Deluxe Version Of His First Ever UK Number 1 Album
Features Brand New Unreleased Song ‘Hymn To Virgil

Watch Hozier Describe The Release HERE

Following topping the UK singles chart for the first time with ‘Too Sweet’ earlier this year, world-renowned singer-songwriter Hozier today releases Unreal Unearth: Unending. The album is a special deluxe version of his UK Number 1-selling 2023 album Unreal Unearth and includes the never before heard track ‘Hymn To Virgil,’ which was recorded as part of the Unreal, Unearth sessions. Listen to the album HERE & listen to ‘Hymn To Virgil’ HERE.


Part of a spate of career-affirming milestones, Unreal Unearth outsold the entire UK Top 5 combined in its release week in August 2023 and also scored the top spot in Ireland.

That was then followed by the release of two EPs of tracks originally recorded for Unreal Unearth. Part 1 saw Unheard EP, featuring subsequent first-ever UK number 1 single Too Sweet’, which beat both Beyoncé & Benson Boone and has clocked up a huge 1.6 billion global streams already, and was nominated for Best Alternative Song at the VMA’s. Then came Unaired EP, containing three more unreleased songs, including the powerful ‘Nobody’s Soldier’.

 

Now we see the release of the collection in its entirety, with the Unreal Unearth: Unending deluxe set coming in the following formats:

2CD DigiPack Edition
Hozier’s collection of songs from the sessions behind his chart-topping 2023 album Unreal Unearth. The Deluxe Version contains all tracks released around the album from 2022-2024 including the 16 original album tracks plus 10 songs never-before available on vinyl including the global smash hit “Too Sweet”.

3LP Deluxe Version (Tooth White Vinyl)

The 3 “Tooth White” are available as coloured LPs in an expanded trifold package plus 2 printed 12”x12” inserts featuring drawings by Andrew Hozier-Byrne.

 

1LP Companion Version (Raw Ochre 1LP and Black 1LP)

The Companion Version vinyl features 1 “Raw Ochre” coloured LP & Black 1LP in an expanded trifold package with space to hold the original Unreal Unearth album alongside 10 tracks never before pressed to vinyl. The Companion Version features Hozier’s additional music releases across the Unheard, Unaired, and Eat Your Young EPs including Hozier’s worldwide hit “Too Sweet” and 2022’s “Swan Upon Leda”.

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Debut Album Dancing At The Edge Of The World
Out January 31st, 2025 On Modern Sky Records

 

2025 UK Headline Tour Announced 

Plays London’s Lafayette April 10th & Huge Hometown Date at Glasgow’s Barrowland April 19th

“A future megastar” – The Guardian

“Scottish indie star-in-waiting already mingling with the greats” – NME
“A stunning slice of soul”Telegraph
“Megastar in-the-making” The Line Of Best Fit

Following picking up the ‘Play Next’ award at this year’s Rolling Stone UK Awards, one of Scotland’s most exciting artists Brooke Combe releases her superb new single ‘This Town’. The track is the latest cut to be taken from her intoxicating debut album Dancing At The Edge Of The World, which comes January 31st, 2025 on Modern Sky Records.

The album’s opener, ‘This Town’ bursts in on a flurry of percussion and a jangling electric guitar riff. A vibrant blend of strings and percussion sit under a rejection of goldfish-bowl living in her hometown. Spice boys, Saturday nights and being stuck in the scene – it’s a state of mind Brooke runs from powerfully with signature talent and humour.

 

Shot in Brooke’s hometown of Dalkeith and directed by Sam Crowston (The Mysterines, The Lathums), the video for ‘This Town’ shows the essence of what it’s like to grow up in a small Scottish town. “I wanted the video for ‘This Town’ to be as authentic as possible,” Brooke said of the video. “We ended up shooting it where I grew up, went to school and all the other fun things youngsters do growing up. It shows the charm of the town but also the lack of opportunities to do something different from the norm.Watch the video HERE & Listen HERE.

