Problem Patterns Take to Stage at Magnet YAC

As part of their upcoming ‘Sweaty Tour for Sweaty People’, Yew Tree Promotions is proud to present Belfast punk outfit Problem Patterns in Magnet YAC, Newry on Saturday May 3rd.

Following on from their appearance at Newry Pride Festival 2024, the band are embarking on a tour working exclusively with DIY & independent promoters across Ireland during April and May. Their Newry date sees them supported by fellow queer-punk band Rose Fatale, hyperpop/pop-rock act DiscWorld, and indie/pop singer-songwriter Chloe Sterritt.
Please note this is a 14+ only show. Tickets are available via www.eventbrite.co.uk at £5 plus booking fee.

Who are Problem Patterns

Problem Patterns are four shouty queers who write songs for right now, swapping roles and instruments to get their point across about whatever angers them this week. 

After many lonely nights screaming alone in their bedrooms over the state of the world, Alanah, Bethany, Bev and Ciara (aka ABBA) came together in 2018 to invent a new genre they called PUNK. It's shouty, it's heavy, it's tongue in cheek, it's inclusive, it's hopeful and it's fun.

The four DIY punk dads are all about creating havoc in celebratory and cathartic spaces. Bigger than The Beatles, but not yet quite as big as Slipknot, the band have played notable support slots with Le Tigre, Bob Vylan, Dream Wife, Stiff Little Fingers & Ash. In 2024, they landed a coveted spot as Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition finalists, leading them to perform on the festival’s Park Stage that year.

Problem Patterns released their ferocious debut album ‘Blouse Club’ in October 2023 through Alcopop! Records, which went on to win the Northern Ireland Music Prize for “Album Of The Year 2024”. 

Here's what some of their icons had to say about them:

“A thoroughly great racket” - Steve Lamacq, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

“They make weird music for right now that sounds like no one else and I am addicted” - Kathleen Hanna 

“I just think they’re great” - Henry Rollins