DAMIEN DEMPSEY - Shots (20th Anniversary Edition w/ SIGNED Lyric Card from Damo) - LP - Silver Vinyl [APR 11]

LP - Limited 20th Anniversary Edition Opaque Silver Vinyl + all pre-orders will receive a SIGNED lyric card from Damien.

Damien Dempsey's SHOTS will be released on vinyl for the first time on 11th April 2025.

Originally released on 11/3/05, this 20th anniversary edition is pressed on ltd opaque silver vinyl. Featuring the singles Hold Me, Sing All Our Cares Away, Patience and St Patrick’s Day, the album debuted at #1 on the IRMA Irish album charts in 2005 and received a 9/10 review from Hot Press.

Damien’s song writing career spans more than twenty-five years and has seen him perform with luminaries such as Sinéad O’Connor, John Grant, Imelda May, The Dubliners, Lisa O’Neil, Maverick Sabre as well as supporting the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nelson on tour.

Over the course of his remarkable career, Damien has established himself as one of Ireland’s most beloved artists. His work is known for his truthful and emotive lyrics, celebrating how music can move us all.  Drawing influence from the likes of Bob Marley, Christy Moore, Luke Kelly and Shane MacGowan, the chart-topping singer songwriter has crafted a unique, soulful sound, centred around his powerful voice.

In 2023, Damien performed 20 critically acclaimed sold out shows at the Abbey Theatre with “Tales from the Holywell’, where we saw one of Ireland’s great musical storytellers perform onstage like never before.  In October 2024, Damien’s studio album ‘Hold Your Joy’ topped the physical album charts in Ireland.

As with his legendary Vicar Street Christmas shows, Damien’s summer evening shows in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens have become unmissable and he plays there on 11 & 12 July 2025.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. Sing All Our Cares Away
2. Not on Your Own Tonight
3. St. Patrick’s Day
4. Cursed With A Brain
5. Party On

Side B
1. Colony
2. Patience
3. Hold Me
4. Choctaw Nation
5. Spraypaint Backalley