About

What to expect

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk-songwriter, singer and producer.

His album 'Teeth of Time' is one of the BBC 6 Music Albums of the Year and was nominated for Choice RTE Irish Album of the Year 2025 and Folk Album of the Year 2025.

His new album, 'It's Not Going to be Okay', was recently released via Nettwerk.

  • Inspired by Irish traditional songs
  • Inspired by alternative electronic music
  • Combines found sounds and world music
  • Uses unorthodox production methods
  • Grew up in Northern Ireland
  • Between Strangford Lough and East Belfast
  • Music shaped by the post-conflict society
  • Music also defied that society
  • Themes include family, trauma and recovery
  • Also explores the economy of existence
  • Contrarian in style and spirit

Dates

  1. Paradiso, Amsterdam
  2. Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp
  3. Komedia Brighton
  4. Hackney Church, London
  5. Trinity, Bristol
  6. The Trinity Centre, Bristol
  7. Band on the Wall, Manchester
  8. Band on the Wall, Manchester
  9. SWG3, Glasgow
  10. Wylam Brewery (The Grand Hall), Newcastle upon Tyne
  11. Telegraph Building, Belfast

Line-up

Listen before you go

Joshua Burnside - Whiskey Whiskey (Live Northern Ireland Music Prize 2020)

Oh Yeah Centre - The Heart of NI Music

Music by the act, found on YouTube and Deezer.

Questions

When does Joshua Burnside start and end?

Joshua Burnside runs Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 19:30.

Where is Joshua Burnside?

Joshua Burnside takes place at Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam.

How much are tickets for Joshua Burnside?

Tickets for Joshua Burnside cost €19.20 on the official ticket shop.

Who plays at Joshua Burnside?

The line-up of Joshua Burnside: Joshua Burnside.

What is Joshua Burnside's music like?

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk-songwriter, singer and producer.

Inspired by Irish traditional songs and alternative electronic music

Combines found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods

His music is contrarian in style and spirit

What background shaped his music?

He grew up in Northern Ireland, between Strangford Lough and East Belfast.

His music was shaped by the post-conflict society there

It also defied that society

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Getting there

Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8, 1017 SG Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

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