 

Collaborating with musician and producer James Skelly, best known as the frontman of The Coral, Brooke’s debut album, Dancing At The Edge Of The World is the perfect opening statement, showing a tantalising first look at the artist she will become. Redolent of those first offerings from Michael Kiwanuka and Corinne Bailey Rae, it revels in lush, orchestral arrangements, irresistible rhythms and a voice that could have come right out of Motown.

Throughout the record, Brooke offers listeners a sense of closure but, with it, possibilities –  as though with the closing of one door, myriad others are opening to the sound of her voice. Dancing At The Edge Of The World is a resounding, indisputable opening salvo from Britain’s newest and brightest star.

 

Known for her captivating live shows, Brooke will kick off a nine date run of dates at Norwich Arts Centre on April 4th, culminating with Brooke’s biggest headline show to date at Glasgow’s Barrowland on Saturday April 19th. Tickets for the dates are available HERE.

 

Brooke Combe plays the following UK dates. 

 

April 2025

Thu 3rd The Arts Club, Liverpool

Fri 4th Norwich, Arts Centre

Sat 5th Birmingham, O2 Institute

Wed 9th Bristol, Thekla

Thu 10th London, Lafayette

Sat 12th Manchester, O2 Ritz

Thu 17th Sheffield, Leadmill

Fri 18th Leeds, Project House

Sat 19th Glasgow, Barrowland

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Plays London’s Cadogan Hall August 30th

 

Debut Album Released on Vinyl this Spring

Today, Martha Wainwright announces a second London show at Cadogan Hall on August 30th due to demand. Tickets on sale 10:00 am Tuesday 26th November.

 

Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright stepped out of her family’s illustrious shadow and announced herself to the world with her stunning debut album ‘Martha Wainwright’. Featuring ‘Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole’, a song about her father, ‘Factory’ and ‘When The Day Is Short’, it immediately proved she was a major talent to be reckoned with. 

 

This Spring, PIAS will release this album on vinyl for the very first time. The Sunday Times called her ‘a tour de force’, Uncut described the disc as ‘brilliant’ while Q said she was ‘a thing of wonder’. She is all that and more and twenty years on continues to enthral both onstage and record.

 

Martha Wainwright plays the following dates next year. 

 

May 2025

Tue 27th Bury St Edmunds, The Apex

Wed 28th Stroud, Subscription Rooms

Thu 29th Worthing, Pavilion Theatre

Fri 30th London, Union Chapel SOLD OUT

Sat 31st Manchester, New Century Hall

 

June 2025

Sun 1st Leeds, City Varieties Music Hall

Tue 3rd Sunderland, The Fire Station

Wed 4th Edinburgh, The Queens Hall

Fri 6th Belfast, Mandela Hall

Sat 7th Dublin, The Button Factory

 

August 2025

Sat 30th London, Cadogan Hall NEW DATE ADDED

 

“20 years ago my life as an artist took shape when my first record was released,” Martha recalls. “In many ways that record defined me, as well as launched me into a now over 20 year long career that has made me who I am. It was after 10 years of playing in bars, making cassettes and EPs to sell at my shows, singing backup for my brother Rufus, falling in love and out of love, practising, writing, singing until I could barely sing anymore, partying, playing with musicians and listening to great artists, working with my ex-husband in the studio for 2 years, all that created this first record.”

 

“20 years later, with 6 other albums under my belt, 2 kids and a career that is chugging along, I can safely say my first record paved my way forward. On March 21st we will release the record on vinyl for the first time ever as well as digitally release unheard songs, outtakes and early material from that 10 year period of discovery that led to my first record. There will be a tour with a few great musicians, where I’ll play the record in its entirety as well as a few new songs- there’s no 48 year old me with the 28 year old me.”

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An Intimate Evening with Jason Isbell

EU Run Includes A Night At London’s Barbican – February 10th, 2025
Tickets On Sale – Friday, November 29th

As Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit complete a rapturous UK leg of their latest tour , the GRAMMY-Award winning musician has announced a special run of solo shows – with the EU/UK run kicking off on February 2nd, 2025.

