All Updates

News - Blog Post From Lisa Hannigan - 25/06/2008

An update from Lisa's myspace site:

For a long while now I've known how the artwork on the record was going to go. Multiple finger cramps and puncture wounds later, I finally finished stitching the lyrics last night. Today I have a headache. The two are not unrelated.

I'm really happy with it and enjoyed every minute, not so much the cramps, but they were pretty brief. Sewing away listening to records and half watching films is a fine way to spend your May.

Una and Donagh are off to Glastonbury in the morning so we've been gathering together tents and hip flasks and thick english money and packing up.

At least a quarter of Una's bag will be filled with socks. If anyone gets wet socks at Glastonbury, find Una and she'll hook you up. She'll be the one dancing floatily next to the cider bus while dressed as peter pan, no doubt. Although, it being Glastonbury, that may not narrow it down much.

Happy festival season!

Don't forget your wellies.

Lisa

News - Lisa Hannigan Review (Cork) - 20/06/2008

Thanks to Daniel for posting Hot Press' review of Lisa's excellent recent gig in Cork, which was the first of her tour. You can read it in the forum.

Also, thanks to RonjaGirl for letting us know that Hot Press is reporting that Lisa will be performing at the Kilkenny Arts Festival on August 9th.

News - Leonard Cohen Photos - 18/06/2008

ShowbizIreland.com has some photos from the Leonard Cohen gigs at which Damien played in Dublin last weekend here.

News - Another Iceland Date Added - 15/06/2008

Damien will be performing in Reykjavík, Iceland, on July 24th. Tickets go on sale from here on June 19th at 10:00 AM.

News - 10 Days to Barcelona (Complete) - 13/06/2008

Damien's ten day trip to Barcelona is now complete. Today he travels back to Dublin for the first of three nights supporting Leonard Cohen. Here are the final two updates from the road trip:

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 10

(spain, cadaques)

still lost in cadaques



BARCELONA

(spain, barcelona)

the road trip is over
10 songs were written
a bunch of recording is done

News - Day 9 Update From Damien - 12/06/2008 11:00:00

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 9

(france les baux - spain cadaques)

andy flew back home this morning

the rest of us made it past the blockade on the french/spanish border and lost ourselves in beautiful cadaques

News - Day 8 Update From Damien - 12/06/2008 10:00:00

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 8

(france, les baux)

the mini needs a new water pump
we won't know if it can be repaired until monday or tuesday
so unfortunately we have to move on because we've been delayed 2 days
song 8 & 9 written

News - Lisa Hannigan Updates - 11/06/2008

There are still tickets available for Lisa's upcoming gig in Tralee on June 13th, which will be held in the National Folk Theatre of Ireland with visuals from Donal Dineen. However, the rest of Lisa's dates throughout June are all sold out.

Thanks to Una for posting this blog on how Lisa designed her tour poster and for sharing this video of Lisa singing "The Ship Song" at a session in Baltimore last Monday:

News - Update From Lisa's Tour - 10/06/2008

Una has posted an update from Lisa's world tour of Cork (and the rest of Ireland) on Lisa's MySpace site.

Tonight Lisa performs at Debarra's in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Lisa is joined on this tour by Tomo, Shane, Donagh, Gavin and Una (stylophone superstar).

News - Day 7 Update From Damien - 10/06/2008

With a failing Mini (see Day 6) and Spain running out of petrol, can Damien make it to Barcelona in 10 days, as planned?

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 7

(france, les baux en provence)
juggling with fire in the medieval town
song 7 half written



Discuss 10 Days to Barcelona here.

News - Day 6 Update From Damien - 07/06/2008 12:00:00

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 6

(france, les baux en provence)

the mini's gone to hospital
we're staying put for now


News - Day 5 Update From Damien - 07/06/2008 11:00:00

10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 5

(france..creancey to les baux en provence)

we found a leak and a piano,
song 5 written.

News - Start of Lisa's Tour - 07/06/2008 10:00:00

Congratulations to Lisa for an amazing performance in Cork last night on the first night of her World Tour of Cork (and the rest of Ireland…). For a full list of dates on the tour, go here.

News - Day 4 Update - 05/06/2008 12:00:00

June 4th 08
(france.. montreuil to créancey)

when pottering along in the mini at 45-50 miles an hour we tend to arrive at our destinations when it's time to go to bed... so andy has joined our road trip in a hybrid car from paris to zip ahead and have the recording gear set up and his musical ears ready for the night... songs 1 to 4 written and bits of recording done so far...

News - Video of Vyvienne in Dublin - 05/06/2008 09:00:00

Revolver Presents Vyvienne Long at Radio City in Dublin (from last Saturday)



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For more on Vyvienne, check out this great fan site.

News - Another Update from the Mini - 04/06/2008

Another update from Damien:

June 3rd 08
(Oxford, England to Montreuil sur mer, France)

a long slow drive
song 2 and 3 written


News - Video Updates - 03/06/2008

Day one of "10 Days to Barcelona":



And Day Two:



Discuss 10 Days to Barcelona here or suggest some song titles for Damien here.

News - Update From The Road - 02/06/2008

An update from Damien:

2 june 08 - day 1 & 2
TEN DAYS TO BARCELONA
(recording road trip)

DAY 1 - June 1 08
(Rocky Valley Drive, Co. Wicklow, Ireland)

song 1 written
a song about sugar and shoulders

DAY 2 - June 2 08
(in Colwyn Bay, Wales, en route to destination...)

the mini is perhaps a bit over loaded.. we may need to throw stuff overboard... no song yet

News - 10 Days to Barcelona! (New Album News…) - 30/05/2008

From Damien:

On June 1st myself and my friends Ryan (images) & Mia (navigation) set off on a last-minute road trip from Dublin to Barcelona, squished into my little ol' mini with a portable recording studio.

The idea is to stop off along the way in random places where I have to write and record a new song every day, either in the mini or outdoors on a rock or something.

10 days = 10 songs = album nuevo

We'll update as we go.. if we're anywhere near an internet connection that is. We hope to arrive in Barcelona on June 10th, or at least in time to go see Radiohead play on 12th and then fly home for the Leonard Cohen dates. Yay!

damien

News - Lisa Hannigan: "Lille" Video - 29/05/2008

In advance of Lisa's upcoming tour, which kicks off with a sold-out date in Cork next week, here's a little video from inside the studio on completion of her debut album:

News - Leonard Cohen Concert: Stage Times - 28/05/2008

The stage times for Damien's special guest performances at the Leonard Cohen concerts in Dublin have been confirmed. Damien will play from 7.30PM to 8.00PM on each of the three nights. Tickets for Friday June 13th and Sunday June 15th are still on sale.

News - Vyvienne Long Competition - 19/05/2008

Revolver are giving away two tickets for Vyvienne's gig in Dublin on May 31st as well as an opportunity to meet and greet with Vyvienne before the gig. To enter, answer the following question: What venue is Vvyienne Long performing at on 31st May?

Send your answer to Revolver by 5PM on May 28th.

News - More Dates Added to Lisa's Tour - 13/05/2008

A few more dates have been added to Lisa Hannigan's upcoming Irish tour:

19 June - Sol Y Sombra, Kilorglin, Co. Kerry.
7 August - Garter Lane Theatre, Waterford
12 August - The Backstage Theatre, Longford
18 August - Whelan's, Dublin

News - Support the People of Burma - 09/05/2008

For information on donating to support those people in Burma who have been most affected by the devestating cyclone, please visit here. For information on other actions you can take, please visit the U.S. Campaign for Burma's website.

News - More Dates Added to Lisa's Tour - 07/05/2008

Some more dates have been added to Lisa's upcoming Irish tours:

13 June - Siamsa Tíre - Tralee, Co. Kerry (with visuals from Donal Dineen)
31 July 2008 - The Spirit Store, Dundalk
4 August 2008 - The Thatch, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
8 August 2008 - The Belltable, Limerick
14 August 2008 - O'Keeffe's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

A few more dates will be added soon.

News - Vyvienne Dublin Gig Added - 05/05/2008

Revovler in Association with Becks Vier presents Vyvienne Long and full band on Saturday 31st May at Radio City, Store Street in Dublin (Doors 8.30pm). Also playing are: House of Cosy Cushions and More Tiny Giants.

News - Lisa Hannigan Tour Confirmed - 30/04/2008

Turning Pirate presents Lisa Hannigan with full band at the following venues in Ireland:

6 June - Cyprus Avenue, Cork
7 June - The Amphitheatre, Baltimore, West Cork
8 June - Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork
10 June - Debarra's, Clonakilty, C. Cork
17 July - The Black Box, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
18 July - The Balor Theatre, Ballybuffet, Co. Donegal
21 July - Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo
22 July - Campbell's Tavern, Cloughanover, Co. Galway
24 July - Roscommon Arts Centre, Co. Roscommon
25 July - TBC, Co. Sligo
26 July - The Glen's Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

More dates in "Kerry, the Midlands, Dundalk and Dublin" are to be added shortly.

News - Lisa Tour Dates Announced Tomorrow - 29/04/2008

According to Lisa Hannigan's myspace site, more tour dates for Lisa's upcoming Irish tour will be announced tomorrow morning. Apparently 75% of the dates have been confirmed so far and these will be detailed on Lisa's myspace calendar.

Tickets for Lisa's gig in Cyprus Avenue, Cork, are now on sale.

News - Damien in Norway - 23/04/2008

Damien will be giving a solo performance at this year's Traena Festival in Norway (July 10-12). Some more details (in Norwegian) here.Thanks to RonjaGirl for letting us know.

