Gig Guide

Upcoming Events

• Mon

  26

  Jun

  2017

  Tue

  27

  Jun

  2017

  BADBADNOTGOOD

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

   

  June 26 & 27 sees ChoiceCuts bring genre-hopping outfit BadBadNotGood to Dublin's Sugar Club.

  The band come from Toronto, and are known best for their jazz & electronica-laced interpretations of hip-hop songs, having collaborated with Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown & Ghostface Killah. They released one of 2015's great albums Sour Soul with Ghostface Killah, and most recently put out their fourth album, IV. 

  Check out their NPR Tiny Desk Concert.

  Tickets are available from The Sugar Club, priced at €23.

• Mon

  26

  Jun

  2017

  Walking On Cars

  The Marquee

  Cork

  

  Headlining the June 26 instalment of Cork's Live At The Marquee series are Irish indie-pop band Walking On Cars.

  The Kerry five piece released their successful debut single, 'Catch Me If You Can' back in 2012, and have went from strength to strength, having a huge 2016. Their debut album, Everything This Way went to double platinum status last year. Check out the video for 'Speeding Cars'.

  Tickets, priced at €39, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  28

  Jun

  2017

  Green Day w/Rancid

  Ormeau Park

  Belfast

  

  As part their ongoing Revolution Radio tour this year, stadium punks Green Day play Ormeau Park on June 28. 

  They released their 12th studio album in Revolution Radio this year, being something of a return to form after the few missable records after American Idiot. At this point they're one of the best-selling bands of all time, selling more than 75 million records worldwide, winning Grammys for best album for their classic Dookie and major breakout album, American Idiot. Here's recent single, 'Still Breathing'.

  Support comes from Lars Frederiksen-fronted punk quartet Rancid.

  Tickets cost £49 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Thu

  29

  Jun

  2017

  Green Day w/Rancid

  Royal Hospital Kilmainham

  Dublin

  

  As part their ongoing Revolution Radio tour this year, stadium punks Green Day play Dublin's Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 29. 

  They released their 12th studio album in Revolution Radio this year, being something of a return to form after the few missable records after American Idiot. At this point they're one of the best-selling bands of all time, selling more than 75 million records worldwide, winning Grammys for best album for their classic Dookie and major breakout album, American Idiot. Here's recent single, 'Still Breathing'.

  Support comes from Lars Frederiksen-fronted punk quartet Rancid.

  Tickets cost €59.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  29

  Jun

  2017

  Kamasi Washington

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

   

   

   

   

  Having released of the best albums of the last few years in 2015's sprawling, three volume - and very aptly-titled The Epic - it's been announced that L.A. saxophonist, bandleader and collaborator with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Run The Jewels, Kamasi Washington, will play Dublin's National Concert Hall on Thursday, June 29. 

  Revisit or discover The Epic, and indeed The Epic In Concert.

  Tickets - which range from €27.50 to €36 - are available from the National Concert Hall. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  29

  Jun

  2017

  The Thin Air Presents: Hiva Oa & Fears

  Mister Tom's Lounge, Lavery's

  Belfast

  

  Two of our favourite Belfast-based acts play Mister Tom's Lounge in Lavery's on June 29. Alternative electronic act Hiva Oa play, having recently released their excellent new EP, MkII - check it out on Bandcamp.

  Supporting is alt. pop artist & Mhaol noisemaker Constance Keane, aka Fears. Check out her stirring recent single, 'Blood'.

  Admission costs £5 and doors open at 9pm.

• Thu

  29

  Jun

  2017

  Pandora Ills, Public House, Viper Wine & Haypark

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Voodoo hosts four acts on June 29, headlined by ska-punks Pandora Ills.

  Supporting are scene newcomers, alt. rockers Public House - check out 'Call Me In The Morning' - Viper Wine and the grungy Haypark.

  Admission cost £5. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  01

  Jul

  2017

  Tue

  04

  Jul

  2017

  Kings of Leon w/Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Southern indie-pop stadium-fillers Kings of Leon play Dublin's 3Arena on July 1, 2 & 4 due to popular demand.

  Debuting in 2003 with their incredible Strokes-meets-Creedence of Youth and Young Manhood, they've sold over 18 million albums and 24 million singles. They most recently released Walls last year.

  Support comes from Colorado's Nathaniel Rateliff.

  Tickets cost €85.50 from Ticketmaster. 

• Sat

  01

  Jul

  2017

  Our Back Yard: The Bonnevilles, The Emerald Armada, Gascan Ruckus, No Oil Paintings, Hello Casanova & more

  The Yard, 67 Plantation Road

  Craigavon

  

  Craigavon holds its third annual music festival with some of NI's finest for the third annual Our Back Yard 2017 on July 1 at The Yard, 67 Plantation Road. Headlining are Lurgan whiskey-loving garage-blues duo The Bonnevilles. Watch the video for 'No Law In Lurgan'.

  The lineup comprises indie-folk-pop act Emerald Armada, indie-punks Gascan Ruckus, No Oil Paintings, Petty Youth, Gypsy's Wish, Hello Casanova, The Twisted Sisters and Willoware Jackson.

  Tickets are available from Eventbrite, priced at £21. Doors open at 6pm.

• Sat

  01

  Jul

  2017

  Patrick Kelleher and His Cold Head Hands, Catscars & Everything Shook

  Bello Bar

  Dublin

  

  Three of Ireland's top electronic acts come together at the Bello Bar on July 1, where there'll doubtlessly be some gothic electropop and performance art. 

  Performing are Patrick Kelleher and His Cold Head Hands, which sees the Dublin singer, songwriter & producer work with musician Brian Conniffe, drawing inspiration from '80s new wave, and more recently, darker acid house & European techno. 

  Dark electropop trio Everything Shook, who released their debut album Drinking About You last year, play the show. Check out their Soundcloud.

  Dublin trio Catscars, featuring Patrick Kelleher and Brian Conniffe, fronted by Robyn Bromfield, also play - check out the Kraftwerk-recalling 'B-Song'.

   Admission costs €10 and doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  02

  Jul

  2017

  The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse Screening

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  On July 2, we will co-host a special event at Whelan's, celebrating the life and music of the sadly-missed Mark Linkous, aka Sparklehorse, following the April screening in Belfast.

  Following a screening of Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass' new documentary ‘The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse’, the evening will feature a live, one-hour performance, ‘A Night of Sparklehorse’ with Belfast-based singer-songwriters Tom McShane, The Mad Dalton, Heliopause, Pixie Saytar and members of Junk Drawer.

  Tickets are available, priced at €13 from Seat Advisor. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  03

  Jul

  2017

  Future Islands

  Dolan's Warehouse

  Limerick

  

  Baltimore retro synth-pop trio Future Islands return to Ireland in July, kicking off with a show at Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick on July 3.

  Breaking in 2014 with their fourth album, Singles, they're to release their fifth this year. Watch their now-legendary breakthrough performance of 'Seasons' on Letterman, in which frontman Samuel T. Herring captured the hearts of a nation.

  Tickets, priced €35, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  04

  Jul

  2017

  Future Islands

  Cork Opera House

  Cork

  

  Baltimore retro synth-pop trio Future Islands return to Ireland, playing Cork Opera House on July 4.

  Breaking in 2014 with their fourth album, Singles, they're to release their fifth this year. Watch their now-legendary breakthrough performance of 'Seasons' on Letterman, in which frontman Samuel T. Herring captured the hearts of a nation.

  Tickets, priced €35, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  05

  Jul

  2017

  Future Islands

  Black Box

  Galway

  

  Baltimore retro synth-pop trio Future Islands return to Ireland, playing the Black Box in Galway on July 5.

  Breaking in 2014 with their fourth album, Singles, they're to release their fifth this year. Watch their now-legendary breakthrough performance of 'Seasons' on Letterman, in which frontman Samuel T. Herring captured the hearts of a nation.

  Tickets, priced €38.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  06

  Jul

  2017

  Future Islands

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  Baltimore retro synth-pop trio Future Islands return to Ireland to play the Iveagh Gardens on July 6.

  Breaking in 2014 with their fourth album, Singles, they're likely to release their fifth this year. Watch their now-legendary breakthrough performance of 'Seasons' on Letterman, in which frontman Samuel T. Herring captured the hearts of a nation.

  Tickets, priced €45, are available from Ticketmaster.

• Thu

  06

  Jul

  2017

  Gregory Porter

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Grammy-Award-winning jazz crooner Gregory Porter plays Dublin's Trinity College Park to open MCD's Summer Series of shows from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  He last year released Take Me To The Alley, the follow-up to his breakthrough 2014 Grammy Jazz Award-winning Liquid Spirit. Check out 'Hey Laura'.

  Tickets cost €44.05 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 7pm.

• Fri

  07

  Jul

  2017

  James Vincent McMorrow

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow plays a hometown show at Dublin's Trinity College Park on the second day of MCD's Summer Series from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  He broke with his platinum-selling number 1 debut album, Early In The Morning, then gained massive critical acclaim with his second album, Post Tropical, which made numerous end-of-year top 10s, followed by almost two years of continuous touring and appearances and his 2016 follow-up, We Move. Check out 'Rising Water'.

  Tickets cost €44.05 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 7pm.

• Fri

  07

  Jul

  2017

  BelFest: Alpha Twin, The Crossfire Hurricanes, Mosmo Strange, Part Time Pilots, Mosa, Gnarkats, The Pottingers & Surf Green

  Bar Sub

  Belfast

  

  A selection of Belfast's up-and-coming talent play an all-day indoor BelFest event on July 7 at Bar Sub. Topping the bill are Alpha Twin - here's their Soundcloud.

  Omagh alt-rock quartet Mosmo Strange - check their Bandcamp - rock n' rollers The Crossfire Hurricanes - Part Time Pilots, alt. psych outfit MOSA - check out their debut EP, Mind Open Soul Awake - Belfast-based alt. rockers Gnarkats, Belfast indie band The Pottingers and pop-punks Surf Green.

  Admission costs £10 on the door and doors open at 4pm.

• Sat

  08

  Jul

  2017

  Coldplay

  Croke Park

  Dublin

  

  As part of their extensive 2017 stadium tour for their latest album, Coldplay play Croke Park in what will probably be Ireland's largest gig of the year on July 8.

  It's a huge show they have planned for arenas, with them having already played four sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium. Their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, came out in December 2015, and has sold over 4 million copies so far. Expect a 'planet-sized visual spectacle' from the world-conquering bands, who have played to many tens of millions of people across the globe at this point. 

  Here's the video for single 'Hymn For The Weekend'.

  Tickets are priced from €59.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Sat

  08

  Jul

  2017

  Bell X1

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Irish indie quintet Bell X1 perform at Dublin's Trinity College Park on the third day of MCD's Summer Series from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  The trio just released their seventh album, Arms, in October, following on from their 2013 LP, Chop Chop, which was their third Irish Number 1 album and fourth consecutive Choice Music Prize nominee. Check out the video for their single 'The Upswing'. 

  Tickets cost €44.05 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 7pm.

• Sat

  08

  Jul

  2017

  Femi Kuti

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Son of afrobeat demigod Fela Kuti Femi Kuti plays Dublin's Academy on July 8.