The tour will make a stop at London’s Barbican on February 10th, as well as iconic theaters in the US, including Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and a four night stint at The Pinnacle in Nashville before concluding in Atlanta.

Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 29th – available HERE.

Six-time GRAMMY-winner Jason Isbell has established himself as one of the most respected and celebrated songwriters of his generation. The North Alabama native possesses a penchant for identifying and articulating some of the deepest, yet simplest, human emotions, and turning them into beautiful poetry through song. Isbell sings of the everyday human condition with thoughtful, heartfelt, and sometimes brutal honesty.

On October 4th, just ahead of his latest Ryman residency, Isbell released Live From The Ryman Vol. 2, a collection of recordings from four of the last six years of sold-out shows at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. Earlier this year, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s 2023 album Weathervanes won two 2023 GRAMMY Awards for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song (“Cast Iron Skillet”).

Isbell first broke through in 2013 with the release of the now-considered-classic Southeastern. His next two albums, Something More Than Free (2015) and The Nashville Sound (2017), won GRAMMY Awards for Best Americana Album & Best American Roots Song. Isbell’s song “Maybe It’s Time” was central to the 2019 reboot of A Star Is Born.

JASON ISBELL SOLO DATES

February 2025
2nd Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre

4th Cologne, DE – Kulturkirche Köln

6th Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

10th London, UK – Barbican

12th Dublin, IE – Vicar Street

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Lost In Blue’ 

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Nov/Dec UK Tour with Paul Heaton

Rianne Downey releases the intoxicating ‘Lost In Blue’ via Run On Records – November 22nd, the first taste from her eagerly anticipated debut album. Listen HERE & watch HERE.

 

A country tinged, dreamy but upbeat charmer, Rianne calls the song ‘a sad girl anthem’ and who doesn’t love those!

 

“I was claiming my identity back after losing it to this toxic situationship,” she says.

 

It’s been quite the year for the Scottish singer-songwriter currently on tour with Paul Heaton. Having joined Heaton’s band last summer, she’s been a mainstay ever since.

 

One of the undoubted highlights for Rianne this year was their sensational Glastonbury Pyramid Stage set. Since then she’s been working on her debut album at Bear Creek Studio in Seattle with Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Zach Bryan, Vance Joy).

 

Rianne Downey kick started her career busking the streets of Glasgow, before lockdown covers led to signing to Modern Sky/Run On, with Rianne then moving to Liverpool in 2022 to step things up.

 

Her first studio exploits were with The Coral’s James Skelly, who produced Fuel to The Flame EP, followed by the release of a series of impressive singles and Eps throughout 2022 and 2023 and honed her live performances supporting The Coral, Paolo Nutini, Tom Jones & Deacon Blue.

 

Later this month Rianne embarks on a nationwide UK tour with Paul Heaton.

Last month she appeared on the top 5 Paul Heaton album The Mighty Several. Next summer Rianne joins Paul for his massive sold out show at Bramall Lane, home to Sheffield United.

 

Clearly Rianne Downey is a star very much in the ascendency. Catch the glow now.

 

UK SHOWS (with Paul Heaton)

November

29th BRIDLINGTON SPA

30th LEEDS, First Direct Arena

 

December

1st GLASGOW, OVO Hydro

3rd BRIGHTON, Brighton Centre

4th WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Halls

6th LIVERPOOL, M&S Bank Arena

7th NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena

9th NEWCASTLE, O2 City Hall

10th LONDON, Eventim Apollo

11th LONDON, Eventim Apollo

13th ABERDEEN, P&J Arena

15th WOLVERHAMPTON, Civic Halls

16th MANCHESTER, Co-op Live

 

29th MANCHESTER ACADEMY (supporting The Lottery Winners)

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New Single ‘For Sale Sign’ out Thursday November 21st

Today viral indie harmony trio Tiny Habits release their new song, ‘For Sale Sign,’ featuring Lizzy McAlpine. The track is the third song they’ve recorded together since Tiny Habits performed with Lizzy for her Tiny Desk concert in 2022 and follows the Habits’ feature on Lizzy’s song earlier this summer, ‘Pushing it Down and Praying,’ and their feature together on JP Saxe’s song ‘Everything Ends.’ 

