Florence Road & Khakikid
Sat 30 May 2026 (note: this event has already taken place)
7pm
€20
Heineken Greelight presents:
Florence Road
plus very special guest: KhakiKid
“Teetering on the edge of something truly brilliant.” - DIY
“Florence Road are headed for stardom” - Rolling Stone
“Florence Road are set to be the breakout band of 2025” - DORK
“one of 2025’s biggest breakthrough acts" - Billboard
“A band to get behind with urgency” - The Line Of Best Fit
Only releasing music since 2025, debut EP ‘Fall Back’ and the follow up ‘Spring Forward’ released in 2026, both to critical acclaim, Florence Road bring you on an addictive musical rollercoaster that confidently articulates the feelings involved with being young—the highs, lows and intensity of it all..”
While influences can be heard on both —everything from Fleetwood Mac to Billie Eilish—Florence Road instantly sounds like someone new, especially with Lily’s rasping but elegant rock vocals at the front of the mix.
“I would definitely consider myself a very emotional person,” Lily says of her creative process. “I see it as a positive thing because
you feel the negative things really strongly, but also the positive things. Happy songs are harder to write for me, though, so I think it’s a very emotionally driven mixtape. And I feel like I write my best when I’m feeling a very, very strong emotion. I need to write.”
Having fans of the band like Olivia Rodrigo, Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party, all of whom Florence Road have joined on tour it has been a whirldwind 12 months for the Wicklow four piece.
Lily adds wistfully, “It’s kind of mad that us four random girls from Wicklow are here with opportunities like this. We have had such incredible support from everyone and feel very grateful for everything that is happening.”
It's an impossibly lucky break to them but it isn’t strange to their million of followers and it won’t be to anyone about to be acquainted with Florence Road. It’s as straightforwardly obvious and natural as four inseparable school friends starting a band.
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Khakikid (Abdu Huss) is the Crumlin-born artist redefining Irish alt-rap with a mix of jazz-infused beats and high-energy showmanship. After the viral success of his anthem "Date Nite", which became a ubiquitous soundtrack for Dublin summers, Huss has cemented his status as a leading voice in the scene with a sold-out headline show at the 3Olympia Theatre.
His 2026 project, Girl Bites Dog, further showcases his genre-blurring range, anchored by the standout new single "Rude", a high-octane collaboration with Irish rap heavyweight Kojaque and Kean Kavanagh. Blending sharp self-deprecation with infectious, Mac Miller-esque flows, Khakikid remains a distinctive, unpredictable force in music, fresh off global festival slots and tours with the likes of Jessie Reyez.
