Odds and ends of Hozier news during his hiatus.
(Check out the last quarter: Q2 2017.)
September 2017
Sept 30: Hozier was in the March for Choice in support of #Repealthe8th alongside his friends in Little Green Cars.
I'll be joining our sisters and brothers on Saturday at the #marchforchoice. Hope to see you there. #repealthe8th
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 27, 2017
Today we marched for (hopefully) the last time! @StevieAppleby @Hozier @Littlegreencars @fayeshouse @lgcadam #ArcMarch17 #repealthe8th pic.twitter.com/13ORXros30
— IMP HOUR (@IMP_HOUR) September 30, 2017
Hozier with Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty Ireland at the March for Choice.
Our ED @Colmogorman & @Hozier at #ARCMarch17. #ItsTime to #Repealthe8th #MarchForChoice2017 pic.twitter.com/Tq3rZHUdcD
— Amnesty Ireland (@AmnestyIreland) September 30, 2017
Sept 25: More posts from the land of fairies.
Sept 22: When a breakfast brag turns into a lesson in patience and what not to put on porridge.
We're approaching porridge weather. Two hands heated on a hot vessel held weather. Sleeve over hand, hand under jumper weather.
(nom boast) pic.twitter.com/WqM5PaeKny— Hozier (@Hozier) September 22, 2017
Holly, my friend. First oats are made, then music ok lets just cool the jets here
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 22, 2017
Ah no! It's chopped apple, I'm not Satan.
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 22, 2017
Pure chaos. I'm pretty sure a person I know lashes salt into theirs. Why
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 22, 2017
Sept 20: Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds Give A Home gig with Hozier, Wyvern Lingo, Sorcha Richardson, and Lewis Kenny was a tremendous success.
(Editor’s note December 31, 2017: Full event coverage to follow in a separate post early in 2018. Our apologies for the delay.)
Had a lovely evening with @sofarsounds and @AmnestyIreland in @dlightstudios tonight. Thanks for having me! #GiveAHome #IWelcome Legends pic.twitter.com/oEMEvHkqnV
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 21, 2017
Sept 19: UK Charts revealed their millionaires’ club: The artists whose singles have reached at least 1 million copies in sales, now calculated as a combination of sales and streaming. Astonishingly, Hozier’s Take Me To Church ranked at #23, just behind She Loves You, by The Beatles. Hozier has the highest-selling song by an Irish artist in history.
Caught this at @dublinfringe over the weekend and loved it. So well studied and performed brilliantly https://t.co/9qEm8lL1dg
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 18, 2017
Sept 18: Trivia surfaced about Hozier’s first-ever sync license to Teen Wolf for the song Like Real People Do.
Did you know @MTVteenwolf was the first show to feature @Hozier?@lalawebb searches the globe for new music for you! https://t.co/OPqijlVdjf pic.twitter.com/Z9wgaGGg22
— tunefind (@tunefind) September 18, 2017
Sept 14: Hozier’s disguise was foiled! (A brilliant story.)
Sept 9: A visit to Parkfest in Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow had Hozier catching some local talent.
Much love to @Hozier for coming out to My first ever solo set at ParkFest today, honestly the most down to earth guy you'd ever meet pic.twitter.com/gaEf2Wz93V
— A.D.M.ENT (@Meagher__) September 9, 2017
Nice to meet you man, fair play. Keep her lit!
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 10, 2017
Sept 7: Hozier stopped into RTÉ 2FM today to have a chat with Eoghan McDermott about the Amnesty International – Sofar Sounds Give a Home campaign.
The full audio interview is here and a video of the Quickfire Round is below.
.@eoghanmcdermo is LIVE from 4 bells with the absolute best and tallest man alive. @Hozier is in the building!https://t.co/imxZnXI32j 📻 pic.twitter.com/ZAMJy7Tn3Q
— RTÉ 2FM (@RTE2fm) September 7, 2017
Sept 5: When the world is complicated, sometimes it’s good just to have a laugh at a bat in an Irish kitchen.
