Damien Dempsey
- Onsdag, december 23
- 20.00-23.00
- Vicar Street Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Irland
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On December 23, 2026, Damien Dempsey takes over Vicar Street in Dublin for a night built around songs that feel close to the street and the skin. The north Dublin singer-songwriter has spent decades shaping a sound where folk and Irish tradition meet acoustic ballad writing, with a few reggae-leaning turns in the rhythm. What comes through first is the voice: direct, sung in his Dublin accent, carrying stories that move between everyday life, social reality and a kind of popular spirituality, mostly in English with occasional Irish.
From early markers like “Dublin Town” and his debut album They Don’t Teach This Shit in School to later records such as Seize the Day, Shots, To Hell or Barbados and Almighty Love, Dempsey’s catalog has kept growing without losing its plainspoken edge. Recent releases like Hold Your Joy (2024) add new chapters to that same thread, made for a room that listens, sings back, and stays with the words.
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Vicar Street
Thomas Street, Dublin 8, Irland