SubSounds is a youth music collective for young people aged 14-18 based in Tallaght. Since 2004 it has worked with musicians from around South Dublin County, mentoring them in the composition, arrangement, performance and recording of original music.
This festival is a partnership between SubSounds and Music Generation local Music Education Partnership's: South Dublin County, Kildare, Fingal, Meath, Dublin City, and Wicklow. The festival is youth led and youth centred, and will feature performances by participants of projects from these six counties.
This will be the second year of the festival and will feature new bands including The Sadhbh Keane Band, Stale Bread, The SubSounds Collective and The Mockingbirds. There will be music from a vairety of bands and DJ's throughout the day and we're very pleased to be able to add an open mic stage to this years festival which will be open to all comers. This year the festival will be headlined by very special guests, Pillow Queens, an exciting young Irish band who have just released their 3rd album, Name Your Sorrow, earlier this year.
SubSounds Youth Music Festival is a partnership between SubSounds, Music Generation Dublin City, Music Generation Fingal, Music Generation Kildare, Music Generation Meath, Music Generation South Dublin & Music Generation Wicklow.
The festival is funded by Music Generation, the Arts Council & South Dublin County Council Arts Office.
SubSounds Youth Music Festival is Co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, The Arts Council/An Comhairle Ealaíon and The Department of Education.
