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Ellen Fitzpatrick

The 10 best Irish acts you need to see at Glastonbury this weekend

Glastonbury 2019 is bursting at the seams with top Irish acts you won’t want to miss this weekend.

Whether you’re lucky enough to be attending or watching it on TV with a glass of wine, you need to take time to see these 10 Irish acts.

Glastonbury starts today and will continue until Sunday in Worthy Farm.

Hozier is hitting the Pyramid stage on Saturday at 4pm for his first performance at the festival since 2015.

The Wicklow singer first performed at Glastonbury in 2014 after his debut single ‘Take Me To Church’ took the world by storm.

Sunny weather is forecast for the weekend (PA)

Two Door Cinema Club is heading back to the Glastonbury stage for another year and are set to perform new hits from their fourth album False Alarm which was released last week.

Dermot Kennedy has taken over the world with his music and is hitting the Glastonbury stage this year among major Irish talents.

Dermot has been travelling festivals and touring constantly, so it only makes sense that he’s heading to the UK’s biggest festival.

Kojaque is a huge rising star in Ireland and has clearly had his impact on the UK music scene as he’ll be playing the Pussy Parlour on Sunday.

Stormzy, The Killers and The Cure are headlining the Pyramid Stage (BBC)

Maverick Sabre is heading to the Sonic stage on Sunday where he will headline this stage.

The New Ross singer’s music gives a nod to traditional Irish music while maintaining a rap persona.

Northern Irish artist SOAK is taking the Glastonbury stage this year with her indie-folk vibes and you can see her at the Park stage on Sunday.

Dublin group Fontaines D.C. are taking the world by storm, having made appearances on American TV the lads are now set to hit the Bread and Roses stage at Glastonbury on Sunday.

Also hitting the Bread and Roses stage is David Keenan who will be performing Sunday and he has already gained the attention of Hozier, Damien Dempsey and Glen Hansard with his lyrics.

Trad band Dervish are heading to the Acoustic stage and are ready to perform their own interpretations of Irish classics.

The last act you need to see when heading to the festival is Catherine McGrath who is set to perform at the Acoustic stage too.

Catherine is a country artist who’s album ‘Talk of This Town’ wowed the world and topped the UK country charts.

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