Tickets €29.50 (+ bk fee)
On sale 10am Tuesday 31st March
‘90s’ Indie rock innovators Superchunk play Button Factory on Saturday the 27th of June – their first Irish show in 25 years.
After almost four decades, the North Carolina indie rock stalwarts remain one of those rare bands where the consensus, amongst both critics and longtime fans, is that their recent material rivals their beloved catalog—no small feat when that catalog includes classic indie albums like 1991’s No Pocky for Kitty and 1994’s Foolish, and indelible garage-punk anthems like “Slack Motherfucker” and “Hyper Enough.” – SPIN Magazine
“Old habits die hard. “No Hope” applies Superchunk’s lifelong commitment to punk and indie-rock to the present moment: “Here we are singing ‘no hope, hope, no hope, no hope,’” declares Mac McCaughan, Superchunk’s founder and leader since 1989,” New York Times
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from North Carolina, formed in 1989. They helped define the local music scene in the 1990s and became a leading force in indie rock. The line-up includes Mac McCaughan Jim Wilbur Laura Ballance and Laura King. Known for their fast energetic sound and strong DIY ethic, the band built a loyal following.
McCaughan and Ballance co-founded Merge Records in 1989 to release Superchunk’s music and work by friends. The label later grew into a major independent success with artists from around the world and charting releases.
Throughout the 1990s Superchunk released numerous albums and compilations. After their 2001 album Here’s to Shutting Up they slowed their output. They returned in 2010 with Majesty Shredding followed by I Hate Music in 2013. Later releases include What a Time to Be Alive in 2018 Wild Loneliness in 2022 and Songs in the Key of Yikes in 2025.