The band announced two shows in their home nation of Ireland last week, one in Cork and another in Dublin. The Band’s debut album, which was “made in a garage in Donaghadee,” will grace venues far bigger than the pubs and bars the album was bouncing around in, when it first hit the airways.

The London gig will take place on Friday June 26, at Crystal Palace Park, which can host around 30,000 spectators.

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It just wouldn’t be right restricting this album’s booming anthems with a roof. Two Door Cinema Club, and the outdoors go hand in hand.

Tunes like ‘What You Know’, ‘Undercover Martyn’ and ‘Something Good Can Work’ were born to be rolled out over thousands of fans, over the hills and into the sunset.

There’s something in those early tracks bright, restless, and made to echo through fields full of movement; they aren’t just hits, they are summer distilled. bottling the feeling of festivals at golden hour.

TDCC won’t be alone, support on the day will be brought by fellow indie heavyweights The Vaccines, James Marriot and The Royston Club. 

In ‘The Royston Club’, we could be seeing a passing of the torch. One band who have dominated festivals for years, and brought eyes to any lineup, supported by this young gunning band from Wrexham, who have really stepped it up this year. 

‘Songs For The Spine’ is the name of their record released just months ago, its full of anthem potential and a raw passion for making hits, they could be the ones to full the huge gap left by the golden generation of Indie bands, that wont be around in the next decade. 

The band commented on the gig via their social media: “London is the first place outside of Ireland we called home, we recorded Tourist History in this city and it’s been the setting for so many iconic moments in our career.” 

“We’re proud to be Irish but this also feels like a hometown show for us. London knows how it’s done so we can’t wait to celebrate with you along with our special guests”

The setlist will definitely include the whole of the album, plus other hits from the group. So you’re going to want to get your lyrics in for the following tracks: 

Cigarettes in the Theatre

Come Back Home

Do You Want It All?

This Is the Life

Something Good Can Work

I Can Talk

Undercover Martyn

What You Know

Eat That Up, It’s Good for You

You’re Not Stubborn

Pre-sale will take place on Wednesday October 8 at 9am BST, with general sale beginning two days later at the same time. 

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Today is your Lucky day!! Our new single Lucky is out now https://t.co/xzm1AsOXYK pic.twitter.com/AN5McvSFN1

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 28, 2022

Keep On Smiling is due for streaming release on September 2^nd and a physical release on November 4^th of this year.  In a statement to NME, the band said the album is, “a nod back to the pure rush of Two Door Cinema Club’s early output”. You can pre-order Keep On Smiling here.

In another statement to NME, the band said of the single, “‘Lucky’ is a reflection about how fast things change. Lamenting the loss of points and moments in culture. We live in such a disposable society, we just need to take the time to think and reflect about why things are there in the first place.” – You can listen to the single below.

The video for “Lucky” will premiere Friday, July 29^th, on YouTube at 7 pm BST – watch below.

“Lucky” is the second preview from their upcoming album, having already released the single “Wonderful Life” from the coming album back on June 17^th.

In a press release for the new album given to NME, the band revealed that “‘Keep On Smiling’ was written and produced by the TDCC both during and coming out of the COVID-enforced lockdowns. It features additional production from Jacknife Lee (The Killers, Taylor Swift, Bloc Party) and Dan Grech Marguerat (Halsey, Lana Del Rey, George Ezra)”.

Keep On Smiling’s tracklist is below:

1.“Messenger AD”
2. “Blue Light”
3. “Everybody’s Cool”
4. “Lucky”
5. “Little Piggy”
6. “Millionaire”
7. “High”
8. “Wonderful Life”
9. “Feeling Strange”
10. “Won’t Do Nothing”
11. “Messenger HD”
12. “Disappearer”

Two Door Cinema Club were formed in 2007 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The band released their debut album, Tourist History, in 2010. The album was chosen for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the year the next year. Their second album, Beacon, followed in 2012, reaching number two in the UK Albums Chart. Keep on Smiling will be the band’s fifth studio album.

More recently, the band headlined London’s Community Festival held in Finsbury Park earlier this month. The band had previously headlined the festival in 2018 and told NME, “We’re so happy to be headlining Community Festival! It’s been a rough couple of years for live music so we’re very excited to get back to doing what we do best. The lineup is fantastic and we can’t wait to see some of the best established and newest bands”.

Of their headline performance, NME said of the band, “Two Door Cinema Club are up for the challenge of closing out the day, and know what’s required.”

