Dan Mangan

On November 16, 2026 at The Spire, Dan Mangan appears solo, bringing his catalogue back to its essentials: voice, guitar and carefully drawn lyrics. The Vancouver-based songwriter, a two-time JUNO Award winner and three-time Polaris Music Prize nominee, moves between intimate indie folk and a more textured folk rock. His path runs from Postcards and Daydreaming through Nice, Nice, Very Nice and Oh Fortune, the Blacksmith chapter on Club Meds, then the stripped-back focus of More or Less and Being Somewhere.

In a solo setting, Mangan revisits pieces across these records, reshaping arrangements and putting the words up front. The room becomes part of the arrangement: small dynamic shifts, close harmonies, unadorned textures. Years on stages from Glastonbury to Jimmy Kimmel Live, along with scoring work for film and television, give his set a measured flow that suits this format. It’s a straightforward frame for songs and stories, with clear vocals, close-mic’d guitar and the steady pulse that has anchored his writing over the years.