Curated by critically acclaimed, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy, MISNEACH is a new annual global music festival and celebration of Ireland’s rich musical heritage, coinciding with St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Sydney and Boston in March 2025.  

Celebrating contemporary and traditional Irish music and thriving Irish culture – as well as featuring two of Australia’s most popular artists – organisers are thrilled to reveal the incredible line-up joining Dermot Kennedy in The Domain, Sydney on Sunday, 16th March. 

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Acknowledged as one of Ireland’s most successful music acts of their generation, The Frames are thrilled to celebrate their 35th anniversary with an Australian exclusive appearance at MISNEACH. The show will mark their first appearance in Australia since they toured with Bob Dylan in 2007.  

Formed in 1990, after lead singer Glen Hansard, pictured, was signed by Island Records, the band became as known for their electric live gigs as for their consistently excellent albums, five of which landed in the Irish Top 10. Never content to repeat themselves, The Frames have remained artistically restless, creating a catalogue of music where rousing anthems can coexist with moments of strangeness, intimacy, and stillness. 

MISNEACH will bring together the musicians who formed the core of The Frames sound from 2001’s For the Birds to the present day: singer Glen Hansard (pictured on cover) and co-founding member violinist Colm Mac Con Iomaire, bassist Joseph Doyle, and guitarist Robert Bochnik. They will be joined by drummer Tim Neuhaus. 

Two-time ARIA winner and multi-Platinum national treasure Matt Corby will also take to the stage at MISNEACH. Corby’s 2023 album Everything’s Fine scored three ARIA nominations, plus a nomination for Triple J’s Australian Album of the Year. No stranger to accolades, Corby’s latest and most adventurous record pulls together a decade of musical threads and production nous, to reveal a body of work that glides even deeper into his R&B roots, while embracing aspects of vintage funk, hip-hop and playful soft rock motifs.

One of the most exciting groups to ever come out of Ireland, Kneecap are taking the world by storm in 2024 with their blend of socially conscious lyrics and thrilling energy. This year, the trio have brought their bass-heavy bouncing tunes to festivals across Europe including two now infamous sets at Glastonbury, before making their debut trip to Australia this March. Whether in the studio or up on the big screen (their movie is Ireland’s Oscar entry) Kneecap have become unlikely figureheads of a movement to save their mother tongue. 

Revered Sydney-based singer Meg Mac saw her most recent and third album, Matter of Time, take out the coveted #1 position in ARIA’s National Album Chart upon its release back in 2022, as well as earning a nomination for J Awards’ Australian Album of the Year. With multiple sold-out tours under her belt, including a mesmerising closing night as part of Vivid Festival at the Sydney Opera House, the acclaimed Roll Up Your Sleeves singer lends her vocals to MISNEACH with a set fans won’t want to miss.  

West Coast modern Irish folk three-piece Amble are on a heady rise, following a year of sold-out shows across Ireland, the UK, and North America over the past 12 months. Members Robbie Cunningham, Oisin McCaffrey and Ross McNerney create a genuine, authentic connection with their magical sound, recently heard on their major label debut EP, The Commons, out now. The trio just announced their biggest headline world tour to date for 2025 – and their appearance at the Sydney edition of MISNEACH marks their debut appearance in Australia.

Also joining the line-up will be “one of Ireland’s most intriguing songwriters”, Sorcha Richardson; Dublin four-piece outfit The Scratch who have moulded triumphant melodies with the groove and intensity of metal; a songwriter of hidden depths, with a timeless voice, Susan O’Neill; “Ireland’s next great band” electrifying Cork five-piece Cliffords, led by singer Iona Lynch; and finally, rising Irish hip-hop artist and Burner Record co-founder FYNCH. 

With a lineup this exciting, there’s only one place to be on St Patrick’s Day eve. Alongside epic market stalls and a range of mouth-watering food and beverage outlets – including Guinness on tap – MISNEACH will bring the magic to The Domain. 

Tickets to MISNEACH are on sale now – head to www.frontiertouring.com/misneach.