Beverly Glenn-Copeland announces debut Irish show in Dublin’s Vicar Street

Beverly Glenn-Copeland has announced a series of UK and European headline shows for October 2025, including his first ever Irish gig in Dublin’s Vicar Street for October 7.

The tour, which will kick off in Edinburgh on October 2 and wrap up in Brussels on October 29, marks his first UK shows since 2019.

He will perform tracks from his acclaimed 2023 album The Ones Ahead as well as fan favourites from across his storied career, accompanied by his wife, theatre artist and musical producer Elizabeth Copeland.

Glenn-Copeland began his musical career in the 1960s when he studied classical singing at Montreal's McGill University and performed at Expo 67. A pair of self-titled, multi-genre albums released in the early '70s showcased his powerful voice and songwriting talent.

In 1986, he self-released the record Keyboard Fantasies via a 200-copy cassette run, selling just a handful while the rest waited in storage.

In 2015, a Japanese record collector emailed Glenn-Copeland about selling the remainder; leading to a renaissance for the album. The music spread globally, and a few years later, in his 70s, Glenn-Copeland embarked on his first European tour to share his songs with live audiences, a journey captured in Posy Dixon’s 2019 celebrated documentary Keyboard Fantasies.

 

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In 2021, he released the remix album Keyboard Fantasies Reimagined, which featured reimagined versions of the album's songs from contemporary visionaries such as Arca, Blood Orange, Julia Holter and Kelsey Lu.

More recently, Romy from The xx sampled Glenn-Copeland on her single ‘Enjoy Your Life’. He also recently collaborated with Sam Smith on a new recording of his classic song ‘Ever New’ for the Red Hot Org Transa album, released last year.

Tickets for Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Vicar Street show are priced at €49.50 and go on sale this Friday, June 6.