Kneecap announce their “biggest ever live show” at Dublin’s Fairview Park
Kneecap have announced details of their “biggest ever live show”, taking place in Dublin next summer.
The Irish trio shared an update on their social media pages today (October 28), announcing details of an upcoming show in Fairview Park on June 19.
“Well well well Báile Átha Cliath,” they shared in the caption. “As we start today on five Sold Out Vicar Streets we’re announcing our biggest ever live show…
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Tickets for the gig go on sale this Saturday (November 2) at 10am. Pre-sale options go live this Wednesday (October 30). Buy tickets here.
As well as the upcoming headline show in Dublin, Kneecap are also gearing up for some other huge live shows across 2025. These include slots opening for Fontaines D.C. at both their show in London’s Finsbury Park next July, and their Manchester show at Wythenshawe Park in August.
Last week, Kneecap were listed alongside Million Dead, Taking Back Sunday, Alexisonfire and many more for the stacked line-up for 2000Trees 2025.
Before then, the trio will continue their run of headline shows across the UK and Ireland throughout the remainder of this year. As mentioned in the new announcement, multiple shows are scheduled for the Vicar Street in Dublin this week, followed by gigs in London, Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow and more throughout November and December. Visit here for any remaining tickets.
The news of the Dublin show comes amid a huge year for Kneecap so far, including the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Fine Art’, which arrived back in June and earned a glowing five star review from NME. “Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara rap over DJ Próvaí’s intoxicating beats without ever losing your attention. Skipping between English and Irish, language is no barrier to a good time,” the review read.
“In the dark of the night out, the moment is all that matters and the rave will set you free. To shout that in a ‘dying’ language on a record that couldn’t sound any more alive? That’s power – and Kneecap have it.”
As well as the record – which made the NME list of The 10 Best Debut Albums of 2024 so far – the trio also shared a groundbreaking film, which starred Michael Fassbender and arrived in cinemas back in August.
Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the feature-length film, titled after the group, was also previewed at Glastonbury Festival’s cinema tent, and won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Kneecap was also given a full five-stars by NME, which named it as “one of the best music biopics ever made”.
“Essentially, Kneecap are pissing off everyone on all sides of the social and political spectrum – when all they want to do is speak their truth in their own tongue. As they put it, it’s a fight to be seen in a place that never wanted you to exist. Bringing their aggy music to life, loaded with thrills, pills and bellyaches, while sensitively reflecting the hangover of The Struggles, the film lands as a clash of 8 Mile and Trainspotting with a dash of Steve McQueen’s Hunger,” it reads.
“Just like their insane live shows and debut album ‘Fine Art’, it’s one hell of a laugh. However it’s also full of heart; telling a real working class story as a call for unity without punching down or patronising. Anyone who compares it to People Just Do Nothing or The Young Offenders can get in the bin.”
In June, Kneecap spoke to NME as part of The Cover, and opened up about their breakthrough, as well as the misconceptions that surround them.
Reflecting on what has impacted them as artists, Móglaí Bap said: “That’s why we’ve got all these class bands [in Ireland…] Confidence gives you the opportunity to look inwards. If you lack confidence, then you look outside of yourself to find it in other people and places. Our generation has that opportunity to be introspective.”
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