BIIRD move Dublin gig to Vicar Street

BIIRD's Dublin show on May 10 has been rescheduled for May 24 at Vicar Street, due to high demand.

"You lot SOLD OUT our Dublin show in The Button Factory with such speed & force," the group wrote in an announcement to social media. "that we've have to UPGRADE TO… VICAR ST!!!!"

The band clarified that tickets bought for The Button Factory will remain valid for Vicar Street, and that Ticketmaster would contact ticketholders by email. Extra tickets have been added to the rescheduled date.

"We can't believe our first Dublin headline show is going to be in the legendary Vicar Street," BIIRD said. "And before we've even released music."

 

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Alongside the Dublin gig change, BIIRD have also added a show at City of Derry Jazz Festival on May 4.

Formed in 2024, BIIRD is an 11-piece all-female trad music group. Led by All-Ireland harp and banjo champion Lisa Canny, the band were featured in Hot Press' Hot for 2025 list.

“People are more passionate about trad. One thing I’ve really recognised this year is the increased energy towards trad in teenagers," Canny commented on the popularity of trad music in an interview for Hot Press' Annual. "This has always been the case, but I feel like there’s been a massive increase in numbers recently."

"Trad is having a real moment of being cool and trendy," she added. "This year has been monumental – and I think the next few years are going to be very, very interesting.”

The additional Vicar Street tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 26 at 9am.