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Singular Artists proudly presents
NATION OF LANGUAGE
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TELEKURA
Opium Live • Thur 06 & Fri 07 November 2025 • 7:00pm
Four years on from the release of their unexpectedly self-assured debut album, NYC based Nation of Language have attracted a rapidly growing international audience via their danceable and impassioned take on new wave, post-punk & shoegaze genres.
Following the critical acclaim of their their first LP Introduction, Presence, its 2021 follow-up A Way Forward pushed them to a wider audience—landing them their late-night TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a string of sold out tours—and their 2023 record Strange Disciple has continued this momentum, landing Rough Trade’s coveted #1 album of the year spot.
Now a mainstay atop lists of the best live acts of recent years, the band continue to charge synth-first into their latest chapter as a major festival draw at recent iterations of Austin City Limits Festival, Desert Daze, Pitchfork Festival, Primavera Sound, Corona Capital, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and many others.
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Singular Artists proudly presents
CURTIS HARDING
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Opium Live • Sun 09 November 2025 • 7:30pm
“One the greatest voices in contemporary music” – Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music
Atlanta’s Curtis Harding today follows the release of his new single “There She Goes,” with the announcement of a major UK & European tour taking place this October-November
“There She Goes” follows collaborations in recent years with RÜFÜS DU SOL and Jazmine Sullivan, and was premiered by Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music as her New Music Fix. The song is accompanied by a new music video by Italian director Michele Civetta; taking place in an opulent Beverly Hills garden with a sinister Twilight Zone-esque secret and featuring actor Omar Dorsey (Selma, Queen Sugar) who is a recurring presence in Harding’s music videos, watch it below.
““There She Goes” is my poetic description capturing the beauty and duality of the ideal woman,” Harding said of the song. “This perspective is often overlooked or subject to judgment, as her strength and resilience are sometimes misunderstood. Despite the challenges we may face, she is still able to grow and shine with a sense of grace and poise.” Harding’s latest album ‘If Words Were Flowers’ (2021) was called “a stirring, seductive album” by Mojo. Drawing on vintage soul, R&B, hip-hop, garage rock, and psychedelia, the songs are raw and gritty, fueled by airtight grooves, punchy horns, and adventurous production from Harding and frequent collaborator Sam Cohen. It followed the release of ‘Face Your Fear’ (2017), also helmed by Cohen and super producer Danger Mouse, which earned Harding dates with everyone from Jack White to Lenny Kravitz, landed him festival slots at Jazz à la Villette, End Of The Road, North Sea Jazz Festival, Newport Folk, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits, and racked up over 100 million streams on Spotify to-date.
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Singular Artists proudly presents
SHAME
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BLEECH
Opium Live • Wed 12 November 2025 • 7:30pm
“Cutthroat is a joyride. It’s for the inexperienced driver. The one who wants to go fast for no reason other than it’s fun. It’s driven by hunger. Hunger for something better. For something you’ve been told you don’t deserve. It’s primal. It’s raw. It’s unapologetic. It’s the person who turns up to the party uninvited. ’Cause when you’ve been pushed down, there’s nowhere to go but up. When you ain’t got nothing, you ain’t got nothing to lose.” – shame Cutthroat is shame at their blistering best. “It’s about the cowards, the cunts, the hypocrites,” says vocalist Charlie Steen.
“Our live shows aren’t performance art – they’re direct, confrontational and raw. That’s always been the root of us. We live in crazy times. But it’s not about ‘Poor me.’ It’s about ‘Fuck you’.” Crucial to this incendiary new outlook was producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen). From their initial meeting, Congleton’s no-bullshit approach became a guiding force to streamline the band’s ideas. Stamped throughout with shame’s trademark sense of humour, the album takes on the big issues of today and gleefully toys with them.
“This time, anything could go if it sounded good and you got it right,” he says. Cutthroat’s first single and title track takes this idea and runs with it into, quite possibly, the best song shame have ever laid to tape. It’s a ball of barely-contained attitude packed into three minutes of indie dancefloor hedonism. It also masterfully introduces the lyrical outlook of the record: one where cocksure arrogance and deep insecurity are two sides of the same coin. “I was reading a lot of Oscar Wilde plays where everything was about paradox,” Steen explains. “In ‘Cutthroat’, it’s that whole idea from Lady Windermere’s Fan, ‘Life’s far too important to be taken seriously’.” ‘Spartak’ rolls in on an Americana-flecked country lilt (“I was basically trying to write a Wilco song,” Coyle-Smith chuckles).
