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Concerts in Ireland
- 23/03/2025Sunday 19:00Dublin, D23Olympia TheatreWardruna
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International Concerts
- 17/03/2025Monday 19:00Liverpool, GBLiverpool Philharmonic HallWardrunaLow Availability
- 18/03/2025Tuesday 19:00Birmingham, GBSymphony HallWardrunaLow Availability
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- 19/03/2025Wednesday 18:45London, GBRoyal Albert HallWardruna
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- 21/03/2025Friday 19:00Bristol, GBBristol BeaconWardruna
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- 22/03/2025Saturday 19:00York, GBYork BarbicanWardrunaLimited Availability
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- 25/03/2025Tuesday 18:30Glasgow, GBSEC ArmadilloWardruna
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About
"Hertan", the proto-Scandinvian word for heart, is steeped in Wardruna tradition. With their 2024 song, Wardruna announced the beginning of a vibrant new cycle, pulsating with life. The song explores the rhythm of pulse, a flow visible in all forms of life and in nature, and the heart as the rider of decisions.
Making room for something new to come into being, the Norwegian group ended the 'Kvitravn' touring cycle in a remarkable way. During the autumn equinox on September 21, 2023, Wardruna performed at the world heritage site Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis, Athens. The event sold out quickly, with fans from all over the world attending.
The concert at the Acropolis is the culmination of an intense period of touring, with successful shows in the United States, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom. In 2022, Wardruna headlined the festivals Wacken Open Air in Germany and Hellfest Open Air in France and saw the group perform at historic sites, such as Ancient Theater in Plovdiv and Castle Devin, Bratislava during the Nordic Night Tour. In 2023, the second leg of the 'Kvitravn' touring cycle took place throughout the summer with Wardruna playing (festival) shows in Germany, France, The Netherlands and a concert at Borgholm Castle in Sweden.
At the heart of Wardruna lies the vision of sowing new seeds and strengthening old roots, a concept that main composer Einar Selvik, Lindy-Fay Hella and former member Gaahl bought to life in 2009. The first three albums formed the Runaljod trilogy and featured musical renditions based on the Nordic runes. Each of the three releases focused around eight of the twenty-four Proto-Norse runes, more commonly known as the Elder Futhark. The trilogy consists of 'Runaljod – gap var Ginnunga' (2009), 'Runaljod – Yggdrasil' (2013), 'Runaljod – Ragnarok' (2016).
After years of acoustic concerts and lectures, performing Wardruna songs and creations made for the TV-show Vikings, Einar Selvik recorded 'Skald' (2018). The album was recorded live with the intention of capturing the raw and uncompromising energy of the live performance. It set out to give a voice to the ancient craft that once lay at the foundation of the Norse oral traditions, presented as it takes shape in the hands of a humble contemporary skald today.
Wardruna’s fifth full-length 'Kvitravn' (White-Raven) was released in January 2021. The album musically continues where the Runaljod trilogy left off, yet it marks a distinct evolution in the group's sound. Throughout eleven songs, 'Kvitravn' discusses Northern sorcery, spirit-animals, shadows, nature and animism, the wisdom and meanings of certain myths, various Norse spiritual concepts, and the relation between sage and songs. The record charted in 13 countries, including #1 in Canada and Austria, and #2 in Germany. A year later, the band presented a virtual live experience in the form of First Flight of the White Raven, also landing in the official German Album Charts.
The period between 'First Flight of the White Raven' and “Hertan”, was not without creative output. A new rendition of “Voluspá” (live with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra) came out in June 2023. Einar Selvik also performed on national Norwegian television with electronic dance music DJ Matoma and joined Faroese singer-songwriter Eivør and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for a symphonic concert series. One of the duets, “Voluspá” (live with Eivør) shall be released physically on Record Store Day in April 2024, in the United States, Canada and Germany.
FAQS
Wardruna play Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre on 23 March 2025.
Tickets are on sale Friday 12 April at 9am.