Organisers of the 2026 Thurles Liberty Music Festival have moved to reassure ticket holders, music fans, local businesses and the wider Thurles community that this year’s festival will go ahead as planned on Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th, 2026.
The festival is held in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and is known as an outdoor tribute-band festival with a lively mix of music, crowds, and summer energy.
Picture: G. Willoughby.
The clarification follows understandable concern after the news that Tickets.ie, the ticketing platform previously linked with the event, has ceased trading and is now entering liquidation.
Organiser of the Liberty Music Festival, Cllr. Mr Jim Ryan said that the festival “will definitely go ahead” as alternative and as yet undisclosed funding methods are being put in place.
Cllr. Ryan said that because this festival is still a few weeks away, he has had the opportunity to make alternative funding arrangements “to get it over the line”.
Above video courtesy G. Willoughby.
All key commitments remain in place, including the venue, artists, production, operations and event arrangements. The festival team has also confirmed that customers will receive updated communication by email, with new tickets to be issued through the festival’s new ticketing partner, Gr8 Events.
This means ticket holders should watch their inboxes carefully over the coming days and follow official festival updates only. Anyone who purchased tickets should wait for the updated email and new ticket details rather than relying on old ticket links or third-party information.
The message from organisers is clear: despite the difficulties caused by the collapse of Tickets.ie, the Thurles festival weekend remains on course.
Liberty Music Festival is set to bring a major weekend of live music, entertainment and visitors to Thurles, and organisers say they are looking forward to welcoming everyone on July 4th and 5th.
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