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The revered Irish rockabilly revivalist

Get the album 11 Past The Hour here

Born Imelda Mary Clabby and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, the singer-songwriter known professionally as Imelda May has become one of Ireland’s most acclaimed musicians. In addition to being honoured as Female Artist Of The Year at the 2009 Meteor Awards and Artist Of The Year at the 2017 Irish Post Awards, she’s performed duets with the likes of Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Robert Plant, Van Morrison and Jack Savoretti, plus counts Bob Dylan and Bono among her fans.

May started singing at the age of nine. She was inspired by the voices of Eddie Cochran, Billie Holliday and Gene Vincent as well as drawn to blues and the rebellious nature of rockabilly music. By the time she was 16, May was performing in pubs near Grafton Street. In the late 1990s she moved to London and appeared in burlesque revues.

May self-recorded and released her debut album No Turning Back in 2003 under the name Imelda Clabby. Shortly after, she joined Blue Harlem and her sensational vocal abilities led them to become one of London’s top swing bands.

In 2007, her debut album was re-recorded and released under her adopted stage name Imelda May. She was signed by Universal in 2008 and revealed her sophomore album Love Tattoo, which went triple platinum and became the best-selling record of modern UK chart history by a homegrown female Irish artist.

May also supported Jools Holland’s rhythm and blues ensemble on tour in 2008 and later landed a spot on his popular BBC TV programme Later… With Jools Holland, where she gained wider recognition across the UK.

Her third and fourth albums, 2010’s Mayhem and 2014’s Tribal, received largely positive critical acclaim. Her fifth studio album, 2017’s Life Love Flesh Blood, debuted at No.2 in the Irish albums chart and landed at No.5 in the UK albums chart. All of these albums further established May’s unique sound mixing guitars, blues and rockabilly as well as her unmistakable retro style.

In the following couple of years, she featured on albums and in live tours with Jeff Goldblum and Ronnie Wood. Her debut poetry EP Slip Of The Tongue was unveiled in summer 2020, with the poem entitled You Don’t Get To Be Racist And Irish receiving global recognition as well as being featured in the Irish government’s ReThink Ireland billboard campaign.

On May’s sixth album, she collaborated with Wood, Noel Gallagher, Miles Kane and Niall McNamee as well as showcased contributions from feminist activists like Gina Martin and Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu. Entitled 11 Past The Hour, she confirmed its arrival for 16 April 2021 and announced the 12-city Made To Love UK tour for April 2022 to perform the new music along with other celebrated tracks.

Setlists

    1. 1.Raised on Songs and Stories
    2. 2.Sixth Sense
    3. 3.Meet You at the Moon
    4. 4.Mammy (Poem)
    5. 5.This Is to Mother You (Sinéad O’Connor cover)
    6. 6.Jammy Dodger (Poem)
    7. 7.Big Bad Handsome Man
    8. 8.Just One Kiss
    9. 9.Dancer Dream (Poem)
    10. 10.11 Past the Hour
    11. 11.On Raglan Road (The Dubliners cover)
    12. 12.Kentish Town Waltz (Paddy Milner joined the band on piano and played for the rest of the show)
    13. 13.Black Tears
    14. 14.Diamonds (During the song performance, Imelda stepped back and a marriage proposal was made)
    15. 15.Molly Malone (sung by the audience)
    16. 16.Should've Been You
    17. 17.Becoming (Poem)
    18. 18.Johnny Got a Boom Boom (Marcus Bonfanti joined the band on acoustic guitar and played for the rest of the show)
    19. 19.Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker cover)
    20. 20.Houndog
    21. 21.Rollin' and Tumblin'

  2. Encore

    1. 22.Train Kept A Rollin'
    2. 23.The Parting Glass (Marcus Bonfanti shared vocals with Imelda)
    1. -11 Past the Hour (Spoken)
    2. 1.11 Past the Hour
    3. 2.Black Tears
    4. 3.Never Look Back
    5. 4.Just One Kiss
    6. 5.Big Bad Handsome Man
    7. 6.Sixth Sense
    8. 7.Meet You at the Moon
    9. 8.Don’t Let Me Stand on My Own (with Ellie O’Keefe)
    10. 9.A Rainy Night in Soho (The Pogues cover) (with Ellie O’Keefe)
    11. 10.This Is to Mother You (Sinéad O’Connor cover) (Acoustic)
    12. 11.The Laughing Boy (A Capella)
    13. 12.Every Night About This Time
    14. 13.Rollin' and Tumblin'
    15. 14.The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Tiny Bradshaw cover)
    16. 15.Should've Been You
    17. 16.Made to Love
    18. 17.Mayhem
    19. 18.Johnny Got a Boom Boom
    20. 19.Tainted Love (Gloria Jones cover) (followed by band introductions)

