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May 29, 2026 By Mark Redfern Photography by El Hardwick

Dublin four-piece Gilla Band have shared a new song, “Giraffe,” their first in almost four years, and have announced some new tour dates, including some fall North American tour dates. Watch the song’s video below, followed by the tour dates.

“Giraffe” is also available as a limited edition picture disc 7-inch on Rough Trade Records.

Gilla Band were formerly known as Girl Band, but changed their name in 2021. The band features vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan Borges, bassist Daniel Fox, and drummer Adam Faulkner.

Kiely had this to say about the single in a press release, in relation to what goes on inside his head: “It can be a very scattered and sometimes lonely place. Feeling unloved and finding it difficult to articulate what I’m actually thinking. The song’s outro indirectly details a kind of confirmation that affection toward me does exist. While I appreciate it, I still find that hard to believe.”

The band’s last album was 2022’s Most Normal. Read our review of it here.

Gilla Band Tour Dates:

North American Tour Dates:

Wed-Oct-14-26 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Thu-Oct-15-26 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere - The Hall
Sat-Oct-17-26 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Mon-Oct-19-26 Montreal, QC Fairmount Theatre
Tue-Oct-20-26 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
Wed-Oct-21-26 Detroit, MI Third Man Records - Cass Corridor
Fri-Oct-23-26 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
Sat-Oct-24-26 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
Tue-Oct-27-26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Wed-Oct-28-26 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
Fri-Oct-30-26 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
Sat-Oct-31-26 Vancouver, BC The Pearl on Granville
Sun-Nov-01-26 Seattle, WA Neumos
Tue-Nov-03-26 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Wed-Nov-04-26 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room Highland Park
Sat-Nov-07-26 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
Sun-Nov-08-26 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
Tue-Nov-10-26 Austin, TX 29th Street Ballroom
Wed-Nov-11-26 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves Showroom
Fri-Nov-13-26 Nashville, TN The Blue Room at Third Man Records
Sat-Nov-14-26 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle (Back Room)
Sun-Nov-15-26 Washington, DC The Atlantis

UK/EU Tour Dates:

Wed 20/01/2027 Trabendo - Paris, France
Thu 21/01/2027 Le Botanique - Brussels, Belgium
Fri 22/01/2027 Le Grand Mix - Tourcoing, France
Sat 23/01/2027 Tolhuistuin - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mon 25/01/2027 Ekko - Utrecht, Netherlands
Tue 26/01/2027 Betty - Hamburg, Germany
Wed 27/01/2027 Loppen -Copenhagen, Denmark
Fri 29/01/2027 SO36 - Berlin, Germany
Sat 30/01/2027 Hydrozagadka - Warsaw, Poland
Sun 31/01/2027 Subzero -Prague, Czech Republic
Tue 02/02/2027 Durer Kert - Budapest, Hungary
Wed 03/02/2027 Flucc Wanne - Vienna, Austria
Fri 05/02/2027 Bogen F - Zurich, Switzerland
Sat 06/02/2027 Arci Bellezza - Milan, Italy
Wed 10/02/2027 Trinity - Bristol, UK
Thu 11/02/2027 Heaven - London, UK
Fri 12/02/2027 Band on The Wall - Manchester, UK
Sat 13/02/2027 Grand Classic - Glasgow, UK
Wed Jan 27 Denmark Copenhagen Loppen

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