Damo tickets selling fast
Tickets for Damien Dempsey’s two upcoming intimate shows at Electric Avenue are flying out the door. The last few tickets for Sat 15 Dec are available now at BPM Records, Sinnotts or through Ticketmaster, while tickets for Fri 14 Dec are also expected to sell out in advance. So don’t delay in getting yours now to catch Ireland’s favourite singer-songwriter at The Avenue. Anyone lucky enough to have seen Damo at this year’s Electric Picnic Festival, will tell you there is no better live performer in the country at the moment.
Damien began his musical career in the Ballyfermot ‘Rock School’ where he studied musical performance. The school had its own small record label where exceptional students were given an opportunity to release on the label. In 1995 Damien was chosen for this honour and released his first EP, ‘The Contender’. In 1997 “Dublin Town”, Damien’s first commercial single, reached No. 18 in the Irish charts and HOT PRESS remarked that it was “..an underground anthem for disaffected youth and closet balladeer alike”. His next release, the “Negative Vibes EP”, (2002) featured Sinéad O’Connor on the title track and led to an invitation to support Sinéad on her 2002/2003 Irish, UK and European tour.
Damien’s second album, “Seize the Day”, was released May 2003 in Ireland and entered the charts first week of release at No. 5. It has since achieved double-platinum sales. Released in May 2004 in the UK on IRL, the album was awarded “CD of the Week” in the Sunday Times and received enthusiastic reviews in the National and music press. Nominated in 4 categories in the 2004 Irish Meteor Awards, Damien walked away with two awards, the only 2004 double winner.
Damo’s third album, “Shots”, simultaneously released in Ireland and the UK in March 2005, entered the Irish album charts at Number 1 and achieved platinum status in December 2005. In February 2006 Damien won another Meteor Awards in the Best Irish Male category and for the second year in a row Damien won Best Irish Male at the 2007 Meteor Awards.
2006 and 2007 have seen Damien touring extensively in Ireland, USA and Australia. He performed to a packed venue at SXSW – and went on to play further gigs across America. He then travelled to Australia to complete his first ever tour there. His performances there garnered him praise from both critics and punters alike.
His 4th studio album ‘To Hell Or Barbados’ took it’s title from the Sean O’Callaghan book of the same name. This album shows development and incredible maturity from this exceptional artist and a variety of musical styles from rock, folk, reggae, and even electronica combine to make this Dempsey’s most accomplished album yet.