KnockanStockan began with the idea that musicians needed to group together to share, showcase and ultimately celebrate their music with friends in order to crack the ever elusive music industry.

At venues around Dublin the collective of artists known as the ‘Primal Jelly Social Club’ burst onto an stagnant and flailing music scene, and created new platforms for themselves and the city’s other hard-working bands and performers. But more was needed.

In 2007, a small mini-camping festival and musical weekend in The Ballyknockan Inn offered 40 acts ‘A musician’s festival for musicians’. KnockanStockan was born!

In 2008, KnockanStockan returned: an alliance of passionate volunteers, blazing musical talents and a friendly farmer forged a 3-day festival to strike a blow against a profiteering music industry, with 3 stages and 100 acts, scooping that year’s best small festival award.

2009 had alot to live up too… Armed to the teeth with 4 amazing stages, and over 140 superb acts it was stuffed to the gills with music, art, culture and good vibes.

Planning for KnockanStockan 2010 is underway, and in the face of reccession and social unrest, shrinking venues, and cash strapped music lovers, KnockanStockan will return and looking forward to its best ever year!

Mission Statement

1) Bring musicians together to celebrate, showcase and share their music with like-minded people…

2) To grow with the imagination and skills of the community of musicians, artists, and friends who contribute to the festival, and make it what it is…

3) Cut the cost of going to see great music for all genuine music lovers, while at the same time providing a well needed platform for emerging talent in this country…

4) To reinvest net profit directly to where it will be best served. Enabling us to continually provide a platform for musicians, artists and like minded people to engage and express themselves outside of the annual event…

5) To only affiliate with companies/ associations/ groups/ collectives/ individuals that have a respect for our core ethos…

6) Understanding that, by Knockanstockan realising its maximuim potential it can only serve to re-energise it surroundings, hence doing as best we can to usher a proud new era for Irish culture…

A very special thanks to:

The v s i volunteers,
The Gallagher family,
Festival Factory,
the sweeney mongrel (le cirk),
Connected Magazine,
King Kong Radio,
& Nomad Spirit TP, Dave and Niki.