The band recently announced a run of European dates, but if you want to catch them on UK shores, they’ll be playing on the Isle of Man on August 22^nd, tickets are available here.

22/08/22 – The Villa Marina – Douglas – Isle of Man

The festival took to Instagram to announce news of the line-up confirmations, each act was announced in separate posts. Within one of the posts, NOS Alive celebrated the return of  ‘What You Know‘ performers Two Door Cinema Club to the event.

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The festival will take place between 6th-9th July 2022. After two cancellations, including this year, music fans will again flock to the festival’s location Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portgual.

The latest acts to be confirmed include English indie rockers Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club, both acts were previously announced within the 2021 line-up and will be honouring their billing within the 2022 event. Ticket holders will get to see Mercury Prize winners Alt-J perform on the second day, 7th July 2022. The group bagged the award in 2012 for their debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Irish rockers and NME award nominees, Two Door Cinema Club are set to perform on the event’s last day, 9th July 2022.

Also included within the recent line-up announcement was singer St. Vincent. The Grammy award winner will perform on the Sagres Stage and her set will be on the festival’s third day, 8th July 2022. Ticketholders will be treated to the singer’s classics as well as material from her newest album ‘Daddy’s Home’, released 14^th May 2021. The artist known as Annie Erin Clark won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album for her 2014 album ‘St. Vincent’. Accelerating her accolade further, St. Vincent was the first woman to win the award in 20 years. Before her 2015 win, the last female to win the category was Sinead O’Connor in 1991 with her second album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’.

The festival, which was once ranked within the top 12 European festivals by NME, has been running for over 14 years. NOS Alive was first organised under the different name of Oeiras Alive! In 2007 with an explosive line-up of Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys. The next year, the festival’s name changed again to Optimus Alive!, the 2008 event saw a range of headline acts, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The festival was named its current title of NOS Alive in 2014 and premiered the new name with a superb headline list of Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Indie darlings The Libertines. The event’s name is seemingly taken from the festival’s main sponsor, the telecommunications company NOS, which was also previously named Optimus

The full line-up includes Alt-J, Caribou, Da Wesel, Dino D’Santiago, Faith No More, Hobo Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Inhaler, Metallica, Manel Cruz, Parcels, Parov Stelar, Phoebe Bridgers, Royal Blood, St. Vincent, Seasick Steve, Tom Misch, The Lovemakers and Two Door Cinema Club.

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The line up includes iconic acts like Van Morrison, Ronan Keating, Two Door Cinema Club, Bootleg Beatles and Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. There will also be a range of comedians who will perform shows in the arena such as, Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr and Jason Manford.

The arena’s events are appealing to all audiences by also hosting an event called Love at the Musicals, which will be a celebration of the greatest love songs in musical theatre and feature performers like Joe McElderry, Sophie Evans and Collabro.

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Virgin Money Unity Arena just got even BIGGER! 11 HUGE new shows announced with more to come soon! Tickets on sale Wednesday 29th July 10am. www.virginmoneyunityarena.com

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Speaking about the line-up announcement, festival organiser Steve Davis said; “We’ve been blown away by the response we’ve had regarding Virgin Money Unity Arena throughout the world. We’re proud to be hosting an event with this kind of vision and reach on Tyneside. With all eyes on the North East this summer, we hope this second announcement has everyone excited. To have acts of the calibre of Van Morrison and Jimmy Carr is amazing. And with more exciting announcements on the way, the UK’s first socially distanced live arena is set to provide the very best in live music, comedy and family fun this summer.”

The events will be fully socially distanced by following all of the government’s guidelines. Audience members will be able to pre-order food and drinks on their website. There will also be a one-way system for the toilets, which will keep contact to a minimum. The full information about their rules for the events are on their website.

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The line-up for the events ranging from the 15th of August until the 13th of September are as follows:

15/08 – Two Door Cinema Club
16/08 – The Bootleg Beatles (afternoon show)
16/08 – Adam Kay (evening show)
19/08 – Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
22/08 – Supergrass
23/08 – Love at the Musicals feat. Collabro, Joe McElderry & Sophie Evans
26/08 – Elvana
27/08 – Tom Grennan
28/08 – Klub Kids: Summer Mania
29/08 – The Libertines (afternoon and evening)
30/08 – Bongo’s Bingo (afternoon show)
30/08 – Jason Manford (evening show)
31/08 – Jimmy Carr
1-2/09 – Bill Bailey
3/09 – Van Morrison
5/09 – Maximo Park
9/09 – Craig Charles (*please note this date has changed from Friday 14th August)
10/09 – Alfie Boe
11/09 – Ronan Keating
12/09 – Bongo’s Bingo
13/09 – Becky Hill

Tickets for these events will go on sale on Wednesday 29th July at 10am. You can purchase tickets by clicking here.

