Damien Dempsey.
The Dublin Castle, Camden. March 2026.
Pub photo: Ewan-M, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.
Damien Dempsey (2026).
Me and Anita, the night after Paddy's Day, in the Dublin Castle of all places.
Damo is an absolute Irish legend. He's a warrior of a man, and the closest thing our generation has to a Christy Moore or a Luke Kelly, belting out that passionate Irish spirit.
We had a nice London lunch and a few Irish pub stops beforehand, and the night was spot on. The tiny room in the Dublin Castle just makes it all the more visceral.
The setlist.
The Camden setlists aren't on record. The playlist is a 2026 set from the Galway Folk Festival, so treat it as a flavour of the night. Listen: Apple Music · Spotify
Rocky Road to Dublin isn't on streaming, so it's missing from both.
Setlist from setlist.fm.
