All OutStraight Block Party

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FF2019 EVENT, FOR FF2020 FESTIVAL EVENTS CLICK HERE.

Join us on the 5th of January for a day of poetry, music, street art, discussion and free drinks to hit the ground running into the new year.

Following on from a string of sold-out shows across Ireland, OutStraight are teaming up once more to give you an unforgettable day of music, poetry, street art and panel discussion. All OutStraight share stories on urban experience and youth culture, bringing to light social and economic situations that the youth of our day face. including gentrification and Irelands ‘Session Culture’. This, all set to graffiti themed backgrounds and hip-hop/house beats, brings the soul of high-rise flats and concrete jungles to people wherever the location. 

OutStraight has been performing for the last two years and has performed at many festivals including Body & Soul, Life, KnockanStockan, Electric Picnic, as well as being featured performers at Latitude festival in Suffolk where BBC Radio 1 described OutStraight as ‘completely original and a highlight of the weekend’. OutStraight has hosted the works of artists such as Emmet Kirwan, Kojaque, Maser, Mango x Mathman and Solus Art to name a few.


Featuring: 

– Emmet Kirwan 
– Mango
– Natalya O’Flaherty
– Colm Keegan
– Lewis Kenny
– David Jackson
– Emmet O’Brien

+ Many More

We’ll also be hosting a panel discussion on ‘Drug Policy in Ireland: Where are we at?’ with some leading social figures on the topic including:

– Tony Duffin (CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project)
– Sen. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Former Minister for Drug Strategy)
– Dr. Austin O’Carroll (Founder of Safetynet and North Dublin City GP Training Programme)
– Daniel Lambert (Bang Bang)
– Natalya O’Flatherty & Mango (Artists)

‘completely original and a highlight of the weekend’

BBC Radio 1 at Latitude Festival