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Belfast’s EMERGE dance music festival announces 2025 line-up

The line-up features Fatboy Slim, BICEP Pres. CHROMA and Sonny Fodera

The line up includes Fatboy Slim, BICEP Pres. CHROMA and
The line up includes Fatboy Slim, BICEP Pres. CHROMA and

Belfast’s EMERGE music festival has announced the first phase of its line-up for 2025.

Billed as “Ireland’s biggest electronic music festival”, the Boucher Road Playing Fields-based festival made its debut in 2022.

Following a huge sold-out weekend last year, it will return on August 23 and 24 with a “stellar line-up” featuring Fatboy Slim, BICEP Pres. CHROMA, Sonny Fodera, Hannah Laing, Jazzy, Sikoti b2b Alex Farrell “and loads more” as part of a line-up featuring over 80 acts across four stages and two days.

“Living legend Fatboy Slim tops out our 2025 line-up,” said Joe Dougan from EMERGE.

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Emerge will return in 2025
Emerge has been billed as “Ireland’s biggest electronic music festival”

“Alongside local heroes BICEP Pres. CHROMA, and Sonny Fodera, fresh from selling out two nights in Dublin’s 3Arena and a lightning-fast sellout at Custom House Square - these are three of global electronic music’s biggest names.

They join a huge lineup of local & international performers such as Marlon Hoffstadt, Horsegiirl & 2QUICK2GRUV (AKA blk.), along with stage takeovers from Manchester titans TELETECH & Hannah Laing’s DOOF brand.

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“More than 80 artists will appear across the weekend on four stages, with emphasis, as ever, on spectacular sound & lighting - ensuring the fan experience is genuinely world class.”

Pre-sale tickets will be available from 12pm Thursday, December 5 from Emerge25-SignUp with remain tickets going on general sale at 9am on Friday December 6 via ticketmaster.ie.

More festival information is available at emergebelfast.com .