Irish country-pop superstar CMAT announces US headline tour this fall

CMAT ANNOUNCES US TOUR THIS FALL

AFTER LAST WEEK’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER NEW ALBUM EURO-COUNTRY OUT AUGUST 29TH VIA AWAL RECORDINGS NEW SINGLE RUNNING/PLANNING WATCH / LISTEN

“Her kind of country—an amalgam of melancholy pop, put-on twang, and poignant lyrics—is resonating…America, it seems, is starting to love CMAT right back.” – Jezebel  “Vivacious, fun and with camp to boot”  – PAPER  “she’s helped change the way people think about country music” – SPIN  “camp humor and distinctly Irish sense of the absurd” – The New York Times  "Ireland's biggest new star" – The Independent  "CMAT – Irish country-pop singer Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – writes funny, bone-deep songs about love and other horrors. She also plays her white acoustic guitar like an axe hero" – The Guardian "A distinctive voice in every way"  – Mojo

April 1, 2025 – Today, Irish country-pop superstar CMAT announces a US headline tour this fall– It’s The Euro-Country Tour – launching September 8 in Los Angeles, and hitting dates in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, NYC, Atlanta and more. More information on tickets can be found at cmatbaby.com – pre-sale sign up is live now, general on-sale will be live at 10AM local time on April 4.  This tour announcement follows last week’s announcement of CMAT’s new album EURO-COUNTRY set for release August 29 via AWAL, “her most important record to date.” Alongside last week’s announcement she released “Running/Planning,” which has already seen buzz from Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, Under The Radar, WNYC Soundcheck’s Weekly Playlist, The Needle Drop, Paste, CMT and more.    LISTEN TO “RUNNING/PLANNING” HERE // WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE.

Despite this being her third album, this fully-formed acronymic star feels like she’s been part of the culture forever. EURO-COUNTRY follows 2023’s brilliant Crazymad, For Me - an album that propelled her to wider attention and garnered numerous accolades including: a BRITs Best International Artist nod; and ‘Best Album’ nominations from the Ivors; Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize in her native Ireland (an award she won for her debut, If My Wife New I’d Be Dead).  Press, radio, and television have all been integral in her rise, with numerous covers, five-star reviews, playlists, Maida Vale sessions, and TV appearances, including Jools Holland (both Later… and a memorable turn on his Hootenanny) and The Graham Norton Show. A relentless touring schedule with The Very Sexy CMAT Band has cemented her reputation as one of the best live acts around.  The new album - released via AWAL Recordings - was recorded in New York and co-produced by long-time collaborator Oli Deakin and CMAT. EURO-COUNTRY tackles a number of big themes including personal reflections on economics, identity, and grief. It marks another step in the unstoppable rise of CMAT and cements her position as a generational songwriter.  What has endeared fans to her heart-sore tunes and humor is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s ability to combine contradictory themes and moods: wide-eye drama with self-deprecation; the fusion of country and pop, with even more influences stretching across decades and genres. EURO-COUNTRY is no different: an aural tight-rope walk that balances big themes, specifically: the impact of economics on a small country, the attention that comes with increased fame (not all of it good), and being a woman. Speaking about the LP, CMAT said: “EURO-COUNTRY is, I think, the best thing I have ever made. I felt halfway through recording it was the most important record I’ve made for myself… mainly because it was making me go crazy" “I'm always going to make the work I want to make, because there is a little gremlin in my head that tells me if it’s shit. More than success, there’s a bigger gremlin that wants me to make music that’s really good. She’s brutal and has ruined my life at times, but she is the keeper of my life and she’s always right.”

Photo Credit: Sarah Doyle

US TOUR DATES 2025  Sept 8 - Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Sept 10 - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CA  Sept 12 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN Sept 13 - Park West, Chicago, IL Sept 15 - The Concert Hall, Toronto  Sept 17 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA  Sept 18 - Webster Hall, New York, NY Sept 20 - Shaky Knees, Atlanta, GA  Sept 21 - Basement East, Nashville, TN  European/UK Tour Dates 2025  * Supporting Sam Fender May 23rd - Wide Awake Festival, London, UK May 25th - Neighbourhood Festival, Warrington, UK Jun 5th - Primavera, Barcelona, ESP Jun 6th - London Stadium, London, UK * Jun 12th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK * Jun 14th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK * Jun 15th - St James Park, Newcastle, UK * Jun 27th - Glastonbury, UK Jul 12th - NOS, Lisbon, POR Jul 26th - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK Jul 27th - Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK Aug 1st - Belladrum Tartan Heart, Belladrum, UK Aug 2nd - All Together Now, Waterford, IRE Aug 7th - Syd For Solen, Copenhagen, DEN Aug 8th - Way Out West, Gothenburg, SWE Aug 14th - Cabaret Vert, Charleville Mezieres, FR Aug 15th - Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, NL Aug 16th - Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, UK Aug 28th - Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast, UK * Oct 2nd - O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK Oct 4th - Academy, Manchester, UK Oct 5th - O2 Academy, Leeds, UK Oct 6th - NX, Newcastle, UK Oct 9th - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK Oct 12th - Rock City, Nottingham, UK Oct 13th - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UK Oct 15th - Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, UK Oct 16th - O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK Oct 17th - UEA, Norwich, UK Oct 19th - Octagon, Sheffield, UK Oct 20th - O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Dec 5th - 3Arena, Dublin, IRE