The family of Glen Hansard has announced arrangements for a public wake and funeral in Dublin, following the singer-songwriter's death in a motorcycle crash on July 29 at age 56.

A public wake will be held at the Baroque Chapel at IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Monday, August 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hansard will lie in repose for those wishing to pay their respects, according to a family statement released on Friday, July 31 Billboard. The funeral service will follow on Tuesday, August 4, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Patrick's Cathedral, located at St. Patrick's Close, Dublin 8. The service is open to the public, though the family has warned that access inside the cathedral will be extremely limited given the number of mourners expected.

For those unable to attend, the funeral will be broadcast live on Irish news outlet RTÉ News and the death-notice platform RIP.IE. Music at the service will be provided by Hansard's friends and family, the statement said.

Hansard's family has asked well-wishers to forgo flowers and gifts, and instead direct donations to Dublin's Simon Community, which works with people experiencing homelessness, or to Ukrainian Action. The family also requested that the privacy of his family and friends be respected during the proceedings.

Hansard died on July 29 near his home in Dublin. He was 56. He first came to prominence as the frontman of The Frames, the Dublin rock band he founded in 1990, and later reached an international audience as one half of The Swell Season, his duo with Czech pianist and singer Markéta Irglová. The pair starred in the 2007 film Once, whose lead song "Falling Slowly" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He remained a fixture of Dublin's music scene throughout his career, busking on Grafton Street and selling out the city's largest venues with equal commitment.

Tributes following his death came from across Ireland's musical and cultural establishment. Bono and Bob Geldof both paid tribute to Hansard, as did the National Concert Hall, which said it was deeply saddened by his passing RTÉ. The official wake and funeral arrangements were published on his website, glenhansard.com.

The arrangements place two of Dublin's most recognisable venues at the centre of the farewell: the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, a 17th-century building now housing the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and St. Patrick's Cathedral, the largest church in Ireland, founded in 1191. Together they frame a send-off shaped by the city that shaped him.