Northern Irish singer/songwriter from Belfast.
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November 29, 2025
St. Stephen's Church
Ipswich, England, United KingdomNovember 28, 2025
Stroud Subscription Rooms
Stroud, England, United Kingdom1. As Good as It Gets
2. Something Might Happen
3. The Art of Living
4. Ballad of a Broken Man
5. Everybody Wants a Little Something
6. I Let You Down
7. Nursery Magic
8. Dumb Commuter
9. Brixton Leaves
10. Flight of the Sparrow
11. Zbo's House
12. Harvest Moon(Neil Young cover)
13. Apple Jack
14. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
15. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
16. Diggin' an Early Grave
17. It Was Only a Dream
18. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
19. Freewheel
20. Salvation Tambourine
1. Condition
November 27, 2025
Colours Hoxton
London, England, United KingdomNovember 26, 2025
Patterns
Brighton, England, United KingdomNovember 16, 2025
Roisin Dubh
Galway, Galway, Ireland1. Freewheel
2. Dumb Commuter
3. Zbo's House
4. Apple Jack
5. Flight of the Sparrow
6. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
7. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
8. Diggin' an Early Grave
9. Everybody Wants a Little Something
10. I Let You Down
November 7, 2025
Bank Lane
Waterford, Waterford, IrelandOctober 10, 2025
Kavanagh's Bar & Venue
Portlaoise, Laois, IrelandJune 27, 2025
Whelan's
Dublin, Dublin, IrelandJune 21, 2025
Dolan's Warehouse
Limerick, Limerick, IrelandJune 19, 2025
Newry Town Hall
Newry, Northern Ireland, United KingdomDuke Special and the Fews Ensemble play The Juliet Letters
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Cleere's Bar & Theatre
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, IrelandApril 14, 2025
The Cluny
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom1. Gramophone Introduction
2. Closer to the Start
3. Something Might Happen
4. Ballad of a Broken Man
5. Everybody Wants a Little Something
6. Tweed Coats
7. I Let You Down
8. Nursery Magic
from The Velveteen Rabbit musical9. Brixton Leaves
10. Zbo's House
11. Why Does Anybody Love?
12. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
13. Apple Jack
14. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
15. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
16. It Was Only a Dream
17. Sweet, Sweet Kisses
18. Salvation Tambourine
19. Freewheel
20. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
1. Dumb Commuter
New song2. Diggin' an Early Grave
3. Flight of the Sparrow
April 13, 2025
Hare and Hounds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Gramophone Introduction
2. Closer to the Start
3. Something Might Happen
4. Ballad of a Broken Man
5. Everybody Wants a Little Something
6. Shipyards of Belfast(Ulaid & Duke Special cover)
7. I Let You Down
8. Nursery Magic
from The Velveteen Rabbit musical9. Brixton Leaves
10. Zbo's House
11. No Cover Up
12. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
13. Apple Jack
14. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
15. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
16. It Was Only a Dream
17. Salvation Tambourine
18. You Are My Sunshine(Jimmie Davis cover)
played by Chip Bailey with the audience19. Flight of the Sparrow
20. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
21. Freewheel
22. Dumb Commuter
New song1. Our Love Goes Deeper Than This
2. Ol' Man River(Jerome Kern cover)
April 12, 2025
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds, England, United Kingdom1. Dumb Commuter
New song & first live performance2. Gramophone Introduction
3. Closer to the Start
4. Something Might Happen
5. Ballad of a Broken Man
6. Everybody Wants a Little Something
7. Shipyards of Belfast(Ulaid & Duke Special cover)
8. I Let You Down
9. Nursery Magic
from The Velveteen Rabbit musical10. Brixton Leaves
11. Zbo's House
12. No Cover Up
1. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
2. Apple Jack
3. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
4. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
5. Cherry Blossom Girl
6. Diggin' an Early Grave
7. Salvation Tambourine
8. Flight of the Sparrow
1. Slip of a Girl
2. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
April 11, 2025
YES
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Gramophone Introduction
2. Closer to the Start
3. Something Might Happen
4. Ballad of a Broken Man
5. Everybody Wants a Little Something
6. Shipyards of Belfast(Ulaid & Duke Special cover)
7. I Let You Down
8. Nursery Magic
from The Velveteen Rabbit musical9. Brixton Leaves
10. Zbo's House
11. No Cover Up
12. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
13. Apple Jack
14. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
15. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
16. Cherry Blossom Girl
17. By the Light of the Silvery Moon(Doris Day cover)
18. Freewheel
19. Salvation Tambourine
20. Flight of the Sparrow
21. Emily Dickinson
1. Diggin' an Early Grave
2. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
April 10, 2025
Voodoo Rooms
Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomSetlist incomplete and out of order
1. Brixton Leaves
2. Something Might Happen
3. Everybody Wants a Little Something
4. Freewheel
5. I Let You Down
6. No Cover Up
7. Flight of the Sparrow
8. Nursery Magic
9. There's an Art to Living
10. Zbo's House
11. Apple Jack
12. September Song(Kurt Weill cover)
13. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
14. Emily Dickinson
15. Cherry Blossom Girl
16. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
17. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
18. Slip of a Girl
19. Salvation Tambourine
March 29, 2025
Bush Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. Something Might Happen
2. Everybody Wants a Little Something
3. As Good as It Gets
4. Nursery Magic
5. Brixton Leaves
6. There's an Art to Living
7. Zbo's House
8. Flight of the Sparrow
9. Apple Jack
10. Tweed Coats
11. Emily Dickinson
12. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
13. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
14. Ballad of a Broken Man
15. Domino
16. I Worn My Elbows(Ivor Cutler cover)
17. By the Light of the Silvery Moon(Doris Day cover)
18. It Was Only a Dream
19. Cherry Blossom Girl
20. Salvation Tambourine
21. The Birds Will Still Be Singing(Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet cover)
1. This Is All That Matters
2. Wanda, Darling of the Jockey Club
3. Freewheel
December 5, 2024
The Belfast Empire Music Hall
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom1. Ballad of a Broken Man
2. Everybody Wants a Little Something
3. Brixton Leaves
4. There's an Art to Living
5. Zbo's House
6. By the Light of the Silvery Moon(Doris Day cover)
7. It Was Only a Dream
8. Shipyards of Belfast(Ulaid & Duke Special cover)
9. Nursery Magic
10. Why Does Anybody Love?
11. Last Night I Nearly Died (but I Woke Up Just in Time)
12. Quicksand(David Bowie cover)
13.
Shobsy solo; Lyrics: 'Do You Know How It Feels When Love Isn't Real?'14. Flight of the Sparrow
15. Condition
16. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)(Kurt Weill cover)
17. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground(Willie Nelson cover)
18. Freewheel
19. Salvation Tambourine
1. No Cover Up
2. Domino
3. The Birds Will Still Be Singing(Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet cover)
November 17, 2024
MK11
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom1. By the Light of the Silvery Moon(Doris Day cover)
2. Shipyards of Belfast(Ulaid & Duke Special cover)
3. Brixton Leaves
November 12, 2024
O2 Academy Oxford 2
Oxford, England, United KingdomSome of Duke Special's most popular tracks include Last Night I Nearly Died, Freewheel, No Cover Up, Wake Up Scarlett, Portrait. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
Northern Irish singer/songwriter from Belfast.
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