

Music fans can expect sets from the likes of Northern Ireland’s own Bicep, Or:la, Cartin and Calibre Dublin's Gemma Dunleavy and DART and music from artists further afield including SHERELLE, Soichi Terada, Sama Abdulhadi, and LSDXOXO. This year gives plenty of opportunities for exposure to good music, with a stacked line-up featuring some of the best names in electronic music across Northern Ireland, Ireland, and from around the world. Read this next: Belfast's dance music scene is one of the most vibrant on the planet “This site brings in so many families and tourists, so it’s good to see it hosing some great music too,” he says with happiness. “I’ve never seen this area look quite like this before!” chimes Plain Sailing’s Andrew Moore, who is excited about what lay ahead for the weekend. Don’t say the Irish don’t have humour!” laughs Willis - the father of Bicep's Matt McBriar and festival founder Sarah McBriar. “The building is in the shape of an Iceberg. The site has been transformed into a colourful spectacle of tents, stages, and flags - kitted out in pinks and greens that contrast the grey cladding of the building structure of the Titanic Museum towering behind. You’re surrounded by the marvel of the shipways - the iconic shipyard once responsible for the construction of the Titanic. Syncopated rhythms and the occasional beat drop can be heard while in the queue, sounds bouncing off one another - emerging from many spots where the early afternoon DJs are getting started and setting the mood for the weekend. Just waiting in the festival's ticketing area, you know it's going to be a memorable occasion.

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When you arrive at the site's entrance, you instantly feel a surge of high-spirited energy - full of revellers anticipating a day of music, dance, indulgence, and merriment. I’m so grateful we get to do things like this to show off all the talent we have.” “We have such a bustling scene here in Belfast. “I’m not even joking when I say this is like Christmas for us over here!” laughs local DJ and producer Optmst.
