- The 48th Guinness Cork Jazz Festival got underway.
- More than 500 musicians perform across 100 events and 80 venues.
- Nearly 60,000 passengers travel through Cork Airport over the weekend.
- Headline shows include Annie Mac, Boney M and Kokoroko.
- The festival runs until 26 October.
The 48th Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has got underway with an opening event at Cork Opera House. More than 500 musicians will perform across 100 events and almost 80 venues throughout the city. The festival features a performance by trumpeter Diamond and Yussef Dayes a South London drummer and composer known for his blend of jazz soul and Afrobeat.
The festival is expected to deliver a boost to Cork’s hospitality tourism and business community with nearly 60,000 passengers travelling through Cork Airport over the weekend. Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Damian Boylan noted the festival celebrates Cork’s creativity hospitality and love of music. Guinness continues its long-standing support of the festival.
Headline shows such as Annie Mac, Boney M, Berlioz and Kokoroko are sold out with strong last-minute demand. The free Guinness Music Trail brings live music to 70 venues across the city while The Big Fringe adds street performances and marching brass bands. The festival takes place until 26 October.
Damian Boylan shared “The festival celebrates Cork’s creativity, our hospitality, our love of music and festivals, and our ability to bring people together. What began at the Metropole Hotel has grown into Ireland’s largest city-based music festival and a festival of international standing, bringing visitors from Ireland and around the world to our city.”
