New York born Sombr took to the stage last night with a special guest appearance from The Cranberries to perform ‘Linger’. The show which took place at Dublin’s 3 Arena saw a special guest appearance from members of the Irish rock band Mike and Noel Hogan, to commemorate both St Patrick’s Day and the final date of the European leg of Sombr’s ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’. Attending fans took to X to convey their surprise and excitement over the cameo from The Cranberries.
| Sombr covering “linger” by The Cranberries in Dublin pic.twitter.com/g8uO2ih36z
— Sombr Ireland (@sombrireland) March 17, 2026
‘Linger’ from The Cranberries’ debut album ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We’ peaked at number 3 in Ireland and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. Initially made up of Mike and Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler, Niall Quinn and Dolores O’Riordan, The Cranberries were formed in 1989 but officially broke up September 2018 following the death of lead vocalist Dolores O’Riordan. The band released their final album ‘In The End’ in March 2019 which was subsequently nominated for Best Rock Album at 2020 Grammy Awards.
Sombr is no stranger to guest appearances during his performances, earlier this year the young singer was in the headlines following his Brit’s performance where he was seemingly attacked during his performance of ‘Back To Friends’ although it was later confirmed to be a staged interruption as part of promotion for his latest single ‘Homewrecker’.
Fans can regularly expect to see guests on tour with Sombr as ‘The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour’ has had support from Anna Leah, Blu De Tiger and Devon Gabriella as well as guest appearances from Foster the People, Laufey, Sam Smith.
The tour which began in May 2025 also started in Dublin. He then visited London, Amsterdam and Cologne before embarking on the North American leg of the tour and then visiting New Zealand and Australia. Sombr then returned to Europe in February continuing the tour before its last date in Dublin on March 16th. This string of performances with end with Sombr’s first appearances at the US’s famed music festival Coachella in April.
Otherwise on the night, fans were treated to the live renditions of Sombr’s debut album ‘I Barely Know Her’ which was released in August 2025 and was popularised by singles such as ‘Back To Friends’, ‘Undressed’ and ’12 to 12’. The intimate self written album peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart and was eventually selected as part of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 by Billboard and The 100 Best Albums of 2025 by Rolling Stone.
