By Amy Murphy

A brand new one day festival, District X came to Palmerstown House, Co Kildare. It was a techno and house music fans dream.  

The festival saw Irish artists like blk. and Kettama perform throughout the day. Other international artists that performed were Chris Stussy, Hannah Laing and Pawsa.  

The event was an enormous success, a sold-out event with people searching for tickets right up to outside the venue just before it started.  

 

The event had high security, medical tents, and transportation organized for people arriving and leaving the festival. However, there was no service which made ordering a taxi a little difficult if people wanted to leave earlier than planned.  

There were after parties scattered across Dublin city center after the festival, with some of the Dj’s playing in different nightclubs.  

The City sent some of our photographers into the festival to capture the energy throughout the day. 

 

Tents were placed close together, enabling festival goers to move with ease from one place to another. This allowed people to see multiple acts and as many as possible, as there were crossovers with some artists’ set times.   

There were carnival rides, which cost around 10 euro per person. Despite the price there were people queuing up throughout the day.  

Kerri Chandler drew an enormous crowd at the District X stage. Many people were pushing to the front for one of his most popular songs ‘You are in my system.’  

Elena Gatica, 22, an attendee who has traveled to popular rave destinations like Ibiza and Berlin. She was most excited to see Dj Heartstring.  

People were feeling the love during Skepta’s set. The backstage section was packed with people.  

As it got darker the lights placed around the venue started to light the way for the crowd trying to find their next stage.  

“I am most excited to see BLK, I met him once and it makes me proud that he’s from Ireland.” Orla Shortt, 21, from Meath.  

Despite the fun being had, it was a long day for some. Rodney Jones, 22, from Dublin, had been there since 1:00pm and his bus home was not scheduled till 11:30pm that night.  

Some visuals during Chris Stussy’s set who later guest appeared during Ketama’s set.  

As the event ended the lights from the rides and ‘X’ statue became more vibrant and led to the long walk back to the car park.  

All photo credits: Amy Murphy