If You Don’t Know, Get to Know - Bleech 9:3
If You Don’t Know, Get to Know! is our weekly dive into the best rising acts you’ll want to discover before the rest of the world does. This week we’ll be looking at Irish rock band Bleech 9:3.
The noise around Bleech 9:3 has been getting louder over the last few weeks, and for good reason. The Dublin-born, London-based group have quickly marked themselves as one of the most exciting live bands, already releasing two singles that sound every bit as sharp and restless as the scene they’re emerging from.
Frontman Baz Quinlan and guitarist Sam Duffy first met at an AA meeting, where Quinlan became Duffy’s sponsor. In 2024, the band relocated from Dublin to London to focus fully on the project, and that move seems to have paid off.
Bleech 9:3 are the rope in a tug of war between post-punk and grunge, constantly pulling from both sides. Their newest release ‘Jacky’ captures that perfectly: a tense, anxious track which pulls you in from the first note. The debut single ‘Ceiling’ nods to 90s grunge and written about a friend from a recovery meeting in Dublin who sadly passed away before he got the chance to get better.
The band are currently supporting Shame across several dates, including their hometown of Dublin, Cork, Leeds and Southampton, then joining Sports Team for shows in Portsmouth and London. After that, they will play three sold-out headline shows at The Blue Basement in London. Not bad for a band with just two tracks released.
Bleech 9:3 UK & Ireland Tour Dates:
November 9th – Southampton, 1865 (supporting Shame)
November 10th – Leeds, Project House (supporting Shame)
November 12th – Dublin, National Stadium (supporting Shame)
November 13th – Cork, Cyprus Avenue (supporting Shame)
November 14th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (supporting Sports Team)
November 15th – Londo, Electric Brixton (supporting Sports Team)
December 3rd – London, The Blue Basement
December 4th – London, The Blue Basement
December 5th – London, The Blue Basement
Watch the music video for Ceiling on YouTube