We are delighted to announce that Vantastival has won BEST SERVICE at the Irish Festival Awards 2012. It’s wonderful to be nominated alongside so many great festivals and to be honoured with an award. Thanks to everyone who voted for us! To see the full list of winners visit irishfestivalawards.ie.
Damien Dempsey will headline the fourth annual Vantastival festival at Bellurgan Park in Co. Louth over the May bank holiday weekend. Among other acts confirmed to play are trad superstars Altan, Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu, Dublin acoustic roots maestros Tupelo and rising electropop duo Nanu Nanu.
For the third year running Vantastival has been nominated for the Irish Festival Awards. We are nominated in six categories:
The Vantastival Halloween Ball will take place on Saturday 3rd November in the unique timber VANHALLA stage, built into the landscape at Bellurgan Park, Dundalk. Built specially for Vantastival 2012, a gig in VanHalla is a gig like no other!