This video of an Irish family attempting to capture a bat in their kitchen is why the internet was invented.
(Credit: @TadhgFleming) pic.twitter.com/qQXdOjYxiS
— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) September 5, 2017
@TadhgFleming I nearly made myself sick laughing at that. You're a funny man, thanks for sharing.
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 6, 2017
Sept 4: Have you ever? Maybe there’s a Mercedes in it for you?
— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) September 4, 2017
Hey Annie, unrelated, did you get that text with my current address?
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 4, 2017
😳 too much time spent dossing maybe
— Hozier (@Hozier) September 4, 2017
Sept 1: Dark humour wins the day, again.
1/ announce that only detractors can design headstone, albeit at their expense
2/ die
3/ leap out from behind costly grave, alive
4/ repeat— Hozier (@Hozier) September 1, 2017
August 2017
Aug 30: A remembrance of one of Hozier’s favourite poets, Seamus Heaney.
Aug 26: Hozier was present at A Day of Testimonies at the Project Arts Centre as part of the #ArtistsRepeal campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment.
Was completely harrowed & very glad to have heard 'A Day of Testimonies' on Saturday evening. Incredible stories and people #ArtistsRepeal
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 29, 2017
Thanks to @Hozier for stopping by the Shred-it booth at @projectarts and showing his support once again for #repealthe8th #ArtistsRepeal pic.twitter.com/IQdGnWGSHO
— ArtistsRepeal8 (@artistsrepeal8) August 26, 2017
While at the Projects Arts Centre for #ArtistsRepeal, Hozier met the best-selling author, Marian Keyes. She later shares her thoughts and feelings about the issue, the event, and meeting Hozier in this video.
Two great artists meet at last, united by their support of #ArtistsRepeal #repealthe8th @MarianKeyes @hozier pic.twitter.com/9hie7JyNEr
— Roisin Jingle 🎄 (@roisiningle) August 26, 2017
Aug 23: Hozier’s Instagram this summer portrays an absolute love affair between the man and his home.
Thoughts are with the people of Spain and Barcelona tonight.
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 18, 2017
Thoughts of support & admiration with those who stood up & spoke out against white supremacists in Charlottesville today. Solidarity Forever
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 12, 2017
Fantastic! Massive congratulations to the Irish team. Legends #WRWC2017 @IrishRugby
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 9, 2017
Aug 9: Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds have teamed up for the Give A Home campaign to raise awareness and funds to help refugees. The gig was officially announced with more information about the Give A Home campaign.
A privilege to announce that @Hozier will join us for our Give A Home show on Sept 20th with @amnesty. All info here https://t.co/MEvn3KhyX2 pic.twitter.com/Ue5nM5rHLL
— Sofar Sounds Dublin (@SofarDublin) August 8, 2017
I’m playing a secret Dublin #GiveaHome gig w/ @amnestyusa & @sofarsounds on Sept 20th. Enter/donate to win tickets: https://t.co/77FLeCWvtD https://t.co/0WfQulH18B
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 8, 2017
Aug 8: American medical drama Code Black will feature a musical number performed to Hozier’s Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene in season 3, episode 2.
jump yourself. into that flipping sea. before the summer leaves us.
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 7, 2017
"The REAL reason millennials eat avocados is so that their Omega-3 enriched hearts age well, are healthy with revenge when their time comes"
— Hozier (@Hozier) August 2, 2017
Aug 1: Work Song was featured in a performance by Kinjaz in the Divisional Final of World of Dance 2017. (Content restricted to USA.)
July 2017
July 27: Always a fan and friend to theatre group Collapsing Horse.
Dublin folk, caught @CollapsingHorse's Water Orchard at the @projectarts last night, highly recommend seeing it before it finishes on Sat.
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 27, 2017
July 27: Consistent with his views on equality, Hozier posted something about Trans rights to think about.
Interesting read here. #TransRightAreHumanRights https://t.co/zIsEqDuJw3 pic.twitter.com/ORLznEWZuw
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 27, 2017
July 24: Dips in the Irish Sea with old friend Karen Cowley and squeezing the drops of joy from summer.
