Beyond The Pale: Everything you need to know
Ellen O'Donoghue
Beyond The Pale, three days of music, arts, food and wellbeing nestled in Co Wicklow, takes place this weekend, after some ‘will they, won’t they’ last weekend.
Thankfully, they will, as the organisers confirmed that the festival is “secure” and “full throttle” for the weekend after reports it was cancelled.
With the music line-up including Róisín Murphy, Jon Hopkins, Boney M and The Sugar Hill Gang, Brooklyn rockers TV on the Radio, Marc Rebillet, berlioz, Broken Social Scene, and Exra collective, the festival has something for everyone.
Its extensive arts programme includes drag icons at Haus of Wig, comedy-rap at Abandoman, world pole dancing champion Lisette Krole as part of Duncan Disorderly’s VIP House Party, Art of Protest, Words for my Comrades and Penos for Palestine, to name just a few.
There are installations and experiences too, including Livewire! a high-wire walk across the Selective Memory big top, Meta Sonic Flux Collective’s sci-fi techno odyssey, and Wonky Robot Trash Can Staye.
You can also book massages, sauna and workshops over the weekend, and there will be a wide selection of food and drink options.
Think circus and cabaret, word lovers and wisdom seekers, music, craic, and wellness if you want it.
So, if you’re headed to Beyond The Pale this weekend, keep reading to find out everything you need to know.
When and where is it on?
Beyond The Pale takes place on the Glendalough Estate in Co Wicklow from Friday June 13th until Sunday June 15th.
Are tickets still available?
There are a limited amount of tickets available from Beyond The Pale's website here.
What time should I arrive?
On Friday, the arena opens at 4.30pm while the main stage closes at 1am, and the late-night areas close at 3am. On Saturday and Sunday, the arena opens at 11.45am. The main stage closes at 1am on Saturday, but at 11pm on Sunday. The late-night areas close at 3am on Saturday and at 1am on Sunday.
Who is playing and when?
Friday June 13th
Main Stage
5pm-5.50pm Grooveline
6.20pm-7.20pm Soda Blonde
7.50pm-9.05pm Ezra Collective
9.35pm-11.15pm Jon Hopkins
11.45pm-12.45am King Kong Company
Selective Memory Tent
4.30pm-5.15pm Telebox
5.45pm-6.30pm Phoeno
7pm-7.45pm Negro Impacto
8.15pm-9pm Fizzy Orange
9.30pm-11pm Jitwam
11pm-12.30am Berlioz
12.45am-2.24am Jenny Greene
Cirrus Gardens
4.30pm-6pm Lou Morley
6pm-8pm Prymary Colours Presents The Love Ball Featuring Claire Beck, Minikomono
8pm-9.30pm Paula Tape
9.30pm-11pm Krystal Klear
11pm-12.45am Horse Meat Disco
Saturday June 14th
Main Stage
12pm-12.45pm SexyTadhg
1.05pm-1.55pm Susan O’Neill
2.15pm-3.15pm The Sugarhill Gang & The Furious 5
3.45pm-4.45pm Sofia Kourtesis
5.15pm-6.15pm Le Boom
6.45pm-7.45pm Boney M.
8.15pm-9.15pm Kiasmos
9.45pm-11.15pm Roisin Murphy
11.45pm-12.45am Booka Shade
Selective Memory Tent
12.45pm-1.30pm Paddy Hanna
2pm-3pm Lemoncello
3.30pm-4.30pm Yuné Pinku
5pm-6pm Halina Rice
6.30pm-7.30pm Osees
7.30pm-8.15pm Cailín
8.15pm-9.15pm Elli Acula
9.15pm-10.45pm Dave Clarke
10.45pm-12.45am Jeff Mills
12.45am-2.45am Al Gibbs – Euphoria
Cirrus Gardens
12pm-1.30pm Kiva
1.30pm-4pm The Shed Residents
4pm-7pm Hunee
7pm-9pm Todd Terje
9pm-11pm Mulljoy B2B Ste Flynn
11pm-12.45am Nick Warren
Sunday June 15th
Main Stage
12pm-1pm Glasshouse Ensemble Perform Sigur Ros
1.30pm-2.30pm Fionn Regan
3pm-4pm Samantha Mumba
4.30pm-5.30pm Gotts Street Park
6pm- 7pm Badbadnotgood
7.40pm-8.40pm Houseplants
9.30pm-10.45pm TV on the Radio
Selective Memory Tent
1pm-1.45pm Chris Wilson DC
2.15pm-3pm Olive Jones
3.30pm-4.30pm And So I Watch You From Afar
5pm-6pm Gurriers
6.30pm-7.30pm Broken Social Scene
8pm-9.15pm Death In Vegas
9.45pm-10.45pm Marc Rebillet
Cirrus Gardens
12pm-2pm Nialler9
2pm-4pm Moving Still
4pm-5.45pm Zero 7 (DJ set)
5.45pm-7.15pm David August (DJ set)
7.15pm-8.45pm Sama Abdulhadi
8.45pm-10.45pm Mano Le Tough
What are the campsite and carpark opening times?
