Reception Dublin are celebrating their 10th anniversary with the 2026 edition of Reception Weekend!
Reception Weekend 2026
15 – 17 October 2026
Over the past decade, Reception has sought out innovative music and sound pieces that evade easy categorisation, often blurring the lines between composition and improvisation, performance and installation. It has presented musicians and artists from across a broad spectrum of backgrounds such as club music, jazz, folk, new music, visual art and beyond.Reception Weekend 2026 acts as a celebration and survey of boundary-pushing musical activity across the country.
This year’s programme includes three of Ireland’s most adventurous and forward-thinking record labels: Nyahh, Krimkram, and Fort Evil Fruit, each presenting a specially curated event alongside two concerts programmed by Reception.
Reception Weekend 2026 is their most ambitious and wide-ranging programme to date, bringing together composers and performers from across the globe.
Over the course of the weekend Reception present 5 concerts featuring Ultan O’Brien, Roslyn Steer & Anna Clock alongside the Irish debuts of renowned international musicians such as Rafael Toral, Daniel Lowenbruck, Bitchin Bajas, Beam Splitter, Dinosaurs with Horns, Seymour Glass and Teresa Riemann.
Natalia Beylis and Joanna Mattrey will perform together as a duo for the first time whilst Scottish synthesist Adam Campbell and Irish guitarist Aonghus McEvoy will launch their new album, Dazzle Incoherence.
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Book a Weekend ticket to catch the full schedule of events by clicking here. Book individual events and Saturday Day tickets below.
Thursday 15 Oct: Nyahh presents Natalia Beylis, Joanna Mattrey, Seymour Glass & Ultan O’Brien
8pm – 10:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €22 | Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Since 2021 Nyahh has built a distinctive catalogue of exploratory underground music, Kurdish Dabke, Irish traditional music and more.
Through a vital series of compilations and reissues the label has brought to light a wealth of hard-to-find, undersung and important recordings.
For our opening concert, Nyahh presents the first-ever duo performance by Natalia Beylis and Joanna Mattrey, the Irish debut of Butte County Free Music Society legend Seymour Glass, and a solo set from acclaimed fiddle master Ultan O’Brien.
This ticket grants you entry to the full schedule of events across Sat 17 October.
Book now.
Saturday Schedule
Fort Evil Fruit presents Teresa Riemann & Roslyn Steer
2:30pm – 4pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
With over 180 releases to its name Fort Evil Fruit has long served as a hub for an eclectic variety of underground music, including electronic music, improvisation and metal.
The label has presented work by new and established artists from across the world whilst operating as a vital resource for daring Irish musicians.
This concert will see performances by percussionist Teresa Riemann and songwriter Roslyn Steer.
KrimKram presents Dinosaurs with Horns & Daniel Löwenbrück
5pm – 6:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Krimkram remains one of Ireland’s most uncompromising and continually unpredictable labels. While its releases vary wildly in sound and approach, they are united by a shared intensity, rigor and hard-edged commitment to experimentation.
Krimkram’s Reception concert presents the first performance in 4 years by German artist and composer Daniel Lowenbruck alongside Dinosaurs with Horns, the long-running duo of Rick Potts and Joseph Hammer.
Reception presents Bitchin Bajas & Beam Splitter
9pm – 11:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €30 | Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
The final event of Reception Weekend 2026 sees the the Irish debuts of both Chicago’s hypnotic electronic voyagers Bitchin Bajas and the rich textural electro acoustic improvisations of Berlin’s Beam Splitter (Audrey Chen & Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø).
Both groups seamlessly blend electronic and acoustic instruments in ways that defy expectation with contrasting but complimentary results.
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Friday 16 Oct: Reception presents Raphael Toral, Adam Campbell, Aonghus McEvoy & Anna Clock
8pm – 10:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €30 | Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Reception are excited to present the Irish debut of one of Europe’s most exciting electronic composers Portugal’s Rafael Toral who through the use of homemade electronic instruments and electric guitar creates a style of music that defies categorisation resulting in a kind of electronic choral music.