Also, thanks Building for letting us know that Lisa will be performing in Cyprus Avenue in Cork on June 6th.

News - Competition Winners - 21/04/2008

Congratulations to Verenita and Glo32 for winning copies of Liam Finn's new album I'll Be Lightning. Thanks to everybody for entering and hopefully we'll have more competitions soon.

News - Damien in Iceland - 19/04/2008

Correction: Damien has been confirmed to perform at the Borgarfjordur Eystri Festival in Iceland on Saturday July 26th 2008.

News - Record Store Day - 18/04/2008

Thanks to Michael for letting us know that Damien has written a comment in support of Record Store Day, which celebrates Independent Record Stores. It is Record Store Day tomorrow, Saturday April 19th, so happy Record Store Day!

News - Harlan Coben's Favourite Music - 17/04/2008

In an interview with the Christian Science Monitor, bestselling thriller author Harlan Coben talks about his favourite music:

My favorite discovery of the last five years would be Damien Rice, the Irish singer. I just love his stuff. Both albums, "O" and "Nine." But I would say "O" is probably my favorite CD of the 21st century.

News - Liam Finn Competition - 15/04/2008

Congratulations to Mort and Jemarami for winning Mark Geary's new album Opium, which goes on sale in Ireland this week.

Thanks to Independent Records, we also have two copies of Liam Finn's new album I'll Be Lightning to give away. Liam, son of Neil Finn from Crowded House, will be touring Ireland next week in support of the release of this new album. You can enter our competition in the forum and we will announce the winners on Monday.

News - Vyvienne in Dublin - 13/04/2008

Hot Press is reporting that Vyvienne will be one of the artists performing at this month's Shoestring Collective gig in Dublin. This intimate gig will take place at the James Joyce Centre on North Great George's Street in Dublin on April 26th and will also feature Kila's Colm Ó Snodaigh, as well as comedy, poetry and short story readings.

News - Mark Geary Competition - 06/04/2008

Mark Geary is one of our favourite singer/songwriters and a fantastic live performer. On April 11th he will be releasing his third album Opium. Thanks to Independent Records, we have some copies to give away. You can enter the competition in the forum and we will announce the winners on Monday, April 14th.

You can listen to some of Mark's songs on his MySpace page.



Mark will be touring in Ireland later this month. We can't recommend him highly enough, so you should definitely go see him if you are near any of these:

19 April: Sugar Club, Dublin
22 April: Dolan's, Limerick
24 April: Crane Lane, Cork
15 April: Róisín Dubh, Galway
15 May: O'Keeffe's, Clonmel
16 May: Séamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Dublin

The first 2000 copies of Opium to be sold will come with a bonus disc. Those of you outside Ireland can order the album from here/

News - Old Interview with Lisa - 04/04/2008 09:00:00

Thanks to Zaphir for finding this video of Lisa Hannigan talking to Jim Carroll, of theThe Irish Times, at last year's Electric Picnic festival in Ireland:

News - 40 Years Ago Today - 04/04/2008

Just because it's the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death today and because we love John Legend's version of U2's "Pride (In The Name of Love)":

News - Lisa's Solo Album Set For October Release? - 01/04/2008

Hot Press is reporting that Lisa will be mastering her album in London next week. The article also suggests that the album may be released in October.

Update - Change of E-mail Address - 01/04/2008

Please note that we have a new e-mail address.

News - Recommended Artist - 31/03/2008

We are delighted to recommend a new 7-track EP from one of our favourite Eskimo Friends, The Cille. This is the Girl is her very lovely first release, full of soothing piano sounds and her gorgeous voice. You should definitely visit her myspace page here to hear some of her music or buy the EP from here. You can also visit the forum and tell her how much you love her here!

News - Lisa at the Electric Picnic - 28/03/2008

Lisa Hannigan has been confirmed as one of the artists who will be performing at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland at the end of August.

News - Photos from NYC Anti-Iraq War Night - 20/03/2008 10:00:00

There are some photos from the Speak Up! A Benefit for NYC United for Peace and Justice and Iraq Veterans Against the War event in New York available here.

News - Damien to Support Leonard Cohen in Dublin - 20/03/2008 09:00:00

Damien will be the special guest for Leonard Cohen's three dates in Dublin's Royal Hospital in Kilmainham on June 13th, 14th and 15th. Tickets for the 14th and 15th are sold out. However, tickets for the June 13th performance will be on sale from Wednesday March 26th at 9am. They will cost between €88.50 and €115.

News - Rolling Stone Review of Last Night - 19/03/2008 16:00:00

Rolling Stone has now published a review of last night's Speak Up! A Benefit for NYC United for Peace and Justice and Iraq Veterans Against the War, along with a photo of Damien together with Lou Reed and Moby. The review explains that Damien received the most riotous applause of the evening following his unamplified rendition of 'Cannonball'.

News - Damien at Anti-Iraq War Event in NYC - 19/03/2008 11:00:00

Damien performed at Speak Up! A Benefit for NYC United for Peace and Justice and Iraq Veterans Against the War in New York City last night. Damien sang 'Cannonball' and 'The Professor' and also added vocals to some other performances alongside musicians such as Lou Reed, Norah Jones, David Byrne, Moby and the Scissors Sisters. You can talk about this event in the forum.

News - Competition Winners - 14/03/2008

Congratulations to the following winners of the Simon Jewell EP competition: srahman, glo32, closing_doors, yetzirah, yanka, Cali, Mort, Cille, Gomezxico, and soda. Check your e-mails!

News - Bell X1 in the USA - 14/03/2008

With Damien's former bandmates Bell X1 currently on tour in North America (check them out if you can still get tickets!), their lead singer Paul Noonan has been talking to the Boston Globe about what it was like when Damien left the band:

I kind of felt very naked for a while," says Noonan on the phone from his new home in Amsterdam. "Playing the drums, you're hiding behind a lot of stuff, and stepping out from behind that was daunting. But it was something we were determined to do when Damien left the band. We had a fire to establish a new identity and show that we weren't bent down by it." A name change to Bell X1 followed the shakeup, and the band forged ahead, resolutely resuming the business of making music. "We've done quite a few shows together over the years with Damien," says Noonan, 31, "so I really feel that any kind of bad feeling has been done away with."

News - Lisa Hannigan MySpace Updates - 13/03/2008

There are some new blog entries and photos on Lisa Hannigan's myspace page. It sounds like recording is going well!

News - Leonard Cohen Tribute - 11/03/2008

Damien performed 'Hallelujah' at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night in tribute to his musical hero Leonard Cohen. There are a couple of nice photos of the two of them together here and here.



Billboard reports from backstage at the event:

Damien Rice, who performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" just after Cohen's induction, talked to Billboard backstage about what makes the song so special for him. "There's an amazing connection between sex and spirituality, and it's something Leonard Cohen hints at in that song," he said. "It's almost like a Buddhist master giving you a hint, but not the whole story. You have to take that hint and go sit with it." Rice added that he's presently in the studio in Los Angeles, but has no timetable to release his next album. "I'm just floating, seeing where the wind takes me," he said.

News - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Details - 09/03/2008

The song that Damien will be performing at Leonard Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow night is 'Hallelujah'. The performance will be broadcast live online at www.bestbuy.com/halloffame from 8.30 PM EST. It will also be shown live on VH1 Classic and rebroadcast throughout March on VH1. The inductees and their presenters for this year's ceremony are:

Leonard Cohen inducted by Lou Reed
The Dave Clark Five inducted by Tom Hanks
Madonna inducted by Justin Timberlake
John Mellencamp inducted by Billy Joel
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff inducted by Jerry Butler
The Ventures inducted by John Fogerty
Little Walter inducted by Ben Harper.

News - New Lisa Song - 08/03/2008

There is a great new Lisa Hannigan recording on her MySpace page called "Sea Song Demo". You can discuss it in the forum.

News - Hot Press Readers Poll 2008 Results - 06/03/2008 23:59:00

Thank you to everybody who voted for www.EskimoFriends.com in this year's Hot Press Readers Poll. We are delighted to say that we came first in the Ireland Best Artist/Fan Website category. Two of our favourite sites, www.atU2.com and www.theFrames.ie, also did very well, finishing second and third respectively.

Damien was successful in the following categories:

Ireland Male: 1. Damien Rice, 2. Glen Hansard, 3. Fionn Regan

Ireland Songwriter: 1. Glen Hansard, 2. Damien Rice, 3. Duke Special

Ireland Live: 1. Damien Rice, 2. The Frames, 3. Republic of Loose

Ireland Artist/Fan Website: 1. www.EskimoFriends.com, 2. www.atU2.com, 3. www.TheFrames.ie

News - Simon Jewell Competition - 06/03/2008 22:00:00

We have ten copies of Reflections, a great new EP by a very talented Eskimo Friend, Simon Jewell, to give away. You can enter this competition in the forum and the winner will be announced next Friday, March 14th.

News - Damien on Roo TV - 06/03/2008 21:00:00

Thanks to JCK for discovering these videos of Damien and the band performing tracks from 9.





News - Forum Open Again - 05/03/2008

The forum is open again after some maintenance work. Thanks for your patience!

News - Damien in NYC Next Week - 04/03/2008

Damien will be performing a tribute to one of his favourite artists, Leonard Cohen, at Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City next week. The event takes place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, March 10th, and will be televised live in North America on VH1 Classic and MTV networks.

News - Congratulations Glen and Marketa! - 25/02/2008

Congratulations Glen and Marketa!!!





