In Photos: The Naked And Famous + Youth Mass @ The Olympia Theatre, Dublin (13.11.11)

According to Last.fm, The Naked And Famous had already clocked up some one hundred and fifty live dates in 2011 before they rocked up to Dublin's Olympia Theatre the other week. This was their third visit of the year to Ireland alone, and if you'd told the Auckland outfit back in March (when they played the city's compact Button Factory venue) that they'd be upgraded to The Olympia upon their next visit, no doubt even they would have struggled to believe you.

What's brought the five-piece so far so soon is obviously no shortage of hard graft – that touring schedule puts this much beyond any doubt – but also a smart debut album that's crammed full of radio-friendly indie electropop and has swept virtually all before it back in their native New Zealand. Dubliners were well up for rattling The Olympia's chandeliers to the sound of massive singles 'Young Blood' and 'Punching in A Dream', but the rest of the band's set showcased an impressive range of moods and sounds, propelled by frontwoman Alisa Xayalith's soaring vocals while always keeping a killer hook or three within arm's reach.

Mark Earley snapped the opening few numbers of the Kiwis' dry ice-drenched set, along with that of local opening act Youth Mass. To view a slideshow of his shots, simply click on any of the thumbnail images below.