Dublin rocks once again for the May Bank Holiday Weekend, as the Heineken Green Energy Festival brings bands, DJs and music industry…

Dublin rocks once again for the May Bank Holiday Weekend, as the Heineken Green Energy Festival brings bands, DJs and music industry bigwigs together for a four-day music and tippling extravaganza.

Dublin Castle is the outdoor venue for headlining acts UB40, The Beautiful South, Catatonia (right) and The Cardigans. Meanwhile, the Olympia hosts gigs by Mercury Rev, Reef, Jewel and Faithless, and the SFX Centre welcomes the return of The Happy Mondays. There's a free pub trail in Temple Bar and a Band Challenge Final in the Temple Bar Music Centre for a grand prize worth £15,000. If guys with guitars don't spin your decks, then The Globe and Pravda will provide beats from DJs Mani, Jim Carroll, Scottie McNaughton and the Skint Under 5s of Big Beat Boutique fame.

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Kevin Courtney

Kevin Courtney

Kevin Courtney is an Irish Times journalist