The Coronas have been releasing music since 2007, but despite streaming numbers in the millions on even their earliest albums, the Irish band has found themselves getting a different kind of name recognition in the past couple years. And instead of shying away from their unintended ties to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Coronas decided to face it head on.
Their 7th album, Time Stopped, released last week on October 7, focuses heavily on the pandemic and its aftermath. To celebrate its release, The Coronas are heading off on an international tour, with a stop in NYC on November 5, featuring Róisín O.
The Coronas is a three piece band, with Graham Knox on bass, Conor Egan on drums and Danny O’Reilly as lead singer. The band is extremely passionate about performing live, even going so far as promoting their last album, released during the pandemic, by driving around in an ice cream truck to still bring live, if socially distant, performances to their fans.
Irish singer Róisín O, whose solo album Courageous was released in the spring to positive notices, joins The Coronas as their special guest on their tour of North America. Róisín will join as the support act as well as playing keyboards and singing backgrounds on their headlining shows.
This summer, The Coronas sold out shows in Cork and Dublin. Before they land in the U.S., the band will play multiple venues in Germany and Switzerland. Lead singer Danny O’Reilly said the return to live audiences will be affecting.
“Time Stopped was written to be played live,” O’Reilly said. “We’re ridiculously excited to be on the road again and to play these new songs to full capacity rooms around the world. It’s going to be emotional.”
2022 North American Tour Dates
November 2 – Toronto ON, Canada – Axis
November 4 – Boston, MA – Sinclair
November 5- New York, NY – Irving Plaza
November 6 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
November 8 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
November 10 – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room-House of Blues
November 11 – Austin, TX – 3ten
November 13: Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO Tuesday,
November 15 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile
November 16 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
November 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
November 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
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