News - Good Luck Glen and Marketa! - 24/02/2008

Good luck to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova at the Oscars tonight! They are nominated in the best original song category for their song "Falling Slowly", which they will perform at the event.

Glen Hansard is a wonderful Irish singer songwriter and friend of Damien's. For Damien's first solo tour of Ireland he opened for Glen's band the Frames and you may have seen Glen and Marketa open for Damien on recent tours as The Swell Season. Their performance at the Oscars ceremony tonight will be introduced by Irish actor Colin Farrell.

News - Damien on German Radio - 21/02/2008

Damien's performance at Marlay Park in Dublin last year will be broadcast on German radio station N-Joy tonight (Thursday).

News - Meteor Awards Video - 19/02/2008

Those of you in Ireland (North and South) can now watch Lisa's performance with Gary Lightbody at the Meteor Awards from here.

News - Lisa at the Meteor Awards - 16/02/2008

Lisa Hannigan performed "Some Surprise" with Gary Lightbody at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin last night. The performance will be shown tonight on RTE 2 television in Ireland at 9PM.

News - Damien to Perform in Hollywood Next Week - 15/02/2008

Damien will be performing at the fifth annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar party on Wednesday February 20th at the Avalon in Hollywood. Also performing on the night is Glen Hansard with Marketa Irglova. Ecorazzi reports that there will also be a long list of celebrities attending the event. Tickets for the event are limited and range in price from $250 to $5000…

News - Happy Birthday Lisa! - 12/02/2008

Happy Birthday to Lisa Hannigan from everyone at EskimoFriends.com!

News - Damien to Play at NY Peace and Justice Event - 11/02/2008

The official site for Antony and the Johnsons reports that Damien is one of a number of artists who will be performing at a "Peace in Iraq and Justice at Home" event in Brooklyn, NY, on March 18th.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday at $65 and $125 and proceeds will benefit United For Peace and Justice and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Against the War. Other artists performing at the event include: Scissor Sisters, Norah Jones, Blonde Red Head, Bill T Jones, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and Antony, as well as a number of speakers. A limited number of lower priced tickets will be made available next week.

Thanks to Emelie for letting us know about this!

News - Vote Today - 05/02/2008

Just a quick reminder that you can still vote for Damien and the band (and EskimoFriends.com!) in the Hot Press Readers' Poll.

There is also something else that you might be able to vote in today…

News - Damien to Perform in Los Angeles - 24/01/2008

Damien will be performing at a Burma Evening in Los Angeles, organised by the US Campaign for Burma, on March 1st. The event, which will be held at the Hyatt on Sunset Boulevard, will be hosted by Anjelica Huston and Jimmy Miller. Tickets are $250 and can be bought online from here.

News - Lisa to Appear at the Meteor Irish Music Awards - 23/01/2008

Lisa Hannigan will perform "Some Surprise" with Gary Lightbody and some of Ireland's leading musicians at this year's Meteor Irish Music Awards. The event takes place on February 15th at the RDS in Dublin and will be broadcast on Irish TV.

News - Vyvienne on Irish TV - 17/01/2008

Vyvienne performed "The Inheritance" on Irish TV recently. You can watch the performance from here.

News - Lisa's MySpace Page - 16/01/2008

Lisa has updated her MySpace page and added two great new songs.

News - Lisa Hannigan Album Later This Year? - 15/01/2008

According to Hot Press: Autumn is the provisional release date for Lisa Hannigan’s debut solo collection, although there’s a chance she might wait until spring 2009 for the eagerly-awaited collection to come out.

News - Hot Press Readers' Poll 2008 - 13/01/2008

Every year Ireland's leading music magazine, Hot Press, has a readers' poll. Last year Damien was the highest polling act and EskimoFriends.com was voted 3rd best in the Artist Website category...

We would greatly appreciate you voting for Damien, the band and www.EskimoFriends.com again this year at http://www.hotpress.com/readerspoll.

Here is a reminder of some of the results from last year's poll, in which Damien was the highest polling act overall.

Last year's results:

Irish Album: 1. Damien Rice, 9, 9. The Cake Sale (featuring Lisa)
Irish Single: 4. Damien Rice, '9 Crimes'
Irish Male: 1. Damien Rice
Irish Female: 1. Lisa Hannigan, 7. Vyvienne Long
Irish Most Promising: 3. Vyvienne Long
Irish Live: 1. Damien Rice
Irish Songwriter: 1. Damien Rice (Bono 2nd)
Irish Musician: 2. Vyvienne Long (Just behind The Edge)
Irish Debut Album: 8. Vyvienne Long, Birdtalk
Irish Album Cover: 1. Damien Rice, 9
Most Polled: 1. Damien Rice (2. U2)
Music Video: 6. Damien Rice, '9 Crimes'
Artist Website: 2. www.DamienRice.com, 3. www.EskimoFriends.com (U2.com is 1.)

Thank you again for all your support!

News - Recommended Artist: Frank Bell - 11/01/2008

It's been a while since we last had a Recommended Artist feature...

Today we recommend another very talented Eskimo Friend - Frank Bell. Yesterday Frank had the number one featured video on YouTube with this song, The Penguin.



We also really like his song "Red":



We strongly recommend that you look through Frank's other videos on his MySpace page. And we wish Frank the best of luck and success for 2008!!

News - New Vyvienne Interview - 06/01/2008

There is a new interview with Vyvienne Long in today's issue of the Irish Times newspaper and online at Ireland.com (subscribers only). The article mentions that her debut album will be forthcoming later this year.

When asked what she wishes for in 2008, Vyvienne replies: I'll be happy if I record an album that I'm pleased with. That will be reward enough for me.

News - Merry Christmas! - 24/12/2007

Merry Christmas from EskimoFriends.com!

News - Telegraph Review of the Year - 21/12/2007

David Cheal, of the Telegraph newspaper in the UK, mentions Damien in his review of the best gigs of 2007:

Earlier in the year I saw, for the first time, why people rave about Damien Rice's live shows: I was transfixed by this feverish Irishman, whose songs flowed over with woe and despair but who made it all sound enthralling and even uplifting. The acoustic songs that formed the core of the show were done with absolute conviction. Rice has since progressed to the lucrative arena circuit; good luck to him, but I shall miss being able to watch him perform at more compact venues.

News - Tom Dunne's Compilation CD - 21/12/2007

'Dogs' is included on a new compilation CD featuring the best tracks of 2007, as selected by Irish radio DJ Tom Dunne. Tom Dunne's Essential Selection Vol. 1 is now available in Ireland.

News - Lisa on New Colm Ó Snodaigh Album - 11/12/2007

Lisa is one of a number of guest musicians and singers to appear on the new solo album from Colm Ó Snodaigh, of Kila. The album can be bought online from here.

News - Happy Birthday Damien! - 07/12/2007

Happy Birthday Damien from Eskimo Friends all over the world!

News - Damien at the Fortune Forum Summit - 05/12/2007

As previously reported here, Damien performed at the Fortune Forum Summit in London last week. According to the official site for the Fortune Forum, Damien "produced a beautiful philosophical sound and drew the evening to a poignant close". A series of photos are available from here.

News - From the Basement - 04/12/2007

Damien recently recorded a set for a TV programme called From the Basement, which will be broadcast in the UK on Sky Arts on January 5th at 9PM and in the USA on Rave on March 28th at 9PM EST. You can view a short preview clip of Damien singing 'The Blower's Daughter' here.

Damien said of the recording, "I walked into a friendly studio, we said hello. I played a few songs, we thanked each other for the experience, we said goodbye. I left and drove away smiling."

News - Review of Live from the Union Chapel - 27/11/2007

GigWise.com has a very positive review of Damien's live album, Live From the Union Chapel, here. Here is an excerpt:

As an album it’s quite simply stunning and goes a long way in exposing a musician with raw passion and natural talent.

News - Some Surprise on Grey's Anatomy - 26/11/2007

'Some Surprise', with Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lightbody on vocals, was featured in the Thanksgiving episode of Grey's Anatomy.

News - Vyvienne in Dundalk - 19/11/2007

Our favourite cello superstar will be playing at the Spirit Store in Dundalk on December 3rd, the night before her gig in the Village in Dublin. More details and sample tracks here.

News - Damien at the Fortune Forum Summit 2007 - 13/11/2007

Damien will be one of the special guests at the 2nd Fortune Forum Summit event in London on November 30th. The evening is described as "An historic evening of spectacular entertainment, dining and inspiration to fund the projects which can transform our world." The keynote speaker at the conference will be Al Gore. Other special guests include Benazir Bhutto, Bob Geldof and Daryl Hannah.

News - Live at the Union Chapel: Official Release - 12/11/2007

Damien's live album Live from the Union Chapel is getting a commercial release on November 26th in the UK and December 4th in North America. This live album features eight tracks taken from Damien's performance at Union Chapel in London in February 2002: Delicate, The Blower's Daughter, Volcano, Then Go, Baby Sister, Be My Husband, Amie and Silent Night.

This album has previously been made available via BMG Music Service to its members and has also been available to buy at some of Damien's concerts.

News - Vyvienne in Dublin - 07/11/2007

Vyvienne will be playing at the Village in Dublin on December 4th. You can listen to some of Vvyienne's solo tracks on her myspace page. Here is a video of Vyvienne performing her track "They're Not Waving" on Irish tv programme The View:

News - Lisa Gig Added - 02/11/2007

Lisa and her band will be playing at the Bog Lane Theatre in Ballymahon, Co. Longford (Ireland), on November 18th. A very limited number of tickets are available from the venue.