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Singular Artists proudly presents
FOXWARREN
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Opium Live • Thur 13th November 2025 • 7:00pm
Foxwarren is Andy Shauf, Dallas Bryson, Avery Kissick, Darryl Kissick, and Colin Nealis.
No one in Foxwarren has ever made a record quite like 2. The Canadian quintet, built on 20 years of friendship, ostensibly plays folk music, where warm tones and cantering rhythms buoy songs of characters wrestling with existential quandaries inside of twilit vocals. But after touring their lauded 2018 self-titled debut, Foxwarren decided to do it all differently, eventually dropping the familiar band-in-a-room routine to instead plug those songs, and various other sounds into a sampler. The result is mesmerizing and uncanny, an album that traces two sides of a relationship through 37 minutes of collage art that aspires to “sound best blasting out your car window” as put by singer Andy Shauf.
To understand how Foxwarren got here, it’s best to understand where they started. During the last decade, Andy Shauf has become known as a uniquely imaginative and precise storyteller – a perpetually restless songwriter and musician, always using some fresh fascination, skill, or concept as the catalyst for albums he would write, play, and produce almost entirely by himself. These ever-evolving interests are evident from 2016’s The Party through to 2023’s Norm. But before Shauf’s solo acclaim, he was a member of Foxwarren, which initially consisted of Shauf, fraternal rhythm section Avery and Darryl Kissick, and guitarist Dallas Bryson.
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DME Promotions & MCD proudly present
CKY
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BRENT HINDS’ FIEND WITHOUT A FACE
Opium Live • Sat 15th November 2025 • 7:00pm
Once upon a time, CKY burned it all down, with a raucous, anarchic, hard rock sound soaked in the skate-punk culture that birthed them and a hard-partying lifestyle onstage and off that decimated relationships and reputations in its wake. Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, and Deftones have all personally invited CKY on tour, cementing a legacy as a hard-charging live act. CKY built a worldwide fanbase of dedicated acolytes, friends, and supporters, lovingly dubbed the CKY Alliance, with a broader group of musicians, athletes, and other creative types in the CKY family, both literally and figuratively.
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MCD proudly presents
MIRADOR
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Opium Live • Sun 16th November 2025 • 8:00pm
MIRADOR conjure sky-shaking and boundary-bursting rock ‘n’ roll by invoking spirits of Ancient myth, traditional folklore, and Delta-born blues in one concentrated musical incantation. In the band, 21st century guitar hero, innovator, songwriter, and GRAMMY® Award-winning Greta Van Fleet co-founder Jake Kiszka not only shares vocal and guitar duties with critically acclaimed co-vocalist and guitarist Chris Turpin of Ida Mae, but he also shines as a producer and songwriter, stepping out on his own. Working and songwriting in tandem with Jake and curating this vision side-by-side, Chris has emerged as a perfect creative partner, adding yet another dimension to MIRADOR. Fiercely resolute in an unapologetic commitment to bucking any and all rules, the group stretches the limits of rock ‘n’ roll blasted out of the stratosphere by a thunderous vocal call-and-response, fret-burning six-string sorcery, and evocative lyrics. Jake and Chris met in 2018 when Ida Mae opened up for Greta Van Fleet during a sold-out three-night stand at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, MI. Ida Mae later canvased North America with Greta. On the road, Jake and Chris cemented their friendship with late-night jam sessions fueled by wine and a shared passion for blues and classic songwriters. In Nashville, these friends decided to “write a couple of songs for fun” during 2023. A week later, they had ten tunes. They rounded out the lineup with the addition of Mikey Sorbello on drums and Nicki Pini on bass & keys, virtuosic instrumentalists and underdogs of central London’s underground Jazz and Rock n’ Roll scene. Initially, the world got to know MIRADOR when they spent a month opening up Greta Van Fleet’s Starcatcher World Tour in arenas throughout 2024. Galvanized by this nightly trial-by-fire, the band rolled right into a Savannah, GA studio with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb [Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton], and cut their self-titled full-length debut, MIRADOR, live in barely two weeks. Jake and Co. pave an unprecedented path rife with uncompromising fire, unbridled fearlessness, and unmatched attitude, laying the groundwork for a rock ‘n’ roll movement beyond the established scope of the genre.
