Rachel Chinouriri Headline Show for The Academy, Dublin
By Rachel Chinouriri
The Academy, Dublin, Sat 5th Sep 2026
On Sale: Fri 7th Aug 10:00 am | Doors 7:00 PM
Rachel Chinouriri has long cemented her reputation as one of the UK’s finest young songwriters, a breakout voice leading the charge for a new wave of indie pop stars with a flair for tender-hearted, perceptive lyricism and vivid sonic worldbuilding. The release of the London-born and based artist’s 2024 debut album What A Devastating Turn of Eventsled to two BRIT Award nominations – Artist Of The Year and Best New Artist – following prior Ivor Novello Award and BBC Sound Of nominations. Rachel was a recent recipient at the O2 Silver Clef Awards.
With her fiercely loyal fanbase the ‘Darlings’ behind her, Rachel has clocked up over 500 million global streams to date. She has been praised by the likes of British Vogue (“Chinouriri is leading the indie pop renaissance”), The Observer (“brimming with fresh ideas”), NME (“consistently charming”), GQ (“Chinouriri is set to dominate”), BBC Radio 1, Later… With Jools Holland and more.
2025 saw Rachel continuing to ascend with a prominent support slot on Sabrina Carpenter’s UK + Europe Short n’ Sweet arena tour, a sold out and upgraded debut US headline tour, plus her first headline show in Brazil. She also released her Little House EP and featured on Pink Pantheress’ rework of ‘Romeo’, with previous collaborators including Sombr, Cat Burns, Alemeda and more.