 

A warm, wistful acoustic track about the space and memories that people leave behind when they leave this life, ‘For Sale Sign’ also marks Tiny Habits’ first release since their debut album All for Something which was released in May via Mom+Pop. The album earned Tiny Habits the title of “my new favorite group” from NPR Music’s Ann Powers, along with praise from Teen Vogue, V Magazine, an NME cover, and more. Listen to ‘For Sale Sign’ HERE.

 

In her Tape Notes interview last week, Lizzy said of Tiny Habits: “I’m obsessed with them… they’re able to elicit some really complex emotions with the things they come up with.” 

 

Speaking of the track the band said the below –

 

“’For Sale Sign’ has lived with us for a while now and we’d been hoping for the right time and circumstances to put it into the world. It means a lot to us and reminds us about how special life is and just how lucky we are to live it. We’re so happy to release it into the world and hope it can sweetly hold its listeners for just a few moments.” – Cinya Khan.

 

We wrote ‘For Sale Sign’ a few years ago and I really hoped one day it would make it out into the world. It’s a very special song for us, and I remember feeling really moved by it when we wrote it, so I’m very excited for the world to finally be able to listen.” – Maya Rae.

 

“‘For Sale Sign’ is so special to us, and I’m very excited it is finally out of the vault and being shared with the rest of the world. This song really gave us a new perspective on writing and challenged our storytelling. I’m still constantly moved by this song and so grateful for the experience of writing it. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.” – Judah Mayowa.

 

This year, after runs opening for Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams, Tiny Habits played their first-ever major headlining tour throughout North America and Europe. They had a prime slot during Lollapalooza, featured on a track with Kacey Musgraves, and made their Radio City Hall debut alongside Vance Joy. They just wrapped that tour, as well as a run with Lake Street Dive, and are about to embark on their first headline dates in Australia at the end of the month (dates HERE).

 

Watch Tiny Habits’ new “We Rate Dogs” Puppy Session HERE, and their Trackstar Presents session from this summer HERE to get a sense for their live magic.

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Headline Date At Colours London – November 23rd

Announced As Part Of The Great Escape’s First Fifty

Following the release of her latest EP Cause For Concern, as well as supporting Corinne Bailey Rae at Somerset House, rising star Ashaine White has dropped a stunning taste of brand new music in ‘I Sing To Myself’.

Produced by Gilberto Mallindine-Bettini at 5dB Studios, ‘I Sing to Myself’ is Ashaine White in all her glory. A simply beautiful, stripped back track, the new single shoulders the weight of the world whilst serving as a soothing, musical relief to the backdrop of global turmoil. Listen HERE & watch the video HERE.


As Ashaine describes; “‘I Sing To Myself’ was written in a moment where I literally couldn’t take in anymore suffering. I felt like I had reached a limit, with housing struggles in a cost of living crisis, the cost of basic necessities and a looming election weighing down, wars, genocides and poverty on every slide of social media. I needed a sense of calm within the turbulence – out poured this song. I hope it inspires people to also find their sense of calm in unprecedented times.”

 

The song arrives ahead of Ashaine’s upcoming headline date at London’s Colours on November 23rd (tickets available HERE) and as she is proudly announced as one of The Great Escape’s First Fifty

 

Featuring her previous singles ‘White Flag’, the epic ‘Brace Yourself’ and the eerily captivating acoustic number ‘Hotel’, Cause For Concern was the work of one of the UK’s finest and brightest young talents. 

 

And now, with the arrival of ‘I Sing To Myself’, Ashaine is a force to be reckoned with. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for one of the brightest new artists around. 

