First 20 artists announced for popular Irish music and arts festival

The first 20 artists in the line-up for Altogether Now 2023 (ATN23) have been announced. 

The fourth chapter of the Waterford festival is back next summer from August 4 to August 6 with 18 stages of music, art, theatre, spoken word and comedy set in the grounds of Curraghmore House. 

Godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, is leading the line-up for fans of 70s punk and 90s grunge. One of the most dynamic stage performers of all time, it will be Iggy's first Irish show in 15 years. 

Beatmaker, DJ and producer JAMIE XX, is also headlining the festival. He has shaped the sound of modern UK electronica for over a decade, first as one third of Mercury Music Prize-winning group The XX, then with his popular Adele and Florence + The Machine remixes, and finally with his solo efforts. 

His 2015 debut album ‘In Colour’ went Top 5 in Ireland while cult singles ‘Gosh’, ‘Idontknow’ and ‘All Under One Roof Raving’ became instant club staples. 

Dan Victor Snaith - otherwise known as Caribou - is an electro musician, composer and recording artist from Ontario, Canada and known as one of the most iconic and recognisable names on the electro circuit. Joined by a host of live musicians, his shows are immersive, often with complex video projections rounding off the experience. 

With over 782 million global streams, over 657,000 album sales, more than 40 million YouTube views and over 700,000 social media followers, Loyle Carner is also on the Altogether Now line-up. 

His third album Hugo was released last month to critical acclaim, being hailed as a ‘beautiful, blistering masterpiece’ by The Guardian. 

A favourite of the 2000s, Sugababes are also coming to Curraghmore House for their first Irish festival in 15 years. The original trio - Siobhan Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan - have been announced for Glastonbury 2023 and a huge arena headliner at London's O2. 

The 5 star NME review of their comeback show in early November will have fans chomping at the bit! 

Get your contemporary Irish music fix from the incredible Lankum at their only festival performance this summer. A four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin, they are known for their sweet vocal harmonies, uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar. 

European composer, activist and icon of classical music Max Richter will be teaming up with Ireland’s very own RTÉ CONCERT ORCHESTRA for his Irish festival debut. Together they will be performing VOICES and Recomposed, a unique orchestral performance. 

Activist Billy Bragg will be bringing his potent blend of folk music, punk rock and protest songs to ATN23. On the surface, TV GIRL is a sunny, throwback splash of ‘60s French pop and southern California soul. 

Built around hypnotic close-knit vocal harmonies, electro-acoustic harp and synthesizers, atmos-folk duo Saint Sister will be joining the line-up too. 

Other acts include The Scratch, Overmono, Kelly Lee Owen, Talos, The Clockworks and Cruel Sister. 

More exciting announcements are expected over the coming months. 

The ATN23 General, Family, and Early Entry passes go on sale at 9am on Friday December 2 via Ticketmaster.ie and the usual outlets. 

General and Family Ticket Prices Tier 1, 2 and 3 are sold out, while Tier 4 costs €235. Instalments are priced at €235 across 5 payments with each payment costing €47: 

• 1st payment - time of purchase 
• 2nd payment - End of Feb (February 24, 2023)
• 3rd payment - End of March (March 24, 2023)
• 4th payment - End of April (April 28, 2023)
• 5th payment - End of May (May 26, 2023)

Early Entry Passes are priced at €24.00 including booking fee, and allow access into the General, Pre-pitched & Boutique campsites from 4pm on Thursday August 3, 2023. Last Entry is at 10pm.

Early Entry Passes are only valid with a General Weekend Camping ticket.