The Irish singer-songwriter has taken control of his own fan data and will sell these relatively intimate shows direct from his own database.
Ahead of his October North American tour later this year, Kennedy will play some smaller shows in UK and Europe including The intimate dates include London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town, Belfast Ulster Hall and two nights at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre.
11 September – Le Trianon, Paris, FR
12 September – OLT Rivierenhof, Antwerp, BE
14 September – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, DE
15 September – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, DE
16 September – X-Tra, Zurich, CH
19 September – Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
21 September – Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
22 September – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
23 September – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
Fans will need to sign up to his mailing list.
The presale will take place on Wednesday 28th May from 10am local to Thursday 29th 10pm local.
Fans will need to sign up before 10am BST/ 11am CEST on Monday 26th may to be eligible for the presale.
The Autumn run will be a nod to his early busking days, with stripped back performances that reflect the tone of these more up-close and personal settings.
All this activity comes on the heels of Misneach, a new annual global music festival conceived and curated by Dermot himself.
The sold-out Misneach festival was held in Sydney, Australia and Boston, MA in March timed to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
The bill featured an array of both established and rising artists with an emphasis on Irish acts including The Frames, Matt Corby, Kneecap, Meg Mac, Amble, Sorcha Richardson, The Scratch, Susan O’Neill, Fynch, Cliffords Mick Flannery, Florence Road, The Swell Season, Ye Vagabonds, Nell Mescal and headline sets by Dermot.
DERMOT KENNEDY AUTUMN TOUR
11 September – Le Trianon, Paris, FR
12 September – OLT Rivierenhof, Antwerp, BE
14 September – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, DE
15 September – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, DE
16 September – X-Tra, Zurich, CH
19 September – Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
21 September – Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
22 September – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
23 September – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
25 September – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
07 October – Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, CA
10 October – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US
11 October – Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, US
14 October – Summit, Denver, CO, US
16 October – Majestic Theatre, Dallas, TX, US
18 October – Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, US
19 October – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, US
21 October – House of Blues, Chicago, IL, US
23 October – History, Toronto, ON, CA
25 October – Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, US
27 October – Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY, US
28 October – The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, US
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.
