The Divine Comedy

Spread the festive spirit with 'All the Pretty Lights' ✨
Watch & stream: lnk.to/AllTPtyL
Revisit the world of yuletide wonder with this gorgeous video by illustrator Mathieu Persan & animation by Maéva Pensivy. Do remember to add the song to your Christmas playlists & share with friends & family!

Listen again to the awesome live session from the Riley and Coe show. Broadcast last night on BBC Radio 6 Music, The Divine Comedy played four songs. The listen again link is in our post and the timings are below. From the start of the show 1. All the Pretty Lights. From 41.20 2. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Chat With Neil. 3. Bang Goes The Knighthood. 4. Absent Friends. To listen online at BBC Sounds you will need to sign in but it is quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region.

🎧 LISTEN AGAIN: LIVE SESSION ON RILEY & COE
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Divine Comedy played four songs on last night's show. It's an awesome set! Timings in alt text.
#TheDivineComedy #6Music @marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

🔔 PROGRAMME STARTING NOW!
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#TheDivineComedy #6Music @marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

On Wednesday 3rd December The Divine Comedy will be live in session on the Riley and Coe show. Tune in from 9pm GMT on BBC Radio 6 Music or listen online with the link in our post. The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast. To listen online you will need to sign in but it is quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region. Photograph of Neil Hannon reading a newspaper in a cafe by Kevin Westenberg.

🔔 TONIGHT: Live Session on Riley & Coe!
Time: 9-11pm GMT on BBC Radio 6 Music
Listen online: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
#TheDivineComedy #6Music @marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

Posted 17 hours ago… so..THIS IS TONIGHT!! 💥💥 Beyond thrilled. Cant wait to see Neil and the band! ❤️ #rileyandcoe @bbc6music.bsky.social

On Wednesday 3rd December The Divine Comedy will be live in session on the Riley and Coe show. Tune in from 9pm GMT on BBC Radio 6 Music or listen online with the link in our post. The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast. To listen online you will need to sign in but it is quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region. Photograph of Neil Hannon reading a newspaper in a cafe by Kevin Westenberg.

TOMORROW: Live Session on Riley & Coe!
Wednesday 3rd December: BBC Radio 6 Music
Time: 9-11pm GMT
Listen online: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
#TheDivineComedy #6Music @marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

Our Black Friday storewide sale runs until midnight Monday 1st December GMT, coming at the right time to snap up some brilliant bargains for Christmas! Please click the link in our post to visit our shop. We have lots of great music and merch to choose from. If you missed getting one of our stylish UK Tour or Rainy Sunday Afternoon tees at the merch stand or want to grab a vintage Office Politics t-shirt, here is your chance. For those wanting to expand or complete their Divine Comedy music collection, we have our extensive catalogue available on vinyl and CD including limited editions. Instead of decking your hall with boughs of holly, you can brighten up any room in your house with Mathieu Persan’s awesome alternative album artwork prints. Pick and mix your favourite eras from Liberation to Rainy Sunday Afternoon to curate your very own collection of cover art. So if you're stuck on buying a treat or gift for Christmas, we've got some great offers for you!

DON'T MISS OUR BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
Shop at: thedivinecomedy.tmstor.es
A perfect time to snap up some brilliant bargains for Christmas!
Sale ends midnight Monday 1st December GMT.
#TheDivineComedy #Merch #Music #Sale

The Divine Comedy will be headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026. The festival goes on sale next year but opens for early booking for three days only on Thursday 27th November from noon CET (11am GMT) to 6pm CET (5pm GMT) Saturday 29th November. The ticket link is in our post. We would love to see you in Lyon!

EARLY BOOKING ENDS 6PM CET / 5PM GMT TODAY!
TICKETS: www.nuitsdefourviere.com
Come and see us headline at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026. We'd love to see you in Lyon!
#TheDivineComedy #NuitsdeFourvière #Lyon #France

Our Black Friday storewide sale has started and runs until midnight Monday 1st December GMT, coming at the right time to snap up some brilliant bargains for Christmas! Please click the link in our post to visit our shop. We have lots of great music and merch to choose from. If you missed getting one of our stylish UK Tour or Rainy Sunday Afternoon tees at the merch stand or want to grab a vintage Office Politics t-shirt, here is your chance. For those wanting to expand or complete their Divine Comedy music collection, we have our extensive catalogue available on vinyl and CD including limited editions. Instead of decking your hall with boughs of holly, you can brighten up any room in your house with Mathieu Persan’s awesome alternative album artwork prints. Pick and mix your favourite eras from Liberation to Rainy Sunday Afternoon to curate your very own collection of cover art. Included in our sale is the perfect stocking filler for the Divine Comedy fan in your life! Instead of dusting off an old board game for the festive season, why not spend the time with our 500 piece jigsaw which features the classic Rainy Sunday Afternoon album cover. Each set comes with a A4 guide print to help you solve the puzzle! So if you're stuck on buying a treat or gift for Christmas, we've got some great offers for you!

BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON NOW!
Shop at: thedivinecomedy.tmstor.es
A perfect time to snap up some brilliant bargains for Christmas!
Sale ends midnight Monday 1st December GMT.
#TheDivineComedy #Merch #Music #Sale

The Divine Comedy will be headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026 and tickets are on sale now for three days. The festival goes on sale next year but opens for early booking for three days only on Thursday 27th November from noon CET (11am GMT) to 6pm CET (5pm GMT) Saturday 29th November. The ticket link is in our post. We would love to see you in Lyon!

🔔 ON SALE NOW: We're headlining Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026.
TICKETS: www.nuitsdefourviere.com
The festival opens for early booking for three days only from 27th November.
👉 IMPORTANT TICKET SALES INFO: thedivinecomedy.com/news/nuits-2...
#TheDivineComedy #Lyon

The Divine Comedy will be headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026. The festival goes on sale next year but opens for early booking for three days only on Thursday 27th November from noon CET (11am GMT) to 6pm CET (5pm GMT) Saturday 29th November. The ticket link is in our post. We would love to see you in Lyon!

ON SALE TOMORROW: We're headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026.
TICKETS: www.nuitsdefourviere.com
The festival opens for early booking for three days only from 27th November.
IMPORTANT TICKET SALES INFO: thedivinecomedy.com/news/nuits-2...
#TheDivineComedy

We are delighted to announce that The Divine Comedy will be headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July 2026. The festival goes on sale next year but opens for early booking for three days only on Thursday 27th November from noon CET (11am GMT) to 6pm CET (5pm GMT) Saturday 29th November. The ticket link is in our post. We would love to see you in Lyon!

We're delighted to announce that #TheDivineComedy will be headlining at Les Nuits de Fourvière on Thursday 23rd July.
TICKETS: www.nuitsdefourviere.com
The festival opens for early booking for three days only from 27th November.
IMPORTANT TICKET SALES INFO: thedivinecomedy.com/news/nuits-2...

Tickets are on sale now for The Divine Comedy show at The Royal Festival Hall London on Sunday 12th July 2026. The ticket link is in our post and we would love to see you there. The photograph shows Neil Hannon in side profile wearing a smart coat and hat. The photographer is Kevin Westenberg.

🔔 ON SALE NOW: Royal Festival Hall London.
Tickets: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
The Divine Comedy will be playing The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 12th July 2026. We'd love to see you there!
#TheDivineComedy #London

The Divine Comedy will be playing The Royal Festival Hall London on Sunday 12th July 2026. Tickets go on sale from 10 am GMT on Friday 21st November. We would love to see you there. The photograph shows Neil Hannon in side profile wearing a smart coat and hat. The photographer is Kevin Westenberg.

ON SALE FROM 10AM TOMORROW! 
The Divine Comedy at The Royal Festival Hall London.
Tickets: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Come and see us at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 12th July 2026. Tickets go on sale 10am GMT on Friday 21st November.
#TheDivineComedy #London

On Wednesday 3rd December The Divine Comedy will be live in session on the Riley and Coe show. Tune in from 9pm GMT on BBC Radio 6 Music or listen online with the link in our post. The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast. To listen online you will need to sign in but it is quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region. Photograph of Neil Hannon reading a newspaper in a cafe by Kevin Westenberg.

The Divine Comedy Live Session on Riley & Coe!
Wednesday 3rd December: BBC Radio 6 Music
Time: 9-11pm GMT
Listen online: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The show will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast.
#TheDivineComedy #6Music @marcrileydj.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

SON DU JOUR: Découvrez All the Pretty Lights le nouveau single de The Divine Comedy, avec son clip illustré par Mathieu Persan et animé par Maéva Pensivy.

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SON DU JOUR : Découvrez « All the Pretty Lights, » le nouveau single de The Divine Comedy, avec son clip illustré par Mathieu Persan et animé par Maéva Pensivy.
🔗: www.rollingstone.fr/the-divine-c...
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The Divine Comedy Close A Triumphant Year With Festive New Single ‘All The Pretty Lights’ Following the chart success of their recent album 'Rainy Sunday Afternoon,' a sold-out UK tour and an appearance on BBC's 'Later...with Jools Holland', The

@divinecomedyhq.bsky.social Close a Triumphant Year with Festive New Single ‘All the Pretty Lights’ www.xsnoize.com/the-divine-c...

New date for 2026. We are pleased to announce that The Divine Comedy will be playing The Royal Festival Hall London on Sunday 12th July. Tickets go on sale from 10 am GMT on Friday 21st November. We would love to see you there. The photograph shows Neil Hannon in side profile wearing a smart coat and hat. The photographer is Kevin Westenberg.

