All set for the jazz!

Jazz hands at the ready at that music festival Cork is famous for is fast approaching.

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Ireland’s biggest jazz celebration, returns next week for its 46th year. It is taking place over the October Bank Holiday weekend from 24–28 October and will have Cork in full swing once again as the festival brings electric vibes to the stages and streets of Cork city.

With headliners Gregory Porter, Mary Coughlan, Buena Vista All Stars Presents: One Night In Havana, Les Amazones d’Afrique Le Boom, Orchestra Baobab; and Takuya Kuroda already sold out, new acts have been added to the already impressive lineup.

A new show has just been announced for Cork Opera House with Hot Chip playing a DJ set on Friday 25 October.

Other new performances include Kean Kavanagh (with support from Amy Michelle), Gaby Moreno, Soft World | DJ Biblical Plague, Brién & Soft Boy DJs, FoxGluv | JWY, Charlotte Walsh and HopeDiesHere.

Other acts include DJ Saidi, Stevie G, and Fixity with support from Bog Jazz.

Tickets are on sale now on guinnesscorkjazz.com.