News - Live At Fingerprints - 02/11/2007

A new Damien Rice live album, Live at Fingerprints....Warts and All, is to be released by Think Indie in the US next week. The tracks are taken from a Damien Rice live performance at the Fingerprints record store in Long Beach, CA, one year ago. The album, which is now available to pre-order at AwareStore.com, includes the following tracks: Cannonball, Coconut Skins, Grey Room, Volcano, Rootless Tree and I Remember.

News - Damien on New Cities 97 Sampler - 30/10/2007

One track from a session that Damien recorded for Cities 97, a radio station in Minnesota, is to be featured on a new CD. Cities 97 Sampler Vol. 19 includes '9 Crimes' and will be available at Metro Target Stores from November 15th. For more information, including a full tracklisting, go here.

News - Vyvienne in Cork Tonight - 26/10/2007

Vyvienne plays tonight in Cyprus Avenue in Cork as part of the Cork Jazz Festival.

News - Recommended Artist: Pete Courtney - 26/10/2007

The latest artist to be featured in our Recommended Artist series is another great Irish singer-songwriter named Pete Courtney.

We strongly recommend that you visit Pete's MySpace site to listen to a few of his tracks. You should definitely go see him play if you ever get an opportunity. He's a great and passionate live performer.

Pete regularly opened for Damien when he first started touring in Ireland as a solo artist. Today sees the online release of his new single, 'Instinct'. The single can be bought from Sonikpollen.com today. It will also be available on iTunes in four weeks time and in all the very best stores.

News - Damien on the Janice Long Show - 18/10/2007

Janice Long on BBC Radio 1 will be playing three tracks from a session that Damien recorded while taking a break from his recent UK tour on her programme tomorrow morning (00:30 - 03:00 GMT).

News - Cake Sale Released in the US - 17/10/2007

The (highly recommended) album The Cake Sale has finally been released in North America. It includes a song written by Damien Rice, some tracks featuring Lisa Hannigan on vocals and contributions from other great Irish and international acts. All proceeds go to Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign.

News - Live Earth Album - 17/10/2007

Damien's performance of 'Que Sera Sera' at Live Earth with David Gray will be included on a new Warner Brothers CD / DVD / digital Live Earth album, scheduled to be released on November 20th.

News - Cardiff Review - 16/10/2007

You can read a review of Damien's performance in Cardiff, the last date of the 9 Tour, here.

News - End of the 9 Tour Tonight - 12/10/2007

Tonight in Cardiff Damien will be playing his last concert for quite a while. Damien has been getting great reviews for this last leg of the 9 Tour, including this one in the Independent, which describes Damien as becoming "the natural heir to Van Morrison". See also here, here and in our forums.

We hope that Damien and all the band and management enjoy a well-earned break from touring for awhile and we look forward to more great new songs in the (hopefully!) not too distant future.

News - Andy Reid is a Fan - 11/10/2007

Thanks to Cara for letting us know that Irish soccer star Andy Reid has listed Damien Rice and U2 as his favourite artists.

News - Vyvienne in Cork - 10/10/2007

Vyvienne will be playing at Cyprus Avenue in Cork on Friday October 26th. Tickets (a bargain at only 7 euro) are on sale now from tickets.ie.

News - Tomo and Lisa in Kerry - 08/10/2007

Lisa and Tomo will be amongst the performers at the wrap party for the Kerry Film Festival on November 4th. The event takes place at the Old Church of Ireland, Lower Bridge St., Killorglin, County Kerry. Tickets are very limited and more details will be available soon from here.

News - Global Day of Action Tomorrow - 05/10/2007

There will be a global day of action in support of the people of Burma tomorrow. A full list of demonstrations that are happening around the world is available here.

News - UK Tour Starts Tonight - 01/10/2007

Vyvienne Long and her band will be the opening act for UK tour which kicks off tonight in Newcastle. Make sure you get there early tonight as Vyvienne's set will start at 7.30.

News - Swiss Performance Broadcast on TV - 01/10/2007

Thanks to Lina for letting us know that Damien's performance at the Blue Balls festival in Switzerland earlier this summer will be broadcast on Swiss TV station SF Zwei on October 13 (and repeated later).

Reminder - Marlay Park Concert on the Radio - 29/09/2007

Damien's recent performance at Marlay Park in Dublin will be broadcast tonight on 2FM in Ireland and online from here at 9PM GMT.

News - Support the People of Burma - 26/09/2007

Please take a few minutes today to visit the website of the U.S. Campaign for Burma to see what you can do to support the people of Burma.

News - Interview with Joel Shearer - 19/09/2007

Our friends at www.NineCrimes.it have an interview with Joel Shearer, in which he talks about performing with Damien.

News - Eskimo Friends Recommended Artist No. 3 - 18/09/2007

The third artist to feature in our Recommended Artist series is an Irish singer / songwriter named Paul Hourican.

Paul, from Dublin, has a new single out on Hurricane Records called 'All I Ever Wanted', which we love. It is taken from Paul's forthcoming debut album Let The Enemy In. You can listen to the single and some other tracks on his MySpace page or his great new website.

Our favourite bass player, Shane Fitzsimons, is a regular in Paul's band when not on tour with Damien. Paul will be playing some dates across Ireland in the next month, so go see him if you can!

News - Marlay Park Concert on Irish Radio - 13/09/2007

Damien's largest ever concert, at Marlay Park last month, was recorded and will be broadcast on Irish radio station 2FM on September 29th at 9PM. It will also be broadcast on other European stations.

News - New York Tonight - 07/09/2007

Damien will be playing to his largest ever New York audience tonight at the WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden. The New York Daily News has a preview here.

News - Letter for Aung San Suu Kyi - 06/09/2007

"Dear United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,

We are writing to urge you to personally intervene to secure the release of the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi. As you know, she has been held under house arrest in the Southeast Asian country of Burma for 12 of the past 17 years. On June 19th, she spent her 62nd birthday under house arrest.

Aung San Suu Kyi is not just a charismatic leader, she is the elected leader of the Burmese people. In Burma's last election, she won 82% of the seats in parliament, yet the military regime cruelly locked her up along with many members of her party. Meanwhile, according to the United Nations expert on human rights in Burma, the ruling military regime has burned down or otherwise destroyed over 3,000 villages in eastern Burma, forcing over 1 million and a half people to flee their homes.

This courageous, brave woman whom many call "Burma's Nelson Mandela" should be released and the military regime should end its attacks on civilians. We urge you to take action to secure her immediate release."

Signed by: Jennifer Aniston, Anne Archer, Kabir Bedi, Julie Benz, Jane Birkin, Jim Carrey, Jorja Fox, Kris Hahn, Jack Healey, Dustin Hoffman, Anjelica Huston, Eddie Izzard, Mimi Kennedy, Walter Koenig, Christine Lahti, Padma Lakshmi, Laura Linney, Jimmy Miller, Damien Rice, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Liev Schreiber, Jason Schwartzman, Eric Szmanda, Bonnie Timmerman, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Elijah Wood, Robin Wright

News - Minneapolis Performance - 05/09/2007

Damien played the first night of his latest US tour in Minneapolis last night. Let us know how it went in the forum.

News - Lisa at the Electric Picnic - 03/09/2007

Lisa played at the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland on Sunday. Jim Carroll from the Irish Times writes about it in his blog:

But the real Irish winner on Sunday was Lisa Hannigan. Now unshackled from Damien Rice, her short, breezy and assured set on the Body & Soul stage was enough to make you realise where the real star-power was in that duo. Backed by a band who knew when to step back as well as step up, Hannigan’s songs are a promising combination of new-school folk and old-school pop. The next stage for her will be an album in early 2008.

News - Nic Harcourt Interview - 02/09/2007

Nic Harcourt, of KCRW, mentions Damien in this recent interview.

News - Some Surprise on BBC Radio 6 - 02/09/2007

You can vote for 'Some Surprise', the Lisa Hannigan / Gary Lightbody track taken from the album The Cake Sale, to be played on the Steve Lamacq show on BBC Radio 6 here. The Cake Sale is now on sale in the UK and will be released in North America on October 16th through Yep Roc Records.

News - Hot Press Photo Gallery - 31/08/2007

Hot Press have a collection of photos from the Marlay Park concert here.

News - Recommended Artist of the Week: Josh Ritter - 30/08/2007

This week's Recommended Artist of the Week is Josh Ritter, from Idaho in the U.S.

At about the sime time that Damien was starting his solo career in Ireland, Josh was invited by Irish musician Steve Fanagan to come play some tour dates in Ireland. Josh became friends with some Irish musicians, notably Glen Hansard of The Frames and became very popular with audiences throughout Ireland.

Now, about six years later, Josh has won international critical and popular acclaim. He has just released his fifth studio album in the U.S., which has been described by Amazon.com as, "what may be the best album of 2007, hands down, by the most under-accorded American musical genius".

The album, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter is now on release in the the U.S. and Canada. It will be released in Ireland on September 7th and worldwide on October 1st. Josh will be touring extensively, including throughout North America from the end of September until early November. Josh will be touring in Ireland at the end of November.

Here is a video of Josh performing "To the Dogs Or Whoever", from the new album:



Josh has toured with Damien in the past and we can't recommend him to you highly enough. You can visit his official site here or his myspace page here.

