LIMELIGHT BELFAST IN ASSOCIATION WITH MCD PRESENTS
RON SEXSMITH AND BAND
HANGOVER TERRACE TOUR
12 MARCH 2026
LIMELIGHT 1, BELFAST
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Multiple Juno Award winner, Ron Sexsmith, has recently released his stunning new album Hangover Terrace on Friday 29thAugust – and to launch the record, he has recently dropped three new singles with song videos:
June 4, 2025: “Don’t Lose Sight”- listen to the track HERE
July 26, 2025: “Cigarette and Cocktail” – listen to the track HERE
August 1, 2025: “When Will The Morning Come” – listen to the track HERE
August 29, 2025: Full Album ‘Hangover Terrace’ – full album release
Listen/Order: Hangover Terrace Full Album HERE
Official Song Video Links: Watch HERE
Ron Sexsmith and his band made their last appearance in the UK in November 2024 with his acclaimed Sexsmith at Sixty tour before Ron extended his stay to record a new album at London’s Eastcote Studios with long-time collaborator Martin Terefe. That trip sparked a wave of inspiration, including the album’s title, Hangover Terrace, which Ron describes as a metaphor for the emotional residue left by the pandemic years. “It speaks of this hangover I feel from the last few years of pandemic and life knocking us around,” he reflects. The album moves away from the rural contentment of his recent work and delves into something more wounded and introspective, shaped by personal loss, strained friendships, and a rawer worldview.
Recording in London for the first time since 2007, Ron found creative freedom working with Terefe, whose spontaneous style helped reimagine songs daily. The sessions at Eastcote became a revolving door of musical talent—featuring past collaborators like Claes Bjorklund and Ed Harcourt, as well as surprise guests, including guitarist Robbie McIntosh and even producer Chris Kimsey. One of Ron’s favourite contributions came from Nora Joy Stephens, a young songwriter from his hometown of Stratford, who lent her voice to the album’s closing track. The songs explore themes both timely and timeless: the housing crisis in Camelot Towers, grief and gratitude in When Will the Morning Come, and spiritual musings in Angel on My Shoulder—a kind of counterpoint to his earlier Speaking With the Angel.
Now 61, Ron continues to write with the same introspective honesty that’s marked his career, shaped by new perspectives and life’s ever-changing terrain. He still walks daily to untangle lyrical knots and often composes at whichever instrument is nearby. “I never worry about repeating myself,” he says. “The 31-year-old Ron couldn’t write these songs.” With 17 studio albums under his belt and songs covered by everyone from k.d. lang to Rod Stewart, Sexsmith remains one of Canada’s most cherished songwriters. His memories of childhood in St. Catharines continue to surface in his music, including new tracks like Cigarette & Cocktail and Burgoyne Woods. Reflecting on it all, he’d offer this to his younger self: “Don’t give up. Be patient. Stay focused on what’s real.”
Ron Sexsmith is one of Canada’s most accomplished singer-songwriters. Born and bred in St Catharines near Niagara Falls and currently resident in Stratford, Ontario, he has released 17 studio albums to date – Grand Opera Lane (1991), Ron Sexsmith (1995), Other Songs (1997), Whereabouts (1999), Blue Boy (2001), Cobblestone Runway (2002), Rarities (2003), Retriever (2004), Destination Unknown (2005, with Don Kerr, released as Sexsmith & Kerr), Time Being (2006), Exit Strategy Of The Soul (2008), Long Player Late Bloomer (2011), Forever Endeavour (2013), Carousel One (2015), The Last Rider (2017), Hermitage (2020), The Vivian Line (2023), and Hangover Terrace (2025). He has collaborated with the likes of Daniel Lanois, Mitchell Froom, Ane Brun, Tchad Blake, and Bob Rock. His songwriting appears on albums from Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, k.d. lang, Emmylou Harris, Nick Lowe and Feist.
RON SEXSMITH WITH BAND
2026 UK & Ireland Tour Dates:
Ron Sexsmith will be performing with his band Don Kerr on drums, who has toured with Ron since 1987, and Jason Mercer on bass since 1996. Both bring a consistency and a comfortability to Ron’s vast catalogue of songs, combining great musicianship and lovely harmonies to every show.