  Fusing funk, jazz and African folk, the Nigerian-born musician started out in his father's band, before forging his own career. His last album was his seventh, 2013's No Place For My Dream. He just this year broke the Guinness world record of a single note held on sax via circular breathing, at a time of 51 minutes 35 seconds.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  08

  Jul

  2017

  Disguise, Cyborg and Droids, Worst & more

  The Hut, Phibsborough

  Dublin

  Dublin hardcore punks Disguise play Phibsborough's The Hut on July 8. Check out their Bandcamp.

  Sharing the bill are Cyborg and Droids and psych/noise-punk Worst - check out their MMXVII EP.

  Admission is a suggested donation of €8. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  08

  Jul

  2017

  The Jimmy Cake 'Tough Love' Album Launch w/Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Experimental kosmiche post-punks The Jimmy Cake, release new album Tough Love with a show at the Grand Social. Formed as a 10-piece in Dublin back in 2000, check out 'Observatory Destroyer'.

  Supporting is electronic musician, singer & songwriter Patrick Kelleher and His Cold Dead Hands. His synthy, new wave music has led him to receive a Meteor Choice Music Prize nomination back in 2012, with him working on new material.

  Tickets, priced €13 are available from Billetto, or €25 with the album. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  09

  Jul

  2017

  Pixies

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Seminal alternative rockers Pixies return to Dublin to play Trinity College Park on the fourth day of MCD's Summer Series from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  The blueprint for almost the entirety of alternative rock, the Boston, Mass. quartet are currently with 3 of their constant lineup, with Paz Lenchantin currently on bass duties. Their fusion of surf, psych, noise-pop, hard rock and classic rock, amongst countless others, created a foundation off which Black projected his surrealist ramblings, for four glorious albums.

  They reunited a few years back, releasing their fifth album, the fairly disappointing Indie Cindy in 2014 and its follow-up, Head Carrier in September last year.

  Tickets cost €54.65 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 7pm.

• Mon

  10

  Jul

  2017

  Two Door Cinema Club w/Circa Waves

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Bangor indie pop act Two Door Cinema Club play Trinity College Park on the penultimate day of MCD's Summer Series from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  They released their hit-laden debut album Tourist History in 2010 through Kinsuné Records, followed by Beacons in 2012. After four years, they returned with their excellent new record, Gameshow. Check out the video for 'Bad Decisions'. 

  Support comes from Liverpool indie rock band Circa Waves, whose second album, Different Creatures, came out this year.

  Tickets cost €44.05 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  11

  Jul

  2017

  Alt-J

  Trinity College Park

  Dublin

  

  Art-pop trio Alt-J play Trinity College Park on the final night of MCD's Summer Series from July 6-11 in the historic grounds.

  Having won the Mercury prize in 2012 for their debut An Awesome Wave, they returned in 2014 with This Is All Yours. With a run of shows over this summer, the third album is expected. Watch the video for 'Breezeblocks'.

  Tickets cost €54.65 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  13

  Jul

  2017

  Fri

  14

  Jul

  2017

  Fleet Foxes

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  Having just emerged from a 4-odd year unofficial hiatus, indie-folksters Fleet Foxes return to Ireland to play as part of the Live at the Iveagh Gardens series on July 13 & 14.

  They released their eponymous debut album and its follow-up, Selflessness Blues in 2008 & 2011 respectively as well as a couple of EPs on Sub Pop & Bella Union. Drummer Joshua Tillman left in 2012, and became Father John Misty. Here's their big early tune, 'White Winter Hymnal'.

  Tickets cost €45, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Thu

  13

  Jul

  2017

  Percolator

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Krautrock/shoegaze-loving cosmic voyagers Percolator play Galway's Roisin Dubh on July 13, following the release of debut album Sestra on Penske Recordings, in a show run by Strange Brew and Feast.

  Taking cues from My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab and the likes, their textures and tones are next-level. Check out the video for single 'Crab Supernova' and their previous work on Bandcamp.

  Admission is free and doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  14

  Jul

  2017

  Parapa Palace 'Subterrane' EP Launch w/Mosa & Ghost Office

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Jangly indie rockers Parapa Palace launch their new EP Subterrane with a show at Voodoo on July 14. Check out 'Before The Dark Times'.

  Supporting are alt. psych outfit MOSA - check out their debut EP, Mind Open Soul Awake - and lo-fi indie rock/post-punk trio Ghost Office - listen to their debut EP.

  Admission costs £5 and doors open at 8pm.

   

• Sat

  15

  Jul

  2017

  Ludovico Einaudi

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Alt. classical composer Ludovico Einaudi has announced a show at the 3Arena, following a hugely successful 2016. on July 15.

  Gradually building his name with work on the likes of the This Is England TV series - for which he was nominated for a BAFTA - his minimalist, ambient work defies the usual trademarks of classical, although he was trained classically at the Milan Conservatorio. He released his latest album, Elements in 2015.

  Tickets are priced from €49.65-€91 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  15

  Jul

  2017

  Rodrigo Y Gabriela

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Acoustic instrumental duo Rodrigo y Gabriela return to Dublin to play two headline shows to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their eponymous debut breakthrough album, the first being at the National Concert Hall on July 15.

  Having spent the last year performing across 25 countries, including the Hollywood Bowl with Rob Trujillo, Megadeth's Marty Friedman & an 80-piece orchestra, they'll be playing old material as well as new tracks from their forthcoming new album, due in 2017. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets, priced at €30 & €37, are available from the NCH.

• Sun

  16

  Jul

  2017

  Rodrigo Y Gabriela

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Acoustic instrumental duo Rodrigo y Gabriela return to Dublin to play two headline shows to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their eponymous debut breakthrough album, the latter being at the Academy on July 16.

  Having spent the last year performing across 25 countries, including the Hollywood Bowl with Rob Trujillo, Megadeth's Marty Friedman & an 80-piece orchestra, they'll be playing old material as well as new tracks from their forthcoming new album, due in 2017. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets, priced at €37, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sun

  16

  Jul

  2017

  Lemuria 'Get Better' 10th Anniversary Tour

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Buffalo indie punks Lemuria play Belfast's Voodoo on July 16 for Solid Choice Industries as part of the 10 year anniversary tour for their personal classic album, Get Better. 

  The band have helped shape the recent wave of emo, punk & indie/alternative bands, and the album - a touchstone for many bands in today's scene - will get a UK anniversary reissue. Have a listen to it.

  Tickets cost £12 from Billetto. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  17

  Jul

  2017

  Sunn O)))

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  It’s been announced that American drone metal masters Sunn O))) will play two Irish shows in July, the former being brought to us by Solid Choice Industries at the Limelight 1 on July 17.

  Formed in Seattle in 1998, seemingly with the intent to shatter each venue's sound limit, they dabble in drone, doom, black metal, dark ambient and noise rock, with the lineup based around founding members Stephen O'Malley & Greg Anderson. Sunn O))) have released eight studio albums, and countless demos, live albums, mini-albums and collaborations - including Soused, with Scott Walker in 2014 - and have just released their original score to horror film The Devil’s Candy.

  Check out Black One.

  Tickets for the show are priced £25, available from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  18

  Jul

  2017

  Sunn O)))

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  It’s been announced that American drone metal masters Sunn O))) will play two Irish shows in July, the latter at Dublin's Button Factory on July 18.

  Formed in Seattle in 1998, seemingly with the intent to shatter each venue's sound limit, they dabble in drone, doom, black metal, dark ambient and noise rock, with the lineup based around founding members Stephen O'Malley & Greg Anderson. Sunn O))) have released eight studio albums, and countless demos, live albums, mini-albums and collaborations - including Soused, with Scott Walker in 2014 - and have just released their original score to horror film The Devil’s Candy.

  Check out Black One.

  Tickets for the show are priced €25, available from Tickets.ie. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  20

  Jul

  2017

  Belle & Sebastian

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  Scottish indie-pop outfit Belle & Sebastian play Dublin's Iveagh Gardens series of concerts on July 20.

  Led by Stuart Murdoch, the Glaswegian outfit formed in 1996, in the year they released the first LP in a string of incredible strong albums, Tigermilk. They most recently released their more synth-driven, upbeat Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance. Here's 'The Boy With The Arab Strap'.

  Tickets cost €45 from Ticketmaster.

• Thu

  20

  Jul

  2017

  The Thin Air Presents: Sister Ghost & Bosco Ramos

  Mister Tom's Lounge, Lavery's

  Belfast

  

  Following Rory Nellis and Philip Watts d'Alton on June 15 and Hiva Oa and Fears on June 29, we will host a live throwdown with two of Belfast's finest alternative rock bands at Lavery's Belfast on Thursday, July 20.

  Sister Ghost, a blistering garage/punk quartet fronted by Derry artist Shannon Delores O'Neill, headline the show. Check out their debut EP, In A Spell. The show will also feature riff-fuelled, Belfast bass-and-drums duo Bosco Ramos watch the video for 'Rolling Sea'.

  Admission costs £5, and doors open at 9.30pm.

• Fri

  21

  Jul

  2017

  Mons Olympus, Black Chapels, Mongol Gentleman's Club & We Were Thieves

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Having just released their debut album, riffy space-prog masters Mons Olympus play Voodoo on July 21. Listen to the sprawling LP, Vampyroteuthis.

  Supporting are alt. rock quartet Black Chapels, Mosmo Strange side-project Mongol Gentleman's Club and We Were Thieves.

  Admission costs £5.

• Sat

  22

  Jul

  2017

  U2: Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary w/Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

  Croke Park

  Dublin

  

  U2 return to their stadium-bothering antics this year with their The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in this, the 30th anniversary year of their most beloved, career-defining statement that catapulted the band to new heights - which sold over 25 million units and gave the band many of their biggest hits. They're to play the album in its entirety at Croke Park on July 22.

  Supporting are Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, starting at €77 and going vastly upwards from there. Gates open at 6pm.

• Sun

  23

  Jul

  2017

  Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds

  The Big Top

  Galway

  

  One of popular music's most revered figures of all time, Brian Wilson, returns to Ireland, playing The Big Top on July 23 as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

  On this tour, he marks the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys' iconic album Pet Sounds by playing it in its entirety. Started out as a young surf-pop songwriter, by 1966, he had a sustained period of creative growth, producing the 'pocket symphony', ensuring the Beach Boys' reputation as the American Beatles. On this tour he'll be accompanied by Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin.

  Tickets are priced from €65 from the Roisin Dubh. Gates open at 7pm.

• Tue

  25

  Jul

  2017

  Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds

  Bord Gais Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  One of popular music's most revered figures of all time, Brian Wilson, returns to Ireland to play the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on July 25.

  On this tour, he marks the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys' iconic album Pet Sounds by playing it in its entirety. Started out as a young surf-pop songwriter, by 1966, he had a sustained period of creative growth, producing the 'pocket symphony', ensuring the Beach Boys' reputation as the American Beatles.

  Tickets are priced from €75-€89 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  27

  Jul

  2017

  Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Californian alt. country project Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express comes to Whelan's on July 27.

  First noticed in the '80s for psych/desert rock act Green on Red, he has released countless albums, with the most recent being this year's Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins. Check out 'Bad Year From Rock and Roll', from, you guessed it, 2016.

  Tickets, priced €19.10, are available from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  28

  Jul

  2017

  ZZ Top

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Almost into their fifth decade together, Texan rockers ZZ Top play Dublin's 3Arena on July 28.