The concert will also take in the duo of Scottish born Berlin based Adam Campbell (electronics) and Ireland’s Aonghus McEvoy (guitar) presenting the launch of a collaborative album created over the past number of years.
Alongside works for cello by Anna Clock.
Saturday 17 Oct: Fort Evil Fruit presents Teresa Riemann & Roslyn Steer
2:30pm – 4pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
With over 180 releases to its name Fort Evil Fruit has long served as a hub for an eclectic variety of underground music, including electronic music, improvisation and metal.
The label has presented work by new and established artists from across the world whilst operating as a vital resource for daring Irish musicians.
This concert will see performances by percussionist Teresa Riemann and songwriter Roslyn Steer.
Saturday 17 Oct: KrimKram presents Dinosaurs with Horns & Daniel Löwenbrück
5pm – 6:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Krimkram remains one of Ireland’s most uncompromising and continually unpredictable labels. While its releases vary wildly in sound and approach, they are united by a shared intensity, rigor and hard-edged commitment to experimentation.
Krimkram’s Reception concert presents the first performance in 4 years by German artist and composer Daniel Lowenbruck alongside Dinosaurs with Horns, the long-running duo of Rick Potts and Joseph Hammer.
Saturday 17 Oct: Reception presents Bitchin Bajas & Beam Splitter
9pm – 11:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €30 | Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
The final event of Reception Weekend 2026 sees the the Irish debuts of both Chicago’s hypnotic electronic voyagers Bitchin Bajas and the rich textural electro acoustic improvisations of Berlin’s Beam Splitter (Audrey Chen & Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø).
Both groups seamlessly blend electronic and acoustic instruments in ways that defy expectation with contrasting but complimentary results.
Saturday Day Ticket
This ticket grants you entry to the full schedule of events across Sat 17 October.
Saturday Schedule
Fort Evil Fruit presents Teresa Riemann & Roslyn Steer
2:30pm – 4pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
With over 180 releases to its name Fort Evil Fruit has long served as a hub for an eclectic variety of underground music, including electronic music, improvisation and metal.
The label has presented work by new and established artists from across the world whilst operating as a vital resource for daring Irish musicians.
This concert will see performances by percussionist Teresa Riemann and songwriter Roslyn Steer.
KrimKram presents Dinosaurs with Horns & Daniel Löwenbrück
5pm – 6:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €15 | Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Krimkram remains one of Ireland’s most uncompromising and continually unpredictable labels. While its releases vary wildly in sound and approach, they are united by a shared intensity, rigor and hard-edged commitment to experimentation.
Krimkram’s Reception concert presents the first performance in 4 years by German artist and composer Daniel Lowenbruck alongside Dinosaurs with Horns, the long-running duo of Rick Potts and Joseph Hammer.
Reception presents Bitchin Bajas & Beam Splitter
9pm – 11:30pm | Space Upstairs
Tickets: €30 | Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
The final event of Reception Weekend 2026 sees the the Irish debuts of both Chicago’s hypnotic electronic voyagers Bitchin Bajas and the rich textural electro acoustic improvisations of Berlin’s Beam Splitter (Audrey Chen & Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø).
Both groups seamlessly blend electronic and acoustic instruments in ways that defy expectation with contrasting but complimentary results.
Space
Space Upstairs
Dates & Times
Thurs 15 Oct
8pm – 10:30pm
Fri 16 Oct
8pm – 10:30pm
Sat 17 Oct
1: 2:30pm – 4pm
2: 5pm – 6:30pm
3: 9pm – 1:30pm
Tickets
Full Weekend Ticket: €75
Early Bird: €60
Super Early Bird: €50
Book here
Thursday Ticket (Natalia Beylis, Joanna Mattrey, Seymour Glass & Ultan O’Brien): €22
Friday Ticket (Raphael Toral, Adam Campbell, Aonghus McEvoy & Anna Clock): €30
Saturday Day Ticket (All 3 events): €40
Saturday Ticket 1 (Teresa Riemann & Roslyn Steer): €15
Saturday Ticket 2 (Dinosaurs with Horns & Daniel Löwenbrück): €15
Saturday Ticket 3 (Bitchin Bajas & Beam Splitter): €30
Genres
FestivalMusic
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