Pavilion Theatre presents a Turning Pirate Production

Niall Breslin

The Place That Has Never Been Wounded

Niall Breslin, known to many as “Bressie”, is embarking on tour to celebrate the release of The Place That Has Never Been Wounded, a spacious, introspective new album out October 24 via Icelandic label INNI. A marked departure from his earlier work, its 14 piano-led pieces, enriched with strings and ambient textures, explore themes too complex for words. 

Breslin - musician (notably with The Blizzards), award-winning author, BBC Radio 3 DJ, former rugby player, academic, podcast host and mental health advocate - recorded the album with Eliot James (Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club) at Dublin’s Camden Recording Studios. Each piece is double-tracked on both a Steinway grand piano and a felted upright piano creating an intimate yet expansive sound. The album’s release will be accompanied by a book in February 2026, each track reflecting one of its philosophical and autobiographical chapters.

“There's an awful lot about my life that I can't really express. Things that I find really difficult to understand, or to put into words. And those are the things I put into music.”