  As part of their Tonnage Tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have recently released their Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World album. Selling over 50 million records and releasing 15 studio album worldwide, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard started out in Houston in 1969 as a blues-rock trio, with classics like Tres Hombres and Degüello, really breaking through with their biggest album, Eliminator, which yielded their hits 'Sharp Dressed Man' and 'Gimme All Your Lovin''.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  29

  Jul

  2017

  Rock 4 Choice

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Following up on the Rock 4 Choice ten year series of benefit concerts in the US between 1991-2001, the Irish branch hold an all-day show at the Grand Social on July 29 to support the Abortion Rights Campaign in Ireland, ahead of increasing public pressure to repeal the 8th amendment. In the first edition, Polish gothic act Closterkeller headline in one of three Irish dates.

  The bill includes acts from Ireland and abroad, including gothic industrial rockers Sugarplum Suicide, Myth, Kiss My Acid, UK thrash metallers Kemakil, melodic death metallers Xerosun.

  Early bird tickets are available from Eventbrite, priced €19 or €15 for students, with it increasing on the door to €20/€25. Doors open at 3pm.

• Sat

  29

  Jul

  2017

  The Winter Passing, Aaron Shanley & The Horrortongues, Vokxen & Jess Edlin

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Having recently released their new album, Double Exposure, Dublin indie/emo-pop outfit The Winter Passing play their first Belfast headline show at the Empire on July 29.

  This time around, the band went to Jawbox/Against Me producer J Robbins. Check out 'Daisy' from their 2015 album A Different Space of Mind. The band are led by sibling writing duo Rob & Kate Flynn.

  Supporting is Aaron Shanley & The Horror Tongues, who recently released their first album, pop-rockers Vokxen and eclectic, hugely talented Jess Edlin - check her Bandcamp.

  Admission costs £6 and doors open at 8.30pm.

• Wed

  02

  Aug

  2017

  Frankie Cosmos

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Greta Kline, aka Frankie Cosmos plays Whelan's on August 2. 

  Formerly of Porches, she's heavily involved in the New York anti-folk scene, and into the DIY ethics of K Records. As well as the huge number of Bandcamp releases she put out under various pseudonyms from 2009 onwards, her latest album, 2016's Next Thing propelled her up another rung of the indie rock totem pole.

  Tickets cost €13.50 from WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  05

  Aug

  2017

  Over The Top Presents: Wrestlerama

  National Stadium

  Dublin

  

  Irish pro wrestling promotion Over The Top bring their Wrestlerama show to Dublin's National Stadium August 5 in a card that features hardcore legend Mick Foley.

  Also featured are some of the finest names in indie wrestling, including Joey Ryan, Ricochet, Matt Sydal, Candice LeRae, Lio Rush, the return of Jeff Cobb, Session Moth Martina and OTT Champion Ryan Smile.

  The event is to be recorded and tickets are priced from €20 upwards, from Eventbrite. Things kick off at 7.30pm.

• Sun

  06

  Aug

  2017

  Regina Spektor

  Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Songstress Regina Spektor returns to Ireland to play the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on August 6.

  Born in the Soviet Union, she studied classical piano from a young age, moving to America in 1989, ultimately ending up writing pop songs, self-releasing her debut album, 11:11 in 2001. She went on to release music until her 2006 breakthrough, Begin To Hope, which went gold and each subsequent album gained her more of a following. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sun

  06

  Aug

  2017

  Over The Top Presents: Wrestlerama

  Mandela Hall

  Belfast

  

  Following their night at the National Stadium, Irish pro wrestling promotion Over The Top bring their Wrestlerama show to Mandela Hall on August 6, in a show that features hardcore legend Mick Foley.

  Also featured are some of the finest names in indie wrestling, including Joey Ryan, Ricochet, Matt Sydal, Candice LeRae, Lio Rush, the return of Jeff Cobb, Session Moth Martina and OTT Champion Ryan Smile.

  The event is to be recorded and tickets are priced from £16.50 upwards, from Eventbrite. Things kick off at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  11

  Aug

  2017

  The Undertones

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Iconic Derry punk-pop hitmakers The Undertones are to play the Roisin Dubh in Galway on August 11.

  This follows the 35th anniversary of the band's breakthrough single and John Peel's obituary, 'Teenage Kicks', which they marked with a new greatest hits album - An Introduction to The Undertones, packaged with some essential video content like Teenage Kicks: The Story of The Undertones, a documentary on the band. Formed by five friends in 1977, the band's success has been somewhat rejuvenated since the release of Terri Hooley semi-biopic Good Vibrations in 2012.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €33.50. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  12

  Aug

  2017

  Walking On Cars

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  Making their biggest appearance in Belfast so far are Irish indie-pop band Walking On Cars, when they play Custom House Square on August 12.

  The Kerry five piece released their successful debut single, 'Catch Me If You Can' back in 2012, and have went from strength to strength, having a huge 2016. Their debut album, Everything This Way went to double platinum status last year. Check out the video for 'Speeding Cars'.

  Tickets, priced at £27.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Mon

  14

  Aug

  2017

  Holy Fuck

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Toronto electro-industrial outfit Holy Fuck play a few Irish shows, including Galway's Roisin Dubh on August 14.

  Using live instrumentation and distinct electronic non-instruments (like a 35mm film synchronizer) to achieve the desired sounds, the band formed in 2004 out of Dependent Music, a Nova Scotian label & artist collective. They released their fourth album, Congrats, last year after six years of silence. Check them out Live On KEXP.

  Tickets cost €20 from Roisin Dubh, or €18 for members. Doors open at 9pm.

• Tue

  15

  Aug

  2017

  Holy Fuck

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Toronto electro-industrial outfit Holy Fuck play a few Irish shows, including Cork's Cyprus Avenue on August 15.

  Using live instrumentation and distinct electronic non-instruments (like a 35mm film synchronizer) to achieve the desired sounds, the band formed in 2004 out of Dependent Music, a Nova Scotian label & artist collective. They released their fourth album, Congrats, last year after six years of silence. Check them out Live On KEXP.

• Wed

  16

  Aug

  2017

  Holy Fuck

  Dolan's Warehouse

  Limerick

  

  Toronto electro-industrial outfit Holy Fuck play a few Irish shows, including Dolan's Warehouse on August 16.

  Using live instrumentation and distinct electronic non-instruments (like a 35mm film synchronizer) to achieve the desired sounds, the band formed in 2004 out of Dependent Music, a Nova Scotian label & artist collective. They released their fourth album, Congrats, last year after six years of silence. Check them out Live On KEXP.

• Thu

  17

  Aug

  2017

  Holy Fuck

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Toronto electro-industrial outfit Holy Fuck play Belfast's Empire Music Hall on August 17.

  Using live instrumentation and distinct electronic non-instruments (like a 35mm film synchronizer) to achieve the desired sounds, the band formed in 2004 out of Dependent Music, a Nova Scotian label & artist collective. They released their fourth album, Congrats, last year after six years of silence. Check them out Live On KEXP.

  Tickets cost £16 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  18

  Aug

  2017

  Stop Making Sense [Screening]

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  One of the late, incredible Jonathan Demme's finest works, and arguably the greatest concert film of all time, the Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense is screening for one night only at Belfast's Black Box on August 18.

  Don your oversized suits and greyest sweats for a special screening of the 1984 classic - which will have a late bar on the night and is followed by a new wave disco.

  Tickets are available for £7 from Ticketsolve. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  19

  Aug

  2017

  Foy Vance, Amy MacDonald, Ryan McMullan & David C Clements

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  Singer-songwriter Foy Vance plays his biggest headline show to date at Custom House Square on August 19, having released his third album, The Wild Swan last year.

  He has to date released 3 albums, with a large number of EPs coming in between, since his 2000 debut Blueprints EP. His second album, 2013's Joy Of Nothing won the Northern Ireland Music Prize, and last year he worked with Ben Affleck on his latest film, Live By Night for the credits song - check out the video for new single, 'She Burns'.

  Support comes from Radio 2 favourite Amy MacDonald, and local singer-songwriters Ryan McMullan and David C Clements.

  Tickets are priced from £27-£43.50, available from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 6pm.

• Sat

  19

  Aug

  2017

  Gascan Ruckus BBQ w/The Emerald Armada,

  QUB Speakeasy

  Belfast

  

  The second annual Gascan Ruckus Summer BBQ will be headed by the Middletown alt. punks themselves, across two stages QUB's Speakeasy Bar on August 19.

  19 acts play the day overall, with folk-pop act The Emerald Armada being co-headliners. On the bill are emo-tinged punk-pop act Anna's Anchor, Belfast-based Life Goals, an acoustic Empty Lungs set, Limerick's Fox Jaw, Franklyn, Goldie Fawn, Joshua Burnside, Leeds outfit Kamikaze Girls, Larks, Making Monsters, No Oil Paintings, Pillow Queens, Susie Blue, Tuskany, Via:Barvikha and The Wood Burning Savages.

  Early bird tickets cost £10 from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 1pm.

• Sun

  20

  Aug

  2017

  Boris

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  U:mack do Dublin the fine service of hosting Japanese experimental outfit Boris as part of their 25th anniversary tour on August 20.

  Named after the Melvins song of the same name, they formed in 1992, releasing debut LP Absolutego in '96. Traversing the paths of noise rock, the avant-garde, metal, psychedelia, stoner metal, and occasionally pop. They release their twenty-third album, Dear, this year. The amplifier apostles' latest sees them venture back towards slower and heavy ventures, in what was initially supposed to be a constraint-free final goodbye to fans but ultimately saw them find a new sense of vitality. Here's 'Pink'.

  Tickets are available via Tickets.ie and WAV Tickets.

• Sun

  20

  Aug

  2017

  Listener, Michael Mormecha, Sleeping Outside & Weathered Hands

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Listener returns to Belfast, courtesy of Shizznigh Promotions, on August 20. The Arkansas trio began as an underground hip-hop project for vocalist & bassist Dan Smith, eventually growing into a spoken word emo/indie rock band. Check out this session of 'You Were A House On Fire'.

  Support comes from Mojo Fury frontman and hugely gifted songwriter Michael Mormecha - check out his debut album - Coleraine alternative/emo quartet Sleeping Outside - check their Bandcamp - Paddy Blaney, aka Weathered Hands.

  Tickets cost £12 from Eventbrite, and doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  21

  Aug

  2017

  Boris

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Cork's Cyprus Avenue hosts the southernmost leg of the 25th anniversary tour of heavy experimental Japanese outfit Boris on August 21.

  Named after the Melvins song of the same name, they formed in 1992, releasing debut LP Absolutego in '96. Traversing the paths of noise rock, the avant-garde, metal, psychedelia, stoner metal, and occasionally pop. They release their twenty-third album, Dear, this year. The amplifier apostles' latest sees them venture back towards slower and heavy ventures, in what was initially supposed to be a constraint-free final goodbye to fans but ultimately saw them find a new sense of vitality. Here's 'Pink'.

  Tickets are available from Cyprus Avenue.

• Tue

  22

  Aug

  2017

  Kasabian w/Blossoms & Touts

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  Kasabian headline Belfast's Custom House Square on August 22, following the release of their sixth album, For Crying Out Loud.

  Supporting are Blossoms and young Derry indie-punks Touts.

  Tickets are priced from £33 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Wed

  23

  Aug

  2017

  T Vital: Muse, Biffy Clyro, Nothing But Thieves, Fang Club

  Boucher Road Playing Fields

  Belfast

  

  In one of the biggest Tennent's Vital bills ever, stadium space alt. rockers Muse play the Boucher Road Playing Fields on August 23. They've released seven albums so far, the most recent being 2015's Drones, and they're one of the most impressive and consistently epic live bands in the world. 

