Musicians Malaki and Gracey will be included in the lineup for this year’s Trinity Ball, The University Times can reveal.
The ball is returning this year after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
In an email statement to The University Times, Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union Ents Officer Greg Arrowsmith said: “We’re delighted to announce these two up and coming but very different talents. Gracey’s style of pop is making real waves, garnering her a large monthly followership with lots more to come.”
“Meanwhile Malaki, who is produced by and performs with final-year Trinity student Matthew Harris (aka Chameleon), is a rising force in Ireland’s rap and spoken word scene. His performances last year at the online Trinity Festival were eye-catching, and he has emerged from a lockdown in which he released the ‘Chrysalis EP’ with a sold-out Irish tour. His unique style and intense energy on stage make him one that’s not to be missed at this year’s Trinity Ball.”
The rest of the lineup will be announced on Monday, March 21st. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, March 23rd.
This year’s ball will take place on April 22nd. The music festival, which is held on Trinity’s campus, is considered the biggest private party in Europe. Due to the pandemic, the event was cancelled for the past two years.
The ball is usually held on the Friday before Trinity Week, with summer exams beginning the following week. Arrowsmith said this year’s date was chosen “due to the increased cost of workers on a public holiday (Good Friday) the week before, and still leaves 10 days before the first exam to study”.
He said earlier this year that he is “excited and hopeful that we can make the first Trinity Ball in 3 years the best one yet”.
The 2020 lineup was leaked ahead of time when Rejjie Snow posted the lineup on Facebook several hours before the announcement of the lineup that evening.
The lineup was confirmed by Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) in a post.
The unexpected announcement on Facebook was a continuation of a long tradition of inadvertent leaks ahead of the Ball.
In 2019, Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt posted on Twitter that she was set to play in Dublin as “part of trinity ball”. The year before that, George Ezra fans received an email from record label Sony UK that included one tour listing as Dublin, Trinity Ball.
The 2019 Ball was headlined by the Coronas, with Nesbitt, Dublin rapper Kojaque and R&B singer Mabel.
