Púca Festival is back this October with superb lineup including headliner Macy Gray

Púca Festival continues to attract major talent for the world-famous festival in Ireland’s Ancient East, as R&B and soul singer Macy Gray is added to the line-up. Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, Púca is an authentic, immersive, and otherworldly festival. Vibrant, fun, and contemporary in feel but strongly rooted in tradition, Púca will take place in festival hubs Trim and Athboy in County Meath, from Friday 27th to Tuesday 31st October 2023.

Working in partnership with Irish and international artists, seanchaí storytellers, and the local community Púca will showcase the best in contemporary Irish music, spectacle, and performance over four days and five nights in Ireland’s Ancient East.

Púca Festival has been developed by Fáilte Ireland (the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland), in partnership with Meath County Council, to celebrate Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween and to tell the origin story of Samhain or ‘Summer’s End’.

Macy Gray is an American singer-songwriter known for her distinctive raspy voice and soulful delivery. Gray rose to fame with her debut album, "On How Life Is," in 1999 with the album's single, "I Try," earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist. Macy Gray has continued to push musical boundaries and explore various genres, blending elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and pop into her music.

Tickets to Macy Gray’s performance will go on sale on Friday, 7th July at 9am. The seated show will take place in the Knightsbrook Hotel on Saturday, 28th October at 8pm, with tickets costing €40 plus booking fee. Bus tickets can be added at point of purchase from only €10 (plus booking fee). While Trim and Athboy are serviced by a strong public transport network, a number of extra services, including late buses from Saturday, will be added to bring visitors from Dublin, Drogheda, Navan, Mullingar and Kells, in addition to a regular bus running between Trim and Athboy.

Púca Festival also welcomes Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin with his podcast “Where is My Mind? Live”. The podcast delves into the complexities of the human mind, exploring strategies to navigate the modern world's blend of beauty and chaos. The podcast is hosted by Bressie, one of Ireland’s most formidable and inspiring mental health advocates with an MSc in mindfulness-based intervention.

Tickets to “Where is My Mind? Live” will go on sale Friday, July 7th at 9am with tickets costing €25 plus booking fee. The live podcast will take place at the Trim Castle Hotel Friday, 27th October at 8pm.

Macy Gray and Bressie join a stellar programme that was announced last week, with music acts including The Waterboys, The Charlatans, Damien Dempsey, Hot House Flowers, Sharon Shannon, Jack Lukeman, Mack Fleetwood, The High Kings, Ennio Morricone Experience, Remembering Joe Dolan on his 15th Anniversary, and Davina Devine Drag Show, while comedy headliners will include Reginald D Hunter, Jason Byrne, Emma Doran, Gunther Introduces Waterford Whispers Live, Tony Cantwell, Shane Daniel Byrne, Sinead Quinlan, Sharon Mannion, Ross Browne and John Colleary along with support acts. Storytelling and folklore will be brought to life with events headlined by Dr Kelly Fitzgerald and Candlelit Tales. Events will take place across various venues in Trim and Athboy and tickets now on sale.

Many more acts will be added to the line up over the coming weeks, and festivalgoers are advised to keep an eye on www.pucafestival.com and social channels for news and ticket updates. *Púca Festival is subject to license.