Conor O’Brien, Villagers (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever)
The new Villagers album ‘Darling Arithmetic‘ looks set to be a compelling affair, dealing with ‘desire, obsession, lust, loneliness and confusion, and deeper into philosophical and existential territory, across a cast of lovers, friends, family and even strangers’.
It was written, recorded and produced by Conan O’Brien just outside Dublin and will be released on April 13th. A European tour has now been unveiled in its support, and begins two days earlier in Rotterdam.
O’Brien’s in the UK by April 14th and will remain so until the start of May when he heads back to mainland Europe for more shows throughout that month. Irish gigs in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Belfast round things off.
Tour dates:
APRIL
Rotterdam Motel Mozaique: Schouwburg (11)
Bristol St. George’s Hall (14)
Falmouth Pavilions (15)
Exeter Phoenix (16)
Brighton The Old Market (17)
Liverpool Epstein Theatre (19)
Manchester Concert Hall (20)
Leeds City Varieties (21)
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (23)
Cardiff The Gate (24)
Nottingham Glee Club (26)
Edinburgh Pleasance Theatre (27)
Glasgow Oran Mor (28)
MAY
London The Barbican (1)
Paris Café de la Danse (4)
Tourcoing Le Grand Mix (5)
Utrecht Tivoli Vredenburg (7)
Amsterdam De Duiff (8)
Luxembourg Rockhal (9)
Heidelburg Karlstorbahnhof (10)
Hamburg Kulturkirche (12)
Cologne Gebäude (13)
Berlin Babylon (14)
Nijmegen Doornroosje (16)
Dublin Olympia Theatre (20)
Cork Opera House (23)
Limerick Big Top (24)
Belfast Mandela Hall (25)