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Play London’s Moth Club February 27th

 

Unveil New Video For ‘Dragons II

New Album, EELS, Out Now Via Bayonet

“[Being Dead] have irresistible charm and a Pavement—level knack for speaking out of both sides of the mouth.” – 8.3 Pitchfork

““A thrilling ride through a barrage of ideas from one of the most imaginative and infectious bands to come out of the US this decade.”8/10 The Line Of Best Fit

“A classic on too much caffeine.” – 4* Far Out Magazine

“The balance between earnest storytelling and playful eccentricity is where EELS truly shines.” – Under The Radar

  

Following raucous sets at Wide Awake and The Great Escape in summer, Being Dead, the Austin, TX-based project of multi-instrumentalists and best friends Falcon Bitch and Shmoofy, have announced a run of UK and EU headline dates for February 2025. 

 

Kicking off at the Louisiana in Bristol on Sunday February 23rd, the UK run will see the psych-indie band bring their chaotic show back to these shores for four headline dates, including London’s Moth Club on Thursday February 27th. Tickets available now. 

 

Being Dead play the following UK & EU dates:

 

February 2025

Thu 13th Rusti, Copenhagen

Fri 14th Nochtwache, Hamburg

Sat 15th Urban Spree, Berlin

Mon 17th Paradiso, Amsterdam

Tue 18th Witloof Bar, Brussels

Wed 19th Pop Up du Label, Paris

Fri 21st Borderline Festival, Dublin

Sun 23rd Louisiana, Bristol

Tue 25th Glad Café, Glasgow

Wed 26th YES Basement, Manchester

Thu 27th Moth Club, London

 

The band have also shared the video for new single ‘Dragons II” from their sublime new album EELS. Appearing in its demo form on the album, the track was taped on a hand recorder and is unexpected but intuitive, and most importantly, singularly Being Dead. The ‘Dragons II’ video captures Being Dead performing live in a tunnel and showcases what the band says is them “writing the track in their rumpus room.” The video is directed and edited by Alex Winker, shot by Erik Gatlin, recorded and mixed by Will Clark, with titles by Alan “Rickman” Official. Watch the video HERE.

 

Being Dead recently wrapped their U.S. headline tour in support of EELS and will cap an incredible 2024 with a sold out performance at Gold Diggers in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 7th and a hometown show at Austin’s RADIO/EAST on Sunday, December 15th. More dates in 2025 will be announced soon. 

 

Being Dead’s records are mosaics, technicolor incantations, each song its own self-contained little universe. Something about their music suggests it’s a dispatch from both the future and the past – vocal harmonies that sound like they’re reverberating in a medieval church to surfy guitar lines, weirdo-punky cacophonies erupting into chaos. For EELS, they decamped to Los Angeles for two weeks to record with GRAMMY-winning producer John Congleton. EELS is a darker record, tapped more into the devilishness within, but it’s also a more raucous, rougher ride sonically. There’s heartbreak, excitement, enchantment, dancing. It’s a fitting encapsulation of Being Dead, exuding a welcoming, playful energy even if something foreboding lurks just beyond the pale.

 

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Pendulum – one of the most iconic electronic rock acts of all time – are back and they are heading to the Yorkshire coast next summer.

 

The chart-topping and acclaimed Australian band headline TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday June 20. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday November 22 from ticketmaster.co.uk

 

Pendulum marked the end of a self-imposed hiatus earlier this year with two new stunning EPs ‘Elemental’ and ‘Anima’ along with a sensational run of headline festival shows. It has been an incredible journey for Pendulum since they formed in their native Perth in 2002.

Releasing their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Hold Your Colour’ in 2005, which included monster tracks ‘Slam’, ‘Fasten Your Seatbelt’, ‘Tarantula’ and ‘Blood Sugar’, Pendulum became instantly known for their unique blend of high-tempo productions and energetic shows. 

 

Led by Rob Swire and bandmates Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding, the album went platinum and the band set about taking the world by storm. By the time 2008’s platinum-selling follow up ‘In Silico’ arrived, Pendulum were one of electronic music’s biggest live acts, with the album spawning the now legendary productions ‘Granite’ and ‘Propane Nightmares’.

 

Headlining stages at festivals worldwide, including Download, Creamfields, Coachella, Rock Am Ring, Reading/Leeds and T in the Park, Pendulum’s momentum continued to grow before releasing their third studio album in 2010, ‘Immersion’ which shot straight to Number 1 in the UK album charts.