Following the announcement of a new outdoor music venue on July 6, the organisers behind the massive This Is Tomorrow Festival and SSD concerts has fulfilled their promise to unveil which exciting acts will be performing at the very first huge event at the Virgin Money Unity Arena. Expanding for nine dates, the festival will see the appearances from wide-ranging indie heroes as well as comedy shows from the likes of Bill Bailey and Craig Charles’ DJ set.

First Announcement! Live entertainment returns to Newcastle! Many more shows to be announced including family programme! Enjoy music, comedy and much more from your own personal viewing area. Tickets on sale Friday: https://t.co/PIQGqfoYNC pic.twitter.com/6Dpg7WXDk2

— Virgin Money Unity Arena (@VMUnityArena) July 7, 2020

Northern Ireland’s indie icon Two Door Cinema Club will bring music from their latest LP ‘False Alarm‘ to perform on August 20, while the legendary Libertines will also make a comeback on August 29. Alt-pop singer Tom Grennan, Supergrass, Maximo Park are also set to rock out the event.

According to DIY, Virgin Money’s marketing director Helen Page spoke of the upcoming socially-distanced gig: “We are thrilled to announce such a strong line-up of both musicians and comedians performing at the Virgin Money Unity Arena. We are excited to bring this innovative music event to the public for what we believe will be the best live experience this summer.”

Virgin Money plans to structure the venue under the social-distancing scheme to safeguard the audience from the COVID-19 pandemic, with individual viewing areas that keep the goers at least two metres apart from one another. The venue will also offer complete service of food, drinks, and toilet facilities, guaranteeing the best and safe experience for everyone.

Below are the full dates of the event, and check out the tickets from Virgin Money’s official site here.

Full Dates and Line-Up
14/08/2020 — Craig Charles
15/08 — Two Door Cinema Club
22/08 — Supergrass
27/08 — Tom Grennan
29/08 — The Libertines
30/08 — Jason Manford
01/09 — Bill Bailey
02/09 — Bill Bailey
05/09 — Maximo Park

The band have revealed that Tom Grennan will be will be joining them, when they hit the road in October 2019. Two Door Cinema Club have recruited Tom Grennan, Sports Team, Bloxx, and Fuzzy Sun, to join them at performing at some of the UK’s biggest arenas, this October. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here, and the full list of tour dates can be seen below.

Very excited to announce that we’ll be bringing @SportsTeam_ , @FuzzySunBand & @bloxxband out across our UK tour this October! Don’t forget @Tom_Grennan will also be joining us at our show at The O2! Tickets are available now: https://t.co/0BjFjXWSR9 pic.twitter.com/MmlZL2ES9Z

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) August 2, 2019

Speaking about the their upcoming tour, Kevin Baird, said: “It’s been good. It’s gruelling obviously. I feel like when we were younger we thought, ‘We’ll get a bit more successful and we’ll start playing later at festivals and that’ll just mean that we’ll have less work to do’. But I don’t know… With every year and every album, it feels like more people want a piece of you.”

With the release of their fourth album, ‘False Alarm’, it has been said that, Two Door Cinema Club have “produced their most overtly joyous record yet.” The tour comes at the end of a very busy and successful year for the band, who are in the middle of a busy summertime festival schedule, which has seen Kevin Baird; Alex Trimble; and Sam Halliday perform everywhere from Glastonbury to Vienna.

Two Door Cinema Club hit the scene ten years ago with the release of their debut album, ‘Tourist History’, which received critical acclaim. This secured them a spot at the top of  electro-indie-rock genre, paving the way to global success. Since then Two Door Cinema have continued to grow to critical and commercial acclaim, gaining a loyal following along the way.

With each new album release the continued to impress, and according to some this have seen the band finding “themselves as victims of their own success. Early success, coupled with a sometimes rigorous touring schedule and a litany of critics who wanted to compare everything they released to the success of their first album.”

