Stereophonics to play Fairview Park this July with support from Moncrieff

Following their sold-out UK arena tour, Stereophonics have announced their return to Ireland this summer with an outdoor show at Fairview Park.

The forthcoming Dublin gig will take place on Friday 1st July 2022, with rising Waterford indie-pop star Moncrieff (Chris Breheny) acting as support.

January single 'Warm' marked Moncrieff's first release since signing to German label Energie Musik. The single is taken from the alternative artist's upcoming EP - scheduled for release this Spring. Moncrieff moved to London to pursue his music career at just 19. Two years ago, he unveiled his EP The Early Hurts and gained the attention of none other than Elton John, who gave him a shout out on his radio show. The songwriting legend was especially taken with Moncrieff's track 'Symptoms', which was picked by BBC Radio 1 following substantial airplay.

Welsh outfit Stereophonics join a stellar line-up of gigs at the venue this summer, including Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, Greta Van Fleet, Mabel & Inhaler.

The band’s acclaimed new album Oochya! is out now, securing the rockers' eighth number one in their 25th year as an outfit.

The Welsh rock band secured the top spot with their 12th album by outselling their closest competition by 2:1, according to Official Charts Company.

Accepting their number one album award lead singer Jones told OfficialCharts.com: “Thank you very much, the eighth Official Charts Number 1 on the 25th year.

“There’s lots of people involved in the Stereophonics team, but we’re just four of them. Thank you very much to everybody, all the fans that’ve been with the band for a long time, and all the new ones.”

This success places them among global superstars such as Taylor Swift, Oasis and R.E.M., who have also achieved eight number one albums in their career.

The band, consisting of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Adam Zindani and Jamie Morrison, signed their record deal in 1996.

Kelly Jones says: “The album title (‘Oochya!’) was always a saying me and the band used in the studio to mean “let’s have it”, a blast of energy and optimism and that’s what we wanted to get across with ‘Hinges’.”

As Stereophonics celebrate 25 years as one of the UK’s most enduring and loved bands, with Oochya! Kelly Jones continues to cement his place amongst the great British songwriters.

Having now achieved eight number 1 albums, 10 top 10 albums, 23 Platinum Sales Awards, 8.5 million albums sold in the UK alone, five BRIT nominations and one BRIT Award win, Stereophonics stand as undeniable giants of British music.

Listen to Oochya! below: