Details of the first festival line-ups of the summer season are beginning to trickle in. The Ticket can exclusively reveal that Fat Freddy’s Drop are the first headline act to be confirmed for Sea Sessions.

The eclectic Kiwi band will play the surf and music festival, which takes place in Bundoran from June 21st- 23rd. The full line-up will be announced mid-March, but weekend tickets are on sale now from seasessions.com.

The Vantastival festival will return to its Co Louth home on the May Bank Holiday weekend (May 3rd - 5th). The fourth annual campervan and family-

friendly event will have Damien Dempsey as the headliner at Bellurgan Park, where he'll be joined by a host of other established and up-and-coming Irish acts.

Mark Geary, Altan, Tupelo, Daithí O Dronaí, Sounds of System Breakdown, Elaine Mai, Cat Dowling, Nanu Nanu and more are already on the bill, with more headliners to be announced over the coming weeks. Today is your last chance to snap up early- bird tickets. vantastival.com