This October 1 through 4, the Ireland Music Week festival will take place for the 22nd year in various venues across Dublin.

The showcase festival is now taking applications for artists who would like to perform in the showcase. Applications close on Monday, March 25 at 5 p.m.

Up to 50 acts will be chosen to take part in the festival and play at the internationally-recognised event which helps showcase Ireland’s best emerging artists. These performances will take place on the Thursday and Friday of the festival.

Bookers, labels, publishers, managers, agents and many international professionals will be in attendance which is meant to boost the development of Irish artists.

The CEO of First Music Contact, Angela Dorgan, commented that “seeing how brilliantly past IMW showcasing artists have been doing globally over the last few years really shows us how vital a step in the showcase can be for an artist’s growth.”

Ireland Music Week also prioritises representation in this festival and has made it a goal to have 50% women and underrepresented gender minorities in its lineup.

Since the start of the show in 2003, the festival has presented some of Irelands’ most well known artists including Fontaines D.C., David Keenan, Denise Chaila, Kynsy, CMAT, Ellie O’Neill, Sweetlemondae, Last Apollo, Aoife Nessa Frances, Sprints, M(h)aol, Niamh Regan, Pretty Happy, Pillow Queens, THUMPER, Saint Sister, Wyvern Lingo, Just Mustard, Villagers, Hozier, Gilla Band, Jape, The Coronas, Talos, Le Boom, Loah, Soak, Sinead O’ Brien, Æ Mak, Gurriers, Ailbhe Reddy, MELTS, April, Jyellowl, Somebody’s Child, Junior Brother, Caleb Kunle and many more.

Ireland Music Week is supported by The Arts Council and Culture Ireland. The festival has also partnered with Claddagh Records, Sony, Music Ireland, Warner Music Ireland, RAAP and Enterprise Ireland.

In order to apply, log onto https://www.irelandmusicweek.com and click on the “Artist” button. Applications will be through the artists’ Breaking Tunes profiles.

You can also buy tickets for the event on Eventbrite here.