Happy Hump Day everybody. As always Babylon Radio is here to present you with some of the most entertaining events on a regular basis. Below are my top ten events that are happening this week only.

Uprise Festival

Uprise Festival was originally born in Amsterdam with a goal of putting the people first and technology second, promising no public wifi to all attendees. This event is designed so that it does not appear as a conference, and will have no wifi, event app or public speakers. Instead they offer 23 different workshops, 150 companies ranging from Microsoft to Facebook and even 5 after parties! The festival is a great opportunity for people to network in the technology and development business.

Location – RDS Main Arena

Date – 20 Oct.

Time – 10:30

Price – €200 +

Lingo — A Spoken Word Festival

Ireland’s only spoken word festival, Lingo presents 3 days filled with eclectic voices featuring artists from around the world. Dublin is home to some of the greatest spoken word and SLAM poetry in the world and Lingo is a chance to display some of the local talent as well as talent from locations across the globe. The event takes place at numerous venues around the city with prices ranging from free to 18 euro.



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Date – 21 Oct – 23 Oct

Time – Varies

Price – Varies

Steve Aoki – Live at The Wright Venue

One of the world’s top electronic music performers, Steve Aoki greets Dublin with a warm welcome this Saturday night. Aoki’s music can be classified as EDM (electronic dance music), house and dub step. Pull out your dancing shoes and come out to see what Steve is all about.

Location – The Wright Venue

Date – 21 Oct.

Time – 21:30

Price – €22.50

The Big Energy Hack

Do you have some brilliant ideas of how to lower carbon emissions and help stop climate change that you have been hiding away? Well Big Energy Hack is looking for you! For 48 hours join other like minded peers to challenge the current energy status in Ireland. The event is looking especially for entrepreneurs, marketers, technology specialists and overall creative thinkers. There will also be cash prizes for the top ideas!

Location – Dogpatch Labs

Date – 21 Oct. – 23 Oct.

Time – 17:00 Fri, 8:00 Sat & Sun

Price – €20

Alien Ant Farm — Live at Voodoo Lounge

Everyone knows the band that covered Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal. Oh you don’t? Well check out their punk rock version of smooth criminal in the video above! Alien Ant Farm formed in the late 90’s and brought together their love for punk, hip hop and gangsta rap to create a band that is still touring today. The California rockers stop at the Voodoo Lounge to light up the stage for one night only in Dublin.

Location – Voodoo Lounge

Date – 22 Oct

Time – 18:00

Price – €25