Dermot Kennedy in Auckland

Dermot Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Rathcoole, County Dublin, born in 1991. His songs pair folk-rooted writing with pop and rock arrangements; he became widely known through “Power Over Me” and “Outnumbered,” followed by the albums Without Fear and Sonder. The Without Fear Tour took Kennedy through theatres and arenas in Europe and North America after his debut album. He later mounted the Sonder Tour, playing headline concerts at The O2 in London and Madison Square Garden in New York before an outdoor homecoming at Dublin’s Marlay Park in 2023.