The Murder Capital announce November headline Belfast Show

Dublin based post-punk group The Murder Capital have announced a new headline show in Belfast’s Empire. The show will take place on Wednesday November 22, with tickets on sale this Friday June 30 at 10AM.

Having supported the likes of Fontaines D.C, the band is now playing sell out headline shows, and comes off the back of a stunning set at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

Meet the man with the best sunburn at #Glastonbury pic.twitter.com/nVfvH5xAUg

— The Murder Capital (@MurderCapital_) June 26, 2023

The Murder Capital’s Belfast gig follows a headline show in their hometown at the 3Olympia Theatre on Saturday November 18. The band have previously played sold out headline shows at Vicar Street, as well in London’s Electric Ballroom.

The Murder Capital have a busy summer before they visit Belfast, with appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. They also appear at Electric Picnic in Stradbally this September. In October they hit venues across Europe, with headline shows in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and The Netherlands.

The band’s most recent release was their second album, Gigi’s Recovery, which peaked at No.1 on the Irish Album Charts this year. They released their debut single ‘More or Less’ in 2018 as a music video, which unexpectedly blew up online. With the hype swelling around them, they quickly began work on a debut album, 2019's When I Have Fears.

While the material on When I Have Fears captured the vital beginnings of the group, the 12 songs of Gigi's Recovery push the band into ever braver sonic territories, oceans apart from previous peers.

Ambition is put right at the front and centre, with the inventive, expansive guitar work of Cathal Roper and Damien Tuit paired to a precise and intelligent rhythmic unit in bassist Gabriel Paschal Blake and drummer Diarmuid Brennan. Combined with the vocals of lead vocalist James McGovern, the band’s sound is unlike any other.

Tickets to see The Murder Capital are available at 10AM on Friday June 30 here.