Belfast’s AVA festival announces full 2024 line-up

AVA festival has announced the full line-up for its tenth anniversary edition.

Building on its decade-long tenure, the Belfast-based festival has curated a line-up that highlights its “strong past, an exciting present and a bright future” — with festival-favourites as well as a slew newcomers set to appear at Titanic Slipways this year.

Hometown heroes BICEP will bring their CHROMA A/V show to the festival, while producer and vocalist Nia Archives and Scottish electronic phenomenon Barry Can’t Swim will be making their AVA debuts.

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House legend Kerri Chandler and electro heavyweight Helena Hauff will be returning to Belfast for AVA, while horsegiirL and fellow ‘My Barn My Rules’ artist MCR-T are set to gallop into Belfast for the first time.

Other names on the line-up include Sammy Virji, Flowdan, Neffa T, Bitter Babe b2b Surusinghe, Nick Léon, Effy and many more.

Local artists set to play include Timmy Stewart, Marion Hawkes, Jordan Nocturne, Holly Lester, Swoose, Emby, Reger and Plain Sailing DJs.

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Sarah McBriar, founder of AVA Festival says: “AVA represents a lot more than electronic music, it represents a community, a movement that started in Belfast that grew globally, of open minded, creatively curious and adventurous souls uniting in a space where freedom of expression is encouraged.”

“I’m proud of what it has become, and what it symbolises… this year will be special. See you at the docks,”

AVA Belfast will take place between May 31 and June 1 at Titanic Slipways with £1 of all ticket purchases donated to climate action partner EarthPercent.

Sign-up for tickets to AVA’s tenth anniversary edition here.

Check out the line-up below.

Becky Buckle is Mixmag’s Multimedia Editor, follow her on Twitter