Dirty Three

Name: Dirty Three
Start: 2025-12-06T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Vicar Street

Schedule

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm

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Location

Vicar Street | Dublin, DN

Foggy Notions & U:mack are proud to present Dirty Three live at Vicar Street on Saturday 6th December. Tickets on sale Friday 4th July at 10:00.
This time last year legendary instrumental trio Dirty Three released Love Changes Everything, their first album in twelve years, to across-the-board acclaim. Today, having decided it’s time to give the public what they want, Warren, Mick and Jim have announced news of a UK & EU tour for the end of the year – their first since 2012. The 10-date tour will see Dirty Three perform in major UK cities including a show at the Barbican in London before the band head to Europe for four shows closing with a performance at the Elysee Montmartre in Paris. Tickets go on sale this Friday – dates and info below:
Sunday 30th November – Glasgow – Classic Grand
Monday 1st December – Manchester – New Century Hall
Wednesday 3rd December – Leeds – Irish Centre
Thursday 4th December – Bristol – Electric Bristol
Saturday 6th December – Dublin – Vicar Street
Monday 8th December – London – Barbican
Wednesday 10th December – Utrecht – TivoliVrendenburg
Thursday 11th December – Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
Saturday 13th December – Tourcoing – Le Grand Mix
Sunday 14 December – Paris – Elysee Montmartre
Acclaim for Love Changes Everything:
“Both aggressive and transcendent, Australian instrumental trio Dirty Three occupy a niche few other bands can match: they are seers with attitude, alternating periods of elevated calm with churning crescendos.” The Observer – 4 stars ****
“Glorious… A continuous suite of instrumental movements forged from improvisation and alive with the intoxicating possibilities of music.” Record Collector – 4 stars ****
“A sequence of absorbing soundtracks for unmade dramas, of which the pick is ‘Love Changes Everything V’, an intense dialogue between violin and guitar suggesting My Bloody Valentine reinventing themselves as a folk group.” Uncut – 8/10
“Each track is a mini drama of yearning… These are studies in building momentum… The trio sustain a remarkable atmosphere.” The Wire
“Six simmering movements… The first launches an intensifying scuzz-rock groove, before splicing straight into the second’s opposing sound-world of meditative piano chords.” MOJO
“Glorious… it all makes for compelling listening.” The Sun – 4 stars ****
“The album is a triumph and a testament to the enduring creativity of Warren Ellis, Mick Turner, and Jim White… A truly wonderful album from masters of their craft.” MusicOMH – 4 stars ****
“The Dirty Three spirit still courses strong… The violin still loops enigmatically and leaps suddenly, the guitar and drums still skitter and crash, the music still clamours and builds and evokes sunset sets at green music festivals.” Buzz – 5 stars *****
“The instrumental trio explore the boundaries between structure and improvisation, dissonance and melody. The musicians’ empathy is impressive.” HiFi News – 8.5/10
“A ragged poem of a record, one of great experimental passages” Far Out
“Stirring stuff… Even during its quietest moments Love Changes Everything simmers with the unpredictability of a dormant volcano.” The New Cue
“A truly magical experience… It is staggering how much Dirty Three can invoke.” Echoes & Dust
“From the surprisingly fierce Love Changes Everything Part I to the long, surging closer Part VI, this new record is fresh but familiar, pushing forward but still recognisably them… This is a really wonderful return.” Narc – 4 stars ****
Dirty Three are an Australian instrumental trio known for their emotionally charged, genre-defying music that blends post-rock, folk, and classical influences. Formed in 1992, the band features Warren Ellis (violin), Mick Turner (guitar), and Jim White (drums)—each a master of their instrument, creating a sound that is raw, cinematic, and deeply evocative. Ellis’s impassioned violin work leads the charge, often sounding like a voice crying through storms of distortion and rhythm. Dirty Three’s music is wordless yet profound, capturing heartbreak, beauty, and chaos with unfiltered intensity. Albums like Ocean Songs and Horse Stories are hailed as landmarks in experimental rock. Their live performances are equally legendary, balancing fierce improvisation with soul-stirring clarity. Dirty Three aren’t just a band—they’re a force of nature, shaping modern instrumental music with a uniquely poetic and uncompromising vision.