Cian Durcot Announces Sophomore LP ‘Little Dreaming’ And Headline UK & European Tour

Cian Ducrot is set to release his eagerly anticipated second album Little Dreaming on 11th July – the follow-up to his 2023 UK and Ireland #1 debut Victory. Ducrot has launched the record by unveiling the official video for the title track Little Dreaming, and also announcing a UK & Europe headline tour kicking off on 13th September in Manchester and includes London, O2 Academy Brixton on the 17th September 2025.

Cian Ducrot

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Fans that pre-order the album via his website by 10.00am GMT on 25th March 2025 will get access to pre-sale tickets for the tour. Tickets go on general sale HERE at 10.00am GMT on 28th March 2025.

Little Dreaming is a beautifully cohesive work that invites listeners to travel with him on a journey of self-discovery. Put together with a tight-knit group of trusted collaborators, it sees him showcase dazzling ‘70s and ‘80s-tinged sounds – influenced by greats such as Elton John, Michael Jackson and Queen – all the while baring his soul through heartfelt, authentic songwriting. Whereas Victory was a brilliant demonstration of the musician’s early potential, Little Dreaming is where he really comes into his own as a stadium-filling star.

Durcot says: “This album has been a crazy journey, it was an absolutely amazing experience. I set out to just be as creative and as free and as expressive as possible, and I think we’ve done that. It’s not an overstatement to say making the record has changed my life.”

The current single is indicative of the brighter tones and grandstand pop edge that makes Little Dreaming an essential evolution from his debut. Bouncing along a bright keyboard riff, the 27-year-old Cork native is supported by joyous vocal harmonies as he celebrates what makes us all special and unique, especially in the face of current caustic discourse. The official video features actors from two high-profile Irish TV shows: Lola Petticrew and Hazel Doupe from the acclaimed Disney+ series Say Nothing, and Chris Walley from the cult comedy The Young Offenders.

He adds: “I love how theatrical this one turned out, it feels reflective of my personality. It’s about reconnecting with your inner child but also, as an adult, doing what you want, expressing yourself and not caring what anyone else thinks. Hopefully breaking down those boundaries of toxic masculinity in the process.”

Fans adored Victory for Durcot’s willingness to unflinchingly open his heart in songs, and that quality returns as emotively as ever in Little Dreaming. They’re experiences we can all relate to, captured in his affectingly direct style: love and loss, family and friendship, community and roots, overcoming our struggles and trying to be a better version of ourselves. It was created with a trusted team of friends: Anton Göransson and Isabella Sjöstrand (RAYE), GRAMMY® winner Lostboy (Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris), Theo Hutchcraft (Calvin Harris, Måneskin), Tristan Salvati (Angèle), regular collaborator Bill Maybury (James Bay) and Will Bloomfield (The Vaccines, Alfie Templeman).

With over 1.4 billion streams to date, Cian Durcot recently won Best R&B Song as co-writer on Saturn by SZA, at the GRAMMY® Awards and just completed a UK and European arena tour as special guest to Teddy Swims. He also delivered a stunning performance of Who’s Making You Feel It as well as both national anthems at the recent Ireland v France Six Nations rugby match.

Tickets for his newly announced headline shows across UK & Europe, listed below are now available HERE.

SEPTEMBER
13th – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
14th – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
16th – O2 Academy, Bournemouth
17th – O2 Academy, Brixton
18th – L’Olympia, Paris, France
21st – La Madeleine, Brussels, Belgium
23rd – 013 Poppodium, Tilburg, Netherlands
25th – Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
27th – Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland
29th – X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
30th – Theaterfabrik, Munich, Germany

OCTOBER
1st – Prague, Czech Republic
3rd – Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
4th – Huxleys, Berlin, Germany
6th – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
8th – Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway
9th – Fryshuset Arenan, Stockholm, Sweden
11th – House Of Culture, Helsinki, Finland

DECEMBER
13th – O2 Academy, Birmingham
14th – Bristol Beacon, Bristol
16th – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
17th – O2 Academy, Glasgow
18th – O2 Academy, Leeds
20th – 3Arena, Dublin

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