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DME Promotions proudly presents
ROTTING CHRIST
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Opium Live • Tue 18th November 2025 • 7:00pm
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Singular Artists proudly presents
NIMINO
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Opium Live • Fri 21 November 2025 • 7:00pm
Singular Artists proudly presents Nimino live at Opium on 21st November 2025. Tickets on sale now from www.singularartists.ie
nimino is one of the most exciting names in electronic music. In 2024, nimino turned heads with his viral hit I Only Smoke When I Drink, which surpassed 80 million streams. The track charted on the UK Singles Chart and spent over 20 weeks on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Chart. Championed by the likes of Pete Tong, Diplo, and Danny Howard, the single is a standout from his upcoming EP Creek, set for release in March 2025 on Ninja Tune’s Counter Records—home to artists such as ODESZA, Maribou State, and Roosevelt.
Before he began releasing and performing music under the moniker nimino, Milo Evans’ musical journey started in his teenage years growing up in the UK as a way to channel his ADHD. Beginning with simple loop-stitching on an Asus laptop, music quickly became an obsession. By the time he finished studying music technology in Brighton, he had created the equivalent of eight albums’ worth of material. His first release as nimino in 2013—a slo-mo, bass-inflected take on Pixies’ Where Is My Mind—marked the beginning of his career when it amassed hundreds of thousands of plays on SoundCloud and earned him the title of Huffington Post’s “Artist of the Month.”
By 2020, nimino had cultivated an engaged community across his social platforms and launched a series called songs for people you may know, where he created custom songs for fans. “I’d go on Instagram, and people would give me ideas to build a song around,” he explains. “It felt like a perfect way to connect with fans and show how fast I could make a decent song in a variety of styles.” Early in the series, someone requested a track that would be the perfect festival opener. “I made something with a long build-up and a huge emotional drop. A week or so later, I played it live, and people went crazy.” That track, Opening Credits, released in 2022, quickly became a fan favorite.
Since then, nimino has released several singles and an EP, with each new release continuing the journey of the nimino character through its artwork. “The nimino character symbolizes the journey my musical tastes have taken—more so by the environments he’s ended up in through no choice of his own. The travels he goes on accompany the music I’m making, and vice versa, but he’s also sort of nothing to do with me personally—just a little guy on an expedition through different spaces, discovering different sounds.”
nimino has performed at major festivals such as Lightning in a Bottle and Leeds Fest, as well as sold-out headline shows at venues including Village Underground in London, Racket in NYC, and El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Fresh off his sold-out North American headline tour in the fall of 2024, he’s set to play major festivals worldwide in 2025.
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WeAreDivergent by arrangement with Showhawk Duo Presents
SHOWHAWK DUO
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Opium Live • Saturday 22 November 2025 • 6:00pm
Young British guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright, together known as The Showhawk Duo, have dazzled audiences worldwide with their spectacular approach to playing the guitar. Their playing style has broken down barriers between acoustic and electronic music. They have re-thought traditional musical structure creating their own all-encompassing genre. Whether Playing old-school trance classics or modern funky house, their live show knows no boundaries and will leave you amazed.
Mik is a classically trained guitarist having studied at Manchester’s RNCM. Jake is an electric junkie and grew up playing in rock and metal bands. Mik’s classical foundation shines through in the music with Jake’s raw percussive approach always keeping the crowd moving. Together they create a truly unique and impressive sound, and have turned many “acoustic” nights into a thumping rave.
Together, they started out as buskers and have since gone on to play all over the globe. They have performed at most of the UK’s large festivals including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Kendal Calling, Bournemouth 7’s, and Electric Picnic. They have had sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe, and had numerous radio broadcasts for BBC. International performances include shows in the seychelles, club tours in Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and a residency at Pacha in Ibiza. this dazzling duo are sure to rock your socks off.
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TOM MEIGHAN
THE VOICE OF KASABIAN – RAW ’25
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Opium Live • Tue 25 November 2025 • 7:30pm
With Tom’s unmistakable vocals, Kasabian had 5 number one albums; selling over 5 million copies, they headlined the biggest festivals in the country – Glastonbury and Reading/Leeds to name a few.
