Ballyshannon artist to support country music star’s Irish tour
Ballyshannon’s Rian McCauley named as support act for Bec O’Malley’s tour in Ireland after Electric Picnic success
A Ballyshannon artist is to support a rising English Country Music and social media star, Bec O’Malley, on the Irish leg of his latest tour.
Rian McCauley, fresh off performing at Electric Picnic in the summer, will support the Manchester-based Bec O’Malley at gigs at Wavelength in Cork, The Barge in Belfast, and Whelan’s in Dublin from November 12 to November 14.
Bec O’Malley is a rising country music star, with over 220,000 social media followers on all platforms, and averages 420,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
McCauley told Donegal Live that supporting O’Malley was a “cool milestone” and an opportunity to “gain a few fans.”
The singer-songwriter said: “I think this is his first time in Ireland. I had seen him on TikTok so when I got asked to support him, it was a cool opportunity to see him, and a cool opportunity to show my own music.
“He has grown himself, and he has a big following on all social platforms.
“It is definitely a cool milestone after Electric Picnic and all that stuff that is going on.
“It is my first time playing at a live venue in Whelan's at full capacity, so I am hoping to gain a few fans out of it and hope they like my music. I will give it the best I can.”
Rian’s music focuses on acoustic songwriting, big melodies and modern Irish folk influences. He himself is building a growing following online, with 11,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
In August, Rian was selected by Tinie Tempah to play the Three City Stages and performed on the Main Stage at Electric Picnic in front of 30,000 people, an experience he described at the time as “surreal” and “unbelievable.”