 

After hitting the peak of their success, and to the shock of their fans, the guys decided in 2012 to take a break from the band and shifted their focus onto their Knife Party project.

But now Pendulum are well and truly back and ready for an incredible headline show at Scarborough OAT – the UK’s largest open-air concert venue.

 

Scarborough OAT venue programmer Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Pendulum are one of the most important bands of the last 20 years and we are delighted to be adding them to our list of headliners for 2025.

 

“They returned earlier this year with two brilliant EPs that add to an incredible body of work which has won them an army of fans around the world and seen them headline some of the biggest venues and festivals.

 

“This is going to be another unmissable night at this very special venue.”

 

Pendulum join Rag’n’Bone Man, Blossoms, Shed Seven, Texas, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and The Script as the headliners already announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2025.

 

A record-breaking 114,000 tickets were sold for 2024’s 18 Scarborough OAT headline shows from the likes of Jess Glynne, Simple Minds, Anne-Marie, Fatboy Slim, Paul Weller, Deacon Blue, Korn, Becky Hill, Tom Jones, Madness, James and comedian Bill Bailey.

 

For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre please visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk 

  

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Pendulum – one of the most iconic electronic rock acts of all time – are back and they are heading to Yorkshire next summer.

 

The chart-topping and acclaimed Australian band will headline TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Saturday June 14. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday November 22 from ticketmaster.co.uk

 

Pendulum marked the end of a self-imposed hiatus earlier this year with two new stunning EPs ‘Elemental’ and ‘Anima’ along with a sensational run of headline festival shows. It has been an incredible journey for Pendulum since they formed in their native Perth in 2002.

 

Releasing their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Hold Your Colour’ in 2005, which included monster tracks ‘Slam’, ‘Fasten Your Seatbelt’, ‘Tarantula’ and ‘Blood Sugar’, Pendulum became instantly known for their unique blend of high-tempo productions and energetic shows. 

Led by Rob Swire and bandmates Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding, the album went platinum and the band set about taking the world by storm. By the time 2008’s platinum-selling follow up ‘In Silico’ arrived, Pendulum were one of electronic music’s biggest live acts, with the album spawning the now legendary productions ‘Granite’ and ‘Propane Nightmares’.

 

Headlining stages at festivals worldwide, including Download, Creamfields, Coachella, Rock Am Ring, Reading/Leeds and T in the Park, Pendulum’s momentum continued to grow before releasing their third studio album in 2010, ‘Immersion’ which shot straight to Number 1 in the UK album charts.

 

After hitting the peak of their success, and to the shock of their fans, the guys decided in 2012 to take a break from the band and shifted their focus onto their Knife Party project.

But now Pendulum are well and truly back and ready for an incredible headline show in The Piece Hall’s iconic courtyard.

 

Nicky Chance Tompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall charitable trust, said:What a time to be welcoming these iconic electronic pioneers to our courtyard. 

 

“With drum and bass hitting a whole new generation this will be incredibly exciting news for their original fans and those who are just discovering the band.

 

“The impact of their huge and unique sound combined with our stunning backdrop means we are in for one very powerful show.”

 

Pendulum join The Saw Doctors, Weezer, James, The Libertines, Simple Minds, Khruangbin, Texas, Olly Murs, Rag’n’Bone Man, UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Dean Lewis and The Script among the first headliners announced for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

 

The venue has just celebrated a record-breaking summer of live music as close to 200,000 music fans visited its iconic open-air courtyard with headline shows from the likes of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Blondie, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Sheryl Crow, Loyle Carner, Jungle, Korn, Biffy Clyro, Fatboy Slim and Bryan Adams, plus many more.

 

For more information on the 2025 series please visit thepiecehall.co.uk 

 

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with Meryl Streep as Narrator

First Single Sequentia V: Confutatis – Out Today

Rufus Wainwright is a musical polymath who occupies a unique and beloved place in our musical lives – singer, songwriter and composer of two operas and a musical.

