Dermot Kennedy has been full of announcements this week. He has just released a new single Giants, which is now available to stream on Spotify along with some limited edition Giants merchandise. This is his first single since his number one debut album Without Fear, which was released last year. The new track was premiered on Scott Mills’ BBC Radio 1 show.
The BRIT nominated artist revealed the meaning behind Giants saying; “Change hurts and growing hurts. Giants is a song about just that, steeped in bittersweet nostalgia. It’s about acknowledging our loss of youth and how time inevitably changes things. Yet in the same breath the song is an encouragement to be brave – individually, and collectively. Walking into an unknown future together can be beautiful just as much as it is scary.”
He goes on to speak about his own experience of feeling hopeless during the last few months due to the global health crisis and the need for the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement; “this song has carried me through as a reminder that the future is still full of hope and there is an opportunity in the darkness and a brighter future can await.” He encourages his listeners to carry that message with them.
This wonderful track is accompanied by a video which uses the 360° visualiser feature to display the quote “2020 isn’t cancelled, but rather the most important year of them all.” This is a quote from a poem by Leslie Dwight titled What if 2020 isn’t cancelled? This poem talks about how 2020 won’t be written off but will be the year for change, where everyone comes together rather than pushing each other away.
Dermot Kennedy has also announced that all of his UK and Ireland tour dates have been rescheduled to Spring 2021. He took to Instagram yesterday to announce in a video saying “It’s a shame, but it’s okay. I’m just excited, above everything, to get to share these moments when we’re able.” He then went on to clarify that all tickets that have been purchased will still be valid.
Kennedy got his start busking on the streets of Dublin, where he is from, as well as Boston in the United States. He was then signed to Interscope Records in the US and Island Records. He shot to fame with his song Outnumbered.
The rescheduled 2021 tour dates are as follows:
24/04/2021 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
25/04 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
29/04 – Alexandra Palace – London
30/04 – Alexandra Palace – London
04/05 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow
05/05 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow
04/06 – St Anne’s Park – Dublin
14/06 – Gleneagle INEC Arena – Kilarney
15/06 – Gleneagle INEC Arena – Kilarney
16/06 – Gleneagle INEC Arena – Kilarney
24/06 – Ormeau Park – Belfast
25/06 – Malahide Castle – Dublin
26/06 – Irish Independent Park – Cork
