Australia’s favourite Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy is heading back to our shores in May 2022 with all his fan’s favourite tracks plus some new music in tow!
Originally planning to tour Down Under back in May 2020, his sold out run of shows had to be postponed when international borders closed. But now we’re back in business, Kennedy will be visiting most of the original tour locations – Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney – plus upgrading some venues and adding a show in Melbourne to allow more fans to get in on the craic!
“Australia, it brings me so much joy to finally announce our rescheduled tour dates for this May! This has been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more excited to be coming back to this beautiful land. All previously purchased tickets remain valid – thank you so much to everyone who held onto theirs throughout the last two years. I can only promise you this will be incredibly special. Sadly, we were unable to reschedule the Perth shows due to current COVID restrictions, but we’ve added a new show in Melbourne on 19 May which will be going on sale this Friday at 9am local time. I can’t wait!” said Dermot Kennedy.
Dermot Kennedy has come a long way from busking on the streets of Dublin, with 23 million Spotify listeners and over 2.5 billion total streams, he has the best-selling debut album in his native Ireland of this millennium.
Without Fear, Dermot’s impassioned debut hit #1 on the UK chart and sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, making him a platinum-selling artist in over 12 countries. His singles, “Outnumbered”, the Meduza collaboration “Paradise,” and “Power Over Me” were all certified Gold, with “Paradise” streaming over 500 million times.
Earlier in 2022 Dermot released a galvanizing version of his most recent single, “Better Days” featuring GRAMMY-nominated duo EARTHGANG. The dynamic collaboration saw Kennedy seamlessly marrying his love of hip-hop with his signature brand of authentic folk-laced pop, resulting in a powerful reimagining of the popular track.
DERMOT KENNEDY – Australian Tour 2022
Sun 15 May – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Tue 17 May – Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Wed 18 May – Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Thu 19 May – Forum, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Sat 21 May – Hordern, Sydney – UPGRADED VENUE – tickets now available
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21 November 2019
Back in the country for his biggest Australian shows to date, Irish gem Dermot Kennedy has celebrated the release of his long-awaited debut album Without Fear by locking in a run of epic shows come April and May 2020. Having already sold out his Melbourne and Sydney dates, new shows have been added with audiences demanding a chance to see this dream boat live.
DERMOT KENNEDY AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2020
TUE 28 APR 2020 | ENMORE THEATRE SYDNEY
WED 29 APR 2020 | ENMORE THEATRE SYDNEY [sold out]
FRI 01 MAY 2020 | FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL BRISBANE
SAT 02 MAY 2020 | FORUM MELBOURNE [sold out]
SUN 03 MAY 2020 | FORUM MELBOURNE
TUE 05 MAY 2020 | ASTOR THEATRE PERTH
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18 November 2019
Back in the country for his biggest Australian shows to date, Irish gem Dermot Kennedy has celebrated the release of his long-awaited debut album Without Fear by locking in a run of epic shows come April and May 2020.
Ready to tread the boards at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, the Forum in Melbourne, the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane and the Astor Theatre in Perth, Kennedy will arrive at the zenith of a dizzying build that has taken him from busking on the streets of his native Dublin to the precipice of international mega stardom.
750 million streams, a “colossus of a voice” (as described by The Guardian), a huge debut EP in 2017’s Doves & Ravens and now, Without Fear: a debut album which exhibits the wildly emotive balladry and captivating production wizardry that have become Kennedy’s distinctive trademarks.
His breakthrough journey was rubber stamped in early October as Without Fear zoomed straight to #1 on the UK Album Chart (knocking off the reissue of a little album called Abbey Road for good measure), making the 27 year old the first Irish solo artist to score a #1 debut in nearly 20 years. This landmark achievement was accompanied by the rising fortunes of Kennedy’s latest single ‘Outnumbered’, a powerfully propulsive tune that has hit the Top 10 in the UK, Ireland and Belgium.
Australian eyes are also smiling as they behold the man who was first discovered plying his trade on the cobbled laneways of Dublin by Oscar winner Glen Hansard (The Frames, Once). Kennedy has become a regular visitor Down Under, hitting both Falls and Splendour in the Grass festivals in recent years and making sure that his growing throng of followers get some regular face time with this heart throb.
Without Fear hit the charts immediately on local release and is causing fans to fall further in love with Dermot Kennedy’s astonishing voice. They’ll no doubt flock to these special shows to witness a generational talent in action.