Ben De La Cour

“A friend took me to see Ben de la Cour at a little hole-in-the-wall in Nashville. It didn’t take long to realize I was in the presence of greatness. You owe it to yourself to check him out. You need this bright young talent now more than ever.  – Lucinda Williams

Ben De La Cour was last in Ireland as special guest of Lucinda Williams at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in January 2026.

Easter Sunday sees him play an intimate show at the NCF in Ballina, as part of an extensive Irish tour.

A natural storyteller, Tennessee's Ben de la Cour’s visceral songwriting grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go. Weaving evocative stories of desperate characters with his signature “Americanoir” sound, de la Cour shines a glaring light on the human condition.

His latest release, New Roses, received “★★★★” from MOJO and was named Album of the Month.

While Ben’s previous album Sweet Anhedonia felt like ”the American heartland witnessed through the window of a car going 80mph” (American Songwriter), New Roses feels like being stuffed into the trunk and driven into an imploding star.

The record is a singular and personal vision, with de la Cour playing nearly every instrument and delivering his strongest vocal performance yet. The result is a razor-sharp album full of what he calls “night songs”— haunting, impactful songs that feel like the witching hour.

Raised in Brooklyn, de la Cour lived in London, Cuba and across the United States before making his home in the American south over a decade and a half ago. Drawing on inspiration from writers and musicians alike—Townes Van Zandt, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, James Baldwin and Carson McCullers among them—de la Cour’s gothic folk songs are as heartbreaking as they are beautiful.

Press Reviews

”Ben de la Cour is a hell of a songwriter, and singer too. His songs are haunting, dark and poetic in a Townes Van Zandt or Mark Lanegan kind of way. ’I Must Be Lonely’ is one of the best loneliness songs I’ve heard in an age – slow, spare, sombre and really beautiful.” – MOJO magazine

New Roses - Ben De La Cour

Mojo Magazine Best Americana Albums of 2025

"Sweet Anhedonia is a freaking masterpiece. Ben de la Cour is hands down one of the best songwriters around. He’s a true raconteur, which elevates him to full troubadour status. Go see Brother Ben while you can." - Jim White

New Roses - Americana Album of the Year 2025
LonesomeHighway.com

Ben De LaCour @ Kilkenny Roots Festival 2025 - Gig of the Year
LonesomeHighway.com

Booking Info

Please Note: This is a limited capacity & seated show

Tickets: 20 euro (plus booking fee)

Buy tickets here

** This show is BYOB/ No Glass **

/ Thx to Pizza Pod for supporting

/ Thx to Abhainn Studio for the poster design

Links

https://www.bendelacour.com/press/

https://www.instagram.com/bendelacoursucks/

https://bendelacour.bandcamp.com/album/new-roses

https://www.instagram.com/octobernightsfest/

https://www.instagram.com/thencf_cultural_coop/

Irish Tour

April 1 - Coughlan’s, Cork

April 2 - Phil Grime’s, Waterford

April 3 - Cleere’s, Kilkenny

April 4 - Cobblestone, Dublin

April 5 - NCF, Ballina

April 7 - Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast

OCTOBER NIGHTS NEXT GIG..

May 3rd - Styrofoam Winos