News - Turning Pirate - 27/08/2007

Lisa and Tomo are amongst the performers scheduled to take part at a special night of musical collaborations in Dublin on September 13th at 10PM. Turning Pirate present Pirate Sounds at the Spiegeltent, as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival. Other artists due to take part include Mundy, Tim Neosupervital, Ronan O`Snodaigh and Cathy Davey.

News - Damien in Marlay Park - 26/08/2007

Damien performed an amazing set at his homecoming gig in Marlay Park, Dublin, last night in front of more than 25,000 fans. You can discuss the concert here.

During the concert Damien phoned Tomo (who is on a temporary break from touring with the band) and Lisa (who is currently preparing her own album) and asked the audience to send their love… You can watch the audience telling Lisa that they love her here:

News - Marlay Park Stage Times - 24/08/2007

Damien's largest ever concert is taking place in Marlay Park, Dublin, tomorrow. Tickets are still available from here.The stage times for tomorrow are:

Damien Rice 20.30
KT Tunstall 19.00
Guillemots 17.30
Willy Mason 16.00
Fionn Regan 14.45
Gates Open 14.00

News - Audio of Damien on Today FM - 23/08/2007

Thanks to Marti for sending an audio recording of Damien's interview on the Ian Dempsey Show this morning, which you can now listen to here: Part One and

Part Two. Part one includes a clip of Hollie's version of 'The Blower's Daughter' / 'No Surprises', which was featured on this site a few days ago. During the interview Damien mentions that Rick Rubin had enquired about producing Damien's second album.

News - Damien on Today FM - 22/08/2007

Damien will be performing on Ian Dempsey's Breakfast Show on Today FM radio in Ireland this morning before 9AM.

News - V Festival Review - 20/08/2007

VirtualFestivals.com has a review of Damien's performance at the V Festival in Weston Park last Saturday here.

News - Recommended Artist of the Week - 16/08/2007

Today we are introducing a new feature, the EskimoFriends.com Recommended Artist of the Week. We thought it would be nice to start with an Eskimo Friends regular who has been impressing everyone in the forum with her music.

Hollie Rodgers, from Exeter / Penzance in the UK, will be going into the studio next week to record her debut album. You can hear some of her songs on her MySpace page.

We also love Hollie's covers of Damien's songs (e.g. Insane), especially this version of 'The Blower's Daughter' (mixed with Radiohead's 'No Surprises'):



Hollie, best of luck with the album recording!

News - Happy Birthday EskimoFriends.com - 16/08/2007

Happy Birthday to Us! EskimoFriends.com is five years old today. Thanks to everyone who uses the site and sends in news items, photos, tabs, lyrics etc. :) It's greatly appreciated.

News - Brendan Buckley Touring With Damien - 13/08/2007

Brendan Buckley, drummer for Shakira amongst others, will be touring with Damien until the end of the UK tour in September.

News - Reservation Road Soundtrack - 13/08/2007

Thanks to unspokenxtruth for letting us know that Damien's song 'Grey Room' is featured in the trailer for Joaquin Phoenix's forthcoming movie Reservation Road. The movie is scheduled for release on October 19th.

News - Vyvienne Tour - 12/08/2007

There are two dates left on Vyvienne's Irish tour:

  • 14 August - Róisín Dubh, Galway
  • 15 August - The Village Wexford St., Dublin
Having attended Vyvienne's concert in Cork last Saturday, I strongly recommend that you go see her if you can.

News - Cork Date Added - 10/08/2007

Damien will be playing in Cork Opera House on August 22nd. Tickets are now on sale from the Opera House box office.

News - Childish To Be B-Side - 09/08/2007

Childish will be the b-side to Damien's next single 'Dogs', which will be released in the UK and Ireland on September 10th.

News - Download Single Release - 07/08/2007

Hot Press reports that Damien will be releasing 'Dogs' as a download-only single in Ireland on August 24th.

News - Dogs Single Release - 03/08/2007

'Dogs' will be the next single released from 9. It will be released in the UK on September 10th. Zane Lowe played a new radio-friendly version of the track on his programme last night (Thursday). You can listen to it at 1 hour and 46 minutes into the programme from here. You can discuss the single release in the forum.

News - Swell Season Guest Appearance - 02/08/2007

Damien attended a concert by The Swell Season in Los Angeles last night. After being invited on stage by Glen Hansard, Damien performed 'Elephant' on his own. You can discuss this guest appearance in the forum. Thanks to Bryce for this photo from the concert:

News - Splendour Cancellation - 01/08/2007

Damien's performance at this weekend's Splendour Festival in Australia has now also been cancelled.

News - New Irish Date - 31/07/2007

Damien will be playing at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on August 23rd. Tickets will go on sale from Friday at 9AM. Some tickets will be sold from tomorrow morning via a pre-sale link that has been sent to Damien's official mailing list.

News - Japan and Korea Cancellations - 29/07/2007

Damien's dates in Japan and South Korea have been cancelled due to exhaustion from his heavy touring schedule.

News - Tulsa Date Added - 22/07/2007

Another date has been added for Damien's September tour of North America: Cains Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on September 16th.

News - Fionn Regan Nomination - 17/07/2007

Congratulations to Fionn Regan, on Damien's Heffa label, who was today nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

News - Damien on BBC Radio 1 - 15/07/2007

There will be a headline set from Damien on Jo Whiley's In Live Music We Trust programme on BBC Radio 1 on Wednesday, July 25th, at 9PM.

News - Reading Guest Performance - 12/07/2007

Congratulations to Steve Grigsby, of the band Chasing Ghosts, who was invited up on stage to perform with Damien at the concert in Reading on Tuesday night.

After being invited onto the stage, Steve performed 'Cold Water' with Damien and the band'. Steve writes:

"After climbing on the stage, with the help of a security man, he hand me his beloved Lowden Acoustic (man, if holding that guitar wasn't enough!). He asked if I required a plectrum. I asked for a capo and a plectrum and asked the audience if they wanted to hear 'Cold Water'.

Damien said he would sing Lisa's parts while I led the band in with the guitar.

Amazing!!! it was me, Damien & his band playing to the Hexagon.

I got some amazing comments from Damien, the guys and the crowd. I can't believe I sang in front of 1000 + Damien fans, Damien & the guys.

Shane really enjoyed playing Cold water saying they hadn't played this track for a good 6 months... Fingers crossed that 'Cold Water' may now feature on the setlist of future gigs.

I'm still speechless..."

News - Jonathan Ross Interview - 11/07/2007

Damien was interviewed by Jonathan Ross prior to last Saturday's Live Earth concert. You can listen to it now from here - it starts at about 2 hours and 12 minutes into the show. During the interview, Damien mentions that he'll be taking a small break after the scheduled tourdates in October.

News - North American Tour Announced - 10/07/2007

The full schedule for Damien's September tour of North America is now available on the gigs page.

News - Que Sera Sera - 07/07/2007

Damien performed with David Gray at Live Earth. They performed 'Babylon', 'The Blower's Daughter' and a great version of 'Que Sera Sera'.

News - Live Earth Online - 06/07/2007

Tomorrow's Live Earth concerts will be transmitted worldwide in standard and high definition across multiple media channels - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels. Each of the concerts will be streamed live online at MSN.

Log on tonight -- Friday, July 6th -- at 9:15pm (ET) / 6:15pm (PT) / 02:15am (GMT) (since it's tomorrow already in Australia) for the start of this global event.

News - Vyvienne Tour in August - 06/07/2007

Vyvienne will be having her biggest solo tour to date in Ireland in August. She will be playing on these dates:

5 August - Farmleigh House, Dublin
10 August - Dolan's, Limerick
11 August (1PM) - St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
11 August - Cyprus Avenue, Cork
14 August - Róisín Dubh, Galway
15 August - The Village, Dublin

News - More North American Dates - 06/07/2007

TicketMaster has published some more dates for Damien's North American tour in September. These dates are now available on the gigs page.

News - Live Earth Schedule Revealed - 05/07/2007

The schedule for the Live Earth concert in London has been revealed. Damien will be performing 'The Blower's Daughter', as well as a duet with David Gray ('Que Sera Sera' apparently…).

News - Live Earth Rumour - 04/07/2007

The Guardian and the Mirror newspapers are both reporting that Damien and David Gray may perform a duet together at the Live Earth concert on Saturday.

News - Norway Festival Live Streaming - 29/06/2007

Damien's performance at the Hove Festival in Norway tonight can be streamed live online from here at around 9.30PM GMT.

News - Splendour in the Grass Festival - 27/06/2007

Damien will be performing at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay, Australia on August 4th.

News - Vyvienne to Open for Damien - 26/06/2007

Vyvienne Long and her band will be the special guests for Damien's dates in Paris on July 4th and 5th. If you're going to either concert, we really recommend you get there early to see her set!

News - Boston Date Officially Announced - 25/06/2007

The first officially confirmed concert of the North American tour in September has been announced. Damien will be playing at The Bank of American Pavillion in Boston on September 6th.

News - Spinner.com Set - 15/06/2007

You can now watch a set that Damien recently performed for Spinner.com here. The set includes '9 Crimes', 'The Animals Were Gone', 'Coconut Skins' and 'Cannonball'.

News - Bonnaroo Live Webcast - 14/06/2007

Damien is among select artists webcasting from Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this weekend. You will be able to watch Damien perform live from Bonnaroo on Saturday, June 16th from 4:15pm - 5:45pm CST (10.15PM - 11.45PM GMT), from this page.

News - Lisa Not Performing at Glastonbury - 07/06/2007

An update on an earlier news item: The Glastonbury Festival incorrectly announced that Lisa would be performing at the festival this year. Lisa will not be performing at this event.

