DUBLIN! So excited to announce a show at the beautiful Olympia Theatre on Sunday 8th Dec! 🎟️ Tickets available now ✨ Very special guest is the incomparable Owen Pallett. https://villagers.ffm.to/live
SLIGO LIVE FESTIVAL - 02 NOVEMBER /
We’ll be back in November to play at Knocknarea Arena for Sligo Live with our very special guest Rachael Lavelle. https://sligolive.ie/events/villagers/
VILLAGERS CATALOGUE - VINYL REPRESS /
Domino are in the process of repressing Villagers back catalogue albums. Look out for a new range of coloured vinyls. Available to PRE-ORDER now for delivery in September!
Becoming A Jackal - CLEAR vinyl
{Awayland} - BLUE vinyl
Darling Arithmetic - RED vinyl
The Art Of Pretending To Swim - PURPLE vinyl
Fever Dreams - ORANGE vinyl
ELECTRIC PICNIC 2024 /
So excited to be heading to Stradbally for Electric Picnic! See you all there. 16-18 August Stradbally Hall, Co Laois. https://www.electricpicnic.ie
ACOUSTIC SHOWS - EUROPE - NOV 2024 /
Tickets for all newly announced acoustic shows in November are on sale now. Go get them! 😁 https://villagers.ffm.to/live
"PASSING A MESSAGE" BOOK RELEASE WITH FABER MUSIC (12 SEPT) /
I am beyond excited to announce the release of my first book with Faber Music.
Collected for the first time in one volume, Passing A Message: The lyrics and artwork of Conor J. O'Brien for the music of VILLAGERS contains the lyrics to over 80 songs, with artwork and photographs, along with previously unseen notebook lyric drafts and drawings curated by Conor J. O’Brien, for his musical project, Villagers. Presented as a full colour hardback book, with a unique glow-in-the-dark cover, there will also be a LIMITED DELUXE EDITION which comes with a 7" vinyl featuring an exclusive unreleased track 'Pictures of the Floating World' (featuring Rachael Lavelle). Both editions are now available for PRE-ORDER for release on 12 September 2024.
To celebrate the release of the book I will be doing a live Q & A + acoustic performance in Chapters, Dublin on 12 Sept & Rough Trade East on 18 Sept. https://linktr.ee/passingamessage
NEW TOUR DATES - NOV/DEC 2024 /
Truly blown away by the album love for 'That Golden Time'.
NEW TOUR DATES!
Extending the "That Golden Time Tour" into November-December 2024 with new UK & Irish shows in Cardiff, Nottingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester, Cork, Limerick, Killarney, Belfast, Kilkenny & Galway. Tickets on sale NOW ✨ https://villagers.ffm.to/live
NEW ALBUM - THAT GOLDEN TIME - OUT NOW! /
That Golden Time. This album is yours now. x Conor
Available on Gold, Clear & Black Vinyl, CD and all Streaming Platforms. https://villagers.ffm.to/thatgoldentime
TOUR SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED! /
Delighted to welcome Hamish Hawk (solo) as the special guest for Villagers European & UK shows in May/June and also excited to confirm Sea Power for the Trinity College show in Dublin on 29 June. TICKETS HERE villagers.ffm.to/live
NEW SONG - "YOU LUCKY ONE" /
'You Lucky One' is out today. A song about the masks we wear. Much love, x Conor villagers.ffm.to/youluckyone