The team at Dublin City Soul Festival are passionate about music and dedicated to the promotion of musicians who put their heart & soul into creating their own unique sounds. We’re proud of anyone that puts pen to paper to write their own lyrics or picks up an instrument and creates a new melody.
On Valentines Day every year we launch ‘Rising Stars’ the ultimate search for the best original musicians from around the globe. All you need is a song and the desire to share it with the world. Much more than a music competition, Rising Stars is a celebration of great original music from real musicians and songwriters who love their craft.
Since we first launched ‘Rising Stars’ we’ve been overwhelmed with the response, receiving hundreds of submissions from amazing original artists from Countries including; Australia, Austria, Belize, Canada, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Scotland, Togo and the United States.
All entries approved by our panel of industry experts will be hosted here on Rising Stars.ie for you to listen to and enjoy. You can vote for your favourites, share them with your Facebook friends and even download them for free!
From the 24th – 27th of May 2012 Dublin City will be alive with excitement as we celebrate the 6th annual Dublin City Soul Festival. Our 2012 ‘Rising Stars’ stage will provide the best artists with some exciting live performance opportunities from our TOP SECRET location in the heart of Dublin City.
Addmission is always FREE so mark the dates in your diary and get ready to make your way to Dublin to enjoy some really amazing ‘Rising Stars’ and experience the feeling of a Soul Festival party!
If you or someone you know is a ‘Rising Star’ then make sure to click the ‘Enter the Competition’ link ,fill out the details and send us your track when the 2012 search begins on February 14th 2012. We’ll be waiting to hear from you…
And yes , there are host of fantastic prizes including a chance to play at our headline shows in 2012 & 2013! More details will be revealed on Valentines Day 2012 (Feb 14th).
The Funky Drummer onstage @ Rising Stars '09 - Photography by Stuart Pearson Photography (C)
Music Blog
Don’t forget to check out our blog for news about bands in the competition, gig reviews, up and coming shows and much more!
Soul Festival House Band
The Dynes and friends came together in 2009 to form the Dublin City Soul Festival House Band and record the festival theme tune, ‘All You Need Is Your Soul’. We believe that it is time to refocus on the important things in life ; family, music & good times.
“When your world is in doubt , there is always one thing that you can rely on , your soul”
So turn it up loud and enjoy…