On this, the first night of Le Galaxie’s Irish tour following the launch of their whopper new album Le Club in The Academy over the course of two nights at the end of April, the atmosphere in the Roisín Dubh is whirring with excitement. This excitement is not that of going to see a concert however; the giddy punters don’t appear to be just anxiously anticipating the arrival of their entertainment for the night. Instead, it feels like the crowd are all guests at some gratuitous party. It’s all colour and laughter and anticipation of what the hosts, those cool…
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Le Galaxie embarked on a nationwide tour of the country in support of their new album Le Club. They kicked off the party in Dublin at The Academy, then west to the Roisin Dubh in Galway, South for Cyprus Avenue in Cork then North to Echo & Aether in Belfast. Check out the galleries below for a comprehensive overview of the tour. Aether & Echo, Belfast by Sara Marsden Cyrprus Avenue, Cork by Brid O’Donovan Roisin Dubh, Galway by Sean McCormack The Academy, Dublin by Isabel Thomas
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Le Galaxie launched their new album Le Club at The Academy in Dublin with support from Lethal Dialect. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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Ask any man and his dog, “What are Le Galaxie?” and they (ok, just the man) will invariably respond with a giddy spiel about a neon-soaked, party-starting machine, with the utmost collective ability to make even the most shy and retiring maladroit splay and flail like Techno Viking having a series of seizure-induced fits. And he would be right. Yes, with their profound, cosmically-inclined fondness for hip and happening one-off happenings, Le Galaxie are very much at it again, with the announcement that they’re bringing Le Club to Dublin’s Academy on April 24 and 25. Set to coincide with the…