CMAT has been one of the breakout acts of 2020, a year that has made that quite impossible for most artists.
So it makes sense that CMAT would top off the year in her own inimitable style with a Christmas shindig on a live stream broadcasting from Whelan’s, Dublin at 8pm on Thursday December 17th.
I imagine a Dolly Parton style revue or TV special for this with CMAT joined by guests including Pillow Queens, Junior Brother, Maija Sofia, Rachael Lavelle, Rosa Nutty, Lemoncello, Fried Plantains’ Osaro, Viola Gayis and Maura Darragh.
It’ll be an hour or so of festival fun that is available for the very cheap price of €5 plus fees.
There’s also a very nice Merch bundle available with tickets included.


Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.