LAST UPDATE | 7 Jun

ORGANISERS OF THE Beyond the Pale music festival have confirmed this evening that the festival will go ahead next week as planned.

This was despite earlier confusion and reports that staff and vendors had been informed otherwise, and that the festival had gone into liquidation. 

In a social media post, festival organisers acknowledged that today, they “very nearly stumbled”, while ticket holders and festival vendors had waited for clarity on whether the county Wicklow festival would go ahead. 

The statement said, “Look, it’s unbelievably tough out there for independent festivals, venues, promoters, artists…we all know that.

“But the festival gods smiled upon us, and the fate of Beyond the Pale is secure for 2025, and for many years to come.

“Thanks for bearing with us today, thanks for all the messages and gestures of support… and see you at Glendalough next week!” 

Look, it's unbelievably tough out there for independent festivals, venues, promoters, artists...we all know that. Today we very nearly stumbled, ngl. But the festival gods smiled upon us, and the fate of Beyond the Pale is secure for 2025, and for many years to come.

Thanks for… pic.twitter.com/DWml1kCvdj

— Beyond The Pale (@BeyondThePaleIE) June 7, 2025

The earlier announcement of the festival’s abrupt closure is understood to have come as a major shock to locals and the festival’s employees, as well as causing confusion for ticket holders.

However, it now seems the festival, which is based at the Glendalough Estate, is scheduled to take place next weekend from 13 to 15 June. 

Beyond the Pale is comprised of music, food, wellness, and arts. Acts including Jon Hopkins, Róisín Murphy, TV on The Radio, and Marc Rebillet are set to headline the weekend festival. This year would mark the fourth outing of the event.

It is set to be artists Róisín Murphy, Jon Hopkins, berlioz and Broken Social Scene’s only Irish show played this summer, while band Boney M’s appearance would be their first Irish show in close to a decade.

TV on the Radio’s set at the festival would be their first show in Ireland in 17 years.