Sometimes we need to find a way back to ourselves.
For Northern Irish artist Gareth Dunlop, it was music that helped him reconnect with the things that mattered most. His third album,‘Welcome ToThe House Of I Don’t Know’, revels in the comforts of home: the embrace of a loved one, or the coal dust and embers stirring memories of the past. Yet the sound is like nothing listeners have heard from Dunlop before, ramping up the drama with a full band, lush production and thrilling performances.
“I spent a lot of the last year away, and much of this year, too,” he says. “That distance from home and the people I love definitely put me in a more reflective place.”
Already hailed as one of the finest singer-songwriters of his generation, Dunlop is at his most assured on this new album. There’s a wistful romanticism to the lyrics; the music riffs on the nostalgic tone with its superb throwbacks to brash Eighties pop-rock.
Born and raised in Belfast, Dunlop has established himself as a renowned talent whose music can be heard across radio, TV and film, including hit drama series such as Nashville, This Is Us, Lucifer, and Suits.
Tipped as “one to watch” by the BBC, he received critical acclaim for his early sound inspired by Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, winning over fans with his candid, frequently self-deprecating lyrical style. After releasing a string of successful EPs – including 2014’s How Far This Road Goes – he was chosen to join revered artists including Van Morrison and Jeff Beck on tour, while the music press hailed his “vulnerable” and “heartfelt” songwriting.
Book a table for pre-concert dining
Acapela Studio provides pre-concert dining between 6.00pm and 7.30pm from our pizza oven. To view the current menu visit here.
Please purchase your concert tickets first before booking a table. We will not accept any table bookings that do not have a corresponding ticket purchase.
Then return to the event page to book your table, by selecting the date of your event, number of diners and time you require table. The times shown are the only vacancies left. Please complete your email and phone number as this is required to ensure your table is allocated. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email and text.
If on the date you have chosen no tables are available - no times will be shown and the booking system will revert you back to todays date - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DATE!
PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE RELIES ON THE INCOME FROM DINING TO ENSURE WE CAN BOOK ALL THE GREAT ACTS PERFORMING.
Income from the provision of pizzas is very important to the venue and if you have booked a table it is a requirement that all people sat at tables order food - a salad alternative is available to pizzas. Please do ensure that all individuals will be ordering on your table - if this is not the case please cancel your table so others who are looking to dine can do so. Our apologies to raise this but recently we have had many tables (some very large) where less than 50% of those sat at tables have ordered food. Financially this is a real problem to the sustainability of the venue.
- All seating at tables must purchase a pizza - so please do not book a table if everyone is not eating.
- Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before the time slot allocated to order your pizzas prior to your booking time.
- Tables not seated within 15 minutes of the allocated time may be lost and allocated to other audience members wishing to order pizzas.
- If you wish to book a table for 6 or more please email info@acapela.co.uk
Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BOOK A TABLE YOU CAN STILL ORDER PIZZAS ON THE NIGHT (USUALLY ON BUSY NIGHTS NO LATER THAN 7.15PM) AND WE WILL SERVE THEM TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE SAT IN THE VENUE - IN A PIZZA BOX.