His latest work, Dream Requiem, is an epic work for orchestra, chorus, soprano and narrator. It received its world premiere in June this year in Paris with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the chorus and children’s choir of Radio France conducted by Mikko Franck with Meryl Streep as the narrator and soprano Anna Prohaska.

On 17th January 2025, Warner Classics will release the live recording from the premiere on digital, CD and vinyl.. The first single, Sequentia V: Confutatis, is released today.

A co-commission from major cultural institutions in the US, UK and Europe, Dream Requiem was written during the pandemic and in Wainwright’s own words it’s a requiem “for the people we have lost in this crisis, for the past from which we are cut off and for the future to which we do not yet know how to connect, a Requiem for human contact, solidarity and the human voice that have all become dangerous and contagious.”

Dream Requiem is also a reflection on environmental collapse with its text combining words from the Latin Mass for the Dead – as used by Verdi, Britten, Mozart and many others – with Lord Byron’s apocalyptic poem Darkness, an imagined dream about total planetary ecological collapse written after the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1915 that darkened the skies worldwide and led to the “year without a summer.”

Both texts are interwoven in the composition but treated in a distinctly different manner musically. Byron’s text is mostly narrated by an actor and is underscored by dark orchestral arrangements demonstrating the brutality and sheer force of the apocalyptic images that the poem conjures. The Latin Requiem text is sung by a large mixed choir, children’s choir and soprano. Massive choral moments are interrupted by quieter soprano solo passages to underline the fragility of life and nature. Wainwright’s Dream Requiem ultimately overcomes this desolation and tragedy, giving rise to hope and beauty through the music.

Dream Requiem is dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi and Puccini. When his mother played him a recording of Verdi’s Requiem when he was 13, Wainwright underwent one of the most transformative experiences of his life, showing him a clear artistic path for his future.

The co-dedicatee, Puccini, isn’t the great operatic composer but Wainwright’s beloved little dog who was killed during the pandemic in a violent encounter with a larger dog when he was only 18 weeks old.

Rufus says; “No matter what one’s [spiritual] leanings are, as an artist when dealing with a strong and ancient sacred text revolving around death, you kinda have to go there. This, I humbly believe, happened while composing Dream Requiem. Be it turning 50 and my final earthly landscape beginning to form on the horizon; my latent catholic upbringing which, though not strict, was still incredibly impactful; or just the fact that this ain’t my first time at the rodeo; many strong forces converged in the composition of this piece and not once was I lacking in a sense of direction.”

Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released eleven studio albums to date, three DVDs, and three live albums including the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall.

He has collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robbie Williams, Jessye Norman, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, and producer Mark Ronson, among many others. He has written two operas, a musical and numerous songs for movies and TV.

His latest GRAMMY® nominated album Folkacracy reinvents folk duets with artists like Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, John Legend and Anohni and many more.

Over the next two years, Dream Requiem will be performed at major international venues including in 2025 Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with Jane Fonda, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

Dream Requiem Tour Dates
Jan 25th Barcelona/Palau de la Musica
May 4th LA Master Chorale Walt Disney Concert Hall, with Jane Fonda
Jun 20th Amsterdam Concertgebouw, with Carice van Houten

Other dates to be announced in 2025 including major venues in Finland, Germany, Greece and Ireland.

Dream Requiem Track Listing:

  1. Darkness I 
  2. Requiem aeternam 
  3. Lux perpetua 
  4. Kyrie, eleison 
  5. Sequentia I: Dies irae 
  6. Darkness II
  7. Sequentia II: Mors stupebit 
  8. Sequentia III: Rex tremendae 
  9. Sequentia IV: Ingemisco 
  10. Sequentia V: Confutatis 
  11. Darkness III 
  12. Offertorium 
  13. Sanctus 
  14. Agnus Dei 
  15. Lux Aeterna 
  16. Darkness IV
  17. In paradisum 
  18. Applause


Artists:

