This Week A.S Fanning – Will Kick off First Irish Headline Tour in Nine Years

Dublin-born, Berlin-based alternative artist A.S. Fanning makes his highly anticipated return to Ireland this week, kicking off his first Irish headline tour in nine years:

24th Sep | The NCF Cultural Co-Op, Co. Mayo 
25th Sep |  Róisín Dubh, Co. Galway
26th Sep | Whelan’s (upstairs), Co. Dublin
28th Sep | Prim’s Bookshop, Kinsale, Co. Cork

Championed by CLASH, RTÉ Radio 1, Steve Lamacq (BBC6 Music), Hot Press, The Thin Air and more, A.S. Fanning is the moniker of singer-songwriter Stephen Fanning. Grounded in the German capital since 2013 following the disbandment of The Last Tycoons, Fanning has forged a distinct solo career, drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker and Nick Cave with his ability to transform unease into hauntingly beautiful soundscapes. At the intersection of alternative rock, folk and psychedelia, he blends acoustic intimacy with subtle electronic flourishes to create a sound that is both timeless yet distinctly his own.

His latest album, Take Me Back To Nowhere – a record shaped by disorientation, fracture, and a fascination with the unstable nature of reality – has earned extensive praise since its February release, including RTÉ Radio 1, CLASH, Backseat Mafia, Under The Radar, and God Is In The TV. 

His new B-Sides EP, Unbearable Miracle, which was released on September 18th, features six alternative and remix versions of songs from the Take Me Back To Nowhere LP, alongside unheard material. Lead single ‘On Your Side’, was produced and mixed by Robbie Moore at Idea Farm, Sweden. On the song, Fanning says:

“‘On Your Side’ has always been a bit of its own standalone thing. It didn’t quite fit the last album, and it’s never been played live, so it occupies its own strange space. It centres around a feeling of anxiety, and how our brains have the ability to make us think that enemies are everywhere and conflict is everywhere. It’s sort of about the idea of a divided self. I remember my Dad saying that he always felt his body was on his side but he wasn’t sure if his mind was with him or against him. In this song, I think I’m saying to a person who’s having a battle against their mind that I’m in their corner, whoever that separate self might be.”

September 24th to 28th sees Fanning’s cavernous, doom-laden croon rumble across venues nationwide, marking a long-awaited return of one of Ireland’s most compelling underground voices.

Tickets for A.S. Fanning’s Irish headline tour are on sale now, available from asfanning.com