Glen Hansard

Name: Glen Hansard
Start: 2026-06-19T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Náměstí Osvoboditelů

took place · 19 Jun 2026

Osvoboditelů Square, Opava

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Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard performs at the Slunovrat 2026 festival in Opava.

About: Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of Dublin rock band The Frames. He rose to international fame through the film Once (2007), for which he and Markéta Irglová won an Academy Award for the song "Falling Slowly". His music blends folk, rock, and soul.

What's new

2026-04
On April 24, 2026, Hansard released the live album Don't Settle - Transmissions East (Vol. 1), recorded without overdubs at Berlin's Funkhaus; the second part, Transmissions West, will be released later in 2026.
2026-02
In February 2026, Hansard announced an extensive tour of North America and Europe with 16 stops, which started on March 29 in Los Angeles and continued through Paris, Berlin, Prague to London.
2026-02
The album Don't Settle was recorded live in front of an audience at Berlin's Funkhaus in April 2025 - without vocal overdubs, second takes, or autotune.

Tour

Los AngelesChicagoTorontoBostonPhiladelphiaNew YorkParisUtrechtCologneBerlinPragueViennaMunichZurichAntwerpHamburg

Tracks

Falling SlowlyOscar for Best Original Song (2008) from the film Once; 57M+ plays on YouTube Music

Say It to Me Nowkey song from the album The Frames / Once, live staple of the setlist

Didn't He Rambletitle track of the 2015 album nominated for Grammy; new live version on the album Don't Settle (2026)

When Your Mind's Made Upduet with Markéta Irglová from the film Once (2007)

All That Was East Is West of Me Nowtitle track of the fifth solo album (2023, Anti- Records)

Recent shows

Jul 28, 2026 The Wren’s Nest Pub, Dublin (IE)
Jul 2, 2026 Trinity College Dublin, Dublin (IE)
Jul 1, 2026 Tower Records, Dublin (IE)

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