The announcement that Tom Grennan will be supporting them, on their upcoming tour, comes after it was revealed, that three refugees were found hiding under the band’s lorry, in Galway, a couple of weeks ago. Responding, to the refugee plight, the Northern Irish trio wrote in a series of Tweets: “When we arrived in Galway on Friday, 3 young men: two 16 year olds and a 20 year old, came out from the spare tyre compartment in the undercarriage of our truck.

Lads, what an incredible weekend of gigs but there’s something that I just can’t stop thinking about. I’ve gone back and forward on whether this is the best platform to address this but here goes…

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

What we can gather is they got into the truck somewhere in France and had stayed hidden through hundreds of miles of driving and an 18 hour ferry crossing.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

“These young men were from Sudan and we struggled to completely understand each other but. What we can gather is they got into the truck somewhere in France and had stayed hidden through hundreds of miles of driving and an 18 hour ferry crossing.”

The police were called when they were discovered at @GalwayIntArts and we’ve been assured that Irish Immigration Officers treated them well but there’s been a nagging feeling in me ever since that I have to get out

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

3 young men who risked everything for a better life. 3 young men going into Direct Provision. I hope that these young men are treated with compassion and that ultimately they’ll be welcomed into their new local community.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

There is so much hate out there directed towards asylum seekers, like these 3 young men and it breaks my fucking heart. We need more compassion and empathy, not less.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

Continuing they said: “There is so much hate out there directed towards asylum seekers, like these 3 young men and it breaks my f***ing heart. We need more compassion and empathy, not less. I’m so relived that those 3 young men are alive and well but their struggle doesn’t end now. Direct Provision (Direct Provision is Ireland’s system of dealing with refugees) is not fit for purpose. They need love and support from their new community and to be welcomed in.

I’m so relived that those 3 young men are alive and well but their struggle doesn’t end now. Direct Provision is not fit for purpose. They need love and support from their new community and to be welcomed in.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

I can’t even begin to imagine the journey that these young men have undertaken or the lives they’ve left behind. I feel helpless and sad but also hope. Hope that they’ll be accepted by the awesome people of Galway.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

“I can’t even begin to imagine the journey that these young men have undertaken or the lives they’ve left behind. I feel helpless and sad but also hope. Hope that they’ll be accepted by the awesome people of Galway.”

I don’t have a solution to all this but there are amazing people out there doing incredible work not only to welcome people but also to end Direct Provision. Check out amazing non-profits like @OURTABLEDUBLIN https://t.co/2XUUA3qMJP

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

I can’t even begin to imagine the journey that these young men have undertaken or the lives they’ve left behind. I feel helpless and sad but also hope. Hope that they’ll be accepted by the awesome people of Galway.

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) July 29, 2019

Two Door Cinema Club Tour Dates 2019:

03/10/2019 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
04/10 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
05/10 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
07/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
08/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
10/10 Bonus Arena – Hull
11/10 – The O2 – London
13/10 – Pavilions – Plymouth

The single ‘Talk’, the first song to be released from the album in March, was a perfect reflection of what to expect from the 12 track record. The upbeat, wide-eyed indie tune is following the footsteps of the bands previous popular singles ‘Undercover Martyn’ and ‘What You Know’, and will no doubt soon become an iconic anthem for the band and their indie legacy. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsaz72OBT9s

The album shows a clear stepping stone in the trio’s journey as artists, and furthers the sound from the previous album ‘Gameshow’, maintaining some of the same tropes; electronic beats and fast paced lyrics. Even though this is a new image and persona for the band, fans won’t be too shocked with what awaits them on the album. 

Two Door Cinema Club have had an extremely successful career within the indie genre since the release of their debut album ‘Tourist History’ in 2010 which led to their popularity not only in the UK, but the US; with their previous album ‘Gameshow’ reaching number 8 in the US album charts. 

Tickets are now on sale for Two Door’s upcoming world tour starting in October. Despite having released many dates already, the band took to Twitter to reach out to disheartened fans who have not been fortunate enough to have a concert near their hometown. 

