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The Swell Season Tickets
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Concerts in United Kingdom
- 28/05/2025Wednesday 19:30LondonRoyal Festival HallThe Swell SeasonLimited Availability
Venue
- 29/05/2025Thursday 19:00GatesheadThe Glasshouse International Centre for MusicThe Swell Season
About
Irglová and Hansard came to prominence together starring in the 2007 film Once and winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song with their composition “Falling Slowly” in 2008. The soundtrack garnered two Grammy nominations and two christened their project, The Swell Season. The two went on to release the critically acclaimed album Strict Joy before branching out into solo careers.
In 2012, Once, The Musical debuted and went on to be nominated for eleven Tonys, winning eight including Best Musical. It ran for three years on Broadway and is currently still in production as a touring musical. In 2014 the musical was nominated for five Laurence Olivier awards with Hansard and Irglova winning for Outstanding Achievement in Music. Over the course of the last decade, Once, in all its iterations, has become a modern classic and a cultural touchstone being referenced in everything from The Simpsons to Ted Lasso. The fan base created by this modern masterpiece looms large in the minds and hearts of many.
Irglová and Hansard have been incredibly busy in the last year and outside of their upcoming tour, each have a number of projects in the works, as well not ruling out the possibility of new music together.
Irglová recently shared the aptly titled new single, “H A P P Y”, which also may serve as the theme song to fans anxiously awaiting more shows since last year. She also participated as a contestant in the Czech national selection for Eurovision 2023.
Irglová recently released her third full length record LILA to much critical acclaim. Recorded with producer Sturla Mio Thorisson at their Icelandic studio, LILA reflects on Irglová’s journey from her “Girl in a Movie” status to wife, mother and artist. A new full length album from Irglová is planned for later this year.
Hansard released the single “Take Heart” in October 2022 which featured Irglová and was written after spending time with Ukrainian refugees in Ireland. Earlier in ‘22 he toured as part of Eddie Vedder’s Earthlings band and was featured on the Flag Day soundtrack with Vedder and Cat Power. Hansard is putting the finishing touches on a new record he hopes to have out before the end of the year.
Setlists
- 1.Carrickfergus ([traditional] cover)
- 2.Lies
- 3.People We Used To Be
- 4.Factory Street Bells
- 5.When Your Mind's Made Up
- 6.One of Us Must Lose (Glen Hansard cover)
- 7.Low Rising / Into the Mystic
- 8.Don't Let Me Down
- 9.Stuck in Reverse
- 10.If You Want Me
- 11.Great Weight is Lifted
- 12.A Little Sugar (New song)
- 13.I Leave Everything to You (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 14.Her Mercy (Glen Hansard cover)
- 15.Gold (Interference cover)
- 16.Falling Slowly
Encore
- 17.Rocky Road to Dublin (D.K. Gavan cover) (Glen solo, totally a cappella and off mic)
- 18.Say It to Me Now (The Frames cover) (Glen and Markéta, front of stage off mic, no power but passion.)
- 1.Lies
- 2.The Answer Is Yes
- 3.One of Us Must Lose (Glen Hansard cover)
- 4.When Your Mind's Made Up
- 5.Feeling the Pull
- 6.I Leave Everything to You (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 7.If You Want Me
- 8.Factory Street Bells
- 9.Leave
- 10.Low Rising / Into the Mystic
- 11.Falling Slowly
- 12.Fitzcarraldo (The Frames cover)
- 13.My Father's Daughter (Olivia Vedder, Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard cover)
- 14.Gimme a Bullet (AC/DC cover)
- 15.Revelate (The Frames cover)
- 16.Say It to Me Now (The Frames cover)
- 17.Gold (Interference cover)
- 1.When Your Mind's Made Up
- 2.The Moon
- 3.If You Want Me
- 4.This Low
- 5.In These Arms
- 6.American Townland (Interference cover)
- 7.Low Rising / Where Is My Mind? (Original song / Pixies cover)
- 8.My Roots Go Deep (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 9.Return (Glen Hansard cover)
- 10.One of Us Will Lose
- 11.Into the Mystic (Van Morrison cover)
- 12.The Leading Bird (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 13.Guns and Ships (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover) (outro)
- 14.History Has Its Eyes on You (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover)
- 15.Lies
- 16.Fool's Game (Glen Hansard cover)
- 17.Say It to Me Now (The Frames cover)
- 18.Song for Someone (The Frames cover)
- 19.Falling Slowly
- 20.Gold (Interference cover)
Encore
- 21.Quintessence (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 22.Leave a Light (Glen Hansard cover)
- 23.Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy
- 24.Fitzcarraldo (The Frames cover)
- 25.Her Mercy (Glen Hansard cover) (Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen) Snippet and Bring It on Home to Me (Sam Cooke) Snippet)
- 26.Passing Through (Pete Seeger cover)
- 1.If You Want Me
- 2.The Moon
- 3.When Your Mind's Made Up
- 4.This Low
- 5.In These Arms
- 6.Sleeping
- 7.Low Rising
- 8.My Roots Go Deep (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 9.Return (Glen Hansard cover)
- 10.Lies
- 11.What Are We Gonna Do (Glen Hansard cover)
- 12.Into the Mystic (Van Morrison cover)
- 13.The Leading Bird (Markéta Irglová cover) (with Zuzana Irglova, no Glen)
- 14.Guns and Ships (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover) (no Glen)
- 15.History Has Its Eyes on You (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover) (no Glen)
- 16.Fool's Game (Glen Hansard cover)
- 17.Say It to Me Now (The Frames cover)
- 18.Falling Slowly
- 19.Gold (Interference cover)
Encore
- 20.Quintessence (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 21.Leave a Light (Glen Hansard cover)
- 22.Days Like This (Van Morrison cover)
- 23.On Raglan Road (Pádraig Caomhánaigh cover)
- 24.Fitzcarraldo (The Frames cover)
- 25.The Auld Triangle (Brendan Behan cover) (+ individual members from audience)
- 1.If You Want Me
- 2.The Moon
- 3.When Your Mind's Made Up
- 4.This Low
- 5.In These Arms
- 6.Sleeping
- 7.Low Rising / Where Is My Mind? (Original song / Pixies cover)
- 8.My Roots Go Deep (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 9.The Room Where It Happens (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover) (from Hamilton; snippet)
- 10.Return (Glen Hansard cover)
- 11.When Your Mind's Made Up (rap version featuring Andres Gonzalez)
- 12.One of Us Will Lose
- 13.Feeling the Pull
- 14.What Are We Gonna Do (Glen Hansard cover)
- 15.Into the Mystic (Van Morrison cover)
- 16.The Leading Bird / Guns and Ships / History Has Its Eyes on You (with Zuzana Irglová, Marketa's sister)
- 17.Fool's Game (Glen Hansard cover)
- 18.Say It to Me Now (The Frames cover)
- 19.Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy
- 20.Falling Slowly
- 21.Gold (Interference cover) (with touring cast of Once)
Encore
- 22.The Hill (Markéta Irglová cover)
- 23.Leave a Light (Glen Hansard cover)
- 24.The Parting Glass ([traditional] cover)
- 25.Her Mercy / Bird on the Wire (Leonard Cohen cover)
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