  Also playing are headliners in their own right, Scottish alt. rock trio Biffy Clyro, also a band who garnered huge cult fanbases from their first three albums before exploding on the fourth, having last year released their seventh album, Ellipsis.

  Opening are Nothing But Thieves and Fang Club.

  Tickets, priced at £49.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 4pm.

   

• Wed

  23

  Aug

  2017

  Defeater w/Stairwells & Destriers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Venture Presents bring Boston hardcore act Defeater to Whelan's on August 23 as part of their European tour. Featuring elements of emo & a heavy emphasis on melody, they've released four albums to date - check out 'Spared In Hell'.

  Supporting are melodic hardcore quartet Stairwells and Irish metal/hardcore act Destriers - check them out on Bandcamp.

  Tickets, priced £18, are available from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 9pm.

• Wed

  23

  Aug

  2017

  Boris

  Limelight 2

  Dublin

  

  Solid Choice Industries and Shizznigh Promotions combine forces to do Belfast folk the fine service of hosting Japanese experimental outfit Boris.

  Named after the Melvins song of the same name, they formed in 1992, releasing debut LP Absolutego in '96. Traversing the paths of noise rock, the avant-garde, metal, psychdelia, stoner metal, and occasionally pop. They release their twenty-third album, Dear, this year. The amplifier apostles' latest sees them venture back towards slower and heavy ventures, in what was initially supposed to be a constraint-free final goodbye to fans but ultimately saw them find a new sense of vitality. Here's 'Pink'.

  Doors open at 7pm as it's an early show.

• Wed

  23

  Aug

  2017

  The Psychedelic Furs

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Iconic post-punks The Psychedelic Furs play Belfast's Limelight 1 on August 23 as part of their reunion singles tour.

  Born out of the UK post-punk scene, as well as feeling the benefits of the '80s US college rock radio scene, the band - led by vocalist & songwriter Richard Butler - had a great number of hits over the years since their 1980 debut LP. The current lineup comprises Richard and his brother, bassist Tim Butler, as well as Rich Good on guitar, Mars Williams on sax, Amanda Kramer on keyboards & drummer Paul Garisto.

  Check out 'Pretty In Pink', their hit from their most acclaimed album, 1981's Talk Talk Talk.

  Tickets are priced £26.50, available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  24

  Aug

  2017

  Langhorne Slim w/Malojian

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  August 24 sees Pennsylvanian folk rock singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim play The Empire.

  Support comes from hugely talented folk outfit Malojian.

  Tickets cost £13, available from Ticketmaster.

• Thu

  24

  Aug

  2017

  Defeater, Death of a Salesman, Apartments & January

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Shizznigh bring Boston hardcore act Defeater to the Empire on August 24 as part of their forthcoming European tour. Featuring emo & a heavy emphasis on melody, they've released four albums to date - check out 'Spared In Hell'.

  Supporting are metalcore band Death of a Salesman - download their music for free on Bandcamp, Leeds-Belfast-based mathy emo punk duo Apartments - listen to The Only Thing That Keeps Me Here, pop-punk/emo quartet January - check their Bandcamp.

  Tickets, priced £18, are available from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 9pm.

• Thu

  24

  Aug

  2017

  The Psychedelic Furs

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Iconic post-punks The Psychedelic Furs play The Academy on August 24 as part of their reunion singles tour.

  Born out of the UK post-punk scene, as well as feeling the benefits of the '80s US college rock radio scene, the band - led by vocalist & songwriter Richard Butler - had a great number of hits over the years since their 1980 debut LP. The current lineup comprises Richard and his brother, bassist Tim Butler, as well as Rich Good on guitar, Mars Williams on sax, Amanda Kramer on keyboards & drummer Paul Garisto. Check out 'Pretty In Pink', their hit from their most acclaimed album, 1981's Talk Talk Talk.

  Tickets cost €30, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  25

  Aug

  2017

  Stiff Little Fingers 40th Anniversary w/Ruts DC

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Classic Belfast punk quartet Stiff Little Fingers play Dublin's Academy on August 25 as part of their 40th Anniversary tour.

  The band have recently released their last album in 2014, No Going Back, their first top 30 album in over twenty years. The Stiffs are best known for Inflammable Material, the seminal soundtrack to the Troubles, and the first independent album to chart in the UK. They followed this up with something of an evolution, releasing Nobody's Heroes and the criminally underrated Go For It.

  Check out 'Suspect Device' live on Ulster TV in 1978.

  Support comes from remaining members of classic reggae-influenced British punks The Ruts, Ruts DC.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  25

  Aug

  2017

  John Prine & Sturgill Simpson

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

   

  

  Two of the finest country talents of disparate generations, Sturgill Simpson and John Prine play a show together at Vicar Street on August 25.

  Having been heralded as one of the best from the likes of Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen and countless more, his eponymous debut album is in the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame. He's also one of the key members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, with his songs being covered by Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall, The Everly Brothers. It's not easy to argue that there's a better lyricist in all of the genre - listen to the timeless 'Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore'.

  Sharing the bill is one of this generation's most heralded alt. country stars Sturgill Simpson, who has earned acclaim across the world for his 2016 masterpiece, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, which earned a Best Country Album Grammy, as well as a nomination for Best Album.

  Check them out live together at Grammy Pro.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  25

  Aug

  2017

  Ocean Colour Scene w/The Coral & Carl Barat

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  Following a sold out show last year in Belfast, English rockers Ocean Colour Scene play their 1996 album Moseley Shoals in its entirety at Custom House Square on August 25.

  The Birmingham outfit rose from the ashes of the Madchester & UK indie scene, rising to prominence after their demo tape reached the ears of Noel Gallagher, who invited them to tour with Oasis, leading ultimately to their signing with MCA Records. Undergoing lineup changes, the band have consistently released music over the last 2 decades, and last year marked the 20th anniverary of their breakthrough album, Moseley Shoals, which features their biggest hit, 'The Riverboat Song'.

  Support comes from retro Merseyside pop-rock act The Coral.

  Tickets cost £27.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Fri

  25

  Aug

  2017

  Search Party Animal

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Young Irish math-rockers Search Party Animal - taken from the ASIWYFA song of the same name - play upstairs at Whelan's on August 25.

  Having released their debut single 'Evergreen' earlier in the year, the band have an average age of 19 and have been signed to Faction Records, the same label as Jape and Vincent James McMorrow.

  Tickets are available from WAV Tickets and Ticketmaster, priced €12. Doors open at 8pm.

   

• Sat

  26

  Aug

  2017

  Stiff Little Fingers 40th Anniversary w/The Stranglers, Ruts DC, The Outcasts & Terri Hooley

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  Classic Belfast punk quartet Stiff Little Fingers return to their hometown's Custom House Square on August 26 as part of their 40th Anniversary tour.

  The band have recently released their last album in 2014, No Going Back, their first top 30 album in over twenty years. The Stiffs are best known for Inflammable Material, the seminal soundtrack to the Troubles, and the first independent album to chart in the UK. They followed this up with something of an evolution, releasing Nobody's Heroes and the criminally underrated Go For It.

  Check out 'Suspect Device' live on Ulster TV in 1978.

  Support comes from The Stranglers, the remaining members of classic reggae-influenced British punks The Ruts, Ruts DC, SLF cohorts & Belfast punk stalwarts The Outcasts and Terri Hooley.

  Tickets cost £25 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 6pm.

• Sat

  26

  Aug

  2017

  Floorplan

  District 8

  Dublin

  

  Subject brings Robert Hood, aka Floorplan, following his set in February at District 8, back to Dublin on August 26.

  He's a founding member of Underground Resistance with Mad Mike Banks & Jeff Mills, and is one of the founders of minimal techno.

  Tickets are available from Eventbrite. Doors open at 11pm.

• Sun

  27

  Aug

  2017

  Shine: Carl Cox, Hot Since 82, Phil Kieran & Schmutz

  Custom House Square

  Belfast

  

  NI's biggest dance institution Shine brings their biggest event to date, with a show at Custom House Square on August 27, headlined by king of underground dance, Carl Cox, veteran of acid house, techno & dance, and label-owner. Check out his Ibiza Boiler Room set.

  Also performing is Yorkshire-based DJ/producer Hot Since 82, as well as Shine residents local exports Phil Kieran and Schmutz.

  Tickets are priced from £33, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6pm.

• Mon

  28

  Aug

  2017

  Tue

  29

  Aug

  2017

  Magnetic Fields: 50 Song Memoir

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

   

  

  As part of Perspectives in the National Concert Hall, Stephin Merritt, the master craftsman behind the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs, is one of the great living songwriters, and plays two nights at the venue.

  Celebrating his 50th birthday and a new album on Nonesuch Records. Merritt and band perform two distinct programmes of new songs—one for every year of his melodious existence. In a spectacular staging featuring 50 instruments from Merritt’s formidable collection, the seven-member band recounts his five decades on planet Earth, covering everything from bedbugs and Buddhism to his conception by hippies on a houseboat in St. Thomas.

  Tickets are priced from €27.50-€37.50 for a single night, and €55 for both, from NCH.ie. Doors open at 8pm.

   

• Mon

  04

  Sep

  2017

  American Football

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Hugely influential to the current wave of indie-punk and emo revival, math-tinged emo outfit American Football come to Ireland to play the Button Factory on September 4.

  American Football formed in 1997 from members of Cap'n Jazz, and other star players of the scene at the time, releasing only one eponymous EP & album before splitting in 2000 due to members no longer living in the same city. Its reputation organically spread over the ensuing two decades, leading ultimately to their first UK shows and reunion in 2014 & 2015. They released their second album in 2016.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €25. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Tue

  05

  Sep

  2017

  Wed

  06

  Sep

  2017

  Pet Shop Boys

  Bord Gais Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Electropop icons Pet Shop Boys play Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre on September 5 & 6.

  As part of a world tour, the duo will dig into their deep bag of hits from the '80s onwards, as well as their current album, Super. The show features laser-led audio-visuals from the act's longtime designer Es Devlin, and choreographer Lynne Page, with live arrangements created alongside the album's producer Stuart Price.

  Tickets, priced from €59.50-€69.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  08

  Sep

  2017

  Ryan Adams

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  Following the February release of his sixteenth album, Prisoner, Americana icon Ryan Adams returns to Ireland to play a few dates, starting off with the Ulster Hall on September 8.

  Breaking out with his 2000 solo debut album, Heartbreaker in 2000, and consolidating this commercial and critical success with his bestselling album, Gold the following year, the North Carolina native started out with alt. country band Whiskeytown. He's also produced Willie Nelson, Jenny Lewis and Fall Out Boy, and has collaborated with countless acts in a variety of genres. 

  Check out recent single 'Do You Still Love Me?'.

  Tickets, priced at £35 at Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  09

  Sep

  2017

  Ryan Adams

  Opera House

  Cork

  

  Following the February release of his sixteenth album, Prisoner, Americana icon Ryan Adams returns to Ireland to play a few dates, hitting Cork Opera House on September 9.

  Breaking out with his 2000 solo debut album, Heartbreaker in 2000, and consolidating this commercial and critical success with his bestselling album, Gold the following year, the North Carolina native started out with alt. country band Whiskeytown. He's also produced Willie Nelson, Jenny Lewis and Fall Out Boy, and has collaborated with countless acts in a variety of genres. 