July 20: R.I.P. Chester Bennington.
Saddened to hear of the passing of Chester Bennington and the talent that goes with him. Thoughts are with family and loved ones.
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 21, 2017
July 20: Hozier chose his current favourite Irish artists for the IASCA – Irish Association of Songwriters, Composers & Authors.
July 19: Town & Country Magazine placed From Eden at #5 on their list of the best modern wedding love songs to choose for a first dance.
The Best Modern Wedding Love Songs https://t.co/h2en0qgljv pic.twitter.com/EwHrGdHlmX
— TOWN&COUNTRY (@TandCmag) July 19, 2017
July 18: Hozier discovered a photo from the end of tour party in Istanbul.
Sam Pauly who worked on the tour for 15-months, had a few responses for Hozier.
Sometimes I cry when I'm drunk and saying "bye" to my friends. Thanks for capturing that @Hozier https://t.co/71pYQsq3NJ
— Sam Pauly (@iamwhoisam) July 18, 2017
Hozier at Longitude Festival
July 16: Hozier joined Mumford & Sons, Jack Garratt, Jorja Smith, Lucy Rose and Kevin Garrett on stage for the closing song of Longitude Festival in Marlay Park, Dublin. They performed the Joe Cocker arrangement of the Beatles song, With A Little Help From My Friends.
Big thank you to @MumfordAndSons for having me up w/ @JackGarratt @lucyrosemusic @KevinOGarrett & @JorjaSmith at @longitudefest. Pure Joy
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 17, 2017
Full-length videos:
Additional short clips here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Plus a pic here and here.
Christian Tierney Photos
Fantastic photos from Christian Tierney, who has also done a few videos with Wyvern Lingo, Saint Sister, and many others.
Jack Garratt opened for Hozier in Nottingham in July 2014 and later told an interviewer in Vancouver to watch out for him.
Amazing #Longitude2017 #ProudMotherOfZachDesmond 👏Highlight @hozier joining MumfordAndSons on stage for the finale👏 pic.twitter.com/ZGNHe9R80Y
— Caroline Downey (@CarolineAtMCD) July 17, 2017
Fans may remember that in 2015, Hozier & band joined Mumford & Sons, along with Dawes, My Morning Jacket, Danny Clinch, War on Drugs and others at Bonnaroo to perform this same song. It was definitely a highlight of that tour.
July 9: Summertime! Revisiting a frozen friend.
Hello, old friend pic.twitter.com/T7V1PDqm6z
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 9, 2017
July 12: Hozier’s manager, Caroline Downey, posted photos from the coffee table book by stylist Grace Coddington, Grace: The American Vogue Years. It features two unreleased photos from Hozier’s 2015 Vogue spread, photographed by Mikael Janssen.
July 8: Arsonist’s Lullabye is the backdrop to this dramatic video for UFC #214, which Joe.ie calls “arguably the greatest UFC promo ever.”
I had forgotten how much of an unmitigated banger-fest Little Dragon's Ritual Union album is.
— Hozier (@Hozier) July 6, 2017
July 4: At #30 in the Hot Press 40th Anniversary: Cultural Events That Changed The Face of Ireland is Hozier’s video for Take Me To Church and how “it helped to win support for a ‘yes’ vote in the Marriage Equality referendum.”
July 3: The Watermill Theatre‘s production of Romeo & Juliet features music by Hozier and is on tour in the UK until August 3.
The star-crossed lovers Romeo & Juliet tell their tragic tale from Wednesday https://t.co/Q654LIdArT Features music by Hozier & The Vaccines pic.twitter.com/ujJrDd7GOp
— Everyman Theatre (@Everymanchelt) July 3, 2017
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Featured image: Christian Tierney, Hozier
Great photos of last nights performance – would love to see the video of the performance – p L e a s e.
Thanks as always HG
As soon as a full video becomes available, of course, we’ll post it.