Blessington brothers Sean and Conor Price set to do Irish tour after exams this summer

By Kim O'Leary

They were representing Ireland on this year’s X Factor and after blowing the judges and tv viewers away with their heart-felt talent, Sean and Conor Price have announced that this summer they will go on their first tour of Ireland after completing their Junior and Leaving Certificate exams.

Naas CBS students Sean Naas CBS students Sean, 18, and Conor,15, first rose to prominence when they auditioned for the famed singing competition back in September with their modern version of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’, complete with rapping from guitar-playing Sean and vocals by Conor.

Their performance was greatly praised by Simon Cowell who said that it was “one of the best auditions we’ve had.”

Earlier this month Sean and Conor also toured the U.K. as part of the X Factor tour which was very successful.

The talented duo will next be on the road to support their upcoming single Be Like You in June, with tickets going on sale on next week Saturday April 7. In a social media post, the brothers confirmed the tour, saying: “We are delighted to announce that we are going on tour this summer! Tickets available from Saturday 7th April at 10am. Thanks to everyone for all the support.”

The Price brothers will release Be Like You at the end of April. They are also recording original new material, with plans to release an EP later this Summer.

The dates for the Be Like You tour are: University Concert Hall, Limerick, Saturday June 23  Vicar Street, Dublin, Saturday June 24  TLT Theatre, Drogheda, Thursday June 28 Royal Theatre, Castlebar, Saturday June 30 National Opera House, Wexford, Sunday July 1 INEC, Killarney, Friday July 6.

More dates are set to be announced.