Trivium
Veteran Florida heavies, Trivium kick off a strong year for Irish metalheads – what with Iron Maiden, the long-delayed Ozzy Osbourne/Judas Priest package and Motley Crue’s first ever Ireland appearance (in conjunction with Def Leppard’s latest appearance) also due – in support of their 2021 album ‘In the Court of the Dragon’.
Jan 7-8, The Helix Dublin; Jan 9 Ulster Hall, Belfast
Wallows
Latest flavour of the month from southern California, LA’s Wallows stop off in Dublin this month in support of their second album ‘Tell Me That It’s Over’.
Jan 9, 3Olympia Theatre
Heilung
In a break from its usual fare – Shane Richie in Jersey Boys, or Hollyoaks: The Musical, say – the Bord Gáis becomes Dublin’s alternative venue par excellence this month by welcoming unique experimental German-Nordic folk ensemble Heilung (‘Healing’ in German). New album ‘Drif’ came out last year.
Jan 19, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
The 1975
The English ‘alt.pop’ band bring their tour in support of fifth album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’ to Ireland this month. The band has already sold out New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on this world trek.
Jan 29, 3Arena Dublin; Jan 30, SSE Arena Belfast
Lewis Capaldi
Everyone’s favourite angst-ridden, self-deprecating Scottish bard returns to these shores to promote new album ‘Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent’. But, judging by ticket sales for his world tour – which runs up to the end of July – you may have to go to New Zealand to get a glimpse of the pudgy popster.
Jan 29, SSE Arena Belfast, Jan 30 3Arena Dublin
