Though arguably never quite inhabiting the same sort of popular public headspace as an outfit like Paul Heaton’s Beautiful South, Neil Hannon and his Divine Comedy have been writing and performing music of a similar

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After a run of sold out acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017  and due to phenomenal demand, The Divine Comedy announce 7 further dates for this November / December including 5 in Ireland. Since The Divine Comedy’s inception in 1989, Neil Hannon has time and again proved to be one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters. The Divine Comedy’s new album, ‘Foreverland’, was hailed as one of…

The Divine Comedy have announced an extension to their 2017 UK and Ireland tour, with tickets for seven extra shows available on Wed 17 May at 9am. The extra shows for Neil Hannon's eccentric pop collective will see the group call at Edinburgh's Usher…

Divine and comedy are common, even overused, words when defining the music of one Edward Neil Anthony Hannon, but they still apply to the troubadour, who continues to defy his (now forty-six) years with exuberant energy rarely matched by his musical brethren in this part of the world.

“We all know the problems small music venues are facing, every month seems to bring the news that we’ve lost another icon of the music scene. But perhaps with proper support and investment we can protect the venues that we have left, and ensure they can start many more bands and artists on a path to success.” Neil Hannon, The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy announce further UK & Irish shows 15 dates This Autumn   'He makes you laugh, but what lifts the comedy towards the divine is the fact that he also makes you think.’

After a run of sold out, acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017, The Divine Comedy announce an Irish tour this December. The Divine Comedy will make stops in Cork, Limerick, Derry/Londonderry, Belfast and Dublin.

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After a run of sold out, acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017, The Divine Comedy announce an Irish tour this December which will include a much anticipated return t...

Indie legends the Divine Comedy have just announced a 5 date Irish tour set to take place this winter.

The Divine Comedy have extended their previously announced autumn tour. The band, who have already lined up shows in Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, London, Bournemouth and Brighton between November 23 and December 1, will now also call in Edinburgh, Norwich, Cork, Limerick, Derry, Belfast and Dublin.

Following a run of sold out shows in 2016 and early 2017, the Northern Ireland orchestral pop group make their return to Ireland with a five date tour in December playing Cork, Limerick, Derry/Londonderry, Belfast and Dublin.

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2016 and 2017 have been pretty good for The Divine Comedy with the critical and commercial success of Choice Music Prize nominated album 'Foreverland' and

The Divine Comedy have announced a number of new tour dates for 2017, including two shows in Northern Ireland.

Popular Northern Ireland band, The Divine Comedy, will perform a concert in Derry later this year.

After a run of sold out, acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017, The Divine Comedy have announced a spectacular five more dates on a tour throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland set to take place this December.

The Divine Comedy are touring across Ireland this December.

After a run of sold out, acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017, The Divine Comedy announce an Irish tour this December. The Divine Comedy will make stops in Cork, Limerick, Derry/Londonderry, Belfast and Dublin.

The Divine Comedy have announced seven further dates for their winter UK tour – including a visit to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on Wednesday, 22 November. Since The Divine Comedy’s inception in 1989, Neil Hannon has time and again proved to be one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters. The Divine Comedy’s new album, Foreverland, was hailed as one of the albums of the year by the critics and debuted at Number 7 in the UK Chart.  Each and every single from the album...

Following on from their superb gig at Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre in February, The Divine Comedy will undertake a five-night tour of Ireland this December

Foreverland, el undécimo disco de la banda norirlandesa The Divine Comedy, vio la luz el pasado 2 de septiembre y marca uno de los regresos más esperados

The Divine Comedy first came to my attention in 1996 with their song 'Something For the Weekend'. It was not like anything I had ever heard before and I was hooked, buying the single on cassette in 'Cheekys', my local music shop in the tiny Tyrone town I hail from.

Neil Hannon a posé ses augustes fesses sur un tabouret chez Harcourt pour jouer deux titres du répertoire de The Divine Comedy. C’est dans le cadre d’une session Son &...

The Divine Comedy will have audiences in tears on Sunday 26th November at Bristol’s iconic Colston Hall. Anybody who loves comedy with a thought provoking twist will need to get him or herself down to this sidesplitting event, which will not ...

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In which Ben shares his Track by Track retrospective on The Divine Comedy

You may recall that back in 1992 I wrote in praise of bands’ earlier stuff. In that instance, the band in question was Pulp. This time around it’s The Divine Comedy.

El primer domingo de mayo celebramos el Día de la Madre. Una fecha perfecta para recordar las complejas relaciones entre madres e hijos que han protagonizado las letras de numerosas canciones. Recopilamos unas cuantas que reivindican lo que ya sabemos: madre no hay más que una.

After a run of sold out acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017 (including three London Palladiums), The Divine Comedy announce a new 8 date UK tour for this November/December. Since The Divine Comedy’s inception in 1989, Neil Hannon has time and again proved to be one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters.

After a run of sold out acclaimed shows in 2016 and early 2017 (including three London Palladiums), The Divine Comedy announce a new 8 date UK tour for this November/December. Since The Divine Comedy’s inception in 1989, Neil Hannon has time and again proved to be one of the UK’s best and most original songwriters. The Divine Comedy’s new album, ‘Foreverland’, was hailed as one of the albums of the…

The Divine Comedy will tour the UK this autumn. The band, who released ‘Foreverland’ last year, have inked in shows in Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, London, Bournemouth and Brighton.

Neil Hannon é um dândi. Culto, gravou uma música, The Booklovers, na qual cita nada menos que 73 escritores consagrados. Aprecia bons vinhos.

To the best of my knowledge, In May is this: a chamber opera for one voice, its narrative unfolding as a series of letters from a youngish man dying of cancer to his father who is living in California. The songs are all titled by the dates of the letters, the time counting down to…