Brain Donation

Brain Donation is a 3-piece Alternative Rock Band from Dublin.

They believe that music should always be playful, good-humoured and not take itself too seriously. The ethos of the band has always been to see what they can get away with. It’s grungy riff-based guitar music. It’s Queens of the Stone Age meets the B-52’s. It’s a dissonant heavy riff, backed by a disco beat, accompanied by a conversational rant about George Jetson and how disappointed he’d be with how the future has actually turned out. This is raw, tongue-in-cheek, dramatic, self-deprecating and often ridiculous music, with themes of disillusionment at the forefront.

The band loves any bands that are doing something different or weird, especially bands like The Wytches, Geese, Tropical F**k Storm & Warmduscher.

After a string of EPs and singles (and a tour of Eastern Europe that they’re not legally allowed to talk about), Brain Donation released their debut album, “Brain Donation- The Movie”, in 2021. The music for this album was recorded live over 3 days in a small studio by the Irish Sea in Wicklow Town. After the pandemic, the band took time off to travel, but in 2024 they returned with a bang. Brain Donation have already released the first in a new series of live in-studio videos. They are recording a new album and have played a string of Irish dates and festivals, including a knockout midnight slot on the Lotus stage at Fuinneamh, Arcadian Nights and Antisocial Fest.

Brain Donation is Dan MKna on Guitar and Vocals, Oliver Jordan Kelly on Drums and Alan Stapleton on Bass and Vocals. They all hail from West Dublin, their combined height is 17 feet (5.18 Meters).