All Kinds of Everything Festival confirms The Cardinals for big easter finale in Derry
Rising Irish band The Cardinals are set to close out Derry’s newest music festival All Kinds of Everything this Easter.
Cardinals have been confirmed for the closing night of the festival on Easter Sunday, April 5 at Nerve Centre.
They will join local acts The Marra and Hypnic Jerk for what organisers promise to be a huge finale to the Easter weekend event.
The rising Irish band have already generated a huge buzz with influential music magazine Rolling Stone recently tipping them as the “next great guitar band from Ireland.”
They’ve also been championed by Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C., who described Cardinals as one of his favourite new bands.
The group began as a bit of a joke between three 16-year-olds - brothers Euan and Finn Mannings and their cousin Dara - growing up in a quiet fishing village near Cork.
Starting out making raw, spiky post-punk, the band expanded when school friends Aaron and Oskar joined. Their sound quickly widened too, pulling in influences from shoegaze, Irish folk, gothic metal, ragged Britpop and even hip-hop.
Organisers said the result is a melancholic indie rock with a warm heart - and a distinctly Irish twist, with accordion playing a central role in their sound.
Their debut release Masquerade has further cemented their reputation as one of the most exciting new bands emerging from Ireland.
All Kinds of Everything takes place from April 2 to 5 with events including concerts, film screenings, studio collaborations and discussions at venues across Derry city centre including The Guildhall, The Nerve Centre, The Playhouse, Sandinos, The Guildhall Taphouse and Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin.
Those behind the festival said the aim is to build a new platform for music and culture in the city following the long-running success of Celtronic, and to bring fresh energy to Derry’s nightlife.
Among the artists confirmed for the 2026 programme includes Belfast DJ, composer and producer David Holmes, Welsh electronic artist Kelly Lee Owens, Belfast trio CHALK, internationally respected selector Gerd Janson, and Derry’s own SOAK, alongside a wide range of established and emerging artists from Ireland and beyond.
You can find more on All Kinds of Everything along with tickets here: allkindsfest.com