Six Years And Counting

Organisers of Sunflowerfest have confirmed this year's line-up in advance of the highly-anticipated festival running 31 July – 02 August.

With six stages' packed with over one hundred performances throughout the weekend of music, arts, and family-friendly activities, this year's festival Sunflowerfest is going strong well into its 6th year.

"We are delighted to announce this year's line-up and are looking forward to welcoming more guests than ever to Tubby's Farm," said festival organiser Michael Magowan.

"This year's headliners include an eclectic mix across many genres, meaning there will be something to fit almost every musical taste at this year's Sunflowerfest."

Headline acts scheduled to take to the main stage this year include eclectic British dub, reggae, techno, folk and rock fusion, Dreadzone, on Friday 31 July, and politically-charged UK rap rock band Senser, who will grace the main stage on Saturday, 01 August.

Always preferring to keep a few surprises up their sleeves, festival organisers will be announcing Sunday's headline act at the end of May.

A crowd favourite at last year's Sunflowerfest, this year Waterford's King Kong Company will have the honour of playing main support to Dreadzone on Friday night.

"King Kong Company always brings the house down when they appear at Sunflowerfest," said Michael Magowan.

"We are delighted to welcome them back this year and pay them the respect that they are due with hugely increasing success over the past couple of years. We promise that guests will not be disappointed by their high-energy performance."

Sunflowerfest is known for its unwavering support of the local music scene in Northern Ireland, where it offers a platform for up-and-coming talent to be seen and heard as well as great opportunities for young musicians to meet and interact with well-known figures from the UK and Ireland's music scenes.

This year an array of home-grown talent including R51, Hard Chargers, Allison McGrath Band, Que Pasa, Decomposing in Paris, and the Dandy Horses, among others.

"Having started in our back yard as a small-scale music festival to raise funds for our son's school charity project, we soon realised that Northern Ireland was lacking in opportunities for young talent to build their followings and be heard by diverse audiences," added Michael.

"This year our local acts range from those who are just getting off the ground to acts that are on the fast-track to the becoming widely-known across the UK, Ireland, and further afield, to Northern Ireland legends like Henry Cluney of Stiff Little Fingers fame."

This year, due to fans' requests, the popular Silent Disco will also be returning as a well-loved feature of Sunflowerfest, and offers a chance for festivalgoers to throw some shapes and show off their best dance moves after hours.

Now in its 6th year, the annual festival held each summer on Tubby's Farm in Hillsborough, County, Down, has quickly become a must-attend festival for all things related to music and art.

Tickets are more information can be found at sunflowerfest.co.uk.

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