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Katie Gallagher

Lily Allen and Clean Bandit set to headline new Dublin festival Love Sensation

Lily Allen and Clean Bandit have been announced as headliners for brand new Irish festival ‘Love Sensation’.

Love Sensation, brought to you by the team behind Mother, is making its Irish festival debut this summer.

The new weekender will take place on August 17th and 18th 2019 at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin.

It was announced Lily Allen, Clean Bandit and Gossip and Kelis will top the bill across the weekend, which will be hosted by Panti Bliss.

The weekend will also see performances from Irish dance supremo Daithí, Horse Meat Disco, Andy Butler (Hercules & Love Affair), Kelly-Anne Byrne, Soulé and many more.

Lily Allen performs on stage at The Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards hosted by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Melinda Gates. (Getty Images for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

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The team behind the festival have said: “Expect tons of surprises from The George stage, a Mother Dance Tent you won’t want to leave and a host of RuPaul Drag Queens brought to you by Dublin drag legends ‘Dragged Up’ including Monet X Change, Naomi Smalls, Jujubee, Laganja Estranja & Sonique.”

They went on to describe the weekend as “A next generation two-day music and arts festival aimed at the LGBT+ community and their many friends.”

Love Sensation promoter and founder of Mother, Cormac Cashman, said: “Love Sensation feels like a natural progression for us.

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“We’ve wanted to run a music festival for years, something that caters to our community and focuses on inclusivity, fun, good music, good times and sound people.

“We’ve been lucky enough to have amazing success with our Pride Block Party, which is now in its 9th year, so 2019 feels right for us to grow even bigger and launch our very own music Festival!”

Further line up details to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for LOVE SENSATION go on sale Friday March 29 at 9am. Super Early Bird tickets will be priced at €96.25 including booking fees.

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