Geordie folk rockers Lindisfarne have announced their first batch of live dates in 2025 including two performances in Ireland.
The iconic band renowned for 70s hits including “Meet Me on The Corner” and “Run For Home” start the year with dates in Scotland before crossing the Irish Sea to play Belfast and Dublin.
“We’re thrilled to be starting the New Year with a trip across the Irish Sea,” says band co-founder Rod Clements.
“We first played a number of dates in Derry and Belfast in 1971 with our manager and label boss Tony Stratton-Smith billing ours ‘The funkiest sounds since the Stones’!”
Rod continues: “Other memorable gigs in the eighties include the Lisdoonvarna Festival where we shared a caravan with The Loving Spoonful’s John Sebastian and we played festivals in Belfast and at Macroom all in one weekend with Van Morrison and Mike Oldfield. We had a great time at the Cork Folk Festival, too.”
Having gone down a storm at Tradfest in 2019, the band is back this January at Dublin Castle’s Hibernia Conference Centre.
Clements acknowledges a cultural connection between Lindisfarne’s music and the traditional Irish songs he and Alan Hull heard in the folk clubs of Tyneside in the 1960s and ‘70s.
“Our songs often have a strong narrative element and a rousing singalong chorus, and we’ve found on previous visits that Irish audiences really respond to that.
“We’ve been wanting to get back for quite a while and can’t wait to play there again.”
Later dates find the band playing venues across the UK.
Lindisfarne Live 2025
17th Jan – ST ANDREWS – Byre Theatre – TICKETS
18th Jan – INVERNESS – Eden Court – TICKETS
19th Jan – GLASGOW – Old Fruitmarket – TICKETS
24th Jan – BELFAST – Mandela Hall – TICKETS
25th Jan – DUBLIN TRADFEST – Hibernian Convention Centre Dublin Castle – TICKETS
8th Feb – NORTH SHIELDS – The Exchange – TICKETS
9th Feb – NORTH SHIELDS – The Exchange – TICKETS
15th Feb – BERWICK – The Maltings Theatre and Cinema – TICKETS
22nd Feb – TENBURY WELLS – The Regal – TICKETS
23rd Feb – TAMWORTH – Assembly Rooms – TICKETS
7th Mar – SKEGNESS – Butlins, We Love The 70s – TICKETS
14th March – CARMARTHEN – The Lyric Theatre – TICKETS
5th Apr – POOLE – The Lighthouse – TICKETS
24th May – WHITBY – Whitby Pavilion – TICKETS
5th July – HAMPSHIRE – New Forest Folk Festival – TICKETS
1st – 3rd Aug – KENDAL – Kendal Calling Festival – TICKETS
11th Oct – DORSET – Electric Palace, Bridport – TICKETS
19th Oct – BURY ST EDMUNDS – The Apex – TICKETS
5th Dec – LIVERPOOL – Liverpool Philharmonic – The Music Room – TICKETS
6th Dec – LIVERPOOL – Liverpool Philharmonic – The Music Room – TICKETS
More dates to be announced soon…
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ABOUT LINDISFARNE
“Meet Me On The Corner”, “Lady Eleanor”, “Run For Home” and “Fog On The Tyne” are all songs that continue to resonate down the years and in the process have slipped into the very fabric of British culture.
In 2025, Lindisfarne are set to entertain with an extensive repertoire of world-renowned songs delivered in the inimitably engaging way that has trademarked the band’s stage act right back to 1970.
Their pioneering sound, combining acoustic instruments like mandolin and fiddle with their electric blues roots, proved the perfect medium for their catchy, memorable songs.
The Clements-penned hit “Meet Me On The Corner” paved the way for their classic ‘Fog On The Tyne’ release to become the UK’s top-selling album of 1972.
Further acclaimed albums were to follow, buoyed up by powerful live performances. An accessible, unpretentious style bestowed them with an enviable reputation as festival favourites, while the Lindisfarne annual Christmas concerts held in their native Newcastle became the stuff of legend.
Today’s Lindisfarne comprises a classic five-piece line up of long-standing members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, slide guitar), Steve Daggett (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Paul Smith (drums), Ian Thomson (bass) and Alan Hull’s son-in-law Dave Hull-Denholm (vocals, guitars, piano).
Further information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hull
Available for interview: Rod Clements
MEDIA CONTACTS
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