Together they won over a dozen Brit/MOJO/Q/NME awards and Tom himself was recognised as one of the best of his generation, being voted the 13th best frontmen of all time by XFM.
Tom’s first solo album, ‘The Reckoning’, was released in 2023 and was met with rave reviews, with The Sun calling it ‘epic and simmering with emotion’.
The release was closely followed by a sold out arena tour supporting an old friend, Noel Gallagher.
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Hidden Agenda proudly presents
DANIEL AVERY (LIVE)
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Opium Live • Fri 28 November 2025 • 7:30pm
Dan’s message about the Live show:
Every artist tells you to expect big surprises when they come back, especially these days. It starts to become meaningless but you trust me right? I can confidently tell you this is a fully reborn version of the live show, entirely different to anything you’ve seen from me before. The new album Tremor takes great inspiration from my guitar music past so I’ve formed the band of my dreams. This, however, is not solely a rock show. There remains a pulsing, techno heart to proceedings but nor is this, I hasten to add, a drummer struggling to keep up with a backing track. The show is intense and loud and beautiful in equal measure. A tremor is coming and I can’t wait for you all to feel it. Tickets on sale now.
TREMOR
Revered producer and composer Daniel Avery returns with a new album and live show, his most ambitious works to date. Channelling every corner of his sound, Tremor is a bold and transportive body of work through euphoric shoegaze, submerged techno, ambient soundscape and industrial bliss. It remains unmistakably Avery, yet dramatically evolved.
With the album Avery has welcomed an inspiring cast of collaborators, including the likes of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Walter Schreifels (Quicksand / Rival Schools), bdrmm, Julie Dawson (NewDad), yeule, Ellie, Art School Girlfriend, yunè pinku, and Cecile Believe. Each artist leaves their indelible mark, yet the record’s true power lies in the communal spirit at its core.
“This is a living and breathing collective,” says Avery. “Since the earliest recordings, Tremor felt like a studio in the sky, a space in time through which we could all pass as artists” he reflects. “It’s the welcoming spirit of acid house with the doors flung open wider still to allow in every influence from my musical journey: the warmth of distortion, the stillness inside intensity, the transcendental beauty of noise… They have always been there in my music but now it feels like those ideas are being transmitted in Technicolor. This is a record for the post-rave comedown kids, the guitar heads and anyone else who wants to come along for the ride. Everyone is welcome.”
Tremor will be released by Avery’s new home of Domino on 31st October.
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FLOOK : CELEBRATING 30 YEARS IN 2025!
Opium Live • Sat 29 November 2025 • 7:30pm
What began in 1995 as a ground-breaking union of musicians and instruments, has continued as a unique musical offering through one live album, four studio albums and countless outstanding performances. A new recording is due for release in early 2025. After 30 years Flook show no sign of letting-up in their brilliance, their dynamism, or their inventive flair.
The band early on evolved an inimitable trademark sound and hold fast to their rightful reputation as exceptional musical innovators; the whistles and flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John Joe Kelly weaving and spinning tunes rooted in tradition over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination.
There is an ever present abundance of individual virtuosity amongst Flook’s four members, but there is also something wholly unique when this iconic Anglo-Irish band step on stage together, their playing always an intuitive, almost symbiotic, exchange between the various flutes, whistles, frets and skins. An evening and a celebration you don’t want to miss out on.
‘An absolute powerhouse, a flute and whistle-led, eight-legged jig machine. Jigs, reels and waltzes whirl by. Each as glorious as the last, the musicianship as extraordinary, the mood never any less than euphoric’ FATEA Live Review, November 2023
‘Nothing short of transcendent… No other band sound like Flook and the new material has pushed them to new, exhilarating heights’ Songlines, July 2019
‘Never have I seen so many people so completely and utterly spellbound…the most magical of experiences’ The Irish Post
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Rage Events and MPI Artists presents
BAD MANNERS
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THE COATHANGER SOLUTION
Opium Live • Sun 30th November 2025 • 7:00pm
Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (real name Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School in North London. Some of their more notable hits include ‘My Girl Lollipop’, ‘Lip Up Fatty’, ‘Can Can’, ’Special Brew’ and ‘Walking in the Sunshine’.
They also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with Gosh It’s … Bad Manners, Loonee Tunes! and Ska ‘n’ B being their biggest hits.
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