Meryl Streep, narrator

Anna Prohaska, soprano

Nathan Mierdl (concertmaster), violin solo 

Marc Desmons (principal viola), viola solo

Maîtrise de Radio France, chorusmaster Marie-Noëlle Maerten

Choeur de Radio Francem, chorusmaster Guillemette Daboval

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Mikko Franck, conductor

 

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Listen To ‘El Mero Cero’; Final Single in Advance of Todos Nacen Gritando Album Release This Friday

 

St. Vincent to Perform at Mexico City’s Legendary Corona Capital Festival this Weekend & New 2025 Tour Dates Announced Including Shows with Olivia Rodrigo 

 

Career-High Four Nominations for 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards

St. Vincent has released the new single ‘El Mero Cero,’ a Spanish language version of her song “Big Time Nothing.” It is the final single to preview the upcoming album Todos Nacen Gritando ahead of its release this Friday. 

 

Todos Nacen Gritando is the result of Annie Clark a/k/a St. Vincent’s ambitious decision to re-record every vocal track on her Grammy-nominated All Born Screaming album translated into Spanish. The echoes of tens of thousands of fans chanting her lyrics across Latin America and Spain moved Clark to pay tribute to her Spanish-speaking fans and the Spanish language she loves so much. “It was really inspiring,” she says, recalling experiences like the crowd reaction to her set at Primavera Sound 2023. “At the end, I asked myself, ‘If they’re able to sing in a second or third language, why can’t I do the same thing?

 

That is how Todos Nacen Gritando was born. Clark defines this meticulous reinterpretation as one of the biggest challenges of her musical career: “It’s been a much more complicated process than anything I’ve done before.

 

No small statement for an artist whose accomplishments and accolades include 3 Grammy awards (“Best Rock Song” in 2019 and “Best Alternative Music Album” in 2015 and 2022) — a tally that may wind up doubling (or more) with this year’s career-high 4 nominations — collaborations with artists from Taylor Swift to David Byrne, fronting Nirvana for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, contributing to Paul McCartney‘s III-Imagined album and playing live with Metallica—and a just-announced pair of shows supporting Olivia Rodrigo in Mexico City and Curitiba, Brazil (Tickets for these newly unveiled dates will be on sale beginning November 12. For further information, go to ilovestvincent.com.)

 

The stark nature of the album —her first fully self-produced record— found in Spanish a way to enhance its visceral original vocal performances. “There are things that I sing in Spanish that maybe I would feel self-conscious singing in English because they feel so sincere… it was a fascinating experience to find how to convey the feeling, but also discover a new way through words,” she explains.

 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

11/16/24 – Corona Capital – Mexico City, MX

11/22/24 – Joyland – Jakarta, ID

11/25/24 – Palais Theatre – Melbourne, AU

11/26/24 – Her Majesty’s Theatre – Ballarat, AU

11/27/24 – Forum – Melbourne, AU

11/28/24 – Crown Aviary – Melbourne, AU

11/30/24 – Clockenflap – Hong Kong, CN

01/04/25 – Rockin’On Festival – Tokyo, JP

01/06/25 – YES 24 Live Hall – Seoul, KR

01/08/25 – The Filinvest Tent – Manila, PH

01/11/25 – AlterEgo – Los Angeles, CA

03/26/25 – Estadio Couto Pereira– Curitiba, Brazil (w/ Olivia Rodrigo)

03/29/25 – Estéreo Picnic – Bogotá, CO

04/02/25 – Estadio GNP Seguros– Mexico City, Mexico (w/ Olivia Rodrigo)

04/04/25 – Pa’l Norte – Monterrey, MX

04/06/25 – The Factory in Deep Ellum– Dallas, TX

04/07/25 – Moody Amphitheater– Austin, TX

04/08/25 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

04/10/25 – Orpheum Theater – New Orleans, LA

04/11/25 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA

04/12/25 – Ting Pavilion – Charlottesville, VA

04/13/25 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA

04/15/25 – Agganis Arena – Boston, MA (w/ Nick Cave)

04/17/25 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY (w/ Nick Cave)

04/18/25 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT

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