Walking On Cars will be headlining the 2019 New Year's Festival countdown concert in Dublin.

Special guests Ash, Aimee and Lisa McHugh will be joining the band for the show on Custom House Quay on New Year's eve. Tickets priced €36.90 incl. booking fee go on sale at 9am this Friday October 18^th from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Concert organisers have said the event is for strictly over 18s. Now in its eighth year, New Year's Festival Dublin (NYF Dublin) will be bigger and better than ever with 4 spectacular events set to take place over 2 days on 31 December 2019 and 1 January 2020. Dublin City will come alive over 2 days of fun filled New Year's festivities with 3 spectacular countdown events at the iconic Custom House - Liffey Lights Midnight Moment - Matinee, the Countdown Concert and the Liffey Lights Midnight Moment - and on January 1 2020 families and friends can continue the New Year’s celebrations by kick-starting 2020 in style at the New Year’s Day Concert in Temple Bar, the cultural heart of Dublin City. Paul McAuliffe, Lord Mayor of Dublin, said:

“We are very proud and excited to be bringing New Year’s Festival to the streets of Dublin. This two day festival programme promises to deliver a bigger party for both Dubliners and visitors alike while showcasing our beautiful City as a world class New Year’s destination."

Paul Kelly, CEO, Fáilte Ireland, added:

“The New Year’s Festival Dublin is always a highlight in our festival calendar and this year we are delighted to work with Dublin City Council to offer an amazing programme of events to ring in the New Year on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in the capital city. "Festivals and events are crucial to the tourism sector. The New Year’s Festival Dublin not only provides a boost for tourism businesses in Dublin at an off-peak time of the year, it also gives overseas visitors to Ireland a unique opportunity to experience the very best of our culture, people and places.