CORK: 96/1 City Wide Music Festival… Posted: 25/08/2016 by John O'Brien

This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th August 2016, sees Cork pubs and venues open their doors to showcase an absolute wealth of musical talent from around the country, and appealing to all musical styles, genres and tastes. Plenty for everyone! And made even better this year for Rock and Metal fans with some amazing bands lined up to hit Cork.

“96/1 is a unique event being run in Cork City on August 26th & 27th. The idea behind it is to have 96 original bands/artists play on 1 weekend in Cork City to promote the live music scene in Ireland.
96/1 began as a mere idea, by Festival Director Pearse McCarthy. However, with the help of a team, this idea eventually became reality. The festival had it’s debut in August of 2015, and was a roaring success. Showcasing talent from all around Ireland, 96/1 provided a much needed platform for original artists, who wouldn’t normally get the chance to play a festival.
Last year the team saw the festival spread throughout 27 venues around the city, as well as a stage on Emmett Place during the day. Bands travelled from all over the country – from Donegal to Dublin, to be part of something unique. The event was heralded by musicians and bands who played, as well as venues that took part in the music trail, and of course, the public that attended the event!
2016 sees the growth of the festival to new heights – instead of a one night event, it has become an event spanning the weekend of the 26th and 27th of August. With new venues, and new acts, the festival is set to become one of Cork’s staple summer events!
The team are delighted to see Cork’s 96fm return as media partners for the event, as well as Murphys Cork who also sponsored us last year.”

——————–  96/1 MUSIC TRAIL  ——————–

—Bru Bar & Hostel.—

FRIDAY 26TH
Feibhár – Ger O’Sullivan Music – The Oddities – ROLLIN’ EMPIRE – August Walk – James OR
SATURDAY 27TH
Limit 60 – Union Key – The Smoking Giants – The Fontaines – Ghost Robots

————— Fred Zeppelins —————

FRIDAY 26TH
Jenova – Trayus – Pethrophia – The Devil Wants Her Swagger Back
SATURDAY 27TH
Casavettes – Wasted Space – Turfboy – Podracer – This Place Is Death

————– The Roundy —————

FRIDAY 26TH
Quangodelic – Mandeville Beat Critics – MBC – Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra
SATURDAY 27TH
The Arcadeans – D-Day – Míde Houlihan

————– BDSM Cork ————–

FRIDAY 26TH
Blaming Hannah – Order of the Mess – Factotem
SATURDAY 27TH
Áine Duffy – PRIVADO – PARADOX

————– Vicarstown Bar ————–

FRIDAY 26TH
Jaime Martínez Z – Kiruu – Peco Music – Sean’s Walk
SATURDAY 27TH
Stew Dixon – Kate Dineen – Lynda Cullen

————– L’Atitude 51 ————–

FRIDAY 26TH
Anna’s Anchor – Podge Lane – Colm Fitzpatrick

————– Crane Lane, Cork ————–

FRIDAY 26TH
Fenton and The Phantoms – White-Line Fever

————– Long Valley Bar (Spoken Word) ————–

FRIDAY 26TH
Rob Urquhart – WaspsVsHumans – Moze M. Jacobs – Shauna Byrne – Cormac Lally – E.M Poetry

————– Idle Hour ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Aoibhín – Beautiful Corruption – Mandeville Beat Critics – MBC

————– The Sextant ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Generic People – Stuck on Repeat

————– El Fenix ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Cat Turner Music – Dominic John Sebastian – John Dunne Music

————– The World’s End Parnell Place ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
The Temps – The Clockworks – The Elation

————– The Oliver Plunkett ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
The Dividing Range – Frankenstein Bolts – TADGH – Jamie Stanton

————– Jim Cashmans ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Twitch Jnr – Brian Lalor – Moody Roots – Way Out West”

————– Bodhran Bar ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Tamzyn Daisy-May – Niki Pollock – @Jordan Kay Music

————– Thomond Bar ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Laura Duff – Deep Sky Objects – Christine B Phelan

————– Clancy’s Bar (Marlboro Lounge) ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Ghost Planes – The Lost Gecko – Red Sky, Planes.

————– Sober Lane Cork ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Majestic Bears – Wolves Of Youth – The Grunts

————– Slate Cork ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Rich City Vultures – Reprisal – Brand New Dead Things – MINDRIOTmt – Dissension Rising

————– Ziggys Rock Bar ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Small Dose – Brain Donation – Raising Jupiter

————– Preachers Bar Cork ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Stitch Jones – Public House – The OurZ Official – Audible Joes

————– UrbanJungle ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Pedophile Priests – Between The Lines – Shrouded – Xerosun

————– Sin É ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Barry Jay Hughes – Ian N. Brennan – New Horizons – Band

————– Gallaghers Pub Cork ————–

SATURDAY 27TH — The Green Room Live from 6-8pm
MB Soul Review – GIGABYTE – Crojayn

————– Alchemy, Cork ————–

SATURDAY 27TH
Stanley Notte – Darren Johnston – Spotlight Poetry