Ireland's biggest electronic music camping festival is back, as Life Festival 2023 will take place this weekend at Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar, Co. Meath.
If you have bought a ticket then this is the place to be for all the info you'll need about the festival.
The line-upThis year will see some amazing DJs play the festival including BLK, Carl Cox, Mall Grab, Skin on Skin, Patrick Topping, Obskür and several more across the three stages at the festival.
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Stage timesThere are three stages at Life Festival, the Main Stage, the District 8 Stage and the Index Stage. Patrick Topping headlines the Main Stage on Friday night wit his set kicking off at midnight and finishing at 2am. BLK and Carl Cox will also play the Main Stage on Saturday and Sunday respectively, with Carl Cox starting at 10pm on the final day.
Acts such as Skin on Skin and Mall Grab can be found on the District 8 Stage, with all of the performers on the Index Stage playing well into the night as the acts end at 4am on Friday and Saturday.
Below is the full listing of the stage times.
FridayMain Stage
12am - 2am - Patrick Topping 10.30pm - 12am - Obskur 9pm - 10.30pm - Dart 8pm - 9pm - BKLava 7pm - 8pm - Kaycee 6pm - 7pm - CollieDistrict 8 Stage
12am - 2am I Hate Models 10.30pm - 12am - Amelie Lens 9pm - 10pm - Sama' Abdulhadi 7.30pm - 9pm - Sunil Sharpe 6pm - 7.30pm - Aeron XTC x TaintIndex Stage
3am - 4am - Special Guest 1.30am - 3am - Clara Cuve 12am - 1.30am - Parfait 11pm - 12am - Azyr 10pm - 11pm - ALT8 9pm - 10pm - Luciid 8pm - 9pm - Mav666 B2B Shannen Blessing 7pm - 8pm Ayolzi B2B Hellokt 6pm - 7pm - Symone B2B Jayne Veronica
Main Stage
1am - 2.30am - BLK. 11.30pm - 1am - Belters Only 10pm - 11.30pm - Ben Hemsley 8.30pm - 10pm - Route 94 7.30pm - 8.30pm - Chantel Kavanagh 6.30pm - 7.30pm - Fionn Curran 5pm - 6.30pm - Reboot DJs 3.30pm - 5pm - Soundmate31 2pm - 3.30pm - Omni DJsDistrict 8 Stage
1am - 2.30am - 999999999 11.30pm - 1am - Skin on Skin 10pm - 11.30pm - Yazmin Gardezi 8.30pm - 10pm - Imnotyourmate 7pm - 8.30pm - Cailin 6pm - 7pm - 666CMG 5pm - 6pm - Leo B2B Tracy Cass 4pm - 5pm - VKT 3pm - 4pm - L.Ivory (NSFW)Index Stage
2.30am - 4am - Riot Code 1am - 2.30am - Hadone 12am - 1am - Sam Greenwood 11pm - 12am - Aero 10pm - 11pm - Meadbh O'Connor 9pm - 10pm - Tamisya 8pm - 9pm - Bumble Blegardz 7pm - 8pm Dylan Fogarty 6pm - 7pm - Aoise 5pm - 6pm - Patrick Dandoczi 4pm - 5pm - Ladrin 3pm - 4pm - IMO B2B Keyrah 2pm- 3pm - Splitt B2B JON10
Main Stage
10pm - 12am - Carl Cox 8pm - 10pm - Anna 6.30pm - 8pm - Franky Wah 5pm - 6.30pm - Whoriskey X Deciduous 4pm - 5pm - Rocco B2B Souzac 3pm - 4pm - Reception DJs 2pm - 3pm - Jad B2B Cam Roberts 1pm - 2pm - Dave Caffrey B2B Pablo CDistrict 8 Stage
10pm - 12am - Mall Grab 8.30pm - 10pm - Tommy Holohan 7pm - 8.30pm - X-Coast 5.30pm - 7pm - Matisa 4pm - 5.30pm - David Jackson 2.30pm - 4pm - Derv 1pm - 2.30pm - Slither DJsIndex Stage
10.30pm - 12am - Charlie Sparks 9pm - 10.30pm - Daria Kolosova 8pm - 9pm - MeltX 7pm - 8pm - Rowdiboi B2B Decadence 6pm - 7pm - Moduse 5pm - 6pm - High Fidelity 4pm - 5pm - Ellen 3pm - 4pm Gaffa B2B Neacy 2pm - 3pm - Nat Type 1pm - 2pm - Joshua Naughton B2B J/S1n
It is best for anyone going to the festival to know the camp site as it makes it easier to navigate while you're there. Below is the site map of Life Festival, which can be found on any of their social media platforms.
Day one is to be a bit cloudy but still warm as temperatures are expected to get as high as 19 degrees. Both Saturday and Sunday should finally see the sun come out with temperatures at their highest to range from 16 to 19 degrees.
Essential infoGates open every day at noon and close at 9pm, with no entry allowed after that.
Guests are entitled to bring one litre of spirits, 1.5 litres of wine or 48 cans of booze.
There is a full bar with several food stalls throughout the festival, offering everything from traditional pie and mash to freshly made tacos to keep festival goers fully fuelled for the weekend.
What to bringA tent and something to sleep in are essential for those camping. Each person on a weekend camping ticket only is allowed to bring 48 cans or 1 litre of Spirits OR 1.5 litre of Wine for personal consumption.
It is best to set out a checklist of everything that you will need, with the essentials looking like:
Entry Ticket & ID ( IMPORTANT)
Medication, if required. Please keep it in it’s original container.
Clothing for all weather and comfortable footwear
Camping equipment including a sleeping bag and ground mat
An empty reusable bottle. 500ml or less
Refuse sacks for rubbish, recycling and any wet/dirty clothing
Banned itemsAny item(s), which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon, or which may cause danger or disruption to any other persons at the event, will be confiscated. Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities within the arena or other parts of the site may be searched
Prohibited Items include:
Smoke & Gas canistersBBQs including disposable ones
Aerosols excluding hygiene/beauty products, Airhorns, fireworks, flares, Glass - all glass bottles must be decanted into plastic Illegal substances, drugs, ‘legal highs’ Laser equipment/pens, megaphones, Nitrous oxide, sky or ‘Chinese’ lanterns Sound systems Spray cans, Tabards/high viz jackets Drones Anything that might be considered a weaponAll of the prohibited items must be surrendered or removed from the site. Anyone refusing may face Eviction. Surrendered items will not be returned.
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