Rory & The Island

Irish singer-songwriter Rory & the Island has had the best part of 20 Top 20 iTunes singles in Ireland in the past decade. Rory?s journey began as lead singer of indie-rock band The Revs, who alongside being hotly tipped by the likes of U2, found themselves topping the Irish charts with two top 5 albums and a string of successful tours that made waves throughout Ireland, Europe and even reached Australia with a top 30 single ? as well as beating Damien Rice, Relish and Six to take both the Meteor IRMA award and the Hot Press Award for Best Newcomer. After the bands split in 2007, Rory moved to a remote island in the Canaries where he opened a live music venue ?The Island Bar?. And the rest is His Story!? It was there the Donegal songwriter performed weekly residency shows building up a following of people from all over the world that would travel to the island to come and see him perform. It was also here that Rory & The Island was born ? with Rory Gallagher beginning his solo project under the name to avoid any confusion with the Ballyshannon/Cork Blues Legend. Two albums later, Rory & The Island independently earned himself 8 top 30s, 2 top 10s and a Number 1 single in the Irish Charts alongside performing all over the UK and Ireland supporting the likes of Ocean Colour Scene, Feeder and Alabama 3. 2019 saw Rory leave the island, return back to Ireland and extensively tour, filling out rooms around the UK and Ireland with his first London show at The Dublin Castle selling out within 48 hours of going on sale. Rory now divides his time between the Island, Ireland and the UK and we?re more than stoked to welcome him back tonight. Rory is a one man hit machine like no other, a veritable human jukebox you could say, but you get all the human passion and fun alongside the unstoppable cavalcade of bangers in a 2 hour plus show?its all done with immense charm and such infectious affection. A must see show.