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AVA Festival celebrates five years with Honey Dijon and Ben UFO

Avalon Emerson, Blawan and Mall Grab also playing the Irish festival

Ireland’s AVA Festival and Conference is turning five this summer and celebrating in style with a first-rate line-up of local and international talent.

Irish artists locked in to play include Brame + Hamo, Cromby, Holly Lester, Krystal Klear, Or:la and Saoirse, alongside the likes of Call Super, Avalon Emerson, Ben UFO, The Black Madonna, Honey Dijon, Mall Grab, Special Request, DJ Boring, Motor City Drum Ensemble, HAAi, JASSS, Courtesy and Willow.

The festival takes place across May 31 to June 1, with a conference hosted at The MAC on the opening day and the party rolling across both days at the S13 Warehouse, a former B&Q in south Belfast.

Tickets are on sale now with a deposit scheme available, purchase them here. The conference is free to all who register via the same link.

Read our review of AVA Festival’s 2018 edition here.

Patrick Hinton is Mixmag's Digital Staff Writer, follow him on Twitter