“There’s something about stepping back into the furious belly of this beast where the low bells chime around the parish, where time is swallowed and years slip by, this place where most of my hearing went in the sound of working it out from soaring angst to occasional pride into unmoored middle age. The songs grow too and change their meaning, till it all collapses together into the glorious bonfire that is The Frames…” Glen Hansard

“A significant birthday should be celebrated. 2020 will mark The Frames’ 30th journey around the Sun. Most of that time has been spent travelling around the World, in and in celebration of, music. Where better to celebrate? One night in Dublin! Come join us!” Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Acknowledged as one of Ireland’s most successful domestic music acts of their generation, The Frames career spans three decades as they celebrate 30 years.

They released their first album Another Love Song in 1992 and, over nearly a decade, bounced through various well-documented record deals and band line-ups releasing consistently excellent albums (Fitzcarraldo and Dance The Devil) along the way in spite of it. Finally, as the new millennium appeared, the band shook themselves free of outside influences, beginning work on For The Birds, which they released on their own Plateau label in March 2001.

Two years later, after constant touring and an ever-rising fan base, the band released their live opus Set List. It became the first of their albums to début in the Irish Album Charts at No 1 in May 2003. They continued with their relentless touring schedule around the world, signed an international record deal with the Anti record label and found time to record and release their 5th studio album.

Following hot on the heels of a monumental sold-out open-air show in front of nearly 20,000 at Dublin’s Marlay Park, Burn The Maps was released in September 2004. It went straight to No 1 at home in Ireland and became a long-term fixture in the Irish Charts in spite of the band having to spend most of their time away on tour supporting its release worldwide in 2005.

The Frames finished up 2005 with a sold-out gig in Dublin’s Point Theatre and meanwhile in the U.S. Burn The Maps finished at No 5 in the New York Times end of year Top 10 releases.

The Frames released their 6th studio album The Cost on Plateau in Ireland on September 2006. It went straight into the album charts at No 2 and was the springboard for a solid year of international touring, which culminated in a Christmas show in Ireland with Snow Patrol and a headline show to ring in the New Year.

After some time away from playing live, the band returned in 2010 to mark their 20 year anniversary with a headline slot at The Electric Picnic. They also played a string of sold out shows in the US and Europe before finishing the year with a run around Dublin in The Olympia, Vicar Street and Whelans. They also reconvened to mark the 25 year milestone with 3 sold out shows at the Iveagh Gardens and Cork Marquee.

2020 is The Frames 30th year of musical collaboration and friendship...The band are very happy to have an excuse to get together to revisit songs from their extensive back catalogue at a one off show in Kilmainham, Dublin on 20 June 2020.

Last updated: December 2019.

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