The Magnetic Fields at Cork Opera House

Led by Stephin Merritt, The Magnetic Fields career now spans two decades and ten albums. The most recent - Realism in 2010 - was well received by both critics and fans alike.

The Magnetic Fields are renowned for Merritt's humourous yet bitter lyrics about love, as well as their synthesized instrumentation - although Realism was billed by Merritt as 'my folk album'.

In 2010, Merritt and The Magnetic Fields were the subject of a documentary film Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields which made its debut at film festivals around the world, whilst collecting many awards in the process.