Orla Gartland has released a new single ‘Now What?’, which premiered as a Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1. The track is set to feature on an upcoming extended edition of her second album ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’.
The release follows Gartland’s recent UK and Ireland tour, which included sold-out performances at O2 Kentish Town Forum and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. The Dublin-born, London-based artist recorded ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ between her London studio and Middle Farm Studios in Devon, working alongside co-producers Tom Stafford and Peter Miles.
“My second album ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’ came out in October 2024 and I started this year with a strong feeling that I had more to say,” Gartland explains. “Last year I experienced some big life changes; I felt more unravelled & pensive than any other time in my adult life. ‘Now What?’ explores the vast unknown we face after a breakup and how our feelings morph and change over time.”
Her dates in full read:
APRIL
20 The Concert Hall, Toronto, Canada
22 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, USA
23 Webster Hall, New York, USA
25 Underground Arts, Philadelphia, USA
26 9:30 Club, Washington D.C., USA
27 Brachland Ballroom, Cleveland, USA
29 A&R Music Bar, Columbus, USA
30 Basement East, Nashville, USA
MAY
1 Terminal West, Atlanta, USA
3 Empire Control Room, Austin, USA
4 House of Blues, Dallas, USA
6 Meow Wolf, Denver, USA
9 Music Box, San Diego, USA
10 Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
12 Bimbo’s, San Francisco, USA
14 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, USA
15 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
16 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, USA
18 Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City, USA
JUNE
25 Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK
AUGUST
1 Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA
2 Hinterland Festival, St. Charles, USA
4 The Armory, Minneapolis, USA*
5 Steelhouse Omaha, Omaha, USA*
7 Ford Amphitheater, Colorado Springs, USA*
8 Outside Lands, San Francisco, USA
15 Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater, Nampa, USA*
16 Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Bend, USA*
17 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena, Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, USA*
*supporting Glass Animals
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