The Scratch

Name: The Scratch
Start: 2026-12-04
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Poppodium Het Podium

Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · — Sun, 13 Dec

More dates: 6 Dec, 9 Dec, 10 Dec, 11 Dec, 12 Dec

Poppodium Het Podium, Hoogeveen

concert Rock party

The Scratch performs at Poppodium Het Podium in Hoogeveen on 4 December 2026.

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About: The Scratch

From Dublin street corners to international festival stages, The Scratch throw Irish folk tradition and acoustic guitars into a blender with full-throttle metal energy. Backed by three albums - the latest being 2026's Pull Like a Dog - and a reputation as one of Ireland's most electrifying live acts, the quartet commands any stage they step onto.

108.7K

monthly listeners on Spotify

59K+

followers on Spotify

debut position Mind Yourself in the Irish vinyl chart (2023)

Kerrang! score for Pull Like a Dog (out of 100)

What's new

2026-03
The third album Pull Like a Dog was released on 13 March 2026 via Sony Music Ireland, produced by John 'Spud' Murphy in Hellfire Studio in Dublin.
2025-11
The band announced Pull Like a Dog with the eponymous title single and accompanying music video, recorded on the shores of Lough Ree.
2025
Music by The Scratch was featured in the Netflix series House of Guinness, created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Tracks

Pull Like a Dogtitle track and single from the album of the same name (2026)

Pullin' Teethsingle from Pull Like a Dog (2026), released before the album

Couldn't Give a Ratsdebut album (2020), independently released during the coronavirus pandemic

Mind Yourselfsecond album (2023), nominated for the Choice Music Prize and #1 on the Irish vinyl chart

Get It Right Up Yeearly fan favorite, released as a standalone single in 2018

Recent shows

Sep 12, 2026 Palaia Sfageia, Thessaloniki (GR)
Aug 29, 2026 Stradbally Hall, Stradbally (IE)
Aug 23, 2026 Smithfield, Dublin (IE)

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