Max HeyraudMr Spring and RTÉ Celebrate 25 Years of Late Night Sessions with Archival Broadcasts
Ireland’s Late Night Sessions marked a milestone in electronic music broadcasting this New Year, celebrating a quarter-century on air with a sprawling archive of live sets recorded across the country from 2000 to 2014.
Curated by Mr Spring, the anniversary series, SESSIONS XXV, brings these legendary performances back to life, offering a rare glimpse into Ireland’s club culture history throughout the years. The special broadcast ran from 2am on RTÉ 2FM on January 2nd and 3rd, 2026, and is also available via the 2fm YouTube channel.
Week 9 of the series featured a trio of standout sets from Ireland’s festival archives. Laurent Garnier returned to the Winter Party at the Point Depot, Dublin, on October 25th, 2003. Evil 9 followed with a set from Oxegen Festival, Punchestown Racecourse, Meath, July 11th, 2009, while Josh Wink closed the week with a late-night performance from Electric Picnic, Stradbally Estate, Laois, September 1st, 2007.
The series also highlights a wealth of other archival gems, including Green Velvet at Life Festival 2009, Billy Nasty at Homelands 2000, Fergie at Redbox 2001, Dublin, Darren Emerson at Winterparty 2000, CJ Bolland at Temple Theatre Dublin 2003, Ellen Allien at Button Factory Dublin 2003, and Steve Aoki at Oxegen 2011, among many others.