Martha Wainwright is set to play one of the Whelans25 shows in November in the venue. Tickets for the show go on sale on Wednesday morning (August 13th) at 9am priced at €25 (ex-fees) from ticketmaster.ie, whelanslive.com & outlets nationwide.
Wainwright, sister of Rufus and daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, is currently writing her memoir, Stories I Might Regret Telling You due in 2016, and appears in an acting role in the upcoming HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge. Her last album was 2012’s Come Home To Mama.
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
