On Friday 7 March 2025, the organisers of Zeltik held a press conference at Dudelange City Hall to announce details of its upcoming Zeltik festival, taking pace now for 29 years, from Thursday 13 to Saturday 16 March in Dudelange.

John Rech, Booking Manager at Ville de Dudelange and organiser of the Zeltik Festival, shared his expectations in an interview with Chronicle.lu. "The new moment is of course that we are prolonging it to four days. The success after moving into the cultural centre got bigger again. So last year we were sold out on three nights and then we thought, yeah, since the demand is so great we are going to add another night. And that night is dedicated to pop and rock music from Celtic nations like Scotland, Ireland. And this year headliner will be the Coronas, which is a massive act in Ireland filling out stadiums. We're very happy to have them back because they played the Fête de la musique in the past and they played culture centre too."

As usual, the festival starts on Thursday 13 March 2025 with a prelude in the local St Martin's Church. This year with a "unique collaboration" between Irish ballad singers The Kilkennys and Laurent Felten on the impressive organ, noted the organisers.

The four-day celebration will continue at the Opderschmelz cultural centre on Friday 14, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March 2025.

"The audience comes from all around the place. So there's a lot of people coming from Germany. We have fans that come from Stuttgart every year because they absolutely love the festival. We have other friends coming from behind Frankfurt from the east of Germany. Then we have people coming from Antwerp. In the past we also had people coming from the UK or Ireland just to see their band here at the festival because it's quite a renowned festival. We've had people from Prague one year and of course here from the greater region," added John Rech.

Programme

Thu 13 March:

20:15: Zeltik Prelude at St Martin's Church Dudelange, The Kilkennys feat. Laurent Felten.

Fri 14 Mar:

19:00: Authentica, Luxembourg's promising folk newcomer;

20:00: Brian Brody, One of Dublin's most beloved entertainers;

20:30: Skinny Lister, 100% folk-punk from the UK; 

21:30: The Henry Girls, A captivating fusion of harp, fiddle & accordion; 

22:10: Afro Celt Sound System, African rhythms, Irish traditional music & edgy dance grooves.

Sat 15 March: 

19:00: CARA, Celtic music, firmly rooted in the Irish & Scottish tradition;

20:00: The Henry Girls;

20:30: NoCrows feat. Steve Wickham, Eclectic folk band blending global influences;

21:30: WOLFF, Thunderous drums & howling vocals;

22:00: Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Rock meets bagpipes in vibrant fusion.

Sun 16 March:
19:00 Brian Brody;
20:00 The Coronas, Energetic, indie-rock band from Ireland.

Brian Brody will also perform at Kantin on Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March at 22:00.

Tickets:

- Thu 14 Mar: €16;

- Fri 15 Mar: €25 (includes Zeltik Prelude);

- Sat 16 Mar: €25 (includes Zeltik Prelude);

- Festival Pass: €50.

Further information (including ticketing) is available at https://zeltik.lu/.