosaic festival checklist, there’s also a crucial addition: earplugs. It’s louder than you think. HG<\/p>\n

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