Beth Orton & Sam Amidon

Beth Orton & Sam Amidon

Sun 14th December, 2025

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Beth Orton and Sam Amidon announce a Vicar Street concert and tour of Ireland in December, following the success of their sold-out concerts at The Pavillion in Dun Laoghaire this past summer and appearances at Cork's Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival in September. 

Beth Orton’s self-produced album Weather Alive was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2022, reviewed by Pitchfork as “The best work of her career” and appearing on many year-end best lists including The New York Times, Pitchfork, and NPR. This follows a storied career as a BRIT Award-winning, multiple Mercury Prize nominated singer songwriter. Orton’s first three solo albums, Trailer Park (1997), the BRIT Award winning Central Reservation (1999), and the UK top 10 album Daybreaker, established her as a definitive voice of the era and won acclaim for Orton’s innovative integration of electronic and acoustic textures and she has collaborated with artist such as Nick Cave, The Chemical Brothers, Emmylou Harris and Beck.

Sam Amidon is coming off the success of his 2025 album Salt River, which included performances on the Tommy Tiernan Show and Later... with Jools Holland. This year has also has seen Amidon serving as music advisor on the forthcoming film History Of Sound, working closely with actors Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor on their musical roles in the film, as well as collaborating widely in concerts with artists such as Bryce Dessner, Jacob Collier, Yo Yo Ma and Ganavya among others. Amidon was nominated for "Outstanding Creative Contribution" for his work on the acclaimed dance and music performance NOBODADDY from choreographer Michael Keegan Dolan and Teaċ Daṁsa, which ran for 10 sold-out performances at the Dublin Theatre Festival last year.