BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY + DAWN McCARTHY
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2026
O2 Institute, Birmingham
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As long-term fans of Will Oldhams profound output and after his jaw-droppingly brilliant set at Supersonic Festival 2024 we are beyond excited to be bringing him back to Birmingham this November.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy is the most enduring alias of singer-songwriter Will Oldham, under which he has released the majority of his work since I See a Darkness (1999). Drawing on vintage folk and country traditions, his songs explore the complexities of human nature with striking emotional depth and poetic clarity. A key figure in indie, folk and alt-country since the early ’90s, Oldham is known for ever-changing live performances intimate, unpredictable sets where familiar favourites and obscure cuts are delivered with equal sincerity and surprise.
“No two performances of any song are the same, and no two Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy sets are the same either. You don’t go for the hits (although favourites are received rapturously) but with gratitude for whatever slew of covers and unexpected mid-album cuts with which he decides to delight you. It feels personal, intimate and direct.” – The Line of The Best Fit
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Dawn McCarthy is a musician who has enjoyed excavating and experimenting as a singer and songwriter since the 1990’s. She grew up amidst a large, eclectic musical family and drew early inspirations from Bartok to field recordings to rock music. Dawn has collaborated with Nils Frykdahl on Faun Fables, an avant folk group with eight album releases to date on Drag City Records and 25 years of national and international touring. She also worked extensively with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, making ‘The Letting Go’ with producer Valgeir Sigurdsson in 2006. Besides voice & theatre work, Dawn is raising three vivacious daughters in northern California when they aren’t playing songs touring down the road.