  2. Encore

    1. 20.Remember (Walking in the Sand) (The Shangri‐Las cover)
    1. 1.11 Past the Hour
    2. 2.Levitate
    3. 3.Black Tears
    4. -Limbo
    5. 4.Just One Kiss
    6. 5.Big Bad Handsome Man
    7. 6.Sixth Sense
    8. 7.Solace
    9. 8.The Longing
    10. -The Word Is Out
    11. 9.Human
    12. 10.Different Kinds of Love
    13. 11.Don't Let Me Stand on My Own
    14. 12.Never Look Back
    15. 13.Word Up (poem)
    16. 14.Johnny Got a Boom Boom
    17. 15.Should've Been You
    18. 16.Made to Love
    19. 17.Mayhem

  2. Encore

    1. 18.I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (Meat Loaf cover)
    2. 19.Tainted Love (Gloria Jones cover)
    3. 20.Et moi et moi et moi
    4. 21.Diamonds
    1. 1.11 Past the Hour
    2. 2.Levitate
    3. 3.Black Tears
    4. 4.Breathe
    5. 5.Just One Kiss
    6. 6.Big Bad Handsome Man
    7. 7.Sixth Sense
    8. 8.Solace
    9. 9.The Longing
    10. 10.Human
    11. 11.Different Kinds of Love
    12. 12.Don't Let Me Stand on My Own
    13. 13.Never Look Back
    14. 14.Johnny Got a Boom Boom
    15. 15.Should've Been You
    16. 16.Made to Love
    17. 17.Mayhem

  2. Encore

    1. 18.Bat Out of Hell (Meat Loaf cover)
    2. 19.Tainted Love (Gloria Jones cover)
    3. 20.Et moi et moi et moi (Jacques Dutronc Cover)
    4. 21.Diamonds
    1. 1.11 Past the Hour
    2. 2.Just One Kiss
    3. 3.Big Bad Handsome Man
    4. 4.Don't Let Me Stand on My Own
    5. 5.The Longing
    6. 6.Johnny Got a Boom Boom
    7. 7.Should've Been You
    8. 8.Made to Love
    9. 9.Teenage Kicks (The Undertones cover)
    10. 10.I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (Meat Loaf cover)
    11. 11.Tainted Love (Gloria Jones cover)
    12. 12.The Auld Triangle (Brendan Behan cover) (With Damien Dempsey, Niall McNamee and other support acts.)

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  • Imelda May announces 2022 UK tour

    Imelda May announces 2022 UK tour

    The Irish singer-songwriter is bringing her Made To Love tour to the UK from 4 – 18 April 2022. Tickets go on sale from 10:00 on Friday 23 April 2021.

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Imelda May is performing at the Isle Of Wight Festival in 2021 and will be touring the UK from 4 – 18 April 2022 in support of her sixth studio album 11 Past The Hour.

Imelda May is in the line-up for 2021's Isle Of Wight Festival at Newport, Isle Of Wight.

She'll be visiting the following UK cities in 2022 with her Made To Love tour:

  • Birmingham
  • Nottingham
  • York
  • Cambridge
  • Southampton
  • Brighton
  • Bath
  • Southend
  • London
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Manchester

Tickets for Imelda May’s 2022 UK tour dates go on sale from 10:00 on Friday 23 April 2021. Tickets for her 2021 Isle Of Wight Festival appearance are on sale now.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 2 reviews
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  • Incredible Imelda!

    by Sir Ken on 13/04/2025The Glasshouse International Centre for Music - GatesheadRating: 5 out of 5

    What a magnificent singer, poet and performer! Had a fabulous evening, thank you! Great band too and some beautiful songs.

  • Fabulous

    by Suggy on 24/02/2025Rating: 5 out of 5

    The best, Mel' s up there with Amy Winehouse, as one of the finest female artists in the world. Just love her