News - New Interview with Damien - 01/06/2007

Ahead of Damien's appearance at the Live Earth concert at Wembley, Damien has given a rare interview to speak about the environment. During the interview, Damien spoke about the album that he has been recording to benefit the environment:

Myself and a group of friends have been writing songs together, and we're making a record for nature. We're making the record and we're going to release it, and all the royalties and all the money generated from the sales just go to nature, to giving back in some way. It's very weird being a musician, because people think you've got a great job, it's so magical. Whereas I sit down and I think of myself as somebody who manufactures plastic. So we're going to do that album, and I'm very excited about it.

News - Earlier Starts for Upcoming Concerts - 30/05/2007

DamienRice.com reports that Damien's performances on the following dates will commence earlier than normal, as there will be no opening acts. (For a full list of upcoming concerts, go to the gigs page.)

21 June - Oxford Apollo
24 June - Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall
25 June - Copenhagen, Falkoner
26 June - Denmark, Aarhus Musikhuset
4 July - Paris, L'Olympia
5 July - Paris, L'Olympia
10 July - Reading Hexagon
11 July - Bristol Academy
14 July - Brighton Dome
17 July - Milan,Villa Arconati
18 July - Ferrara, Piazza Castello
19 July - Rome, Cavea Auditorium
22 July - Dresden, Alter Schlacthof
23 July - Hamburg, Stadtpark
24 July - Stuttgart, Hegel-Saal

News - Vyvienne on Gráda's New Album - 30/05/2007

Vyvienne plays cello on the newest Gráda album, Cloudy Day Navigation.

News - Shrek The Third - 19/05/2007

"9 Crimes" is featured in the new film "Shrek the Third", which has just been released in North America. Click here for more release dates.

News - Copenhagen Venue Change - 17/05/2007

Thanks to Cecilie for letting us know that Damien's concert in Copenhagen on June 25th has been moved to a smaller venue, Store Vega.

News - Arrest Yourself! - 14/05/2007

Arrest Yourself on June 16th or 17th in support of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

News - Damien Added to Austin City Limits Festival - 11/05/2007

Damien will be playing at the Austin City Limits Festival, which takes place from September 14th to 16th.

News - Damien Added to Osheaga Festival - 10/05/2007

Damien will be playing at the Osheaga Festival in Montréal on Saturday, September 8th. Damien is the 2nd headline act for that night, appearing just before The Smashing Pumpkins.

News - Lisa on the New Snow Patrol Single - 09/05/2007

Thanks to Cestoz for letting us know that Lisa is featured on an extra track on one version of Snow Patrol's forthcoming single "Shut Your Eyes". Lisa sings on "Set The Fire To The Third Bar", recorded live in Berlin.

News - Stop Global Warming Virtual March - 08/05/2007

Damien has joined the Stop Global Warming Virtual March. This virtual march was set-up by Laurie David (producer of An Inconvenient Truth), Waterkeeper Allicance founder Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Senator John McCain with the aim of promoting the need to freeze and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Damien writes, "I don't believe many scientists or politicians. I don't know who to believe about global warming. If I breathe in the fumes that come out of my car, I will die. Yet I still drive my car. I still fly. I still tour. I still make plastic cds. So here I stand, a hypocrite, an addict, like so many others, looking for help. Ironically we look to the scientists and politicians for solutions. Yet politicians paid the scientists to design the machines that dug for the oil that fuelled the machines that fuel the problem. Still, I am hoping our minds will open like parachutes and save us before we crash."

You can join Damien in this march here.

News - Lisa and Gary Lightbody in Belfast - 07/05/2007

Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lightbody performed together at the launch of the Oh Yeah music centre in Belfast last Saturday night. They sang Snow Patrol's "Set The Fire To The Third Bar", as well as "Some Surprise" (written by Paul Noonan of Bell X1 and featured on the charity album The Cake Sale last year).

The Belfast Telegraph has more on the night here.

News - Italian Radio Session - 05/05/2007

You can now download a recording of an Italian radio session from last December at NineCrimes.it - an Italian fan site.

News - South Korea Date Added - 01/05/2007

Damien will be performing for the first time in South Korea on July 29th at the Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon.

News - Coachella Live Online - 29/04/2007

Damien's performance at the Coachella Festival tonight will be streamed live online from here at 9.50PM PST.

That site also includes a live studio session with Damien (solo) playing "Nine Crimes", "Coconut Skins", "The Animals Were Gone", and "The Blower's Daughter". Click on "Live Performances" on the left side of the screen and select Damien Rice.

News - Seattle Review - 27/04/2007

A short review of Damien's concert in Seattle on Wednesday night is available here. Damien will play the first of three Californian dates on the current tour tomorrow night in Oakland.

News - Dublin Line-Up Confirmed - 24/04/2007

The full line-up for Damien's concert in Marlay Park in Dublin in August has been confirmed:

Damien Rice
KT Tunstall
The Guillemots
Willy Mason
Fionn Regan

News - Benefit Album - 19/04/2007

The official site for Pedestrian has a news item from January of this year, which says that Joel Shearer is "currently in the studio with Damien Rice recording a benefit album for the environment… more details to come".

News - Portland Concert Moved (Again!) - 16/04/2007

Damien's concert in Portland on April 26th has been moved back to the Roseland Theater.

News - KT Tunstall at Marlay Park Gig - 16/04/2007

MCD have announced that KT Tunstall will be the special guest for Damien's concert at Marlay Park in Dublin on August 25th.

News - Norway Session in Video - 15/04/2007

A recent session that Damien recorded for VG TV in Norway: here.

News - 4 More UK Dates - 13/04/2007

Damien has added four new UK tour dates for this summer:

21 June - Oxford Apollo
10 July - Reading Hexagon
11 July - Bristol Academy
14 July - Brighton Dome

Tickets now on sale from here.

View all of Damien's upcoming concert on the gigs page.

News - Japan Date Added - 12/04/2007

Damien and the band will be playing at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. The festival will be held from July 27th to July 29th at the Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata.

News - 3 New German Dates - 11/04/2007

Thanks to Lin for letting us know about 3 new tour dates in Germany:

July 22nd - Dresden - Alter Schlachthof
July 23rd - Hamburg - Stadtpark
July 24th - Stuttgart - Hegel-Saal.

Tickets from here.

News - Live Earth London Ticket Details - 10/04/2007

It has been confirmed that Damien will be performing at the London leg of Live Earth on July 7th in the new Wembley Stadium. Free registration for tickets opens at midday on Friday, 13 April 2007, and Live Earth ticket applicants are asked to register their details here.

Registration opens from midday on Friday April 13 until Monday April 16th at midday. If your application is successful you will be notified how to buy your tickets on Wednesday, 18 April.

All tickets for the London concert will be priced at £55 and all proceeds will benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection and other international NGOs.

News - 2nd Paris Date Added - 10/04/2007

Thanks to Olivier for letting us know that a 2nd Paris Olympia date has been added for July 5th.

News - Thanks From Lisa - 02/04/2007

Lisa has asked us to thank everybody for your support in the forum in the last week or two:

...thank you and all at eskimo friends for your support and positive outlook the past six years but especially the last week... i don't know what to say but that i'm very moved by the support of you and the eskimos and can't thank you enough.. please pass on my thanks to them all...

News - Amsterdam Date Added - 29/03/2007

Another date has been added to the gigs page:

24 June - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam.

News - More dates added - 28/03/2007

Some more dates for this summer have been added to the gigs page, including:

Falkoner Salen, Copenhagen on June 25th
Musikhuset, Århus on June 26th (Thanks to Cecilie for sending us these dates)
Borlange Peace & Love Festival in Sweden on June 28th
Villa Arconati, Milan on July 17th
Piazza Castello, Ferrara on July 18th

News - Studio Brussels Session - 28/03/2007

Thanks to Statquo for letting us know that Studio Brussels will be playing a Damien Rice session on Thursday night between 12 midnight and 1AM.

News - Good Luck Lisa - 28/03/2007

Good Luck Lisa from Eskimo Friends all over the world.

News - Festival News - 27/03/2007

As well as headlining the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury Festival this summer, Damien will also be headlining the Latitude Festival in Suffolk on Friday, July 13th.

News - Photos from Copenhagen and Paris - 27/03/2007

Thanks to Martin Rosenauer for this link to his photos of Damien's recent live date in Copenhagen. Thanks also to David for these photos from Damien's Paris date.

News - Official Statement from DamienRice.com - 26/03/2007

In an official announcement this morning, it has been confirmed that Lisa will no longer be singing with Damien and the band.

Here is the full statement:

After much thought and discussion Damien has decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan has run its creative course. As a result Lisa will not be appearing at any of the upcoming live shows. Lisa is embarking on her own artistic endeavours and there are no plans for them to work together in the foreseeable future. The current band on tour at the moment are - Damien Rice, Joel Shearer, Shane Fitzsimons, Tom Osander & Vyvienne Long.

EskimoFriends.com would like to wish Lisa all the best luck for the future, and we can't wait to hear Lisa's own recordings. Anybody who has heard Lisa sing knows that she is a very special talent and we know that she is going to be a huge success in the future.

News - Tour Dates Update - 23/03/2007

There are two new dates on Damien's upcoming North American tour:

The Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver, Canada on Apri 23rd
The LC Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio on May 28th.

Also, the date in Portland, Oregon, on April 26th has been moved to The Theatre of the Clouds at the Rosegarden.

