COMPLETELY SOLD OUT DEBUT NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF THIS MONTH
DUBLIN 3ARENA SHOW (13K TICKETS) SOLD-OUT IN HOURS
A SECOND DATE HAS BEEN ADDED ON DECEMBER 18TH
“This Irish trio lean into their heritage with traditional instruments and evocative, poetic songwriting. Yet their sound has a distinctly pop feel, soaring with anthemic choruses and frontman Eddie Keough’s distinctive, barrel-chested burr.” – The Independent
Kingfishr are going global. Their popularity in Ireland, the UK and now US has gone from strength-to-strength, first selling all 23,000 tickets for last autumn’s headline tour and then another 30,000 for their summer shows. More soon followed as they sold-out their first ever headline arena show at Dublin’s 3Arena in a matter of hours – and that phenomenal demand has resulted in a second night being added. The trio also made their first major Irish chart impact as “Killeagh” kept ascending to reach #2 on the Official Singles Chart, making them the only Irish artist in the Top 10. There are more big moments on the schedule too, with their sold-out debut North American tour commencing later this month ahead of their first European headline run in May.
It’s the perfect time for Kingfishr to bring new fans into their ever-growing following, something which they’re set to achieve with the release of the new single “Gloria”. It’s a song that’s indicative of the emotional turmoil that Kingfishr excel at evocating: an atmosphere of sorrow and melancholy, but one with a tangible hope for a brighter future. Their melting point of anthemic indie-folk and the Irish trad sound is topped as ever by Eddie Keogh’s gritty baritone, a voice of pure feeling. The song was written by the band and was produced by David Curley.
Eddie says, “‘Gloria’ is about giving in to the pressures around you, and whether you can live with yourself for doing it. The song represents a yearning to break free.”
Completed by bandmates Eoin ‘Fitz’ Fitzgibbon (bass) and Eoghan ‘McGoo’ McGrath (banjo), Kingfishr’s fanbase has largely been built the old-fashioned way. Their shows have continually scaled upwards in their short history, with fans coming back for more and spreading their gospel by word-of-mouth. But you’re also just as likely to find them in intimate settings, regularly dropping in to play house parties or joining impromptu pub jams wherever they go. A taste of their live experience can be seen with a stripped-back acoustic performance of their recent single “Man On The Moon”.
That’s not to say they’re rooted in the past. Their accomplished musicianship and easy-going charm gives them a natural appeal via socials, while their classic songwriting is exploding on streaming platforms – with over 90 million streams without yet releasing a studio album for evidence. Their one album release so far, Live From Dublin, went straight to #1 on the Irish Independent Chart. Acclaim is mounting too. They won the Music Moves Europe Award at the start of this year and were nominated for Irish Breakthrough Artist at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Awards.
Beyond their own shows, Kingfishr have been a hit on tour with James Bay (including an OVO Wembley Arena date) as well as supporting Bruce Springsteen, George Ezra, Tom Walker and Snow Patrol. They have also played the Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, TRNSMT, Electric Picnic, Isle of Wight and Rock Werchter festivals – with many more to follow this summer.
The band’s touring schedule now runs as below. Please see HERE for limited remaining tickets for their headline shows.
APRIL
22nd – Washington, DC, Songbyrd (SOLD OUT)
23rd – Philadelphia, PA, World Cafe Live (SOLD OUT)
24th – New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
26th – Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
28th – Toronto, ON, Velvet Underground (SOLD OUT)30th – Chicago, IL, Martyrs’ (SOLD OUT)
MAY
2nd – Denver, CO, Lost Lake (SOLD OUT)
4th – San Francisco, CA, Brick & Mortar Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
5th – Los Angeles, CA, Hotel Cafe (SOLD OUT)
24th – Live At Leeds
24th – Warrington, Neighbourhood Weekender
26th – Paris, Les Etoiles
27th – Cologne, Luxor (SOLD OUT)
28th – Berlin, Frannz Club
30th – Amsterdam, Paradiso Tolhuistuin (SOLD OUT)
31st – Hellendoorn, Dauwpop Festival
JUNE
1st – Hulst, Vestrock Festival
3rd- Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
4th – Oslo, John Dee
5th – Stockholm, Nalen Klubb
7th – Nijmegen, Doornroosje (SOLD OUT)
21st – Dublin, Fairview Park (SOLD OUT)
JULY
10th – Madrid, Mad Cool Festival
16th – Cork, The Marquee (SOLD OUT)
19th – Nottingham, Splendour Festival
20th – Galway, Heineken Big Top (SOLD OUT)
24th – Cork, The Marquee (SOLD OUT)
24th-27th – Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
26th – Southwold, Latitude Festival
AUGUST
7th – Belfast, Custom House SQ (LOW TICKETS)
11th – Budapest, Sziget
13th – St. Polten, Frequency
15th – Bidinghuizen, Lowlands
16th – Hamburg, MS Dockville
22nd – Limerick, Live At The Docks (SOLD OUT)
DECEMBER
18th – Dublin, 3Arena (ADDED DATE)
19th – Dublin, 3Arena (SOLD OUT)
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