Dermot Kennedy

6 - 8 December 2023

On the Forecourt

Contemporary Music

After a sold out run of dates, Secret Sounds announces Irish singer, songwriter Dermot Kennedy returns to Australia this year with a very special show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt.

Early entry gates open: 5:45pm
Gates open: 6:00pm
Middle Kids/Vallis Alps: 7:00pm
Dermot Kennedy: 8:00pm

*Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.

DERMOT KENNEDY The Sonder Tour

After a sold out run of dates last year, Secret Sounds is excited to announce that Irish singer and songwriter Dermot Kennedy is set to return to Australia this year. With latest album Sonder in tow, Dermot’s The Sonder Tour will grace stages in Melbourne and Brisbane along with a very special show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt.

Dermot spent three years working on his latest release Sonder, writing the 13 songs on the album while he was riding the success his debut album Without Fear, which has since sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Sonder has songs full of brilliant one-liners, lyrics that make you think, vocals that soar and stories of love and life that hit you deep in the gut.

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