  Check out recent single 'Do You Still Love Me?'.

  Tickets, priced at €44.05 from Ticketmaster.

• Mon

  11

  Sep

  2017

  Tue

  12

  Sep

  2017

  Ryan Adams

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Following the February release of his sixteenth album, Prisoner, Americana icon Ryan Adams returns to Ireland to play a few dates, hitting Dublin's Olympia Theatre on September 11 & 12, with the second added due to demand.

  Breaking out with his 2000 solo debut album, Heartbreaker in 2000, and consolidating this commercial and critical success with his bestselling album, Gold the following year, the North Carolina native started out with alt. country band Whiskeytown. He's also produced Willie Nelson, Jenny Lewis and Fall Out Boy, and has collaborated with countless acts in a variety of genres. 

  Check out recent single 'Do You Still Love Me?'.

  Tickets, priced at €40.05 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  15

  Sep

  2017

  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Friday September 15 sees Clap Your Hands Say Yeah play Whelan's.

  The indie rock band released their eponymous debut in 2005, and this year sees the release of their fifth album, The Tourist. At this point, only frontman Alex Ounsworth is the only original member, with the rest of the core lineup departing in 2004.

  Tickets are available from WAV Tickets and Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  16

  Sep

  2017

  Albert Hammond with His Band & the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra and Singers

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Dublin's 3Arena sees a performance from all-time-great Albert Hammond along with his band and the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra.

  This year saw the release of new album In Symphony, a collection of some of his classic songs. He's had a career lasting over five decades, being the father of Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., writing hits and award-winners for the likes of Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, Starship, Whitney Houston & The Hollies.

  Tickets are priced from €45-€55, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  16

  Sep

  2017

  Roots Manuva

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  English rapper & producer Roots Manuva plays The Sugar Club on September 16.

  Growing up around Stockwell, London, Rodney Smith was involved with sound systems early on. He debuted in 1994 under his real name, before swiftly changing to Roots Manuva, under which name he still works. His trip-hop-inflected work has earned much crossover appeal, and his most recent album, Bleeds, came out in 2015,

  Tickets are available for €25.40 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  16

  Sep

  2017

  The National

  Cork Opera House

  Cork

  

  Following the announcement of the seventh album from The National, they play the first date of their world tour at Cork Opera House on September 16 as part of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival, which runs from September 14-17.

  The indie rock band from Cincinnati, formed in 1999 breaking through in a big way from fourth album, Boxer and everything afterwards. Check out the video for new National single 'The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness' from their forthcoming seventh album, Sleep Well Beast.

• Sun

  17

  Sep

  2017

  Mon

  18

  Sep

  2017

  The National

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Following the announcement of the seventh album from The National, they kickstart their world tour in Ireland, playing Vicar Street on September 17 & 18.

  The indie rock band from Cincinnati, formed in 1999 breaking through in a big way from fourth album, Boxer and everything afterwards. Check out the video for new National single 'The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness' from their forthcoming seventh album, Sleep Well Beast.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €57. Doors open 8pm.

• Wed

  20

  Sep

  2017

  Thu

  21

  Sep

  2017

  Red Hot Chili Peppers

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Former funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers return to Dublin for the first time in 5 years for shows at the 3Arena on September 20 & 21 in place of the postponement of their dates in December due to sickness..

  This appearance coincides with their latest album, the reasonably well-received The Getaway, and Josh Klinghoffer's second RHCP album as replacement for John Frusciante. The four have sold over 60 million albums in their time together.

• Sat

  23

  Sep

  2017

  Ennio Morricone - Last Ever Irish Concert

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  The 3Arena hosts iconic Italian film composer Ennio Morricone - who reshaped the sound of cinema - on Saturday, September 23, in the Irish leg of his farewell tour, as he turns 90 this year.

  He'll be accompanied by over 200 musicians and singers onstage, as with previous tours, performing classics and originals from his Oscar-winning scores.

  Known best for his work alongside Sergio Leone in his spaghetti Westerns, his scores are synonymous with the genre; most notably through arguably his all-time finest work in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, and Once Upon A Time In The West.

  Tickets, priced from €87, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  23

  Sep

  2017

  Anathema & Alcest

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Prog-metallers Anathema headline the Limelight 2 on September 23 in an early show

  Supporting are French shoegaze/black metal crossover act Alcest.

  Tickets, priced £25, are available from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar. Doors open at 5pm.

• Sun

  24

  Sep

  2017

  Anathema & Alcest

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Prog-metallers Anathema headline the Dublin's Academy on September 24.

  Supporting are French shoegaze/black metal crossover act Alcest.

  Tickets, priced €30, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  26

  Sep

  2017

  Vulfpeck

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Vicar Street hosts US funk group Vulfpeck on September 26, following the release of their second album, The Beautiful Game last year.

  Formed in 2011 after attending the University of Michigan's music school, the group goes for a minimal, raw performance, having released four EPs, and an album to date. In 2014, they released a ten-track silent album on Spotify in order to raise funds for an admission-free tour, which generated $20,000 in royalties over 2 months. This gave the band international press and its fourth EP, Fugue State, and a huge spread of word-of-mouth press. 

  Check out 'Back Pocket'.

  Tickets cost €31 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  28

  Sep

  2017

  Stewart Lee: Content Provider

  Waterfront Hall

  Dublin

  

  The comedian's comedian Stewart Lee returns to Belfast to perform his new show Content Provider at the Waterfront Hall on September 28.

  The anti-populist writer & comedian has co-penned the controversial Broadway play Jerry Springer: The Opera, several novels, four seasons of his award-winning Comedy Vehicle, and a significant output for The Guardian and The Sunday Times, as well as maintaining a successful stand-up career over the last 2 decades. This will be his first full-length show since the award-winning Carpet Remnant World.

  It's worth your while watching 'Context' for a Rosetta Stone of Lee, if you have the time. 

  Tickets are priced at £23 and are available from the Waterfront. The show kicks off at 8pm.

• Sat

  30

  Sep

  2017

  Lamb

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Mancunian downtempo/drum'n'bass duo Lamb play Dublin's Academy on September 30. 

  Formed in 1994 by producer Andrew Barlow and singer Louise Rhodes, they got signed instantly and have put out consistently relevant releases since debut album Lamb in '96. Check out 'Gorecki'.

  Tickets cost €29.90 from Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  30

  Sep

  2017

  Chris Rock: The Total Blackout Tour

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  The Grammy & Emmy winning comedian, actor, director, writer & producer Chris Rock comes back to Ireland for the first time in a decade to perform stand-up at the 3Arena on Saturday, September 30.

  This will be his first tour in 9 years from one of his generation's strongest comic voices. With the world's state of affairs in the way it currently is, expect some provocative language and well-earned mirth.

  Tickets are priced from €60.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  30

  Sep

  2017

  Rubberbandits

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Limerick's finest musical comedy duo, The Rubberbandits, headline Vicar Street  once more on September 30.

  They broke with the single 'Horse Outside' but have since continued to rise in popularity, gaining a television series, winning the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Malcolm Hardee award for being the most original act. They feature Mr Chrome and Blindboy Boatclub, and have become Ireland's finest satirists at this point, having made an acclaimed 1916 documentary. Blindboy has become known for his speaking out on important social issues like emotional intelligence, mental health & more. Check their loaded Youtube channel.

  Tickets, priced at €27, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Mon

  02

  Oct

  2017

  All Them Witches

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Nashville bluesy stoner rock outfit All Them Witches play Whelan's on October 2. 

  They just released their new album, Sleeping Through The War, following last year's Dying Surfer Meets His Maker. They've been acclaimed by the likes of Stereogum and SPIN, who've given them acclaim as the real deal as far as psychedelic blues-rock warriors go. Watch the video for '3-5-7'. 

  Tickets cost €13 from WAV Tickets. 

• Thu

  05

  Oct

  2017

  Grizzly Bear

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Experimental Brooklyn alt. pop outfit Grizzly Bear play Vicar Street on October 5.

  Proclaimed as Jonny Greenwood's favourite band, they incorporate elements of psychedelia, folk, classic pop, art and more to have been one of the defining sounds of forward-thinking 21st century acts. They're led and were formed as a moniker for songwriter Ed Droste's music around 2002. Check out new single 'Mourning Sound', from their fifth album, this year's Painted Ruins.

  Tickets cost €32 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  05

  Oct

  2017

  Micah P Hinson & The Holy Strangers

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Modern folk songwriter Micah P. Hinson performs alongside full band The Holy Strangers in a Strange Victory show at Voodoo on October 5, to promote his latest Presents The Holy Strangers album.

  Recorded in Texas with old analogue equipment, it's been describes as a modern folk opera, telling the story of a wartime family, going from birth to love, marriage, children, and to the extremes of human behaviour. Check out 'Beneath The Rose'.

  Tickets cost £12 from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  06

  Oct

  2017

  Micah P Hinson & The Holy Strangers

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Modern folk songwriter Micah P. Hinson performs alongside full band The Holy Strangers at the Roisin Dubh on October 6 to promote his latest Presents The Holy Strangers album.

  Recorded in Texas with old analogue equipment, it's been describes as a modern folk opera, telling the story of a wartime family, going from birth to love, marriage, children, and to the extremes of human behaviour. Check out 'Beneath The Rose'.

  Tickets cost €14/€12 from Roisin Dubh. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  07

  Oct

  2017

  Jenny Hval

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Moving On Music & Strange Victory combine their substantial forces to bring Norwegian auteur & writer Jenny Hval to the Black Box on October 7 as part of the JamJar Music weekend.

  She's released some of the most acclaimed, genre-defying albums over the last few years, notably last year's Blood Bitch and Apocalypse, Girl in the year before that. Her non-traditional arrangements, singular voice & melodic choices as well as the live performance take in aspects of poetry, performance art, film, all the while subverting gender & sociopolitical constructs. Here's 'Conceptual Romance'.

  Tickets, priced £15, are available from Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  07

  Oct

  2017

  Micah P Hinson & The Holy Strangers

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Modern folk songwriter Micah P. Hinson performs alongside full band The Holy Strangers at Cork's Cyprus Avenue on October 7 to promote his latest Presents The Holy Strangers album.

  Recorded in Texas with old analogue equipment, it's been describes as a modern folk opera, telling the story of a wartime family, going from birth to love, marriage, children, and to the extremes of human behaviour. Check out 'Beneath The Rose'.

  Tickets cost €15 from Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  07

  Oct

  2017

  Alter Bridge

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Hard rock/alt. metal outfit Alter Bridge play the Olympia Theatre for the second time in 2017 on October 7 as part of the tour for their fifth album, following a sold-out show in June.

  Formed from the band members of Creed after their 2004 dissolution, they snapped up incredibly talented singer Myles Kennedy - who went on to sing with Slash's solo project. Their fifth album, The Last Hero came out in 2016. Check out the video for 'Show Me A Leader'.

  Tickets are priced at €40, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sun

  08

  Oct

  2017

  The Mountain Goats

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Cult indie folk rock act The Mountain Goats play a duo performance on October 8 at Dublin's Button Factory.

  Formed initally in the early '90s as a lo-fi solo project for singer-songwriter John Darnielle's eccentric and often emotionally charged sensibilities, the Mountain Goats turned into a full band, developing a more polished sound around the turn of the century. They've just released their sixteenth studio album, Goths, and it's the first album by the Mountain Goats not to feature guitar.

