The Cinematic Orchestra have announced a Dublin show at Vicar Street on Wednesday April 28th 2027, their first in Dublin in four years.
The show is part of their Counting Backwards UK and European tour, and the announcement describes it as being in support of a new album of the same name. Elliott Skinner joins them as special guest.
Formed in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe, with Dominic Smith later joining as a collaborator, the group blend jazz, electronica, orchestral arrangement and soul. Their studio albums are Motion (1999), Every Day (2002), Ma Fleur (2007) and To Believe (2019), alongside the film soundtracks Man with a Movie Camera (2003) and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2009).
Tickets
- The Cinematic Orchestra play Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday April 28th 2027, with special guest Elliott Skinner.
- Tickets are €39.90 and go on sale on Friday October 30th at 10am via Ticketmaster.
- A presale runs on Thursday October 29th. Sign up at selectivememory.ie for access.
The show is presented by Selective Memory.
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