“This Irish trio lean into their heritage with traditional instruments and evocative, poetic songwriting. Yet their sound has a distinctly pop feel, soaring with anthemic choruses and frontman Eddie Keough’s distinctive, barrel-chested burr.” – The Independent
Kingfishr’s breakthrough year has just seen the indie-folk trio complete an unforgettable UK and Ireland headline tour that received ecstatic receptions during nineteen consecutive sold-out shows. It included their biggest London headline show to date at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, which they followed by causing chaos on the streets of Soho as 500 fans turned up for an impromptu, late night jam. Now Kingfishr cap a remarkable 2024 – and look forward to an even bigger year ahead – as they share the new single ‘Bet On Beauty’.
‘Bet On Beauty’ embodies the qualities that an ever growing audience have come to love Kingfishr for. It’s music that makes a personal experience a communal rush of cathartic emotion: strident melody, towering anthemic hooks and Irish soul played with an indie-rock intensity. As with the best of Kingfishr, it’s a song which gives people the hope and optimism to rise above their lowest moments.
Vocalist / guitarist Eddie Keogh says, “‘Bet On Beauty’ is about redemption. You’re gonna mess up continuously. No one ever gets it right all the time. The main thing is that you aim up despite being a complete moron. I’m just thankful we’re all morons.”
‘Bet On Beauty’ is accompanied by a second new song, ‘Killeagh’, which takes the boys deeper into their Irish trad roots. It celebrates Killeagh GAA, the hurling club which Eoin ‘Fitz’ Fitzgibbon (bass) played for in his youth, and was debuted at their recent show in Cork.
Eoghan ‘McGoo’ McGrath (banjo) adds, “Fitz is from a small town in east Cork called Killeagh, after which the song is named. He played hurling for his club for close to 20 years before turning his hand to music due to injury. We wrote the song in support of his club. Specifically an east county final they just won (hon the lads). It’s about the pride of belonging somewhere and references the local area heavily.”
Prior to this year, Kingfishr had already enjoyed some landmark moments such as supporting Bruce Springsteen’s at BST Hyde Park as well as shows with George Ezra and Tom Walker. Their first headline tour in 2024 really upped the ante, and saw them record two sold-out shows at the 3Olympia Theatre for their first album release ‘Live At Dublin’ which reached #5 on the Irish Album Chart, #1 on the Irish Independent Chart, and #7 on the UK’s Folk Albums Chart. They went on to tour with Tom Walker, play a huge stadium show with Snow Patrol, and hit festivals including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds. It’s not all about playing the biggest of stages, though: Kingfishr’s reputation has been further fuelled by playing tiny house parties and rocking up unannounced to play improvised pub sessions.
By autumn, their rise was cemented with 20,000 tickets sold for their headline tour (10,000 of which went in a day) as they rose to a career total of 55 million streams – all without releasing an EP or a studio album.
It all positions Kingfishr for greater things to come in 2025, starting with the confirmation of two big outdoor summer headline shows in Dublin and Limerick. Tickets for both shows have just gone on sale and are available HERE.
JUNE 2025
21st – Dublin, Fairview Park
AUGUST 2025
22nd – Limerick, Live At The Docks
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