  Check out their early classic, 'The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton'.

  Tickets, priced at €22, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sun

  08

  Oct

  2017

  Micah P Hinson & The Holy Strangers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Modern folk songwriter Micah P. Hinson performs alongside full band The Holy Strangers at Whelan's on October 8, to promote his latest Presents The Holy Strangers album.

  Recorded in Texas with old analogue equipment, it's been describes as a modern folk opera, telling the story of a wartime family, going from birth to love, marriage, children, and to the extremes of human behaviour. Check out 'Beneath The Rose'.

  Tickets cost €16.50 from WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  08

  Oct

  2017

  Alter Bridge

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  Hard rock/alt. metal outfit Alter Bridge play the Ulster Hall for the second time in 2017 on October 8 as part of the tour for their fifth album, following a sold-out show in June and upcoming one in support of their new Live At The O2 Arena album.

  Formed from the band members of Creed after their 2004 dissolution, they snapped up incredibly talented singer Myles Kennedy - who went on to sing with Slash's solo project. Their fifth album, The Last Hero came out in 2016. Check out the video for 'Show Me A Leader'.

  Tickets are priced at £30, available from Ticketmaster and the Waterfront. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  13

  Oct

  2017

  Amber Run [14+]

  Mandela Hall

  Belfast

  

  Nottingham indie-pop five piece Amber Run play Mandela Hall in a 14+ show on October 13. They released their second album, For A Moment, I Was Lost in February. 

  Tickets cost £14 from Ticketmaster & the QUB Students' Union. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  13

  Oct

  2017

  Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  English folk troubadour & outfit Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Witt play Dublin's Academy on Friday, October 13.

  The jack-of-all-trades Flynn is an actor, poet and songwriter, distinguishable by his mysteriously aged and worldweary baritone. This follows his fourth album, Sillion, based around his usual literary folk style, which is an old word to describe the gleaming furrow of earth turned over when the plough cuts through the soil. Check out the video for 'Raising The Dead'.

  Tickets are available for €20 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  13

  Oct

  2017

  The Darkness

  Dolan's Warehouse

  Limerick

  

  It's been almost 15 years since The Darkness' landed with their breakthrough debut album, and they play Limerick's Dolan's Warehouse on October 13.

  Consisting of Lowestoft brothers Justin & Dan Hawkins, charismatic bassist Frankie Poullain, and new drummer Rufus Tiger Taylor. The Darkness made waves playing on the pomp & showmanship of classic rock & roll at its peak, releasing only 2 albums during their initial run (Permission To Land & One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back) and two - 2012's Hot Cakes and 2015 LP Last of Our Kind, with their fifth album overall out this year. 'Love Is Only A Feeling'. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for €25.90. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  14

  Oct

  2017

  Hippo Campus

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Having just released their debut album landmark, Minnesotan act Hippo Campus play the Academy 2 on October 14.

  The indie pop/rock quartet in their early 20s, released their debut album in February. Check out 'Way It Goes'.

  Tickets cost €15 and are available from Ticketmaster. 

• Sat

  14

  Oct

  2017

  Amber Run

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Nottingham indie-pop five piece Amber Run play Whelan's on October 14. They released their second album, For A Moment, I Was Lost in February. 

  Tickets cost €17.50 from Ticketmaster & WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  14

  Oct

  2017

  The Darkness

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  It's been almost 15 years since The Darkness' landed with their breakthrough debut album, and the band play Dublin's Academy on October 14.

  Consisting of Lowestoft brothers Justin & Dan Hawkins, charismatic bassist Frankie Poullain, and new drummer Rufus Tiger Taylor. The Darkness made waves playing on the pomp & showmanship of classic rock & roll at its peak, releasing only 2 albums during their initial run (Permission To Land & One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back) and two - 2012's Hot Cakes and 2015 LP Last of Our Kind, with their fifth album overall out this year. 'Love Is Only A Feeling'. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for €30. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  14

  Oct

  2017

  Newton Faulkner

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Acoustic guitar virtuoso Newton Faulkner plays the Limelight 2 in Belfast on October 14.

  Faulkner's debut album Hand Built By Robots was released in 2007 which saw him break out and reach number 1. He released Write It On Your Skin in 2012 and he made some history by live streaming the recording of his follow-up, Studio Zoo, for the 5 weeks it took to record in summer of 2013. He released his fifth album, Human Love in 2015, with another upcoming.

  Tickets are available for £22.50 from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 7pm as it's an early show.

• Sun

  15

  Oct

  2017

  The Darkness

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  It's been almost 15 years since The Darkness' landed with their breakthrough debut album, and they play Belfast's Limelight 1 on October 15.

  Consisting of Lowestoft brothers Justin & Dan Hawkins, charismatic bassist Frankie Poullain, and new drummer Rufus Tiger Taylor. The Darkness made waves playing on the pomp & showmanship of classic rock & roll at its peak, releasing only 2 albums during their initial run (Permission To Land & One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back) and two - 2012's Hot Cakes and 2015 LP Last of Our Kind, with their fifth album overall out this year. 'Love Is Only A Feeling'. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar for £22.50. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  15

  Oct

  2017

  Newton Faulkner

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Acoustic guitar virtuoso Newton Faulkner plays Whelan's on October 15.

  Faulkner's debut album Hand Built By Robots was released in 2007 which saw him break out and reach number 1. He released Write It On Your Skin in 2012 and he made some history by live streaming the recording of his follow-up, Studio Zoo, for the 5 weeks it took to record in summer of 2013. He released his fifth album, Human Love in 2015, with another upcoming.

  Tickets are available for €26.50 from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  15

  Oct

  2017

  The Dears

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Montreal indie rock band The Dears play Dublin's Grand Social on October 15 in celebration of the release of their new album Times Infinity Volume One.

  Led by husband & wife duo Murray Lightburn & Natalia Yanchak, the act have been around since 1995, creating dark, orchestra pop with hefty Morrissey influence. Check out 'Lost In The Plot'.

  Tickets cost €20 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

   

• Mon

  16

  Oct

  2017

  The Dears

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Montreal indie rock band The Dears play Belfast's Empire Music Hall on October 16 in celebration of the release of their new album Times Infinity Volume One.

  Led by husband & wife duo Murray Lightburn & Natalia Yanchak, the act have been around since 1995, creating dark, orchestra pop with hefty Morrissey influence. Check out 'Lost In The Plot'.

  Tickets cost £16 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

   

• Wed

  18

  Oct

  2017

  W.A.S.P.

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Glam-metal legends W.A.S.P. come to Ireland as part of their ReIdolized tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their album, The Crimson Idol. They play the Limelight 1 on October 18.

  Fronted by shock-rocker Blackie Lawless, they've sold over 12 million records and were constantly a target of the infamous '80s Parents Music Resource Centrer, pushing for warning labels on music. Check out the video for 'Wild Child'.

  Tickets, priced at £25, are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  18

  Oct

  2017

  J Cole

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  North Carolina hip-hop artist & producer J Cole plays Dublin's 3Arena on October 18 as part of his 4 Your Eyez Only tour.

  Gaining recognition after debut mixtape The Come Up in 2007, he was ultimately signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation label in 2009, going on to produce singles for the likes of Kendrick Lamar. He released his debut studio album Cole World: The Sideline Story in 2011, going platinum. He has developed several non-profit ventures, like the Dreamville Foundation and housing single mothers rent-free in his home in Fayetteville. Watch the video for 'False Prophets'.

  Tickets cost €54.65-€60.45 and are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  19

  Oct

  2017

  W.A.S.P.

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Glam-metal legends W.A.S.P. come to Ireland as part of their ReIdolized tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of their album, The Crimson Idol. They play Dublin's Academy on October 19.

  Fronted by shock-rocker Blackie Lawless, they've sold over 12 million records and were constantly a target of the infamous '80s Parents Music Resource Centrer, pushing for warning labels on music. Check out the video for 'Wild Child'.

  Tickets, priced at €30, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  19

  Oct

  2017

  GoGo Penguin: Koyaanisqatsi [Live Score]

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  On 19 October, Dublin's Sugar Club hosts GoGo Penguin's new score for Godfrey Reggio's cult film Koyaanisqatsi, in a live performance written in 2015, which garnered huge praise.

  The film, originally scored by Philip Glass, is a masterpiece of sonic and visual synchronicity, and this new score underscores the themes, and was commissioned and supported by HOME in Manchester, Film Hub North West Central, the BFI & PRS Foundation.

  Tickets are available from Sugar Club.

• Fri

  20

  Oct

  2017

  Akercocke

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  English extreme metal outfit Akercocke come to Belfast again on October 20 to play Voodoo. You might remember them as voices of reason in a particularly entertaining episode of Nolan Live in which the Bible Belt attempted to stop their show from happening.

  The Satanic masters have their sixth album, Renaissance in Extremis coming out this year, their first in a decade after a reunion last year which saw them return to Ireland. Check out their Bloodstock performance last year.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  20

  Oct

  2017

  Fatima Yamaha

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Following a debut NI performance at Belfast's AVA Festival, Dutch producer Fatima Yamaha plays Belfast's Limelight 1 on October 20.

  Working in the underground under various aliases in the last few years, his hit 'What's A Girl To Do' elevated the name to the next level.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar, priced at £18. Doors open at 10pm.

• Fri

  20

  Oct

  2017

  St. Vincent

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  As part of her Fear The Future tour, Annie Clark aka St. Vincent plays Dublin's Olympia Theatre on October 20.

  The Oklahoma-born multi-instrumentalist alt. pop singer-songwriter started off as a member of the Polyphonic Spree, joining Sufjan Stevens' touring band before forming St. Vincent - her own project - in 2006. Since then, she's released an album with David Byrne, but her new record will be the first since her awesome eponymous 2014 album.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

   

• Sat

  21

  Oct

  2017

  Akercocke

  Voodoo Lounge

  Dublin

  

  English extreme metal outfit Akercocke come to Dublin once more to play the Voodoo Lounge on October 21. You might remember them as voices of reason in a particularly entertaining episode of Nolan Live in which the Bible Belt attempted to stop their show from happening.

  The Satanic masters have their sixth album, Renaissance in Extremis coming out this year, their first in a decade after a reunion last year which saw them return to Ireland. Check out their Bloodstock performance last year.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €20. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  21

  Oct

  2017

  Fatima Yamaha

  District 8

  Dublin

  

  Dutch producer Fatima Yamaha plays District 8 for Hidden Agenda & Subject on October 21.

  Working in the underground under various aliases in the last few years, his hit 'What's A Girl To Do' elevated the name to the next level.

  Tickets are available from Dice.fm, priced at €22. Doors open at 11pm.

• Sun

  22

  Oct

  2017

  Gov't Mule

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Southern rock jam band Gov't Mule play Dublin's Academy on October 22.

  Formed in 1994 as a side project for Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes and bassist Allen Woody. Their debut album came out in 1995 and the band, veering into funk & blues, have released plenty, becoming a staple festival act in North America. Most recently, they've released tenth LP Revolution Come...Revolution Go, which they began recording on election day 2016.

  Tickets cost €34 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  23

  Oct

  2017

  Tue

  24

  Oct

  2017

  Perspectives: The Donny McCaslin Group

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Saxophonist and leader of David Bowie's Blackstar band, Donny McCaslin and his band play The Studio in the National Concert Hall as part of their Perspectives series on October 23 & 24.

