Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Tickets

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings have announced long awaited live dates for the UK and Ireland in October 2025. This marks their first headline tour this side of the pond since 2011’s run in support of that year’s The Harrow & The Harvest album.

Following the release of their lauded new record Woodland (Acony), which scooped the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Folk album and graced many Best of the Year lists, the duo will play Dublin, Manchester, London and Glasgow in what is sure to be one of the most highly anticipated tours this year.

Welch & Rawlings, whom the New York Times has hailed as “American folk masters,” are widely recognised as leading exponents of their genre, with every new release a notable event. Their 10th studio album Woodland (2024), now available on all formats, was named for and recorded at their own Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, which they rebuilt following the devastation of the 2020 tornado. The new 10-song collection mingles full band tracks with intricate duet performances all tied together with the duo’s signature sound and lyricism.

The vinyl edition of Woodland is mastered by David Rawlings directly from the original analog master tapes to his custom Neumann VMS-80 lathe. Acony Records is proud to be partnering with the all-new Paramount Pressing & Plating, a joint venture between Rawlings and esteemed plating craftsman Gary Salstrom, to produce superior vinyl records. Paramount Pressing, located in Denver, CO and built from the ground up from Salstrom's specifications, is dedicated to producing the highest quality vinyl records available, using state of the art Pheenix Alpha and Viryl presses and the experience of some of the greatest record pressing engineers and record producers in the business.

Alongside the Best Folk Album Grammy in 2025 (their third Grammy), the duo won International Album of the Year and International Single of the Year for Woodland and its lead single 'Empty Trainload Of Sky' at the 2025 UK Americana Awards. On its release, Woodland was greeted with widespread praise, from The Observer to The Sun, The Times to The Mirror, and triumphed in the UK music press, including Albums of the Year in Uncut, Mojo, Songlines, and Classic Rock.