Irish trio Kingfishr announce second album and 2027 UK tour with a Sheffield show – how to get tickets
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Weight of the Feather follows the band’s debut LP, Halcyon, released in 2025
Kingfishr have just announced a new album, a raft of UK and European 2027 tour dates, and the Irish trio are coming to Sheffield early next year.
The reveal of a Sheffield show at the O2 Academy Sheffield on Sunday, March 14, 2027, follows this week’s announcement that the band’s second album, Weight of the Feather, is set to arrive on April 9, 2027 – with the title track set for release on November 13, when general sale opens for the Irish trio’s Sheffield show.
Formed in 2017 while the trio were studying engineering at the University of Limerick, Kingfishr consist of Keogh, banjo and guitarist Eoghan 'McGoo' McGrath and guitarist Eoin 'Fitz' Fitzgibbon.
The three close friends from Limerick have been voraciously crafting their sophomore album which is written from the eye of a storm. It is set to chronicle how Kingfishr evolved from a casual venture between friends into a major musical force; one where the band experienced rapid, dramatic shifts in their lives.
Captured during a major period of transition, their album Weight of the Feather reflects on the gravity of their journey to date.
"Weight of the Feather is about dealing with the success of Kingfishr so far," said lead singer Eddie Keogh. "The band was a bit of a spoof, and we were fairly sure that the whole thing would collapse six months after we started. That never happened, it just kept going.”
"It's incredible and we wouldn't change any of it, but our lives have changed considerably.”
"The album is about losing our heads a little bit, and almost losing a band member”, it addresses the hiatus of bandmate Eoin "Fitz" Fitzgibbon.
“It’s about a breakup. It’s about trying to figure out what we want out of this thing and trying to do right by all of the people who have gotten us this far.”
Weight of the Feather follows the band’s debut LP, Halcyon, released in 2025, that set Kingfishr on a journey that’s put them in front of millions of fans the world over.
Recorded at Angelic Studios in Oxfordshire and Snap Studios in London, and produced alongside James Flannigan (who has worked with Weezer and Marina), it’s a story of triumph against all odds, and yet it’s a journey, and story, that’s only just getting started.
The second album sees the band taking stock of the immeasurable gratitude that they have for the group’s success against the things that they’ve lost along the way.
One thing that isn’t lost is the band’s relentless schedule that will see the band head out on a near sell-out 16-date European headline run throughout November and into December this year alone.
Undeterred and focussed on building on their blossoming adulation, Kingfishr will be returning to the stage in March 2027 and the band is set to perform at the O2 Academy Sheffield on Sunday, March 14, 2027 – You can buy tickets to their show on Ticketmaster from Friday, November 13, 2026.
Priority from O2 is on-sale now.
Artist presale for invited fans is also on-sale now.
General Sale: Friday, October 30, 2026, at 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster
Gig travel advice
BY CAR: Pre-book concert parking
Fans can pre-book parking for selected venues and nearby car parks before travelling, helping take the hassle out of finding a space on the night.
Q-Park Charles Street and Q-Park Rockingham Street offer convenient parking for visitors attending events at O2 Academy, Sheffield, with parking spaces located within easy walking distance of the venue.
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Kingfisher 2027 live dates
13th March 2027 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
16th March 2027 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
17th March 2027 – Glasgow International Arena, Glasgow
18th March 2027 – O2 Academy, Leeds
20th March 2027 – O2 Apollo, Manchester