Loyle Carner

Loyle Carner

Fairview Park, Dublin City
30th June 2024
+ special guest: Kojaque
Subject to licence.
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult 25+

“‘hugo’ is his most ambitious work to date… It transferred perfectly to his live show”
Evening Standard, 5/5 live review

“It’s one of those rare performances where phones stay in people’s pockets”
The Independent, 4/5 live review

“The London rapper’s thoughtful set is distinguished by its emotional candour and vulnerability”
The Guardian, 4/5 live review

“...not going to be outdone by the stately setting… the newly 29-year old’s voice rang out with clarity and he engaged the crowd as easily as he might have in a venue of 500 rather than 5000”
Financial Times 4/5 (Royal Albert Hall review)

“...a real thrill, every pause turned into applause”
The Telegraph 4/5  (Royal Albert Hall review)

Revered artist Loyle Carner is set to perform across a select number of very special summer 2024 live dates,  further cementing his status as an inimitable live performer, beginning at Dublin’s Fairview Park on June 30th 2024 and taking in dates across Halifax,  Manchester and Glasgow.  

A pre-sale mailer goes out to fans on Tuesday 24th October 2023 at 6pm, with a Loyle Carner fan pre-sale (mailing list) on sale Wednesday 25th October  at 10am and General tickets on sale Friday 27th October at 10am. Subject to licence.

The news follows a sold-out show at the historic and beloved Royal Albert Hall earlier this month where Carner’s decorated discography was reimagined to a rapturous response from fans and critics. An incomparable live-performer and creative virtuoso, Loyle Carner, armed with a show stopping array of guests and an electrifying live-band, joined the ranks of star-studded performers that have appeared at the iconic venue over the past century. 

The incredible live trajectory has seen Carner grace massive festival shows and venues across the UK 2023 for a tour which sold out in minutes, with the Wembley OVO Arena in London a career standout. This was followed by a string of packed out festival appearances over the summer, including a headline slot at Glastonbury’s West Holts stage,  Primavera Sound and most recently Reading and Leeds Festival.  He has sold out shows across the EU,  Australia and New Zealand,  currently playing the sold out US leg of his world tour.

With multiple Mercury and Brits nominations, NME Awards and appearances in global brand campaigns (such as Nike, YSL, Timberland), Carner has undoubtedly had a meteoric rise to the top, culminating with his critically lauded 2022 album “hugo” charting at number 3 in the UK album chart.

Recent album “hugo” is a 10-track compendium of urgent delivery and gloriously widescreen production, Carner confronts both the deeply personal and the highly political. Cinematic in scale and scope, “hugo” is both a rallying war cry for a generation forged in fire and a study of the personal internal conflict that drives the rest of the album - as a mixed-race Black man, as an artist, as a father and as a son. 

The result is his most cathartic and ambitious record yet, a coruscating journey into the heart of what it means to be alive in these tumultuous times, and one which looks set to neatly cement his position as one of the most potent and vital young talents around today. Working alongside renowned producer kwes. (Solange, Kelela), Carner leaves no stone unturned on this album, in both its sound and its stories. In a 10-track album that moves from gorgeous neo-soul moments to thundering hip hop, with immediate, infectious bangers and sampled interludes from non musicians (mixed-race Guyanese poet John Agard and youth activist and politician Athian Akec) Carner shifts seamlessly from micro to macro, confronting everything from strained relationships with family to the societal tears caused by class stratification. 

They’ll also be a hugely triumphant London live moment next summer too,  watch this space for more.

2024 Live Dates
June 30th - Fairview Park,  Dublin,  Ireland
July 9th - The Piece Hall,  Halifax,  UK
July 10th - Castlefield Bowl,  Manchester,  UK
August 15th - SWG3 Galvanizers Yard,  UK

Praise for “hugo”

“Loyle delivers nothing short of a masterpiece in the form of turbo-charged verses about his inner anxieties”
Wonderland

“Guilt, fear and indignation combine in this powerful new track from the south London artist”
The Observer 

“This fervent and full-bodied single marks an exciting change of pace for the south London rapper previously known for his mellow beats”
The Times

“A tightly wound track that reflects the myriad thoughts, worries and irritations that seem to have been bubbling away beneath the surface”
Complex UK 

“Brimming with fury and emotion, but backed against lush orchestration, it’s a deft juxtaposition that sets up his new chapter poignantly”
DIY Magazine

“An exciting, vital taste of what's to come”
Dork Magazine

“Loyle Carner channels fury, injustice and anxiety in typically poetic style on ‘Hate’”
Daily Star

“The latest track from the multi-talented south London songwriter is a vulnerable and fearful snapshot of being black and British” -
i News

“Against a scuffed but sturdy breakbeat, Carner ponders the blinkered aspirations sold to black Britons, as well as his own conflicted feelings about race. A riveting screed”
The Guardian