Back to All Events

WILD YOUTH

  • Button Factory Curved Street Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (map)

Tickets: โ‚ฌ15.00

๐—ช๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—›, ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก ๐—™๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ, ๐—ข๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ๐—ก๐——, ๐——๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฃ๐— 

Wild Youth announce a headline Button Factory show Friday October 22nd 2021! Tickets โ‚ฌ15.00 and are available from Eventbrite.ie.

With support from Josh Gray

"No doubt a band currently in the midst of a stratospheric ascendance, Wild Youth have exploded onto the scene with their infinitely catchy and buoyant brand of indie-pop. Homegrown, humble fun is the main preoccupation of the Irish quartet โ€“comprised of lead vocalist DavidWhelan,songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ConorO'Donohoe, lead guitaristEd Porter and drummer Callum McAdam โ€“whose collective self-assured swagger has caught eyes and ears everywhere.

A penchant for โ€œsad bangersโ€, aka blood-pounding choruses, heart-stompingly gorgeous melodies, and deft lyricism, as well as the Dublin outfitโ€™s hip-shaking moves and peppy vigour, means it is music designed to fill huge arenas or to be heard crackling out over a sun-soaked festival stage. And their far-reaching influences are evident: from the kinetic funk-tinged arrangements of Prince, to the boundary-pushing angst of The Walkmen and Tame Impalaโ€™s hypnotic psych-pop โ€“a melting pot of innovative sounds run through their tracks. And undeniably, their prowess lies in their live showmanship, a commitment to spectacle, energy, and good, good times.

Wild Youth have recorded an EP to follow on from last yearโ€™s highly acclaimeddebut EP โ€œThe Last Goodbyeโ€, with an album soon to follow. โ€œI think weโ€™re more comfortable in our own skin a bit more now, and I think itโ€™s coming across just by us taking more risks on this new music,โ€ teases Conor. โ€œOur next single still sounds like a Wild Youth song, but you can hear more of our alternative influences coming through, like nods to Tame Impala, and itโ€™s like nothing anyone would have heard us do before.โ€

Josh Gray

A smooth blend of pop, R&B and heartfelt storytelling, Josh genres fans in both easy listening and feel good groovers. 

Taking influence from the likes of Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Maroon 5 and Onerepublic, Josh has cleverly crafted his own live performances into something that feels fresh but familiar.

Josh has proven himself in being a very exciting and emerging talent ever since he landed on the scene with his debut single โ€˜Cut looseโ€™ which has been playlisted on a huge number of viral spotify playlists along with national radio play. Most recently he has also blasted on to the official homegrown charts with his latest release โ€˜Already Doโ€™ which has been receiving an immense response on Tik Tok with hundreds of thousands of views. 

This Event is supported by the Live Performance Support Scheme provided by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport.

*This is a full capacity event, and is NOT socially distanced*

Strictly over 18โ€™s

Later Event: 22 October
Welcome Back.