In honour of our dear friend, who passed away last month, the Killarney Festival of Music & Food has announced that this year’s festival will host The Tony Fenton Stage.

The stage, which will be hosted in a big top marquee, will feature acts and music that Tony loved including The Undertones, Father John Misty, Something Happens, Walking on Cars, Kormac’s Big Band, Mundy, Booka Brass Band, KSYRAN, David Lyttle, Gangs, Guila plus more to be announced.

Tony loved music and worked behind the scenes with the festival promoters for the past four years suggesting bands and coming up with creative ideas while also lending his legendary voice to the festival’s radio and TV adverts. 

Paul McLoone said: “It’s so sad that Tony won’t be around for the Killarney Festival. He was really looking forward to June, and we spoke about it many times towards the end of his life. It’s very fitting that a stage bear his name, not only as a reflection of his close connection to the festival, and a mark of the great esteem in which he was held, but also as a reminder of what a great supporter of Irish music he was. I’ll be proud and honoured to lead The Undertones onto the Tony Fenton Stage at this year’s Killarney Festival, knowing that somehow, somewhere the great man will be giving it the Nod Of Respect.”

Killarney Festival of Music & Food - weekend of June 27th/28th.