Cardinals

Irish band Cardinals arrives in Rotterdam with Masquerade, bringing a sound that blends shoegaze, folk, pop and poetic punk into something dark, grainy and strangely romantic. The event text describes their songs as shanty-like verses that open into sweeping choruses full of bruised love stories, delivered less like performance and more like confession.

The band is built around family and friendship, with brothers Euan and Finn Manning, their nephew Darragh, and former schoolmates Oskar Gudinovic and Aaron Hurley. On stage they apparently look a bit like a Warhol experiment in tracksuits, denim and sunglasses, but the music itself is rooted in both urban roughness and rural melancholy. Since their 2024 debut EP, Cardinals have been marked out as one of the more exciting names in Irish indie rock, and Masquerade is presented as a confident next step.

Details

• Date: Sunday 1 November 2026
• Location: LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
• Start: 20:00
• Ticket price: €23, including €3 service costs per ticket
• Format: mostly standing, with a limited number of balcony seats. Seated and standing tickets are sold separately.