Venue:
Omeara, The IFF Campus
September 10, 2025
20:00
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22:30
This year’s International Showcase will see some of the hottest up and coming artists from Ireland and Spain take to the stage at IFF.
Organised by our friends at The Spanish Wave and Music from Ireland, the showcase will run 20:00-22:30 on Wednesday 10 September in the main IFF campus, with delegates getting free access to one of the hottest tickets in town.
The Spanish Wave
Dharmacide are known for their eclectic fusion of genres, combining elements of shoegaze and dreampop. Their sound is characterised by intricate guitar riffs, powerful drums, and deep, soulful vocals that create a unique atmosphere. The band has grown since its inception, and some of its members are also part of other projects, such as Depresión Sonora, Alcalá Norte, TourJets, and San Marino. Their latest singles have been produced, mixed, and mastered by Mark Gardener of Ride.
To date, they have appeared on the lineups of BBK LIVE, Primavera Sound, Eurosonic (ESNS), New Colossus Festival, Vida Festival, Tomavistas, and Monkey Week, among others, in addition to opening for international bands such as Tess Parks, Bodega, and Just Mustard.
Represented by: Luis Tejeda
Music from Ireland
Ellie O’Neill is an artist from County Meath, Ireland. Her music weaves a rich, diverse and tender landscape, traversing raw and intuitive explorations of intimacy and loss, friendship and queer identity. Writing mainly with voice and acoustic guitar, her songs range from cyclical, meditative, two-chord reveries to big-hearted, muscular, grungy confessionals. Merging poignant lived experience with an esoteric, dream-like symbolism, the complexity of her songs is heightened through fluid collaboration with various band members, while always placing emotional truth at the forefront.
Over the past few years, Ellie has toured widely both as a collaborator and a solo artist, performing across Ireland and the UK. Shows include support tours for artists like Adrianne Lenker and singer John Francis Flynn, as well as shows at Pitchfork London, Other Voices and Green Man Festival. This year, she was tipped as an artist to watch by The Irish Times. Her latest single, Little Sister, is available on Bandcamp now.
Represented by: Will Church, ATC Live
The Spanish Wave
Formed in 2022, Salvana is a Barcelona-based shoegaze and alternative rock band that made a national impact that same year with an EP full of distortion, delay, and reverb. Comprised of Laura (vocals, bass), Carlitos (vocals, guitar), Pablo (guitar), and Vera (drums), the band has since been gaining momentum, selling out venues across Barcelona and Madrid, performing on Concierto de Radio 3, and opening for acts like Pile, Cloakroom, Pom Pom Squad, and Margaritas Podridas.
Their latest milestone: performing at the Future of Music showcase for Rolling Stone during SXSW London. Salvana also supported Danish artist Trentemøller at Madrid’s La Riviera and Barcelona’s Sala Apolo, opening to crowds of over 2,000 people. Salvana’s highly anticipated debut album will be released in October 2025 via Intromusica label. The Spanish band will present their new material live at Reeperbahn Festival.
Represented by: Pablo Porcar, Blanco Impala
Music from Ireland
YARD are a gripping three-piece electro noise band from Dublin, Ireland. Bridging the gap between techno and noise rock, their music can only be described as an intense and immersive sensory experience. Visually represented by their eerie mascot, ‘Bucketman', YARD will leave you sweaty, energised and strangely unnerved.
Having supported bands like Shame, Psychotic Monks, Mandy Indiana, Enola Gay and Chalk and with coveted slots at Eurosonic, The Great Escape and Primavera Pro in 2024, YARD are going from strength to strength. Drawing inspiration from SUUNS, Gilla Band, Death Grips, and Nine Inch Nails, YARD is creating an experience truly like no other.
Represented by: Jule Konrad, EBB Music