On Thursday, October 17th, one of favourite Irish songsmiths, Rory Nellis will launch his stellar new single ‘When I Sleep’ at Voodoo in Belfast. As well as the Thin Air DJs, Belfast-based alt/ambient-folk artist Joel Harkin will support on the night. Doors are at 8pm and tickets are just £7. Go here for the show’s Facebook event page and keep your eyes peeled for ‘When I Sleep’ next month. Featuring a video by Colm Laverty, revisit ‘Outdoorsman’ below.
Björk will bring her Cornucopia tour to Dublin later this year. As well as shows in London and Glasgow, the Icelandic artist will bring the immersive theatre show – which was developed last year – to the 3Arena on November 28th. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Pre-sale tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday.
Gruff Rhys will play a three-date Irish tour later this year. The Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals main man will Whelans’s in Dublin on December 9th, Live at St. Luke’s in Cork on December 10th and Belfast’s Empre Music Hall on December 11th. Tickets for the shows cost €25.00 and go on sale tomorrow (August 1st) at 10am. Rhys will release his new album Pang! via Rough Trade Records on September 13th.
Everyone’s favourite mask-clad metallers Slipknot will return to play Dublin next year. As of yet, the date and venue for the show are to be announced, but the Corey Taylor-fronted band will kick off their 2020 European tour in the capital. They last played Dublin in 2015, as part of their Prepare For Hell tour. The band will release their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind via Roadrunner on August 9. You can get early access to tickets for the Dublin show by pre-ordering the album here.
NYC experimental rock masters Battles will play Dublin later this year. With Dave Konopka having left the band last year due to personal reasons, the duo of Ian Williams and John Stanier will play the Button Factory on October 24. Tickets are priced at €28 and go on sale on Friday at 10am.
Aldous Harding will play Vicar Street later this year. Fresh for supporting Villagers at Iveagh Gardens, the New Zealand folk singer-songwriter will play the Dublin venue on December 3. Tickets are €25.00 and go on sale at 9am on Friday.
U.S. indie rock hero (Sandy) Alex G will play Dublin early next year. The singer, songwriter and musician will play at The Button Factory on February 8th, 2020. On September 13th, he will release his ninth album, House of Sugar, via Domino. Tickets for the Dublin show are priced at €16.50 and go on sale this Friday at 10am.
Explosions in the Sky will play Dublin early next year. The Texan post-rock quartet – who last played the city in 2016 – will return to Vicar Street on February 13, 2010. Priced at €36.15, tickets go on sale on July 10th at 10am.
Liam Gallagher will play Dublin later in the year. The solo artist and Oasis frontman will play 3Arena on Sunday, November 24th. He last played the city last year, at Malahide Castle as part of his As You Were tour. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, July 12th. The 3Arena show takes place as part of a European arena tour that will follow the release of his forthcoming second album, Why Me? Why Not.
What do you mean you don’t love Sheer Mag? Get the hell outta here. For those of you in your right mind, you’ll be glad to know the Philadelphia power-punk quartet will play Dublin’s Grand Social on November 5. Tickets are priced at a ridiculously reasonable €15 and go on sale this Friday (June 21) at 10am.