After a 5 year hiatus, The Rapture are back and coming to Dublin! The New York dance punk band will perform their first Irish show in 8 years, in Vicar Street this July.

Following the recent announcement that Confidence Man would be playing a late show at Vicar Street The Rapture are following suit with a late night performance at Vicar Street. Doors at 9pm, with The Rapture expect to perform from 11pm.

This will be The Raptures first performance in Ireland since they played Forbidden Fruit in 2012. Pics below.

The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-1
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-1
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-2
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-2
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-3
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-3
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-4
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-4
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-5
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-5
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-6
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-6
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-7
The Rapture @ Forbidden Fruit by Owen Humphreys-7

The Rapture at Vicar Street on Friday 3rd July. Tickets cost EU34.50 and are on sale from 9am Friday 7th February from www.selectivememory.ie and www.ticketmaster.ie