In just 4 weeks, Ireland’s only live-in music festival, It Takes a Village, returns for it’s second edition, taking over Trabolgan in East Cork for 3 days of the very best Irish and International music, conversations, and games, from Friday May 10 to Sunday May 12, 2019.

Here’s a run-down of everything you need to know…

The line-up features a diverse range of music, from folk to funk, rock to rap, festival attendees will be spoiled with over 60 performances over the weekend, from the likes of Gilles Peterson, AE MAK, Kojaque, James Holden and The Animal Spirits, Le Boom, Awesome Tapes from Africa, David Kitt, Junior Brother, TPM, The Herbaliser, Lords of Strut, Nialler9, Don Letts, Kevin Barry, Lisa O’Neill and Meltybrains. The full day-by-day schedule is out now, have a look here:

It Takes a Village is a strictly no-camping festival. Instead of kipping out in muddy fields, the festival ticket includes 3 nights accommodation in one of the site’s 150 self-catering houses and apartments, or one of the 35 fully-serviced campervan sites. You’ll reach ‘peak notions’ with a clean bed, warm showers, and private bathrooms, for the weekend.

This is a festival with a roof over your head whatever the weather, with three main indoor stages and various pop-up gigs. Festival attendees can also dive into the wet and wild indoor pool parties, visit the Birds of Prey centre to get up close and personal with real life owls and falcons, take a ride on the Go-Karts, play games at the arcade, or, get out and ride the soundwaves on the festival’s newest offering, the Cork Harbour Boat Party, with special guest DJ’s Bon Voyage and Nialler 9, taking place on April 12.

Festival co-director Joe Kelly commented: “The idea that 1000 people could live side by side over a weekend with the common thread being music was always intriguing. Your festival neighbours becoming your new friends, with the comfort of a roof over your head. A musical family creating a new community can only be a positive thing. We were pretty blown away by the positive response we got from guests last year and now we’re really excited to return to Trabolgan once more for an even bigger and better festival. Expect a jam packed weekend of activities as well as electric performances. Looking forward to seeing you in the village.”

A very limited number of weekend tickets are available from www.ittakesavillage.fm. It Takes A Village is a residents only affair so there are no weekend tickets without accommodation. Sunday Day tickets are available, with a bus leaving from the Patrick’s Quay Air Coach stop in the City Centre if you fancy popping down for the day (€8 each way). Or, if you can’t make the festival, why not pop along to the Sunday afternoon Boat Party, for only €25. Book at www.ittakesavillage.fm

Here is a ITAV19 Spotify playlist to get you in the mood

FRIDAY

MUSIC

Herbert - Le Boom - Meltybrains? - Bantum - Colm K - Thumper - AE MAK - Horse - Happyalone. - Nialler9 - Extravision - The Shaker Hymn - Jus’ me

SATURDAY

MUSIC

Gilles Peterson - Sister Nancy - James Holden & The Animal Spirits - Snapped Ankles - Awesome Tapes from Africa - ELLLL - Donal Dineen - Toby Kaar - Anna Mieke - Dowry - SON (aka Susan O'Neill) - Junior Brother - mynameisjOhn - GASH Collective with Cáit & Laura Lolz - Senior Infants - Jinx Lennon - Silverbacks - Bon Voyage - Cuttin' Heads Collective with Jus’ me, Itchi & Farid Williams – TPM

WORDS & IDEAS

Under the Hammers with Cormac Lally, Scene of the Rhyme & Julie Goo

Kevin Barry + Lisa McInerney - The Point of Everything with Eoghan O’ Sullivan

POOL PARTY DJ’s

Jim X Comet

Nialler9

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING LESSONS

Lords Of Strut

SUNDAY

MUSIC

Kojaque - The Herbaliser - Don Letts - New Jackson - Lisa O’Neill - Katie Kim - David Kitt - Stevie G - Ships - Floating Joints - Super Silly - Gay Future feat Eddie Kay -  Tonie Walsh – Glamo - Gaff E – DOK - Candy Warhol & the queens of Mockie Ah - Aidan Kelly - The Mary Wallopers

POOL PARTY DJ’s

Aidan Kelly

Jus’ Me

THEATRE

Lords of Strut present.. Drama Drama Drama

WORDS & IDEAS

Under the Hammers with Stan Notte, The Lost Gecko, Wasps Vs Humans & Cormac Lally - Culture Vultures with Tony Clayton-Lea - Kevin Barry + Lisa McInerney

BOAT PARTY

Bon Voyage & Nialler9

UNDERWATER HOCKEY – BIRDS OF PREY