Brian Fallon in Toronto

Brian Fallon is an American singer-songwriter from New Jersey, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of The Gaslight Anthem. His writing includes the band’s songs “The ’59 Sound,” “45” and “Handwritten,” while his solo catalogue began with the album Painkillers and continued through Sleepwalkers and Local Honey. At Glastonbury in 2009, Brian Fallon fronted The Gaslight Anthem during a set that featured Bruce Springsteen on “The ’59 Sound.” He took Painkillers on tour as a solo artist in 2016, then toured Sleepwalkers backed by The Howling Weather. The Local Honey tour followed in 2022, bringing that album’s quieter songs into theatre performances.

Dave Hause is an American singer-songwriter, born in 1978 and raised in Philadelphia, who plays punk-rooted folk and heartland rock. He first became known as the frontman of The Loved Ones, whose albums include Keep Your Heart, before establishing a solo catalog with Resolutions, Devour and Bury Me in Philly. The 2011 Revival Tour featured Hause in an acoustic songwriter lineup with Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano and Brian Fallon. He subsequently opened for Social Distortion and The Gaslight Anthem, then built his own headline tours around solo and full-band performances. Full-band concerts feature Hause on guitar and vocals with The Mermaid. His brother Tim Hause has also been a touring and recording partner in The Mermaid.