Clannad's farewell show will be a 'fitting and fond' end to 50 year career

Clannad's Moya Brennan is promising a celebratory night worthy of the occasion for the band's farewell concert in the 3 Arena.

The concert is scheduled to take place on Friday, February 9 and will mark the end of an incredible 50-year career for the Donegal band.

Ms Brennan said: "Our Farewell show in the 3 Arena Dublin will certainly be an occasion for celebration, our 50 years as Clannad, our hugely successful recording career, and of course our pride in our Irish culture, language, and song.

"This will be a fitting and fond farewell to Dublin and will feature a career-spanning setlist, worthy of this bittersweet occasion.

"We look forward to welcoming our fans from near and far to Dublin in December."

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 25 at 9am and are sure to be snapped up fast with the band's many fans keen to be a part of this memorable occasion. 

The Grammy and BAFTA award-winning band have sold more than 15 million records worldwide.  

To coincide with this very special Farewell Dublin show, BMG has released In a Lifetime’ Anthology, a multiformat, career-spanning anthology containing tracks from Clannad’s 50-year recording career. It is available as a 38 track 2CD set, 2CD deluxe, 2LP, 2LP deluxe, and an expanded deluxe 100+ track set as well as digital versions.

The anthology will both delight and excite Clannad’s enormous and loyal fanbase as well as introduce this legendary, influential, and culturally important band to a whole new generation of music fans.

The multi-award winning Clannad has without doubt done more than any other group to take Irish music and the Irish language to a worldwide audience. Fusing elements of traditional Irish music with more contemporary folk, new age, and rock they have created a beautifully unique and ethereal sound that combines haunting melodies and mesmerising vocals to transcend the sands of time whilst appealing to a worldwide audience of all ages.