Young Dubliners return to Cafe Eleven in April, their first St. Augustine show since 2021

The Irish-rooted rock band comes back to the A1A listening room on April 6, 2027, nearly six years after its last stop there.

The last time Young Dubliners played St. Augustine, it was June 2021, and live music on the beach was still finding its feet. Nearly six years later, the band is booked back into the same small room on A1A.

Young Dubliners play Cafe Eleven on Tuesday, April 6, 2027, with the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $35 through Eventbrite. The date was announced Oct. 22. Their previous St. Augustine show was June 6, 2021, also at Cafe Eleven.

Five months is a long lead for a Tuesday-night club show, but in a room this size it is not too early to buy. Cafe Eleven is a small venue, and shows here are the kind people plan a spring weekend around.

The band has been busy in the meantime, mostly on the road. Recent listings show it working steadily through 2026, from a September show in Plymouth to an October date in Mill Valley, California, and its next run is already taking shape: a Feb. 19, 2027 show at The Signal in Chattanooga went on sale Oct. 23, per a Chattanooga listing.

There is also a record in the works. The band has been making its tenth studio album with longtime producer Tim Boland, and it has been funding the project through its fans rather than a label, according to a venue listing for a 2025 show. Frontman Keith Roberts has said that making supporters co-producers is a more rewarding way to make a record and lets the band keep control. No title or release date has been announced, so whether new songs turn up in the April set is an open question. Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz has been billing recent shows under the name Head for the Light.

Cafe Eleven is a big part of why a return like this matters locally. The venue sits at the corner of A1A and 11th Street, one block from St. Augustine Beach, and Florida's Historic Coast describes it as having started life as a convenience store before being gradually turned into a restaurant and music venue. The Flagler College Gargoyle reported that owners Chad Cockayne and Carol-Ann Curley have run both the cafe and the venue since November 2012, and noted that the bands who play there tend to seek the room out. Its calendar runs wide, from blues and Americana to punk, comedy and tribute nights, per Visit St. Augustine.

That suits Young Dubliners, a band whose rock and folk mix depends on the crowd being close enough to sing along. In a room like this there is no back of the hall to hide in.

Six years is a long time between visits. April is not that far off.

Sources: The Young Dubliners, The Signal, Chattanooga (HappeningNext) (happeningnext.com); Young Dubliners (Visit Sun Valley) (visitsunvalley.com); Moe's Alley presents Young Dubliners Head for the Light Tour (moesalley.com); The Original Café Eleven (Florida's Historic Coast) (floridashistoriccoast.com); Cafe Eleven new owners (The Gargoyle, Flagler College) (gargoyle.flagler.edu); Café Eleven (Visit St. Augustine) (visitstaugustine.com); Young Dubliners at Cafe Eleven (JamBase) (jambase.com)