NEW DATE FOR 2026!
Tickets: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/the...
We're pleased to announce that The Divine Comedy will be playing The Royal Festival Hall, London on Sunday 12th July.
Tickets go on sale 10 am GMT on Friday 21st November.
We'd love to see you there!
#TheDivineComedy #London

We are delighted to present our gloriously festive video for All the Pretty Lights, created by illustrator and long term Divine Comedy collaborator Mathieu Persan with animation by Maéva Pensivy. Links to watch the video and listen to the song are in our post. Neil says: "Mathieu and Maéva’s video is a thing of beauty and wonder. We share a love of classic fifties graphics, and this seemed a great opportunity to fully inhabit that world.” Mathieu explains the process: "We wrote the script to match as closely as possible the very moving lyrics and the emotion - sometimes bittersweet and tinged with nostalgia. Neil wanted a classic mid-century aesthetic, so I drew inspiration from the great illustrator Miroslav Šašek to recreate a childlike and joyful world. Maéva then created the animations, inspired by the wonderful Hanna-Barbera productions, to bring the images to life and give them a fresh character. The result: a colourful and cheerful little film that looks as though it came straight out of the 1950s."

'All the Pretty Lights'
Watch at: youtu.be/bd8tyszMgTk
Listen here: lnk.to/AllTPtyL
👉 More about the gorgeous video by Mathieu Persan and Maéva Pensivy at: thedivinecomedy.com/news/all-the...
#TheDivineComedy #AllthePrettyLights #RainySundayAfternoon

📽️ VIDEO PREMIERE: 7PM GMT TONIGHT!
🔗: youtu.be/bd8tyszMgTk
#TheDivineComedy #AllthePrettyLights #RainySundayAfternoon

The fourth track taken from our UK Top five album Rainy Sunday Afternoon is the wistful tribute to Christmas past called All the Pretty Lights. The video premiere is at 7 pm GMT tonight and the you tube link is in our post. Neil says: "It began with the title (I liked the sound of the words) and a scrap of melody. That title brought to mind my family’s visit to London in the late seventies. To be a seven year old in London at Christmas was like being in Mary Poppins. Utterly magical! These memories are a bit garbled and possibly enhanced with age, but the song is as much about the fallibility of memory as about nostalgia for Christmas past." You can also listen to the track by clicking the smartlink in our post.

'All the Pretty Lights' Arrives In Time For The Festive Season!
Video premiere 7pm GMT tonight: youtu.be/bd8tyszMgTk
Listen here: lnk.to/AllTPtyL
👉 More info: thedivinecomedy.com/news/prettyl...
#TheDivineComedy #AllthePrettyLights #RainySundayAfternoon

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You can watch all three performances on YouTube!
Achilles: youtu.be/jCwu71fFknc
The Last Time I Saw the Old Man: youtu.be/cnnebbyG2AI
National Express: youtu.be/Q85GSvY8Kzk
#TheDivineComedy #LaterWithJoolsHolland

'National Express' on Later with Jools Holland, watch the full performance on the BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Or at the BBC Music YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@BBCMusic
#TheDivineComedy played 'Achilles', 'The Last Time I Saw the Old Man' and 'National Express'.

'The Last Time I Saw the Old Man' on Later with Jools Holland, watch the full performance on the BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Or at the BBC Music YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@BBCMusic
#TheDivineComedy played 'Achilles', 'The Last Time I Saw the Old Man' and 'National Express'.

'Achilles' on Later with Jools Holland, watch the full performance on the BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Or at the BBC Music YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@BBCMusic
The Divine Comedy played 'Achilles', 'The Last Time I Saw the Old Man' and 'National Express'.
#TheDivineComedy

🔔 Programme starting now on BBC Two!
BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#TheDivineComedy #LaterWithJoolsHolland

On Sunday 9th November The Divine Comedy will be on Later with Jools Holland. The television show is on on BBC Two and starts at 10 pm. In our post is a link to watch the programme on the BBC iPlayer. You will need to sign in to use the BBC iPlayer but it is quick and free. A TV Licence is also required to watch programmes. Please check availability for your region.

📢 TONIGHT ON TV: From 10pm on BBC Two
See The Divine Comedy on 'Later... With Jools Holland'!
Online: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🖋️ More info in alt text
#TheDivineComedy #LaterWithJoolsHolland

On Sunday 9th November The Divine Comedy will be on Later with Jools Holland. The television show is on on BBC Two and starts at 10 pm. In our post is a link to watch the programme on the BBC iPlayer. You will need to sign in to use the BBC iPlayer but it is quick and free. A TV Licence is also required to watch programmes. Please check availability for your region.

📺 TOMORROW!
Sunday 9th November: From 10pm on BBC Two
See The Divine Comedy on 'Later... With Jools Holland'!
Online: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🖋️ More info in alt text
#TheDivineComedy #LaterWithJoolsHolland

Wishing Neil a very Happy Birthday today. There is an atmospheric black and white photograph of Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy singing on stage. The photograph is by Tommi Forsstrom.

Wishing Neil a very Happy Birthday! 🎉
Photograph by Tommi Forsström.
#TheDivineComedy #NeilHannon #HappyBirthday