Wasps Vs Humans(Album Launch)

Crane Lane Theatre, Phoenix St.

Sat 3rd Oct, 4:00 pm

WASPS vs HUMANS

Album Launch 'The Day Homo Sapiens Destroyed the Earth'

with special guests from Dublin - THEWLIS

Saturday October 3rd, 2026

4pm - 6pm

FREE EVENT

The afternoon of Saturday 3 October will see the official Cork launch and vinyl signing of Wasps vs Humans' new album, The Day Homo Sapiens Destroyed the Earth, at the Crane Lane Theatre Cork.

Renowned for their incendiary live shows, WvHs are an anarchic mix of drums, bodhrán, whistles, punk poetry, songs and beats. A sonic assault, their brand of electronic punk-folk energy tackles disappointment, inner-city crime, a fame-obsessed culture and social decay with a huge dollop of desperation, balanced by equal measures of anger and wit, creating a darkly humorous soundtrack to modern life.

To mark the occasion, limited copies of the new vinyl are available to pre-order exclusively through their Eventbrite page for the special launch price of €20 (Retail €30).

Recorded between Dublin and Cork, the album is the culmination of two years of gigging, capturing the raw energy of the live show in a harder, grittier yet more melodic sound. Heavy guitar riffs and thundering beats collide with harmonies, folk influences, whistles and bodhrán — though there’s not a trad song in sight!

At its core, the album is a darkly humorous take on humanity’s seemingly unstoppable pursuit of destroying itself and the planet. It’s doom, death, war and social decay viewed through the WvHs lens: angry, absurd, sarcastic and sometimes painfully close to the bone.

Joining Wasps vs Humans on the night are special guests, THEWLIS from Dublin.

The Dublin-based duo, named after renowned English actor David Thewlis, are Donegal native Danny McElhinney, and Dubliner Cormac Curtis. First playing together in the indie rock band, Mahogany Men in the nineties, they convened as Thewlis in the capital just before lockdown in 2020.

They have released eight singles to streaming services, are well-received by critics and have enjoyed enthusiastic radio play both at home and abroad; their musical style encompasses alternative rock, punk, folk, and dark-toned country.

This is the only FREE show on Wasps vs Humans' album tour—so don't miss your chance to be part of it.

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