Twenty One Pilots return for their biggest Irish outdoor show next summer

They'll be joined by man of the moment, blackbear

Twenty One Pilots
Author: David McCammondPublished 26th Nov 2019

After their incredible sold out show at The SSE Arena, Belfast earlier this year, Twenty One Pilots return for their biggest Irish headline performance yet at Summer In The City at RDS Dublin on June 25th 2020.

Twenty One Pilots received a number of major awards and nominations over recent years, with ā€œStressed Outā€ earning them the 2017 GRAMMYĀ® Award for ā€œBest Pop Duo/Group Performanceā€ alongside four additional nods. Other honors include seven total Billboard Music Awards including 2016’s ā€œTop Rock Artistā€ and ā€œTop Rock Albumā€ (for BLURRYFACE) and 2017’s ā€œChart Achievement Award,ā€ ā€œTop Duo/Group,ā€ ā€œTop Radio Songs Artist,ā€ ā€œTop Rock Artist,ā€ and ā€œTop Rock Songā€ (for ā€œHeathensā€); multiple Alternative Press Music Awards including ā€œAlbum of the Year Presented By Journeysā€ (for BLURRYFACE), ā€œArtist of the Year Presented By Monster Energy,ā€ and ā€œMost Dedicated Fansā€; 2016 American Music Awards for ā€œFavorite Alternative Artistā€ and ā€œFavorite Pop/Rock/Band/Duo/Groupā€; six iHeart Radio Music Awards (including ā€œAlternative Rock Song of the Yearā€ in both 2016 and 2017); 2016’s Kerrang! Award for ā€œBest Fanbase,ā€ and two MTV Europe Music Awards.

This past summer Twenty One Pilots’ announced that their 2013 LP VESSEL achieved a Gold & Platinum milestone with every individual track from the album receiving Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum certification from the RIAA. Twenty One Pilots’ 2015 LP BLURRYFACE was the first album of the digital era to achieve this feat back in 2018, making the duo from the first artist / group with two albums to reach this landmark achievement. BLURRYFACE spent nine weeks at the top of the Rock Albums Chart and a total of 234 weeks on the chart overall, making it Billboard’s Number One Rock Album of the Decade.

Twenty One Pilots’ acclaimed new LP TRENCH, made a stunning global impact upon release with the RIAA gold certified collection earning the GRAMMYĀ® Award winning duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun their biggest sales week ever in the U.S., with 175,000 units sold in its first week. A true global phenomenon amassing 110 Million streams worldwide in its first week, TRENCH earned Twenty One Pilots Top 5 chart debuts around the globe including the U.S., U.K., Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden, with #1 debuts in Australia, New Zealand, and The Netherlands.

TRENCH is highlighted by the #1 Alternative smash ā€œJumpsuit,ā€ which became the decade’s fastest rising song to reach #1 on Billboard’s ā€œAlternative Songsā€ chart, and also earned the duo their fourth GRAMMYĀ® nomination (Best Rock Song). TRENCH also features album standouts ā€œNico And The Niners,ā€ ā€œLevitate,ā€ ā€œChlorine,ā€ and ā€œMy Blood,ā€ which is accompanied by a Tim Mattia directed music video streaming now on the band’s official YouTube channel and all other providers.