
Declan O’Rourke To Play National Concert Hall In 2027
DECLAN O’ROURKE
National Concert Hall, Dublin
14th February 2027
Tickets from €35.00 NCH.IE / (01) 417 0077 on sale Thursday, 29th October at 10 am
Following his spectacular performance at Dublin’s Vicar Street this October, Declan O’Rourke will perform next year in the National Concert Hall on 14th February 2027.
Introduced to the guitar at thirteen, O’Rourke first tried songwriting in his mid-teens whilst living in Australia. At twenty-four, he returned to his country of birth, Ireland, and found himself in the middle of an explosive scene that proved a fertile breeding ground for him and his contemporaries. Five of O’Rourke’s seven studio albums to date have enjoyed top 5 status in the National Irish charts. Though equally gifted as a writer, singer, and musician, from the outset O’Rourke’s reputation has been that of a songwriter’s songwriter for Christy Moore, Camille O’Sullivan, Josh Groban, Eddi Reader, Paul Weller, Peter Joback, and Imelda May, who have recorded O’Rourke’s songs, among others.
PREVIOUS PRESS
“Compassion, romance, a sense of mortality, and a sense of history run through the songs
. . . his calling is as a balladeer, proffering reassurance in the face of inevitable sorrow.”
Jon Pareles, New York Times.
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“O’Rourke is a masterful lyricist and staggering guitarist” Mojo
“In a world clad with shortening attention-spans and a seemingly never-ending onslaught
of over-stimulation, Declan O’Rourke and his intimate, contemplative music brilliantly
stands out.” – American Songwriter
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“Maturing quietly into one of the most significant Irish singers and writers of his
generation.” – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio
_“A penchant for writing about love and history with equal amounts of ease and gravity.” – NPR World Café