The Academic are staging a livestream from an unusual location tomorrow. The pop rockers will perform at The Jealous Wall at Belvedere House and Gardens on the shores of Lough Ennell near near their hometown of Mullingar, County Westmeath. The event will see The quartet led by Craig Fitzgerald perform their latest EP ‘Acting My Age’ in its entirety, plus songs from their debut album ‘Tales From The Backseat’.

‘It’s been a really tough year for everybody and like so many others around the country our industry just shut down. All we have known for the past couple of years is getting in a van or a bus or  on a plane to play a show somewhere and to have that massive void now it really does start to hit home how much we love playing music. We know that nothing can really compare to being in the throes of a gig and feeling the intensity of a room full of people going for it but we really wanted to get back on a stage together and do something for our fans. When we talked about the idea of performing a live show with no audience and in the context of streaming we knew we would have to make it something special and unique. We have always wanted to do something on a big scale at home and while there are no audiences right now, we thought that this would be the next best thing.” says Fitzgerald, of tomorrow’s global broadcast.

“The Jealous Wall is such a spectacular backdrop, and we are so excited for people to see it in a different light.  Just to get back on a big stage together and to feel normality and it also gives our fans a glimpse into where we are from. Also, in putting on this show, it gives us an opportunity to get a lot of people back to work including our crew who have been hit harder than most this year. As part of the Live Performance scheme announced by the government recently, we were fortunate to have received some funding the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports & Media and Sport which has been a big help in making it happen”.

Ahead of touring next year, the band has announced details of a global live-streamed show from Mullingar’s ‘Jealous Wall’ on 1^St December 2020. Tickets are available now, HERE.