He plays a trio of gigs in Ireland starting in the Sugar Club, Dublin on June 4 with support from Captain Moonlight and Stephen James Smith. Then it's down to The Pavilion, Cork on June 19, with support from Los Langeros, and back to his hometown for a gig in the Spirit Store, Dundalk on June 27 with Acoustic Dan as support.

He's also added a date in The Picket, Liverpool on October 30 as a part of the Irish Liverpool Festival, which keeps his summer relatively free for any festivals closer to home...

Regarded by the man himself as darker than his previous releases, Trauma Themes Idiot Times has garnered a positive response from critics since its release in March, including a four star review from HP's Edwin McFee, who praised Lennon as "one of the most unique and daring artists to emerge from Ireland in quite some time."