Indiependence Festival in Mitchelstown will not go ahead in 2024
Indiependence in Mitchelstown has previously hosted Fat Boy Slim. Photo: Glen Bollard
Cork's Indiependence music festival announced on Wednesday that it will be "taking a break" in 2024.
The Mitchelstown-based weekender, which has existed in one form or another since August of 2006, made the announcement via its social media channels.
The statement, headlined 'Time for a Little Break', simply reads:
"We started in 2006 in the town square, since then we’ve seen it all, rain, sunshine and hurricanes.
"We’ve had some wonderful times and some really difficult ones and now we need a little break to recoup and relook and hopefully come back stronger.
"Indiependence will be taking a break in 2024 with a view to seeing you again in 2025.
"Thank you to everyone who has helped and supported us over the years, we are more grateful than words can explain."
Indiependence has been one of the cornerstones of the national summer festival calendar, moving from its beginnings in the town-centre square in Mitchelstown, to Deer Farm on the town's outskirts.
Unlikely headliners in the festival's early days included popstar Dannii Minogue and rapper Coolio; while regular top names in its big-stage iteration have included The Coronas, Ash, and Editors, as well as a growing presence for electronic and hip-hop music in recent years.
The festival, like others, had to adapt to the circumstances of the Covid crisis, including the foundation of the Autumn Air gigs in Mitchelstown's pubs and venues, and a nationally-televised fundraising programme for musicians and music-industry staffers affected by venue closures.
