Young Dubliners book a Sunday night at The Charleston Pour House

The long-running Irish-American rock band has a $25 show on April 4, 2027, in a 450-capacity room. It's a good one to put on the spring calendar now.

Some bands are built for a 450-person room on a Sunday night, with a fiddle cutting through the noise and a crowd that knows the words. On Sunday, April 4, 2027, the Young Dubliners bring that kind of night to The Charleston Pour House.

The show was announced on October 20. It starts at 8pm, and tickets are $25 through Afton Tickets. Spring is still more than five months away, but The Pour House holds just 450 people. That's a small room for a band that has spent more than three decades on the road, so don't wait until the week of the show to get tickets.

The Young Dubliners formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California. Singer and rhythm guitarist Keith Roberts, who was born in Dublin, has been the one constant through every lineup. The band signed with Scotti Brothers Records in 1994 and released *Breathe* in 1995. Labels and members have changed since then, but the formula hasn't. It's loud, guitar-driven rock with Irish roots, played by a working band that tours hard and treats every room like a pub at closing time.

People usually call the music Celtic rock. The band has said that label can mislead, and the live show is the best argument for that. Recent lineups have put Chas Waltz on violin, David Ingraham on drums, Justin Pecot on guitar and Ethan Jones on bass. That's a rock rhythm section with a fiddle on top, not a session band playing traditional tunes. Expect the old favourites alongside newer material, played at volume.

New songs could be on the way. The band has said it is working on its tenth studio album with longtime producer Tim Boland, who was born in Ireland. Like at least one record before it, the album is being funded by fans rather than by a traditional label. Nothing says when it will be out, but a band in the middle of making a record often tries new material on the road.

The Pour House is a fitting room for all of this. A 450-capacity venue lets a band like this play to the back wall without losing the closeness that makes Irish-rock shows work. You hear the fiddle, you see Roberts working the front rows, and an encore of a few songs can turn into many more.

The date is a Sunday in early April, the first weekend of spring that feels like it, and it's a good excuse for a night out before the work week. The cover is $25, and the show starts at 8.

A band that has spent more than three decades on the road, playing a room built for a fiddle and a crowd that sings along.

Tickets are on sale now through Afton Tickets via The Pour House listing. If the band's Charleston fans are anything like their fans elsewhere, this one won't wait for you.

Sources: Young Dubliners – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); Young Dubliners at The Charleston Pour House – Afton Tickets (aftontickets.com); JamBase listing (jambase.com); Young Dubliners return to the Tabor Opera House - Leadville Herald (leadvilleherald.com); The Young Dubliners - First Avenue (first-avenue.com)