Party: DAMIEN DEMPSEY

Party: DAMIEN DEMPSEY

DAMIEN DEMPSEY

MANDELA HALL – QUBSU
FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER 2014
DOORS: 8pm
TICKETS: £15.50

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"IT'S ALL GOOD, THE BEST OF DAMIEN DEMPSEY"
“Singer Damien Dempsey is a real working-class hero” – The Sunday Times

“The Dublin folk hero is a stirring mixture of grit and grace and tenderly soulful” - MOJO

“To hear him sing is to realise the magnitude of his astounding voice and heart. The songs are true, and his is the best and often the saddest voice of this generation.” Morrissey

In February Sony released "It's All Good, The Best of Damien Dempsey", a celebration of Damo's career to date which encompasses six top 10 studio albums over 15 years.
Damien’s debut album in 2000, ‘They Don’t Teach This Shit in School’ set him apart as a unique and important voice, championed from an early stage in his career by Sinéad O’Connor and others. The follow-up, ‘Seize the Day’, released in 2003, marked the beginning of his relationship with producer John Reynolds, picking up many awards and leading to extensive international tours. Commercial and critical success continued with the release of the No. 1 album ‘Shots’ in 2005, backed by Brian Eno, and ‘To Hell or Barbados’ in 2007, which debuted at No.2 in the Irish charts. His most recent album, 2012's 'Almighty Love' went in at No. 3 in the Irish charts and cemented Damien's position as one of the most important Irish singers of his generation.
For Damien Dempsey, people and place are King. His voice is Dublin yet wholly distinctive, almost clichéd to say it, but he is part of a rich bloodline of Irish singers from Luke Kelly to Ronnie Drew, Christy Moore to Andy Irvine. Their kin outside Ireland are Springsteen and Guthrie, Dylan and Marley. Damien's live performance is legendary. His fanatical audience identify with a singer who has emerged from the working-class streets of Dublin's Northside with his powerful self-belief intact, and a storyteller's eye for detail in the writing and delivery of his songs. His concerts can be almost spiritual occasions – with fans singing along to every word.
Described by The Times as “the Bob Marley of Ireland” and by the Irish Examiner as "one of the most important and evocative singers of all time" his stage presence was nurtured by the legendary folk singer Christy Moore who, in mentoring a shy young Dempsey, advised him, “if you’re nervous, tell the audience you’re nervous”. And Dempsey himself says: “The audience has always been with me. They feel what I feel.”
Damien is an award-winning artist, having won several prestigious Irish Meteor Awards including Best Irish Male and Best Traditional Folk Award. His albums have topped the charts and achieved platinum status, and he has been lauded by, among others, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Billboard, MOJO and The Sunday Times. He has supported such legends as Bob Dylan, Sinead O'Connor, Morrisey and Bruce Springsteen.

Last year Damien sold out his Sydney Opera House St Patrick's Day show followed by headline shows across Australia. The summer saw a support slot with Bruce Springsteen at Kilkenny Stadium, and his own headline show at Dublin's Iveagh Gardens, whilst September brought his first US tour in 5 years, encompassing festivals and headline shows including a sold out Bowery Ballroom in New York. Damien toured Australia once more in November before heading back to Ireland for headline dates in December including his now legendary Christmas shows at Vicar Street.

Currently touring America Damien returns to Ireland for a huge Irish tour from August through to the end of December.


For more information see
www.damiendempsey.com / facebook.com/damiendempseyofficial

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