Ireland’s The Mary Wallopers share new track “Kit Kat Club,” a track that rides in on the back of a primal guitar riff – think heavy rockabilly music built in Ireland specifically for the 21st century gig goer – and proceeds to tell the tale of a drinking mission that “sent them down to Hell.” That domain is a place full of “demons drinking pints of stout,” and somewhere the writer can proudly declare their own status as a socialist. Actually, it sounds more like Heaven from here. “Kit Kat Club” is the latest single from their forthcoming third album Paddywhackery, out September 18 via BC Records.
Today, The Mary Wallopers – Charles Hendy, Andrew Hendy, Ken Mooney, Róisín Barrett, Finnian O Connor and Catriona Gribben – have also announced their 2027 North American headline tour. The tour kicks off March 4th in Philadelphia and includes two nights at New York’s Irving Plaza before wrapping in Los Angeles on April 2. Tickets for all North American Wallopers shows are available next Friday, August 14th via marywallopers.com.
Produced by The Coral’s James Skelly, Paddywhackery follows 2023’s acclaimed Irish Rock’n’Roll, the first album to feature original songs written by The Mary Wallopers. The new record marks a major leap forward, capturing a band operating with a confidence, chemistry, and raw power that sets them apart from virtually anyone else making music today. The album’s latest single, “Kit Kat Club,” follows the recently released tracks “Crowns Of England” – described by The Guardian as “sure to have Nigel Farage spitting his bitter out,” and the band’s pure and simple anti-gentrification anthem “Landlord’s Demise.”
Recorded over an intense two-week session in Liverpool with Skelly and engineer Chris Taylor, Paddywhackery harnesses the band’s exhilarating live energy without sacrificing nuance or precision. The result is an album that bursts from the speakers with infectious verve, heart, and swagger – one that practically demands to be played again, and again, and again.
Of the album, Andrew and Charles Hendy note, “It’s mainly about the fact that people would call us “paddywhackery” because we are too Irish or whatever, but it’s all very fucking hip to be Irish the last couple of years, and maybe that’s performative too, it’s very sincere. If all you do is serious songs, it sterilises everything. It becomes like there’s only one human emotion and its seriousness. People are terrified of being laughed at. If people are going to call us paddywhackery anyway, we might as well just call the album Paddywhackery. So its more of a “fuck you” than anything else. We want to spread like a virus and destroy anyone who thinks they are above The Mary Wallopers”
Pre-save Paddywhackery here: https://go.mhe.fm/tmw_paddywhackery.
THE MARY WALLOPERS TOUR DATES
2026 TOUR DATES
August 8 – Katowice, Poland – OFF Festival
August 29 – Laois, Ireland – Electric Picnic
October 13 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
October 14 – Newcastle, England – Newcastle O2 City Hall
October 16 – Cardiff, Wales – Cardiff University
October 17 – Brighton, England – Brighton Centre
October 19 – Sheffield, England – Sheffield Octagon Centre
October 20 – Cambridge, England – Cambridge Corn Exchange
October 22 – Liverpool, England – Liverpool Olympia
October 23 – Manchester, England – Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse
October 26 – Nottingham, England – Nottingham Rock City
October 27 – Leeds, England – Leeds O2 Academy
October 29 – Birmingham, England – Birmingham O2 Academy
October 30 – London, England – London O2 Academy Brixton
December 10 – Dublin, Ireland – Dublin 3Arena
December 19 – Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow OVO Hydro
2027 TOUR DATES
March 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
March 5 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
March 6 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
March 9 – Montréal, QC – Club Soda
March 10 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson
March 12 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
March 13 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
March 14 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
March 16 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
March 17 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
March 19 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
March 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall & Cafe
March 21 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
March 23 – Milwaukee, WI – The Argo
March 24 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
March 26 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre
March 27 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum
March 29 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
March 30 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
April 1 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
April 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Pacific Electric
