2025 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

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Old Crows Promotions are pleased to present Slow Crush for their first ever headline dates in Ireland. Supported by the mighty 'doom-pop' SOM and Irish shoegazers, Virgins.

Slow Crush

Slow Crush are a band that thrives on evolution. After their acclaimed debut Aurora—dubbed by Stereogum as “phenomenal” and “one of the best shoegaze albums of all time”—they toured relentlessly, building a global fanbase drawn to their immersive, swirling soundscapes.

Their second album Hush continued their ascent, leading to sold-out shows and international acclaim. New music took a back seat for a while as the band focused on life on the road, but the four-year gap between Hush and their latest release brought fresh perspective and creative renewal.

When it came time to record, vocalist / bassist Isa Holliday, guitarist Jelle Ronsmans, and drummer Frederik Meeuwis headed to The Ranch in Southampton, UK, to work with producer Lewis Johns (Rolo Tomassi, Svalbard,…). Johns pushed the band beyond their usual boundaries, encouraging experimentation and spontaneity—from glitchy textures and kitchen-recorded snare hits to the unexpected addition of saxophone on the track “Covet.”

This spirit of transformation runs throughout the new record. Sonically, it’s heavier and more layered, contrasting dreamy vocals with gritty guitars, capturing a new emotional intensity. Isa dug deeper than ever before in her lyrics and vocal performance, exploring themes of emotional burnout, reconnection, and the push-pull of life on and off the road.

At its core, the album reflects a desire for clarity and emotional truth—balancing heaviness with intimacy. It’s a record about being tethered yet weightless, lost yet searching, and above all, embracing music as a space for stillness, reflection, and transcendence.

“We want people to feel embraced by the music,” Isa says. “To let go and be taken somewhere else—into another dimension, even. A place where they can just be present.”

SOM

SOM released their third full-length album, Let The Light In, on March 14th 2025 via Berlin left-field label Pelagic Records. With a unique sound dubbed “Doom Pop” by Metal Injection, SOM’s dreamy shoegaze roots are on display across Let The Light In, but there is heft at its core that’s bracing and ferocious. If the band’s debut album The Fall explored hitting rock bottom, and sophomore release The Shape of Everything grappled with the ever-darkening world around us, Let The Light In sees SOM turn their sights inward, towards our most primal impulses; seeking solace and reconciliation from the vibrancy within ourselves and the people we hold close.

Virgins

Virgins have rapidly become one of Ireland’s most promising alternative acts. Their 2022 EP ‘Transmit a Little Heaven’ sold out its vinyl pressing, and their debut album ‘Nothing Hurt and Everything Was Beautiful’ followed with another sell out, garnering praise across major press and radio, including making the short list for the NI Music Prize Album of the Year.On new single 'b l o o m s' the band redefine their sound while exploring new emotional depths and expanding their sonic palette. Produced by Simon Francis (The Japanese House, Kylie Minogue, Ellie Goulding) and mastered by Slowdive’s Simon Scott, the track features shimmering verses that explode into swirling choruses, accented by reverse delays and glide guitar. The euphoria inducing crescendo of fuzz and siren vocals releases the pressure valve of tension cultivated throughout the track.'b l o o m s' has already caught the sharpened ears of John Kennedy of RadioX, marked as one on Joe.ie's Top Tracks of the Week, Clash, Hot Press, Golden Plec, Notion, Ones To Watch, Stephen McAuley on BBC Radio Foyle, RTE 2XM and selected as Dan Hegarty's Track of the Week for RTE2fm.Festival appearance at Other Voices Wales, Stendhal, a headline slot at GazeFest alongside UK and Irish tours and supports with Bleach Lab, BDRMM, New Pagans, Sign Crushes Motorist solidified the band as ones to watch.

Slow Crush - Glow:

Slow Crush - Aurora:

SOM - Youth // Decay:

Virgins - slowly, long:

CMAT playing a free set on Saturday at 5.15 in a "legendary location" before her Guiness storehouse gig. Guessing it's probably there as well. Free tickets from 9am tomorrow via Dice. https://nialler9.com/cmat-is-playing-a-sneaky-solo-set-before-the-lovely-days-guinness-show/

Ah hadn't clocked that. Dunno where it will be so

Dermot Kennedy playing intimate gigs in September in the Olympia. Presale details in attached photo.

Aside from anything else that poster would nearly give you a migraine to look at it..

First year im going,I was sort of optimistic when I saw the headliners initially but my god the rest of it is piss poor,

Out of that I'd be up for Kings of Leon, Viagra boys (saw them a few weeks ago), Black Country new Road, Bell X1, Confidence man (at a push)...

That's the problem I suppose when it sells out in advance there's zero pressure to get good acts

Stop trying to defend the indefensible.

That lineup is pathetic.

same thing was said last year and people seemed to love it and bought all the tickets in no time. Expect 2026 to sell out in same time.
line up is dreadful for music fans but that’s not what it’s for anymore

In fairness if it's 80,000 in attendance and a minimum of 300 quid a ticket I'm expecting to be well entertained every day (24m on ticket sales) I'm at it with quality acts, I'm not expecting the reforming of led Zeppelin like 🤣🤣

If you look at mad cool festival which I believe has the same attendance and compare that lineup to this it's piss poor and because it sells out before a names announced there's zero pressure (I understand the headliners are probably sorted well in advance) but that supporting lineup is shocking and I swear Becky Hill did longitude last year are they that stuck

I think the point I made went over your head completely, it sells out months before it's even announced who's playing it and has done so for a good few years on the trot so what actual incentive/motivation is there to actually deliver a stacked lineup, if the end goal is to generate as much revenue as possible theyve the perfect model,

Sell out on tickets before it's ever announced who's actually playing it, deliver a lineup with a few big names and the rest acts that are middle of the road (being very generous) is there actually something I'm missing here?

Be my last post on it anyway I'm just amazed at how shite it is for the price point of it when you compare it internationally

Billy Joel cancels upcoming dates in US, UK and Europe due to health issue. He had no Irish dates planned.

https://www.thejournal.ie/billy-joel-cancels-shows-brain-disorder-6713479-May2025/