- Music
- 29 Jan 16
It's an al fresco affair in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is put to superlative use on June 26 when it welcomes Icelandic heroes Sigur Rós. Tickets go on sale on Friday February 5 priced €49.50.
“Every time you go on tour you want it to be different, and every time it is, usually because you have a new album out that you want to play people," the band reflect. "Make no mistake, that can be fun, because you have to work out how to play all the complicated stuff you did in the studio. But there was a time when things were the other way around, when we worked stuff out on the road and trying to capture lightning in a bottle was a studio problem for later on. This time, in addition to playing all the songs you know, we wanted to remember that seat-of-your-pants feeling experienced in the wake of Ágætis Byrjun when for two years we tested to destruction the songs that would go on to form the ( ) album. In this spirit, we are pleased to announce that we are playing festivals next summer in the spirit of adventure, and all we can say right now is it’s going to be different, with new unreleased songs, a new show and more. Beyond that, we can only ask you to trust us on this one.”
Support is provided by James Vincent McMorrow who's been recording his new long-player in Mississauga, a Lake Ontario near neighbour of Toronto.
"I always finish recording albums in cold places at the end of January," he reflects. "Guess I'm funny like that." He's also turned film reviewer on Twitter: "Bridge Of Spies - good; The End Of The Tour - good; Fantastic Four - unending piles of horseshit." Ms. McDermott had better start looking to her cinematic laurels...