ION Festival

19/01/2024

We’re delighted to reveal the first wave of artists joining us at ION 2024 🤍

For our third edition, we continue to explore the many shades of forward-thinking electronic music, with several of these artists due to play multiple sets in diverse styles across our 6 days of programming.

This is just the beginning. Over the coming months we’ll be announcing many more artists as well as our programmes for The Canyon, The Pool House and our Wellness area.

🗓️ Tier 1 tickets go on sale 31st January 2024.

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01/08/2023

Anyway, enough content from the grey UK ☁️

In just over a months time we will be back here on the sunny shores of Dhërmi, and we honestly couldn’t be happier. Time to book that ticket and escape the British weather 😊

19/07/2023

A reminder of our full schedule for this Friday's takeover of the Bridge stage at Junction 2 📝

A debut at our sister festival and our ever first showcase outside of our home of Dhêrmi. We're unbelievably excited to see you all under the M4 🚗

06/07/2023

TWO MONTHS TO GO 💌

With accommodation packages quickly selling out, now is the time to secure your tickets ‼️

29/06/2023

Summer is very much upon us, so we thought we'd give you an update on where we're at with accommodation availability ☀️

Remember, tickets to ION include accommodation packages for the whole week. We work closely with the local community in Dhërmi to make the booking process easy, provide the best deals on accommodation and keep prices fair, so make sure you book ASAP to take advantage of these offers 🏡

Tickets are available to purchase via our website, where you can also check prices for each type of accommodation.

31/05/2023

Swipe right to see what a day out at The Canyon looks like →→→→→→→→

Tickets for these are limited, with Saturday and Sunday running very low.

Secure yours via the ‘Manage Booking’ section of our website 🌐

25/05/2023

The sunrise sets at ION last year were some of the most magical experiences of the whole festival 🌅

Personal highlights from us have to be Lutz’s extended journey into the deep, and Stingray’s electro masterclass, taking us well into those hazy early morning hours.

Above we’ve highlighted the artists who will be soundtracking these moments at our second edition this September⭡

24/05/2023

Accommodation update 🏨

All our 2-star hotels are now completely sold out and 90% of our 5-star hotel packages are fully booked up.

But rest assured we still have accommodation options that cater to all budgets, more information via our website and we advise to book soon to get the best spots on site 🛏️

17/05/2023

PERCEPTIONS: KT 👁‍🗨

Continuing our exploration of the creative process that drives DJs, we caught up with KT, a digger-extraordinaire who has been making serious waves in London and beyond 🌊

The fast-rising selector is ION through-and-through, having made multiple spellbinding appearances at our inaugural edition last year. With a sound that incorporates various strains of house, garage, electro, acid, trance and more, we wanted to see how she adapts this sound palette to the different timings and settings on offer at the festival.

We covered everything from maintaining peak-time energy, perfecting the warm-up, the difficulties of packing for multiple sets and the track that sums up last year’s edition.

A big thanks to her for getting involved - we can’t wait to see what gems she brings this time round 💎

Continuing our exploration of the creative process that drives DJs, we caught up with KT, a digger-extraordinaire who has been making serious waves in London...

11/05/2023

ION Festival at The Bridge, Junction 2 Festival 🌁

We finally land in London alongside our sister brand Junction 2 Festival as we host three anticipated b2b’s and a grand closing from The Wizard himself.

Expect the usual forward-thinking sounds all set under one of the most unique dancefloors in the UK 🪄

Tickets available here - https://junction2.london/festival

20/04/2023

These are the artists taking the reigns at our treasured Canyon stage this year 🌄

From the prestige sand of Gjipe Beach to the unforgettable boat ride there and back, this is ION in its truest and purest form – and all soundtracked by world class selectors.

Tickets for The Canyon (which include the return boat journey) will be available from next Thursday, 27th April.

These can be added to your ticket via the ‘manage booking’ section. Places for each day are very limited so get involved quickly if you want to join ✅

14/04/2023

Take a closer look at some of the DJs going head-to-head in this September, with a number of highly-anticipated B2Bs in the works for our 2023 edition ✔️

These collaborative sets will give artists complete musical freedom. With many also playing on their own, it's the perfect opportunity to see the different sides of their sound.

30/03/2023

FULL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT - We’re excited to unveil the day-by-day stage breakdown for ION Festival 2023 ➡

7 days of music, 7 incredible spaces, with 50+ artists playing multiple sets – we cannot wait to see this come together.

Tickets for The Canyon and The Fort will be available soon, and full festival tickets are selling fast - move now if you’re joining us in Dhërmi 🌅

22/03/2023

For the first edition of Perceptions we’ve invited the one and only Sam Bangura 👁‍🗨

An artist who very much epitomises the essence of ION, the NorthSouth co-founder and Half Baked resident has firmly cemented himself as one of London’s best loved selectors.

Check out the first episode here, where he takes us through the craft of packing his record bag, the tracks that sum up ION for him, the challenges of finding the right energy for different sets and much more.

