In support of his forthcoming solo album, Nathaniel Rateliff returns to his early acoustic days with the And It’s Still Alright tour coming to Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Friday 1st May with special guest Gregory Alan Isakov.

The show will feature many facets of Rateliff’s musicianship—ranging from stripped back moments with just his voice and an acoustic guitar to the accompaniment of a full band.

The set list will feature songs from his entire catalog as well as the new album, which will be released via Stax Records early next year.

Growing up in rural Missouri, Rateliff got his early music education from his family, who performed in the church band in which Rateliff played drums, and his father’s record collection.

At 19, Rateliff moved to Denver where he spent the next ten years working night shifts at a bottle factory and a trucking company while testing out songs at open-mic nights.

Preceding the emergence of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel released three albums and an EP; Desire and Dissolving Men (2007), In Memory of Loss (2010), Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013) and Closer EP (2014).

In 2015, Rateliff launched Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. The band's self-titled debut album was a breakout success—now certified Gold in the U.S., it has sold over a million records worldwide. Their sophomore album Tearing at the Seams was released in March 2018 to widespread acclaim.

Tickets for the fully-seated gig, from €41.70 including booking fees, go on sale this Friday at 9am.

Photography by Rett Rogers