Dublin band Sack return with a brand new single Wake Up People on Friday, May 10th and is the follow up to the 2021 single What A Way To Live. Produced by John (Spud) Murphy (Birds Of Olympus) and Sack, it was engineered by Ber Quinn (John Grant, The Divine Comedy, Villagers) and mixed by Dave Eringa ( Manic Street Preachers, The Who, Kylie, Ocean Colour Scene) it is the first single to be taken from their new upcoming album also entitled ‘Wake Up People’ which is setfor release on October 18th.
The new album is their first album of new material since 2001’s Adventura Majestica which will be released on the band’s own reactivated Jetset Junta label.
Recorded at Dublin’s Sonic Studio with John Murphy and Ber Quinn, it is the first album to feature new members Gavin Fox (Idlewild, Turn) and Tony Barrett (The Brilliant Trees) alongside original members Martin McCann, John and Tony Brereton

Sack will take to the road in support of the new album with a short tour of Ireland and the UK throughout October and November, kicking off at Dundalk’s Spirit Store and will see the band take in shows at The Button Factory, Dublin, Voodoo in Belfast, The Treehouse in Frome, a slot at the Shiiine On Festival, Minehead and London’s 229, before finishing up at Kilkennys legendary Cleere’s.
The band are also playing a special one-off acoustic show at the United Arts Club in Dublin on Friday, May 23rd where they will debut the new songs from their album in an acoustic setting. As well as a double headline show with Colm Lynch at The Purty Kitchen as part of the Dun Laoghaire Summer Fest on Friday, July 5th.
Sack announce headline show at Button Factory, Dublin
Saturday, 23rd November 2024
Tickets €23.00 including booking fees, on sale Friday 3rd May at 10am from singularartists.ie
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