HamsandwicH have announced details of their first ever live album, which was recorded at Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre late last year to mark their 20th anniversary.
The 18-track, 2LP set is entitled The Live Album and will be released on 15 March via Dublin Vinyl on Route 109a Recordings and is available for pre-order here.
The Meath trio of Niamh Farrell, Podge McNamee and Darcy have sold out the 3Olympia Theatre three times over their two-decade career.
The new live album features songs from across their four studio albums, Carry the Meek (2008), White Fox (2010), Stories From The Surface (2015), and Magnify (2023).
The Live Album will also be available on digital platforms and speaking about the new record, Farrell said, "We are all so excited to finally get to release our very first proper LIVE album!
"It was such a pleasure to have a gig once again in such an iconic venue and we were delighted that we got such a good recording that we had to what it!
"I think we have managed to capture the party atmosphere and put it onto vinyl, we hope people will enjoy listening to it!"
Podge added, "Some of my favourite albums of all time are live albums. Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and Radiohead Live in Galway in the mid-90s have been on repeat.
"It’s something we always wanted to do as a band, and we’ve had countless people tell us we are better live than on record. Back at the start it would have been the complete reverse.
"I think this album encapsulates who we are as a band more than any studio album could ever do and captures us in our purest form, there’s an energy and even a childlike silliness we’ve had on stage from day one and it’s amazing to have that oozing out of speakers. It’s the closest I’ll get to seeing HamsandwicH live and I’m all in!"
The trio will also play an acoustic tour to mark the release of The Live Album.
The band play: 1 Match - Spirit Store, Dundalk, 8 March - Cask, Limerick, 9 March - Bank Lane, Waterford, 14 March – Whelan’s, Dublin, 22 March - Seachurch, Ballycotton, Cork, and 23 March - Cleere, Kilkenny.
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