A big thanks to Sam for giving insight into his process behind the decks, and a special shoutout to the best mixing mascot, Axel 🐈

21/03/2023

Welcome to Perceptions 👁️‍🗨️

A regular interview series with our friends and family which will dive deep into the artistic process and craft of preparing for multiple sets over a certain timeframe, a key feature of ION Festival.

We offer these artists the platform to explore themselves musically and will now look to delve into this more by inviting them to share their knowledge, tips and the challenges they face when pushing their own boundaries.

For the first edition of the series we’ve invited three London staples who truly embody our core values, first episode out tomorrow 🌀

15/03/2023

ACCOMMODATION UPDATE: Four more of our accommodation options are now fully sold out, and we're running low on options in and around our festival site ⚠️

Now sold out:

- Hotel Nino New
- Strakosha Guesthouse
- Boi Villas
- Stephen Seaside

We advise to book soon if you want to get your preferred option, all available via our website 🏨

13/03/2023

Mondays were a bit better at The Canyon…

12/03/2023

MULTIPLE SETS ANNOUNCEMENT - Here we present all the artists that will be performing multiple sets during the week of ION Festival ✖️

These will soundtrack our seven day musical exploration and will set the framework to drop the artists and the audience into unique situations, more on this coming soon…

03/03/2023

If you needed reminding of what’s on offer at ION Festival 2023 ↑

All creating a forward-thinking musical experience, alongside a community focussed holiday, in one of Europe’s most untouched locations…

02/03/2023

LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT • A roster of genre-leading figures at the top of their game round off the lineup for our seven-day musical exploration 🧭

With many DJs playing multiple and alternative sets, you can expect differing shades of techno, experimental-leaning bass music, house in all its forms, jazz, ambient, disco, UKG, drum & bass and so much more...

These artists will reach for the hidden corners of their record collections, taking our like-minded audience to places they’ve never been to before.

There are only a handful of second tier tickets remaining and the best accommodation spots are now running low - All available via our bio ↑

01/03/2023

THIRD AND FINAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT coming to you tomorrow at midday 📡

27/02/2023

Dreamy days in The Canyon is as good as it gets - We are now down to the final few 2nd tier ticket + accommodation packages as they will sell out this week. Get involved ‼️

21/02/2023

Our Restoration programme will return this year, playing a key part of the experience by giving you the opportunity to relax and escape in this untouched location 💆🏼

From blissful beach massages to sun kissed yoga and meditation sessions, these will heal those aching limbs from a little too much dancing 👣

06/02/2023

PRE-SALE SOLD OUT - A massive thank you to the overwhelming response for our pre-sale last week 🙏

The countdown is now officially on as we start to welcome in new and returning faces for our second chapter.

Tickets are now on General Sale so you can access them freely on our website, alongside scoping out our accommodation options, which we advise to do asap as the best ones will be all booked very soon 🌬️

TICKETS -https://bit.ly/3x31pvL

01/02/2023

TICKETS NOW LIVE - The ticket link for ION Festival 2023 is now live and will be sent to you via the email you signed up with, please make sure to check your junk 💌

If you have not received a link, please drop us a DM. From now you will be able to access the ticket link via signing up via our website to gain access 🎟

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31/01/2023

Tomorrow’s the day to finally get involved with ION 2023 - Sign up and assemble your crew 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Link here - ionalbania.com

31/01/2023

TICKETS OUT TOMORROW - And it’s your last chance to sign up ahead of this ‼️

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Before you book, make sure you know this information to make the process as smooth as possible:

• How many people will be staying in your accommodation.

•What kind of accommodation you wish to stay in and where.

• How you’re getting to Dhërmi, e.g flight to Tirana + bus or Ferry from Corfu + bus.

• If taking the ferry, whether you want a speedy (1.5hr) or standard (3hr) journey to Dhërmi.

Having this information to hand will ensure you get the accommodation you want and the speediest journey time possible.

Please hit us up in DMs for any questions you have 📮

29/01/2023

FRESH DEBUTS - Taking their first voyage to Dhërmi to soundtrack our experience 🌞

26/01/2023

With our on-sale getting ever closer, heres a quick reminder that you can secure your ION Festival 2023 ticket with a £75 deposit- With two further instalments on the 31st March and 26th May 🎟️

Tickets go on sale next Wednesday- Make sure to sign up to gain access to tickets - ionalbania.com

25/01/2023

We proudly present the second wave of music partners and artists joining us on the quaint shores of Dhërmi this September 🌊

A multitude of artists true to our vision, they will be stretched to their limits over the 7-day event, often playing multiples sets across the week and creating one collective experience to share.

Tickets are released next Wednesday 1st February at 12pm for all who sign up. As our ticket packages come with accommodation and each of these are limited, we highly advise for you to be prepped for the on-sale to get first dibs to the best accommodation on-site 🏡

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