Damien Dempsey to headline new collaboration with Night and Day Festival

Damien Dempsey is set to headline the inaugural ‘Hideaway Session X Night and Day’ on Saturday, September 19th.

The new collaboration with Night and Day festival will take place at Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway on the Leitrim/Roscommon border near Leitrim village.

It is the first Night and Day satellite event, following the success of this year’s festival which attracted more than 10,000 people to Lough Key Forest Park, outside Boyle.

Other acts announced to take to the stage on the 100-acre County Leitrim estate include Áine Tyrrell, The Vibes, Fair Green and Kit James. More acts and details of the wellness programme will be announced in the coming weeks.

The one-day festival on September 19th will kick off at 2 p.m. and run until late inside the woodland estate that festival-goers can explore, along with indoor and outdoor musical stages.

Tickets are €70 and are on sale here. 

The event is strictly over 18s and tickets are limited, so pre-booking is essential to avoid disappointment.

Drumhierny has run Hideaway Sessions before, including with Gemma Hayes, Lisa Hannigan and Paul Noonan, but never at this scale.

“This means a lot to us. Bringing people together through culture and arts is something the founding fathers of Drumhierny always wanted for this place, and hosting Night and Day here, with a line-up like this, is us carrying that on. We're proud to build this with them, and it puts the northwest on the map," said Alison Moffatt, co-founder of Drumhierny.

Co-founder of Night and Day Craig Hughes added that he was delighted to be bringing Night and Day to Drumhierny.

“It’s a truly spectacular location and we’re looking forward to transforming it into a musical playground filled with lots of great talent and some surprises to be discovered. Damien Dempsey brought the house down with his headline performance at Night and Day in 2024 so we can’t wait for his return,” he said.

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