An Evening with Randy Newman

An Evening with Randy Newman

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Vicar Street, Friday 24th February - Saturday 25th February

Randy Newman has announced a series of international ‘An Evening With Randy Newman’ tour dates for 2023 will include Dublin Shows at Vicar Street.

Newman began recording in 1968 with a self-titled album. Throughout the 1970s, he released several other acclaimed albums such as 12 Songs, Sail Away, and Good Old Boys. He began composing and scoring for films in the 1980s, and his work includes all four Toy Story pictures, A Bug’s Life, Cars and Cars 3. In addition to Dark Matter, most recently Nonesuch released The Randy Newman Songbook, comprising solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman’s five-decade career. His many honours include seven Grammys, three Emmys, and two Academy Awards, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 – the same year he was given an Ivor Novello PRS for Music Special International Award. Newman also was presented with a PEN New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award in 2014. In 2018 he collaborated with Rex Orange County on his version of Newman’s ‘You’ve Got A Friend In Me’, and in 2019, in addition to Toy Story 4, he collaborated with Chance The Rapper on ‘5 Year Plan’ for the album The Big Day.

Date:
Friday 24th February - Saturday 25th February
Time:
8.00pm
Price:
€81
Address:
Vicar Street, Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, Ireland
Google Map of Vicar Street, Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8, Ireland

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