News - Damien on French TV - 15/03/2007

Damien will be performing on Esprits Libres on France 2 tomorrow night (Friday, March 16th) at 10.45PM.

News - Damien on Free CD in the UK - 14/03/2007

Damien's song 'Elephant' will be featured on a CD that comes free with next Sunday's Observer newspaper in the UK called Artists Taking Action On Climate Change. Thanks to Richard for letting us know about this.

News - San Diego Venue Change - 14/03/2007

The concert in San Diego on May 1st has been moved to a larger venue - SDSU OAT. According to Damien's official site:

'Patrons who purchased tickets at Spreckles will be able to exchange their tickets at the SDSU BOX OFFICE for a comperable seat, on a first come first served basis. Tickets can be exchanged from 19 Mar 2007 until 23 Mar 2007. All seats NOT exchanged during this period will be released onsale to the general public.'

News - 'Dogs' Single Release in The Netherlands - 07/03/2007

'Dogs' will be released as a single in the Netherlands this Friday. It will include live versions of '9 Crimes' and 'Rootless Tree', taken from a radio 3FM session. A second version of the single will be released one week later, on March 16th, and includes live versions of 'The Professor', '9 Crimes' and 'Rootless Tree' from a session at Wisseloord Studios. A third version of the single will be released two weeks after that, on March 30th, and includes 'Elephant', 'Accidental Babies' and 'Childish', again take from the Wisseloord Studios session. Thanks to Martine for letting us know about this.

News - Rome Date Added - 07/03/2007

Damien will be playing at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome on July 14th.

News - The Black Donnellys - 06/03/2007

'Cold Water' and 'Cannonball' were both featured in an episode of The Black Donnellys on NBC last night.

News - XFM Competition - 05/03/2007

XFM is giving away tickets to an exclusive intimate Damien Rice gig at the Scala in London on March 28th.

News - Damien Rice and Ray Lamontagne Video - 04/03/2007

Damien's duet with Ray Lamontagne, recorded for Taratata on French television, was broadcast on Friday night. They played 'To Love Somebody' by the Bee Gees. You can watch it here:

News - Lisa's Other Voices Performance Now Online - 02/03/2007

You can now watch Lisa's amazing Other Voices performance from here. This video also includes an interview with Lisa, which has been transcribed and can be read on the interviews page.

News - Lisa Hannigan Solo Set on TV Tonight - 28/02/2007

The set that Lisa recorded for Other Voices will be broadcast on Irish television tonight on RTE 2 at 11.20PM. It should also be available online afterwards.

News - AT&T Blue Room Session - 27/02/2007

AT&T Blue Room has a great new Damien Rice session, in which he performs '9 Crimes', 'Coconut Skins', 'The Animals Were Gone' and 'The Blower's Daughter'.

News - Damien at the V Festival - 26/02/2007

Damien will be performing at this year's V Festival, which takes place at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, on Saturday August 18 and Sunday August 19. Tickets go on sale at 9AM on Thursday.

Update: Damien will headline the JJB Arena in Weston Park, Staffordshire, on Saturday August 18th and Hylands Park, Chelmsford, on Sunday August 19th.

News - BBC Radio 6 Session - 25/02/2007

Shaun Keaveny will play a Damien Rice session on his BBC Radio 6 programme tomorrow (Monday) night between 22.00 and 01.00.

News - Taratata Video - 24/02/2007

Thanks to Manu for providing the link to this video of Damien's performance of 'Rootless Tree' on French TV's Taratata. It also includes a short interview with Damien (in French).



And here is a video of the interview in full:

News - North America Tour Schedule Confirmed - 23/02/2007

The full schedule for Damien's extensive tour of North America is now available on the gigs page.

News - More US Tour Information - 22/02/2007

TicketMaster.com has added some more dates for Damien's upcoming US tour:

28 April - Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA (presale begins February 26th at 10AM)
7 May - Majestic Theatre, Dallas, TX (presale begins February 26th at 10AM)

LiveNation is also reporting this date:

17 May - State Theatre, Detroit, MI

Keep checking back for more updates to the tour schedule.

News - Damien on Channel 7 Tomorrow - 22/02/2007

Damien will be performing on Sunrise tomorrow morning on Channel 7 television in Australia.

News - T in the Park in July - 22/02/2007

Damien will be performing at this year's T In The Park festival in Scotland on July 8th. He will be performing on the Pet Sounds stage, alongside musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Tori Amos.

News - Two More US Tour Dates - 21/02/2007

TicketMaster.com has added two more dates of Damien's upcoming US tour.

22 May - Opera House, Boston, MA
30 May - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA

A presale for both these dates begins on February 26th at 10AM.

News - Melbourne Night 2 Review - 20/02/2007

It sounds like Damien's tour of Australia is going really well. Here's a review of Damien's second night in Melbourne from an Australian music website called Soulshine.

News - San Diego Date Added - 20/02/2007

TicketMaster.com has details of a Damien Rice concert in San Diego on May 1st. Tickets are due to go on sale on March 2nd at 10AM.

News - Damien on Taratata - 17/02/2007

You can watch Damien's interview and performance of 'Rootless Tree' from French TV's Taratata here. Click on the video under Prochaines Diffusions. Damien appears towards the end of the video. Thanks to lilia for the link.

News - New Dates Added - 16/02/2007

These newly confirmed dates have been added to the gigs page:

29 June - Hove Festival, Norway (on sale now)
1 July - Werchter Festival, Belgium (presale from Tuesday at 9am)
4 July - Olympia, Paris, France (on sale now)

News - Perth Review - 16/02/2007

There is a review of the performance at Perth's Freemantle Arts Centre, the first night of the Australian tour, here.

News - Damien to Perform at Save Our Selves Concert - 15/02/2007

Damien is confirmed to be performing at one of several major concerts being organized by former vice president and environmental advocate Al Gore. The concerts called Save Our Selves — The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis (or S.O.S. for short) will be held on July 7th (07/07/07) across seven continents - London, England; Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and cities to be determined in Japan, Antarctica (the first live concert broadcast from there, according to Gore) and the United States.

Other confirmed artists for this event include Snoop Dogg, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Akon, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, the Foo Fighters, AFI, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi, Corrine Bailey Rae, Snow Patrol, Keane, Korn, Bloc Party, Duran Duran, Melissa Etheridge, Enrique Iglesias, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Maná and Paolo Nutini.

Here is a trailer for Al Gore's (highly recommended and Oscar nominated) documentary film An Inconvenient Truth:



News - Irish Date Added - 14/02/2007

Damien will be playing in Dublin's Marley Park on Saturday 25 August 2007. Tickets priced 49.50 euro go on sale to the public on Friday February 23rd at 9am. There will be a pre-sale for those of you subscribed to Damien's official mailing list starting on Monday February 19th at 9AM.

News - Damien To Play At Bonnaroo - 14/02/2007

Damien will be playing at this year's Bonnaroo Festival, which will be held in Manchester, TN, from 14-17 June 2007.

News - Damien on Grey's Anatomy Again - 14/02/2007

'Sleep Don't Weep' will be featured prominently on next Thursday's (February 22nd) episode of Grey's Anatomy.

News - Rootless Tree Valentine's Card - 14/02/2007

Warner Records have made this animated 'Rootless Tree' e-card available on their site.

News - Seattle Date Added - 12/02/2007

Damien will be performing at Seattle's Mountain Earth Day Concert at Benaroya Hall on April 25th. Tickets go on sale this Friday via TicketMaster. The special guest for the night will be Brett Dennen. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will go to The Wilderness Society.

News - Cologne Date Moved Again - 12/02/2007

Damien's concert in Cologne has been moved again. The concert that was initially due to be at Gloria, which was then moved to E-Werk, has now been moved to Palladium.

News - Damien on Breakfast with the Arts - 11/02/2007

Damien is appearing on the 'Breakfast with the Arts' program on the Arts and Entertainment Network in the US today.

News - Bordeaux Venue Change - 07/02/2007

Damien's concert in Bordeaux has been moved from Rock School Barbey to the larger capacity venue Le Medoquine. Tickets on sale from here.

News - Rootless Tree Video - 06/02/2007

'Rootless Tree' is now on sale in the UK. For those of you who have yet to see the video for the single, you can watch it here:



Damien also performed the single recently for a Dutch radio station. You can watch video of this performance here:

News - Rootless Tree Out Now - 02/02/2007

'Rootless Tree' is released today in Ireland and will be available in the UK from Monday.

News - New Sounds Eclectic Program - 02/02/2007

Damien's cover of 'Creep' as performed on Nic Harcourt's 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' radio program is to be released on a new album Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project to be sold at select Starbucks locations (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, Boston, and Washington, D.C.) and online from March 13th. Alternatively, you can watch / listen to Damien's performances on KCRW via the KCRW archives.

News - EskimoFriends.com on MySpace - 01/02/2007

There is now an official EskimoFriends.com MySpace profile. For those of you who use MySpace, just go to www.MySpace.com/EskimoFriendsOfficial and send us a Friend Request.

News - Grey Room on House - 31/01/2007

'Grey Room' was featured on this week's episode of House, entitled 'One Day, One Room'. You can watch a clip of it here.

News - Damien on TV Tonight - 26/01/2007

Reminder: Channel 4 in the UK will be broadcasting the new video for 'Rootless Tree' tonight at five minutes past midnight. Damien will also be featured on More4's 'Live at Abbey Road' tonight at 23.10.

News - Hot Press Readers' Poll Results - 25/01/2007

Thanks to everyone who voted in the Hot Press readers' poll. EskimoFriends.com came third in the 'Artist Website' category.