  They release Beyond Now, an album dedicated to David Bowie, and influenced by their experience collaborating with him on his final - and one of his finest - albums. Check out the excellent BBC The Last Five Years documentary which covers the recording of the album and chemistry between the band and Bowie.

  Tickets are priced €20 from NCH.ie. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  23

  Oct

  2017

  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  San Francisco garage-psych noiseniks Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to return to Dublin, where they play at the Academy on October 23, ahead of their yet-to-be-titled eighth album.

  Formed in 1998 as The Elements, the band changed their name to fit a Marlon Brando character's club of the same name. Having started out as a noise-pop/neo-psych act on their first two albums, the trio gravitated towards garage & blues as they went along, the most recent being 2013's Specter at the Feast. Here's 'Stop'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €35. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  24

  Oct

  2017

  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  San Francisco garage-psych noiseniks Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return to Belfast to play the Limelight 1 on October 24, ahead of their yet-to-be-titled eighth album.

  Formed in 1998 as The Elements, the band changed their name to fit a Marlon Brando character's club of the same name. Having started out as a noise-pop/neo-psych act on their first two albums, the trio gravitated towards garage & blues as they went along, the most recent being 2013's Specter at the Feast. Here's 'Stop'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar, priced at £20. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  25

  Oct

  2017

  The Donny McCaslin Group

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Saxophonist and leader of David Bowie's Blackstar band, Donny McCaslin and his band play Belfast's Limelight 2 as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival on October 25.

  They release Beyond Now, an album dedicated to David Bowie, and influenced by their experience collaborating with him on his final - and one of his finest - albums. Check out the excellent BBC The Last Five Years documentary which covers the recording of the album and chemistry between the band and Bowie.

  Tickets are priced £20 from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  26

  Oct

  2017

  Acid Mothers Temple w/Blumehaus

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Once more, touring Japanese psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple come to Belfast, playing a show at the Black Box on October 26, which should be nothing short of galaxy-crushing.

  There are many offshoots of the act, who perform often in robes, and formed in 1995. Now a collective, they have their own record label to document their activities, and genre touchstones include experimental rock, psych, space rock, drone, noise and prog. The outfit is formed around Kawabata Makoto, with over 30 members, some famous, some unknown, some musicians, artists, dancers and farmers.

   

  Support comes from Belfast psych band Blumehaus - check out The Mystery Of Sleep EP.

  Tickets cost £12 from the Black Box. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  27

  Oct

  2017

  Orange Goblin & Zlatanera

  Voodoo Lounge

  Dublin

  

  Prolific London stoner metallers Orange Goblin play Dublin's Voodoo Lounge on October 27 as one of a run of 3 Irish dates. 

  Formed in 1995, they started out as stoner doom, before incorporating elements of punk and more to their sound. Having released eight albums to date, they're to return this year with a new one. Check out Time Travelling Blues.

  Supporting are Belfast groovy stoner doom five piece Zlatanera. Check them out on Bandcamp.

• Sat

  28

  Oct

  2017

  Orange Goblin & Zlatanera

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Prolific London stoner metallers Orange Goblin play Belfast's Limelight 2 on October 28 as one of a run of 3 Irish dates. 

  Formed in 1995, they started out as stoner doom, before incorporating elements of punk and more to their sound. Having released eight albums to date, they're to return this year with a new one. Check out Time Travelling Blues.

  Supporting are Belfast groovy stoner doom five piece Zlatanera. Check them out on bandcamp.

  Tickets are available from Katy's Bar & Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  28

  Oct

  2017

  Aimee Mann

  National Stadium

  Dublin

  

  Americana singer-songwriter Aimee Mann returns to Ireland for a show at Dublin's National Stadium on October 28.

  Her first album in five years, Mental Illness, tackles the great social and health problem of our time, and has been widely hailed as a return to form. Previously, she soundtracked Paul Thomas Anderson masterwork Magnolia, as well as appearing in the Big Lebowski, and Mental Health is her ninth solo album.

  Tickets cost €40 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  28

  Oct

  2017

  Steely Dan w/The Doobie Brothers

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Sure, the L word gets flung around too freely these days but bona fide, undisputed, watertight music music legends Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers will team up for a show at Dublin’s 3Arena on October 28.

  Most beloved for their high fidelity, jazz-flecked studio masterpiece Aja, Steely Dan are a supergroup led by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who have sold over 40 million albums. In the meantime, re-acquaint yourself with 'Reelin in the Years' and supporting R&B radio legends the Doobs' 'What A Fool Believes'.

  Tickets aren't cheap, priced from €78.50-€128.50 from Ticketmaster, but this will be a quick seller. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  28

  Oct

  2017

  Fozzy w/Hardcore Superstar, Madame Mayhem & Last Band

  Tivoli Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Hard rockers, fronted by wrestling legend Chris Jericho, Fozzy play Dublin's Tivilo Theatre on October 28.

  Formed in 1999 by Y2J and guitarist Rich Ward, their seventh album Judas is out this year - check out their biggest tune, 'Enemy'.

  Support comes from Hardcore Superstar, Madame Mayhem and Last Band.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 5.45pm.

• Sun

  29

  Oct

  2017

  Fozzy w/Hardcore Superstar, Madame Mayhem & Last Band

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Hard rockers, fronted by wrestling legend Chris Jericho, Fozzy play the Limelight 2 on October 29.

  Formed in 1999 by Y2J and guitarist Rich Ward, their seventh album Judas is out this year - check out their biggest tune, 'Enemy'.

  Support comes from Hardcore Superstar, Madame Mayhem and Last Band.

  Tickets cost £20 from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 6pm.

• Mon

  30

  Oct

  2017

  Joey Bada$$

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Young Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ plays Dublin's Academy on October 30.

  The 20 year old released his debut album - which was the no. 1 rap album that week in the US - B4.DA.$$ in 2015, preceded by his three early mixtapes, released on Pro Era - the hip-hop collective of which he is the founder. This show comes as part of his All Amerikkkan Bada$$ World Tour following the release of his excellent album of the same name.

  Here's the charged 'Land of the Free'.

  Tickets, priced at €36.50, are available from Ticketmaster.

• Tue

  31

  Oct

  2017

  Little Dragon

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Touring in support of their recent fifth full-length studio album, Season High, Swedish electronic quartet Little Dragon will play their first Irish show in three years when they hit up Dublin’s Vicar Street on Hallowe’en night.

  Watch the video for 'High'.

  Tickets for the show are priced at €24.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Tue

  31

  Oct

  2017

  An Evening With Foy Vance

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Singer-songwriter Foy Vance plays Dublin's Olympia Theatre on October 31, having released his third album, The Wild Swan last year. Expect this 'Evening With...' tour format to see him perform solo on guitar and piano across a broad range of exquisite venues in the UK & Ireland.

  He has to date released 3 albums, with a large number of EPs coming in between, since his 2000 debut Blueprints EP. His second album, 2013's Joy Of Nothing won the Northern Ireland Music Prize, and last year he worked with Ben Affleck on his latest film, Live By Night for the credits song - check out the video for new single, 'She Burns'.

  Tickets are priced from €23.50, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  03

  Nov

  2017

  ICP: International Composers Pool

  The MAC

  Belfast

  

  Moving On Music have made a special booking at The MAC on November 3, when they welcome the Instant Composers Pool to Belfast.

  Founded 50 years ago by Hans Bennink, the ICP is an internationally renowned collective of Dutch composer-improviser-instrumentalists, and nothing exists quite like it. Since 1967, the revolving orchestra has collaborated with huge names of the experimental music world. Each performance is decided by the band minutes before performing, shifting from ragtime to swing, bop, free jazz, classical, carnival and more.

  Check out the video for 'Steigerpijp'.

  Tickets, priced £17 or £12 concession, are available here. Doors open at 7.45pm.

• Sat

  04

  Nov

  2017

  Hidden Agenda: Com Truise [Live]

  Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Hidden Agenda bring American producer Com Truise for his first Dublin headline show since 2011, to play the Button Factory on November 4.

  Check out new single 'Isostasy'.

  Tickets are available from Eventbrite, priced from €11. Doors open at 11pm.

• Wed

  08

  Nov

  2017

  Thu

  09

  Nov

  2017

  Alice Cooper

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  King of Shock Rock Alice Cooper plays two nights at the Olympia Theatre on November 8 & 9.

  Best known for 'Poison', 'I'm Eighteen' and 'No More Mr Nice Guy', he's also released some brilliant albums, like 1973's platinum-selling glam rock Billion Dollar Babies. You're guaranteed an incredible performance from the now-69 year old in what is quite possibly his final Irish performance.

  Tickets are priced from €54.50 upwards from Ticketmaster - and boy do they rocket upwards. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  08

  Nov

  2017

  The Amazons

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Reading rock quartet The Amazons play Whelan's for the second time in 2017 on November 8, as part of their debut album tour.

  They have a strong, growing live reputation - check out their recent single 'Junk Food Forever'.

  Tickets cost €19.90 from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  09

  Nov

  2017

  The Amazons

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Reading rock quartet The Amazons play their second Belfast show of the year on November 9 at Limelight 2 as part of their debut album tour.

  They have a strong, growing live reputation - check out their recent single 'Junk Food Forever'.

  Tickets cost £15 from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  11

  Nov

  2017

  God's Waiting Room: Jane Weaver

  Maple Leaf Club

  Belfast

  

  Strange Victory brings Jane Weaver to Maple Leaf Club night God's Waiting Room on November 11.

  This comes following her latest album, Modern Kosmology, billed as the sound of a scientist of popular song gone rogue, as it takes in krautrock, punk, new-wave and synth music. She performs, much like Can's Damo Suzuki, within the realms of the avant-garde and works as a sound-carrier. Check out 'Slow Motion'.

  Tickets cost £12 from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 9pm.

• Thu

  16

  Nov

  2017

  Cigarettes After Sex

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Brooklyn ambient pop act Cigarettes After Sex play Belfast's Limelight 2 on November 16.

  Formed by songwriter Greg Gonzalez in 2008, the noirish pop outfit have crafted an online word-of-mouth following, wisely releasing music via YouTube & in short form singles & EPs - check out their breakthrough debut single 'Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby'. They're due to release their debut album this year through Partisan Records.

  Tickets cost £19 and are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  17

  Nov

  2017

  Opeth w/Enslaved

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Swedish prog-metal legends Opeth play Belfast's Limelight 1 on November 17.

  Formed in 1989, they have released 12 albums over the years, along the way reinventing metal with the likes of Blackwater Park and Watershed, which broke them in America. They've sold over 1.5 million LP, having just released new album, Sorceress. Check out the title track.

  Support comes from Norwegian extreme metal outfit Enslaved. Watch the video for 'The Watcher'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar, priced at £29.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  17

  Nov

  2017

  Cigarettes After Sex

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Brooklyn ambient pop act Cigarettes After Sex play Dublin's Academy in a venue upgrade due to demand after Whelan's was announced, for November 17.

  Formed by songwriter Greg Gonzalez in 2008, the noirish pop outfit have crafted an online word-of-mouth following, wisely releasing music via YouTube & in short form singles & EPs - check out their breakthrough debut single 'Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby'. They're due to release their debut album this year through Partisan Records.

  Tickets cost €20.90 and are available from WAV Tickets & Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  18

  Nov

  2017

  Opeth w/Enslaved

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Swedish prog-metal legends Opeth play Dublin's Academy on November 18.

