DUBLIN

200x - 2016

OVERVIEW The original incarnation of Land Lovers was a solo project for Pádraig Cooney. However, Cooney soon recruited Ciarán Canavan, Rob Maguire, Brian Lynch and Cormac Hughes to complete the line up of the band. In 2008, Land Lovers released its debut album 'Romance Romance'. The following year saw the group released a 6-track EP entitled 'Immovable Feet'. In 2010, Rob left the group to perform with The Riot Tapes. He was replaced on bass guitar by Shane Murphy. In April 2011, Land Lovers returned with a new single entitled 'The Cinema Bell'. 2008 - Release of 'Romance Romance' album 2009 - Release of 'Immovable Feet' EP [18 July] - Land Lovers perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin [16 - 18 October] 2010 - Rob Maguire leaves the band and is replaced by Shane Murphy 2011 - Release of 'The Cinema Bell' single [14 April] - Release of 'Confidants' album [30 September] - Land Lovers perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin [06 - 08 October] 2012 - Land Lovers perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in Dublin 2014 - Release of 'Land Lovers / Windings'split LP [28 February] 2016 - Release of 'The Rooks Have Returned' album [13 May] - Land Lovers announce that they are to split. The band plays its final gig at The Bowery in Rathmines on 11 December