Damien was the most polled artist throughout all the categories. Congratulations also to Lisa and Vyvienne! Here are all the categories to feature Damien and the band:

Irish Album: 1. Damien Rice, 9, 9. The Cake Sale (featuring Lisa)
Irish Single: 4. Damien Rice, '9 Crimes'
Irish Male: 1. Damien Rice
Irish Female: 1. Lisa Hannigan, 7. Vyvienne Long
Irish Most Promising: 3. Vyvienne Long
Irish Live: 1. Damien Rice
Irish Songwriter: 1. Damien Rice (Bono 2nd)
Irish Musician: 2. Vyvienne Long (Just behind The Edge)
Irish Debut Album: 8. Vyvienne Long, Birdtalk
Irish Album Cover: 1. Damien Rice, 9
Most Polled: 1. Damien Rice (2. U2)
Music Video: 6. Damien Rice, '9 Crimes'
Artist Website: 2. www.DamienRice.com, 3. www.EskimoFriends.com (U2.com is 1.)

News - Opening Acts Confirmed - 24/01/2007

Just to confirm the support acts for Damien's upcoming tour dates:

Fionn Regan will be opening for Damien in Australia.
The Magic Numbers will be opening for Damien on the European Tour for the dates between March 5th to March 19th.
Bell X1 will be opening for Damien on the European Tour for the dates between March 20th to March 26th.
Fionn Regan will be opening for Damien for the dates in the UK in March.

News - UK Tour Announced - 22/01/2007

Another UK tour has been announced for this October. Full details on the gigs page. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9AM. On Wednesday those people who are subscribed to the official mailing list will receive a presale ticket link so that they can buy tickets on Thursday at 9AM.

News - Irish Dates Soon? - 22/01/2007

Hot Press is reporting that there is 'a good chance' of Irish dates being added to Damien's touring schedule soon. Damien's last full Irish tour was in December 2002.

News - Damien at Coachella - 22/01/2007

Damien will be performing at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

News - German Dates Not Cancelled - 20/01/2007

Update: The announcement on the website of Warner Music in Germany that Damien's concerts in Germany have been cancelled is inaccurate. Damien's management has confirmed to us that the dates are still going ahead, with support from The Magic Numbers (not Ray Lamontagne).

News - Bell X1 to Support Damien - 19/01/2007

Bell X1 will be the support act for Damien's dates in Tilburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Brussels. (Ray Lamontagne will be supporting Damien for all the dates in Germany, possibly other dates as well.)

News - Other Voices - 19/01/2007

The Other Voices TV series on RTE in Ireland begins again with more from Damien Rice (and other performers) on January 29th. The episode that features Lisa Hannigan's set will be broadcast on February 28th.

News - Rootless Tree Video - 17/01/2007

The video for Damien's next single, 'Rootless Tree', will be premiered on Channel 4 on Saturday, January 27th, at 00:05.

News - Vyvienne Solo Dates Announced - 16/01/2007

Vyvienne will be performing two dates in Ireland next week: Monday, January 22nd, in Crawdaddy (Dublin) and Thursday, January 25th, in Cyprus Avenue (Cork).

News - Damien Nominated For Brit Award - 16/01/2007

Damien has been nominated for a Brit award in the 'Best International Male Solo Artist' category. Also nominated for this award are Beck, Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, and Justin Timberlake. The winner will be announced at the Brit Awards on February 14th. Damien was previous nominated for this award in 2004.

New - Damien Sings With Ray Lamontagne - 14/01/2007

At last night's recording of Taratata on French TV, Damien and Ray Lamontagne performed a cover of 'To Love Somebody' by The Bee Gees. The show will be broadcast in France in March.

News - XM Radio Session - 12/01/2007

Damien recently recorded a session for XM Radio, which will be broadcast next week on a program called The Loft. Times: Monday - 12 noon and 9PM, Thursday - 3PM and 9PM, Friday - 4AM and Saturday - 7PM.

News - Chart News - 11/01/2007

Variety reports that Damien Rice's 9 was one of only two albums that made gains in the top 100 charts in the USA last week. 9 sold 18,000 copies, 5,000 more than the previous week, to rise 59 slots to No. 58. This is apparently due to the album being available at Starbucks outlets as well as a repeat showing of Damien's performance on The Tonight Show over the Christmas period.

News - Hot Press Poll - Vote For Us! - 07/01/2007

You can now vote in this year's Hot Press Readers' Poll. Damien finished 2nd in the Best Male category for the last two years.

When voting for Damien and the band, please also consider voting for www.EskimoFriends.com in the 'Artist Website (Fan or Official)' category. Thanks! :)

News - Other Voices Episode Online - 06/01/2007

You can now watch Damien's performance and interview on RTE's Other Voices, recorded a month ago in a small church in the west of Ireland.

News - Ray Lamontagne To Tour With Damien - 05/01/2007

Our other favourite singer / songwriter, Ray Lamontagne, will be joining Damien on at least some of the dates on Damien's upcoming European tour.

News - Rootless Tree Cover - 05/01/2007

Here is the artwork on the cover of Damien's next single, 'Rootless Tree', which will be released on February 5th.

News - Cologne Gig Moved - 04/01/2007

Damien's concert in Cologne on March 11th has been moved from Gloria to a larger venue called E-Werk. More tickets for this date are now on sale.

News - Taratata Recording Date - 03/01/2007

Damien's performance on French TV's famous 'Taratata' programme will be recorded in Paris on Saturday, January 13th. Other guests to perform on the night include Katerine, Zazie, Scissor Sisters, Kaiser Chiefs, Ayo, Ray Lamontagne, and Carla Bruni. The broadcast date is still unknown.

News - Happy New Year - 31/12/2006

Happy New Year to Eskimo Friends all over the world. Damien is a special guest on stage tonight at The Frames' concert in Dublin.

News - Damien's Next Single - 28/12/2006

14th Floor Records have announced that 'Rootless Tree' will be the second single to be released from 9. It will go on sale in the UK on Monday the 5th of February.

The single will include a radio edit version of 'Rootless Tree' plus a version of the song performed recently on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Reminder - Other Voices Tonight - 27/12/2006

Damien's Other Voices performance, recorded recently in Dingle, will be screened on RTE2 in Ireland tonight at 11.20PM.

Also, Damien's appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show will be screened in the UK on Channel Five Life on January 9th at 4PM.

News - Merry Christmas! - 24/12/2006

Merry Christmas to Eskimo Friends everywhere!

News - Auckland Concert Cancelled - 20/12/2006

Damien's concert in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 27th has been cancelled. This is due to 'timing commitments', according to Damien's official site.

Reminder - WFUV Sessions Today - 20/12/2006

Damien will be performing on WFUV Radio's "Take Five" today at 08.15AM (13.15PM Irish time) and 4.45PM (9.45 Irish Time), and also WFUV's "Words and Music From Studio A" at 9PM tonight (2AM Irish Time).

Update: You can listen to this in the archives at WFUV. Simply search for 'Damien Rice'.

News - Damien Wins 2 Nappies :) - 19/12/2006

Damien has topped two categories in the inaugural "Napster Awards," the first awards to honor artists and songs for accomplishments in digital music. These awards are given to the artists and songs that enjoyed the highest number of plays in the Napster service between December 1, 2005 and November 30, 2006.

Damien was the most played 'folk' artist, and 'The Blower's Daughter' was the most played 'folk' song.

News - Channel 4 Session Tonight - 16/12/2006

Channel 4 in the UK will be showing their 4Music in Session: Damien Rice programme tonight at 00:50AM.

News - Rolling Stone Live Review - 14/12/2006

You can read Rolling Stone's review of Damien's first night at the Beacon Theater in New York here.

News - Australian Tour News - 14/12/2006

A second concert in Melbourne (February 20th 2007) and Sydney (February 23rd 2007) are now confirmed. Tickets for these dates go on sale on December 21st at 9AM (local time).

News - Aung San Suu Kyi Dedication - 13/12/2006

At last Sunday's sold-out concert in the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, Damien Rice offered a tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Playing before a video sequence of large images of Aung San Suu Kyi on stage, he dedicated his song "Unplayed Piano" to her. After the show, The Freedom Campaign collected hundreds of signatures for an International Petition to the UN calling for UN Security Council action on Burma.

This performance is in support of the global Freedom Campaign; a partnership between the Human Rights Action Center and US Campaign for Burma designed to bring attention to Aung San Suu Kyi and the cause for freedom in Burma.

The performance will be broadcast inside Burma via satellite through the brand-new Democratic Voice of Burma television station, which is based in Norway. There are an estimated two million satellite dishes inside Burma, reaching up to 10 million of the country's population of 52 million persons.

News - Other Voices Christmas Special - 13/12/2006

Damien's Other Voices performance, recorded recently in Dingle, will be screened on RTE2 on December 27th at 11.20PM.

News - Videos Page Updated - 12/12/2006

There are some new videos available for you to download on the videos page.

News - LA Review - 11/12/2006

You can read an LA Times review of Damien's performance at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles here.

News - Damien on World Café Live - 07/12/2006

Damien will be performing at World Café Live in Philadelphia on Friday December 15th from 12PM to 12:45PM. The event will be broadcast live (and archived thereafter) on XPN.

You can register for free tickets to this event here.

News - Happy Birthday Damien! - 07/12/2006

Happy Birthday Damien, from everyone in the igloo.

News - The Ellen DeGeneres Show - 05/12/2006

Damien will be performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show tomorrow