Following a sold-out weekend in summer 2024, the Emerge festival has announced its return to Belfast’s Boucher Playing Fields next August Bank Holiday weekend.

Described as ‘Ireland’s biggest electronic musical festival’, the 2024 event will welcome back a host of world class acts including Fatboy Slim, BICEP, Sonny Fodera, Hannah Laing, Jazzy, Sikoti b2b Alex Farrell and more.

It will boast a line-up of more than 80 acts, across 4 stages and two days.

Emerge first came to Belfast in 2022, and one of its organisers, Joe Dougan said: “Living legend Fatboy Slim tops out our 2025 lineup, alongside local heroes Bicep, and Sonny Fodera, fresh from selling out two nights in Dublin’s 3Arena and a lightning fast sellout at Custom House Square – these are three of global electronic music’s biggest names.

“They join a huge line-up of local & international performers such as Marlon Hoffstadt, Horsegiirl & 2QUICK2GRUV (AKA blk.), along with stage takeovers from Manchester titans TELETECH & Hannah Laing’s DOOF brand. More than 80 artists will appear across the weekend on 4 stages, with emphasis, as ever, on spectacular sound & lighting – ensuring the fan experience is genuinely world class.”

Emerge Music Festival, in association with Coors. August 23RD & 24TH 2025, Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast.

Pre-sale tickets go live at 12pm on Thursday (December 5) here.

Tickets go on general sale this Friday (December 6) at 9am from ticketmaster.ie.

More info at: www.emergebelfast.com

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