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In the most brutally honest and thus edifying installment yet of our 100-plus-installment On Tyranny series, brand-new Irish electro-Celtic trio Chasing Abbey hold nothing back in speaking out against authoritarianism, oppression and the Palestinian genocide.

We’re publishing this video today to celebrate the release of the trio’s debut record, Cyber Celt, which comes out today (Friday) courtesy of Remote Control Records.

Get a breath of fresh air as you listen to all three members of Chasing Abbey – multi-instrumentalists/producers/vocalists Ronan Bell, Jonathan Byrne and Ted Conway – bravely speak their mind and exercise free speech fearlessly and proudly … just like the Irish tradition calls for.

For more installments of On Tyranny, in which musicians speak out about the threats that fascism and authoritarianism pose to artists, go to our archive or YouTube channel. A small sampling of past participants includes J Robbins, The Locust, Thalia Zedek, INDECLINE, LAPêCHE, Ratboys, Low Cut Connie and dozens more musicians

Go here to snag a copy of Chasing Abbey’s Cyber Celt and learn more about the band.

And catch Chasing Abbey on their ridonkulously extensive tour:

09/18/26 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight [SOLD OUT]

09/25/26 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress

09/26/26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar [SOLD OUT]

09/27/26 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah [SOLD OUT]

09/29/26 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room [SOLD OUT]

09/30/26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent [SOLD OUT]

10/02/26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

10/03/26 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater [SOLD OUT]

10/04/26 – Kansas City, MO @ Warehouse on Broadway

10/06/26 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club [SOLD OUT]

10/08/26 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

10/09/26 – Milwaukee, WI @ Falcon Bowl

10/10/26 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House [SOLD OUT]

10/11/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

10/13/26 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar

10/14/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café & Music Hall

10/16/26 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage

10/17/26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

10/18/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

10/20/26 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall

10/22/26 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East

10/24/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

10/25/26 – Orlando, FL @ The Social

10/27/26 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

10/28/26 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s

10/29/26 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

11/03/26 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms

11/04/26 – London, UK @ Scala

11/06/26 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat

11/07/26 – Paris, FR @ Les Étoiles

11/08/26 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns

11/10/26 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute Music Hall

11/11/26 – Leeds, UK @ Brundell Social Club

11/12/26 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy 2

11/13/26 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy 2

11/15/26 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 The Warehouse

11/17/26 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2

11/18/26 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach

11/20/26 – Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk

11/21/26 – Milan, IT @ Q-Club

12/06/26 – Singapore @ Esplanade Annexe Studio

12/10/26 – Melbourne, AU @ The Espy

12/11/26 – Brisbane, AU @ Crowbar

12/12/26 – Sydney, AU @ PADDO RSL

12/14/26 – Perth, AU @ Amplifier Bar

12/27/26 – Cork, IE @ Cypress Avenue

12/28/26 – Killarney, IE @ The Glenagle Club

12/29/26 – Bantry, IE @ Maritime Hotel – Live By The Bay

12/30/26 – Waterford, IE @ Bank Lane

01/01/27 – Limerick, IE @ Dolans Warehouse

01/02/27 – Derry, IE @ Nerve Centre

03/25/27 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets

03/26/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey

03/27/27 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up

03/28/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

03/30/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Backstage at Revel

04/01/27 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep

04/02/27 – Ft. Collins, CO @ The Aggie

04/03/27 – Boulder, CO @ Fox

04/06/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

04/08/27 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall

04/09/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theatre

04/10/27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable

04/11/27 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme

04/13/27 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig

04/15/27 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House

04/16/27 – Ottawa, ON @ The 27 Club

04/17/27 – Montreal, PQ @ Fairmont Theatre

04/18/27 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City

04/20/27 – Baltimore, MD @ 8×10

04/22/27 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes

04/23/27 – Boston, MA @ Paradise

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