We are trying to get to as many places in the world as possible so if we haven’t announced a show near you right now there’s a good chance we’ll be announcing something soon. Thank you all again, we appreciate it. TDCC x

— Two Door Cinema Club (@TDCinemaClub) June 21, 2019

The current tour dates are listed below: 

12/08/19 – Venue TBA – Taiwan
13/08/19 – Thunder Dome Sports Complex – Thailand
09/09/19 – 9:30 Club – Washington DC
13/09/19 – Manhattan Centre – New York
15/09/19 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia 
16/09/19 – House of Blues – Boston 
18/09/19 – The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Canada
19/09/19 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, Mississippi
21/09/19 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
22/09/19 – First Avenue – Minneapolis

03/10/19 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
04/10/19 – O2 Academy – Glasgow 
07/10/19 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester 
10/10/19 – Bonus Arena – Hull
11/10/19 – The O2 – London 
13/10/19 – Plymouth Pavilions – Plymouth 
15/10/19 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin 
16/10/19 – The Telegraph Building – Belfast

01/11/19 – Showbox Sodo – Seattle, Washington 
02/11/19 – Lola’s Room at The Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Orlando
04/11/19 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, California 
06/11/19 – Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, California
08/11/19 – Observatory North Park – San Diego, California
09/11/19 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, Arizona
12/11/19 – Southside Ballroom – Dallas, Texas 
13/11/19 – The Moody Theatre – Austin, Texas 

The festival is widely recognised as being the country’s premier music, camping and surfing lifestyle event, and sells out to capacity crowds each year and continues to grow in popularity. Sea Sessions have revealed the first wave of acts for 2019 with a trio of headline acts that include Sigrid, Clean Bandit, and Two Dorr Cinema Club.

Joining the trio of headliners, to complete the first wave of stellar acts, will be Wild Youth, Hermitage Green, Le Boom, DJ Hype, Columbia Mills, and Montauk Hotel, with more to be announced soon. Sea Sessions, Surf & Music Festival continues to go from strength to strength, was originally established in 2008, as an after party for a Surfing Competition. Since then the event has made itself one the foremost festival experiences in the country, having previously played host to the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller and many more in the past decade.

Based on the coastline in Bundoran in Donegal, Sea Sessions has still stayed true to its roots whilst incorporated the more grand festival elements to it, and is now the holder of the top surfing competition in Ireland as well as hosting the world’s top skateboarders, BMX’ers and a host of other beach sports over the course of the weekend.

Norwegian songstress, Sigrid has emerged as one of this years fastest-rising European talents. She will be no stranger to Irish shores having already played at The Olympia, Longitude and Electric Picnic this year, with a massive show at the 3Arena also scheduled in for next year.

Completing the trio of headliners, Two Door Cinema Club’s back catalogue of hits and three top-selling albums make them perfect to play the summer festival. Meanwhile Grammy-winning Clean Bandit have rapidly become one of the hottest electronic bands in the world and look set to build upon that with their sophomore record ‘What Is Love?’ , which is set to be released on the 30th of November 2018.

Speaking about the line-up, festival director, Ray O’Donoghue said: “We’re delighted to have booked such a strong bunch of acts and we’ve a couple of surprises still up our sleeves. Sigrid is a bonafide Pop-Star in the making, Clean Bandit have a bunch of huge hits and we’re big fans of Two Door Cinema Club. Last year was unbelievable and probably the best Sea Sessions yet, we’re hoping we can go one better again for 2019. Bring on the summer.”

Early bird tickets have already been snapped up but Day and Weekend tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster. Tickets can be purchased here, with more information also available.

The reputation of the Derbyshire based festival has grown substantially over the last few summers, and this year sees further high profile acts confirmed to be playing, and joining the three headliners are the likes of Clean Bandit, Jake Bugg, Slaves, Maximo Park, Feeder, Nothing But Thieves, Example & DJ Wire, Twin Atlantic, Kate Nash, and Pulled Apart By Horses.

Festival director Simon Mawbey has said that he is “immensely proud of this year’s line up,” adding “We’ve worked really hard to secure the very best acts – bands and artists we personally love.”

Headliners Stereophonics are expected to play new songs, alongside the classics of their catalogue. The band themselves recently reported that their tenth album was finished. The Vaccines have also been hard at work on a new album, citing a “more energetic” sound to their project. Frontman Justin Young spoke about the album, suggesting that “It sort of builds on the musicality of English Graffiti, but I think there’s a lot more of spirit and energy from What Did You Expect…“Young elaborated on this, saying  “We’re in the studio every day playing together, so it feels a lot more like a band again, which maybe English Graffiti stopped slightly. I guess it replenishes some of that spirit and that energy of the first record.”

Y Not Festival will take place from 27-30 July, at Pikehall, in the Peak District, in Derbyshire. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.