Kingfishr

Getting to play the Main Stage at Electric Picnic was a big moment for us, and the fact that we got to do it last year was amazing. It’s quite a privilege to be able to say we’ve ticked that one off. We released music right at the start of summer 2023, and because of that, we missed a lot of the deadlines for booking summer festivals.

So, the fact that we topped off the summer by performing on one of the best stages in Ireland was surreal. We got down off the stage and the three of us couldn’t speak to each other. We were just so overwhelmed by it all. It was mad. But, getting the chance to close our summer like that was a really great feeling.

• Kingfishr play St Anne's Park, Co. Dublin (June 7); Sea Sessions, Co. Donegal (June 22), and All Together Now, Curraghmore Estate, Waterford (August 1-4). See their full list of upcoming gigs – and international festivals – here.

Kingfishr at 3Olympia Theatre. Copyright Jason Doherty.

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