With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning. We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time. . Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski

Get both Don+t Settle: Vol 1. Transmissions East & Vol. 2 Transmissions West, recorded live at Funkhaus, here lnk.to/DontSettleVo... And be sure to check out upcoming tour dates for the rest of 2026 in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Ireland & Italy at glenhansard.com!

"Don+t Settle (Vol. 2 - Transmissions West)" is out now wherever you get your music! Recorded live in April 2025, "Vol. 2 - Transmissions West" joins "Vol. 1 - Transmissions East" for a complete record of the two incredible nights spent in Berlin’s Funkhaus. lnk.to/DontSettleVo...

We look forward to seeing many of you on July 2nd in Dublin at the Trinity College Summer Series! Get the last of the tickets if you haven’t yet here: ticketmaster.ie/glen-hansard-dublin-02-07-2026/event/18006329E6D6408B

The live from Funkhaus version of “Her Mercy” is out today! You can watch the full video here youtu.be/T7afvLlIHm0 & you can pre-order ‘Don+t Settle (Vol 2. - Transmissions West)’, out 26 June, here lnk.to/DontSettleVo...

Pre-orders are now open for 'Don+t Settle (Vol. 2 - Transmissions West)' due out into the world on June 26th! We can't wait for you to hear the rest of the magic from those two nights at Funkhaus. lnk.to/DontSettleVo...

In honor of Glen’s birthday today 🥳 we’re releasing the title track of ‘Don+t Settle - (Vol 1, Transmissions East)’ which comes out this Friday - preorder at glenhansard.com! Have a listen + check out the full video here glenhansard.lnk.to/dontsettlesi...

Today we are releasing another song, the lovely "Wreckless Heart". You can hear it everywhere now, watch the video on Glen's YouTube & preorder ‘Don+t Settle - (Vol 1, Transmissions East)' due out April 24th via: glenhansard.lnk.to/wrecklessheart

Glen's North American tour starts this Sunday in Los Angeles! All dates are sold out except the last show on April 12th at 9:30 Club in DC - get tickets below. See some of you soon! www.ticketmaster.com/glen-hansard...

We're very excited to share another track from Glen's upcoming album 'Don+t Settle - (Vol. 1 Transmissions East)' due out April 24th! “My Little Ruin (Live at Funkhaus)” is available everywhere now. Watch the video & preorder the album here glenhansard.lnk.to/MyLittleRuinFB

Don+t Settle - (Vol 1, Transmissions East) ➡️ out April 24th! Preorder 🔗 glenhansard.lnk.to/DontSettleAl...

“Down On Our Knees” from Glen’s upcoming album ‘Don+t Settle - (Vol. 1 Transmissions East)’ is out everywhere! Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=oMwnH6do3iw and preorder the album at glenhansard.com. See Glen on tour in the EU/UK this spring, tickets on sale now!

Thank you for the Didn’t He Ramble love and to everyone who’s preordered the album & bought tickets to see the tours in just over a month! There are still tickets left for the EU/UK dates - We can’t wait to see you. ✨

A day well spent signing & stamping! ✍️ This lovely A5 silk card insert is incl in the store exclusive vinyl of ‘Don+t Settle - (Vol. 1, Transmissions East)’. Preorder the heavyweight gun metal grey LP here: glenhansard.lnk.to/DontSettleAlbumBY Orders are expected to ship on release day, April 24th.

Tix for Glen’s April North American tour go on sale for *mailing list members only* tomorrow Tues 24th 10am local time to venue city! Join here if yr not a member yet: glenhansard.os.fan/mailing-list-sign-up Codes will be emailed before 10am EST (be sure to check your spam folders too).

Thank you for the love for Forward & Impossible this last week! We’re so glad you’re enjoying them. Here we are working on Impossible at Masterkey Studio. If you want to watch the whole recording process check out our documentary The Forward Journey on our YT channel youtu.be/Ln0DccgkUTo

Experience a little of the Making of Don’t Settle - Transmissions East & West here glenhansard.com/2026/02/20/m... - more to come soon! For now get tix at glenhansard.com for EU/UK tour beginning 30 April in Paris & join the mailing list for access to US/Canada tour sale starting Tues Feb 24!

We’re excited to announce a new album recorded over 2 days on Glen’s 55th birthday last year in the iconic studio Funkhaus in Berlin. Set to be released in two volumes, ‘Don+t Settle - (Vol 1, Transmissions East)’ is out 24 April - Pre-order Vol 1 now glenhansard.lnk.to/DontSettleAl...

Begin Transmission 📡 tomorrow

stand by for transmission... join glen's mailing list glenhansard.os.fan/mailing-list...

Thanks to everyone who has purchased tickets for Glen’s spring European tour! We’ve added another date on the 5th of May in Groningen at De Oosterpoort. Tickets go on sale tomorrow 27 Nov at 10am here: spotgroningen.nl/programma/glen-hansard

In case you missed it, ticket sales are in full swing for Glen’s spring tour around Europe & the UK! Night 1 in Utrecht is sold out (thank you!) but there are a few seats left for Night 2. Link to all tickets: glenhansard.com/tour/

We're delighted to announce Glen will tour 16 dates across Europe with his full band starting in Paris on 30 April! There will be a fan pre-sale this Wednesday 5/11 at 10am GMT for members of Glen's mailing list (join here bnds.us/uvnhnh) & general tickets go on sale this Friday 7/11 at 10am GMT.

We’ve got some news coming soon! You can join Glen’s mailing list here bnds.us/uvnhnh to be sure not to miss it. 📣 . Photo by Tara Keane.

Mark your calendars! On Monday July 7th we will be hosting a livestream to screen our short film ‘The Forward Journey’ about recording our album + a Q&A with Glen & Mar answering previously submitted questions from Hoover Repair Club members! The timing is 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST / 8pm CET….

Please enjoy Great Weight from our Doupe (dopeYEAH) acoustic session! You can see the full video here theswellseason.com/great-weight-live-acoustic-at-doupe/ FORWARD arrives 11 July. 😊 You can pre-order here tss.lnk.to/forwardBL

Our album FORWARD comes out one month from today & we're thrilled to share another song with you all! Watch the video & see what inspired Glen to write Factory Street Bells here theswellseason.com/factory-stre... Our tour begins *tonight* in Amsterdam so we'll see many of you out there soon!

Factory Street Bells - The Swell Season

Our album FORWARD comes out one month from today and we’re thrilled to share another song with you all! You can listen at your preferred platform here and watch the video below! Here’s Glen on his ins...

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listen for the factory street bells next week… 🔔🔔🔔

Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered our new album Forward (June 13th) tss.lnk.to/forwardBL & for all the love for Stuck In Reverse! We’d like to share a little about how the song came to be. To see more extras be sure to join the Hoover Repair Club at theswellseason.com/hoover-repair-club/ ✨

Glen looks forward to returning to Ohana Fest as part of Eddie Vedder & Earthlings in September! Presale tickets on sale Thurs. 5/1 at 10am PT. Sign up now for access at ohanafest.com. 🌴