Scala & Kolacny Brothers

Concerts

MCD Presents
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
The Olympia Theatre
Saturday 27th June 2015

Belgian all girl choir phenomenon Scala & Kolacny Brothers have announced an Olympia Theatre date on Saturday 27th June. Their last sold out Dublin concert at The Olympia Theatre earned extended standing ovations.

Tickets priced from €32.50 including booking fee are on sale now via Ticketmaster.ie, usual Ticketmaster outlets including The Olympia Theatre Box Office, and by calling Ticketmaster at The Olympia Phone Bookings on 0818 719 330.

Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult, Over 18's ID required to gain access to the bars where alcohol is served.

Scala & Kolacny Brothers are an indie-rock choir, comprised of the two Kolacny brothers, Steven and Stijn, and Scala, their all-girl choir. Steven plays the piano, Stijn conducts the choir. The brothers usually work with 30-40 singers aged 16-26 at a time, but these days have more than 200 girls on their books, insuring plenty of cover for their increasingly busy schedule.

Scala & Kolacny Brothers take classic rock and indie songs and reinvent them as elegiac hymns – to breathtaking effect – with the piano often the sole accompaniment to the voices. On occasion they also use drum machines, sequencers and synthesizers, and also often perform with a full rock band. Examples are versions of “Use Somebody” (Kings of Leon), “Everlong” (Foo Fighters), “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana), “Champagne Supernova” (Oasis), “With or Without You” (U2), “Nothing Else Matters” (Metallica),’ and more. “Creep” is also featured, as are three original compositions – “Seashell,” “Masquerade,” and “Our Last Fight.”

However, it was the placement of their haunting version of Radiohead’s “Creep” in the movie The Social Network that catapulted them to stardom.