The Beyond the Pale campsite will open on Friday at 11am, closing at 4pm on Monday. The arena will open at 4.30pm on Friday, and 11.45am on Saturday and Sunday.
If you are bringing a car, the car park is open from 11am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but while the carpark closes at 10pm on Friday and Saturday, it closes at 8pm on Sunday. All vehicles must be off site by 4pm on Monday.
If you are bringing a campervan or campervan, entry is open on Friday from 9am until 10pm. On Saturday and Sunday, entry opens at 11am. It closes at 10pm on Saturday and 8pm on Sunday, and again, all vehicles must be off site by 4pm on Monday.
How do I get there and home again?
By bus/train
Marathon Coaches are providing buses to Beyond the Pale including return buses from Dublin City to Glendalough Estate on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of June.
Direct bus tickets to the festival site are also available for holders of single-day tickets, as well and weekend tickets holders. The direct buses will go from and to Dublin City centre and also from and to Bray Dart Station. More info available from Marathon Coaches.
If you are arranging your own access with your own private bus to and from Beyond the Pale; you can contact info@itsbeyondthepale.ie to buy a private bus parking ticket. However, note that buses are booked privately through attendees and not through Beyond The Pale.
You can also get the Dart to Bray and avail of the coach service from there.
By car
Enter Roundwood, Co Wicklow, into your satnav and follow the festival signage. Enter via Oldbridge Parking. There is free parking available to those driving to the festival, and it is located as close to the front entrance as possible, about a 10-minute walk from the campsite. Organisers highly encourage carpooling.
For those driving campervans, with families or wheelchair accessible, enter Annamoe into your satnav and follow the festival signage to enter via the main gate at Annamoe.
The Annamoe entrance is also what will be used for pickups at the end of the night.
How accessible is it?
Organisers have endeavoured to make the site as accessible as possible, but the festival takes place predominantly on grass and some uneven ground, so the appropriate mobility devices are recommended. If you need any further details contact info@itsbeyondthepale.ie.
Is the festival cashless?
Some vendors at the festival will accept cash, but card is used mostly. There will be no ATMs on the site, so it is advisable to bring some cash with you.
What’s the story with security?
Beyond The Pale is an over-21s event, except for children under 12, who can go but must be accompanied by a paying parent or guardian over 21. People aged 13-20 are not allowed entry to the festival site.
Alcohol can be brought onto the site at the time of first entry only, and there is no re-entry with alcohol once wristbanded. There are no glass containers permitted on-site whatsoever, so ensure you decant your alcohol into a reusable bottle before arrival.
You can bring alcohol from the campsite into the arena, but it must be open when you are going in. Weekend camping ticket holders can bring 24 cans or one litre of spirits, or 1.5 litres of wine onsite for personal consumption. However, day ticket holders are not permitted to bring alcohol.
Searches will be conducted upon entry to the festival and anyone found carrying illicit items will have them confiscated and may be removed from the festival and passed over to gardaí as a result.
Fireworks, Chinese lanterns, flares, high-power torches, naked flames, barbecues, illicit drugs, legal highs or nitrous oxide, glass, animals (except assistance dogs), anything that could be considered an offensive weapon, drones, umbrellas, garden furniture, megaphones, bikes, high-vis clothing and gas canisters are among some of, but not all, the items prohibited.
Can I bring my own reusable bottle and coffee cup to the festival?
Yes, you can. Organisers highly encourage it. There are free water refilling stations across the site, just remember that no glass containers are permitted.
What’s the weather forecast?
At the time of writing, light rain is expected on Friday, with temperatures between 10 and 17 degrees. On Saturday, much the same is expected with slightly more sun than Friday. Sunday is forecast to be dry with temperatures also expected to be between 11 and 17 degrees, but cloudy.
Remember that we are in Ireland though, and the festival takes place predominantly on grass, so when packing - especially packing footwear - bear that in mind.