  Formed in 1989, they have released 12 albums over the years, along the way reinventing metal with the likes of Blackwater Park and Watershed, which broke them in America. They've sold over 1.5 million LP, having just released new album, Sorceress. Check out the title track.

  Support comes from Norwegian extreme metal outfit Enslaved. Watch the video for 'The Watcher'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €35.

• Sat

  18

  Nov

  2017

  Morbid Angel

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  American death metal act Morbid Angel play Belfast's Limelight 2 on November 18.

  Based in Tampa, they're one of the original death metal acts signed to Earache Records, being heavily involved in the evolution of death metal from thrash through to it's more extreme current incarnation. Their first four albums, like many of their peers, are considered classics of the genre. They announced in 2015 that original frontman/bassist Steve Tucker would be returning to his role.

  Here's the video for 'Blessed Are The Sick'.

  Tickets cost £20 from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar. Doors open at 6.30pm as it's an early show.

• Wed

  22

  Nov

  2017

  Mac DeMarco

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Incumbent king of slacker indie-pop Mac DeMarco comes to Ireland to play Vicar Street on November 22 at the end of a thorough European tour, following his last appearance in 2015 at Electric Picnic.

  With his fifth record This Old Dog out this year, he's matured his sound from lo-fi psychedelic jangle-pop into that of more solemn & acoustic reflection. Check out 'Pepperoni Playboy: A Macumentary' and single from his new album, 'My Old Man'.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster.

• Thu

  23

  Nov

  2017

  Jacob Collier

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  The incredibly young North London jazz musician Jacob Collier plays The Academy on November 23.

  Discovered when his homemade split-screen covers on YouTube went viral and subsequently signed up to Quincy Jones' management agency, he fuses elements of jazz, soul, a cappella, folk, classical and plenty more. He's currently working on commissioned arrangements for high-calibre orchestras and bands around the world, being featured on Snarky Puppy recordings. His debut album In My Room came out last year, reaching #1 on several key jazz charts. Check out 'Hideaway'. 

  Tickets cost €27 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  24

  Nov

  2017

  Shed Seven w/Cast

  The Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Return to the glory days of Britpop on November 24th at the Olympia, when Shed Seven headline ahead of the release of a new album.

  This new album comes after two years of writing and 16 years since their last album. Formed in York in 1990, they never reached the level of popularity of Blur or Oasis, but their shoegaze-tinged Britpop spawned 16 top 40 hits, peaking with 'Going For Gold'.

  Supporting are Britpop band Cast.

  Tickets, priced from €29.50-€34.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  24

  Nov

  2017

  Queens of the Stone Age

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  One of the flagbearers of modern rock, Queens of the Stone Age, play the 3Arena in their first Irish show in over 3 years on November 24.

  This follows the news of their seventh album, Villians, almost two decades 0n from their prototypical robot rock of their 1998 debut. Its predecessor ...Like Clockwork gave the band their first US #1 album, seeing the band mature and collaborate with pop artits. Villains sees the band pair with Mark Ronson to record what's sure to be a massive hit with the radio. Check out the first track to be unveiled, 'Face The Truth'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for €50.65. Doors open at 6pm.

• Sun

  26

  Nov

  2017

  Royal Blood w/At The Drive-In & Black Honey

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  One of the biggest British rock bands going, Royal Blood play the 3Arena on November 26.

  Breaking through with their eponymous 2014 debut album, they follow up with How Did We Get So Dark? in June, was written and recorded across several cities, including LA, Brighton, Nashville & Brussels.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced from €32.50.

• Mon

  27

  Nov

  2017

  Wolf Alice

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  London alt. rock quartet Wolf Alice play a pair of dates in Ireland as part of their forthcoming European tour, returning to the Ulster Hall on November 27. 

  They released their debut album, My Love Is Cool, following 2013 & 2014 EPs. They started out as a duo in 2010, featuring frontwoman Ellie Roswell and guitarist Joff Oddie, with a more folk-tinged pop elements. As they expanded to a four piece, more '90s grunge comparisons started to take root, leading to their current off-kilter indie-rock sound, and new album Visions of a Life in September.

  Check out 'Yuk Foo'.

  Tickets are priced from £23.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  28

  Nov

  2017

  Sun Kil Moon

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Having released his eighth studio album, Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood, back in February, Mark Kozelek, aka Sun Kil Moon will play Dublin’s Vicar Street on November 28.

  The show will be fully-seated and come at the end of a European tour that will see Kozelek and his band play eleven countries in seventeen days. Check out the live version of 'Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes' from his career-defining Benji.

  Tickets are priced €29.80 from Ticketmaster.

• Tue

  28

  Nov

  2017

  Wolf Alice

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  London alt. rock quartet Wolf Alice play a pair of dates in Ireland as part of their forthcoming European tour, returning to the Olympia Theatre on November 28. 

  They released their debut album, My Love Is Cool, following 2013 & 2014 EPs. They started out as a duo in 2010, featuring frontwoman Ellie Roswell and guitarist Joff Oddie, with a more folk-tinged pop elements. As they expanded to a four piece, more '90s grunge comparisons started to take root, leading to their current off-kilter indie-rock sound, and new album Visions of a Life in September.

  Check out 'Yuk Foo'.

  Tickets are priced from €27.90 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  01

  Dec

  2017

  The Undertones

  The Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Iconic Derry punk-pop hitmakers The Undertones are to play Belfast's Limelight 1 on December 1.

  This follows the 35th anniversary of the band's breakthrough single and John Peel's obituary, 'Teenage Kicks', which they marked with a new greatest hits album - An Introduction to The Undertones, packaged with some essential video content like Teenage Kicks: The Story of The Undertones, a documentary on the band. Formed by five friends in 1977, the band's success has been somewhat rejuvenated since the release of Terri Hooley semi-biopic Good Vibrations in 2012.

  Tickets are available from Katy's Bar & Ticketmaster, priced at £18.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  01

  Dec

  2017

  Peter Hook & The Light play 'Substance'

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  The current project of the erstwhile Joy Division & New Order bassist & guitarist, Peter Hook and the Light, play the Dublin Academy on December 1.

  The act are best known for performing entire albums from Hook's back catalogue live in their entirety, including Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Power, Corruption & Lies over the years, but this time they're to play New Order & Joy Division Substance albums - one being issued in 1988 featuring Joy Division from 1977-1980, with New Order's separate album of the same name coming out in 1987, compiling all the band's 12" singles with B-sides from 1981-1987.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €25. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  02

  Dec

  2017

  The Undertones

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Iconic Derry punk-pop hitmakers The Undertones are to play Dublin's The Academy on December 2.

  This follows their 40th anniversary as a band last year, which they marked with a new greatest hits album - An Introduction to The Undertones, packaged with some essential video content like Teenage Kicks: The Story of The Undertones, a documentary on the band. Formed by five friends in 1977, the band's success has been somewhat rejuvenated since the release of Terri Hooley semi-biopic Good Vibrations in 2012.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €25. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  02

  Dec

  2017

  Peter Hook & The Light play 'Substance'

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  The current project of the erstwhile Joy Division & New Order bassist & guitarist, Peter Hook and the Light, play Belfast's Limelight 1 on December 2.

  The act are best known for performing entire albums from Hook's back catalogue live in their entirety, including Unknown Pleasures, Closer and Power, Corruption & Lies over the years, but this time they're to play New Order & Joy Division Substance albums - one being issued in 1988 featuring Joy Division from 1977-1980, with New Order's separate album of the same name coming out in 1987, compiling all the band's 12" singles with B-sides from 1981-1987.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar, priced at £22.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  05

  Dec

  2017

  Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue)

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  Former Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross returns to Ireland, performing at The Sugar Club on December 5.

  He's touring his new album, Short Stories Vol. 1, recorded over 2 days in Hamburg, featuring songs both new and old, accompanied by choral & string arrangements.

  Have a listen to 'Real Gone Kid'.

  Tickets, priced at €29, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  06

  Dec

  2017

  Jesca Hoop

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  California-born singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop comes to The Workman's Club for a show on December 6.

  Growing up as a Mormon, she shed the faith and created music as a teenager without ever taking it seriously until she moved to LA in 2000, becoming a nanny to Tom Waits' children. She released her seventh album, Memories Are Now, to great acclaim in February. Watch the video for 'The Lost Sky', from Memories Are Now. 

  Tickets, priced €15, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  07

  Dec

  2017

  Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue)

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Former Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross returns to Ireland, playing Belfast's Empire on December 7.

  He's touring his new album, Short Stories Vol. 1, recorded over 2 days in Hamburg, featuring songs both new and old, accompanied by choral & string arrangements.

  Have a listen to 'Real Gone Kid'.

  Tickets, priced at £22.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  10

  Dec

  2017

  The Charlatans

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  English indie rock legends The Charlatans play Dublin's Academy on December 10.

  This news follows the release of their thirteenth album, Different Days, another strong release amongst the band's consistent repertoire. Formed in the late eighties by bassist Martin Blunt, who eventually brought frontman Tim Burgess onboard, they were associated with the Britpop and Madchester scenes. They achieved hits from their debut album, 1990's Some Friendly and have largely went from strength to strength.  Different Days was recorded at the band's Chesire studio, and features appropriate contributions from friends from Paul Weller & Johnny Marr, through to the likes of more unexpected crime writer Ian Rankin & phenomenal writer/actress Sharon Horgan.

  Tickets are priced at €36.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  11

  Dec

  2017

  The Charlatans

  The Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  English indie rock legends The Charlatans play Belfast's Limelight 1 on December 11.

  This news follows the release of their thirteenth album, Different Days, another strong release amongst the band's consistent repertoire. Formed in the late eighties by bassist Martin Blunt, who eventually brought frontman Tim Burgess onboard, they were associated with the Britpop and Madchester scenes. They achieved hits from their debut album, 1990's Some Friendly and have largely went from strength to strength.  Different Days was recorded at the band's Chesire studio, and features appropriate contributions from friends from Paul Weller & Johnny Marr, through to the likes of more unexpected crime writer Ian Rankin & phenomenal writer/actress Sharon Horgan.

  Tickets are priced at £31 from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  15

  Dec

  2017

  Otherkin

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Following sold out shows and slots at Tennent's Vital, Electric Picnic, Latitude, Reading & Leeds Festivals and more, Dublin grungy garage quartet Otherkin round out another big  year - having released debut album OK at the end of summer - with a show at the Button Factory on December 15.

  They released their The New Vice EP last summer - check out their Soundcloud. Their music and performances have attracted the Guardian and NME and it looks like the band are on the cusp of big things. Here's new single 'The Hyve'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €15.35. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Tue

  19

  Dec

  2017

  Gogol Bordello w/Lucky Chops

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Coinciding with their latest album Seekers and Finders, gypsy-punks Gogol Bordello play The Academy on December 19.

  Written over a tour of three different continents, the nine-piece multi-cultural outfit blend violins, accordions, trump, marimba and conventional rock instrumentation, with the irreplaceable Eugene Hutz as frontman. 

  Tickets cost €30 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  29

  Jan

  2018

  Wed

  31

  Jan

  2018

  Erasure

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Quintessential London synthpop duo Erasure play Dublin's Olympia Theatre on January 29-31 due to popular demand.

  Andy Bell and Vince Clark have been around now for 32 years, selling over 25 million albums, with their latest being World Be Gone. Check out the video for 'A Little Respect'.

  Tickets, priced €54.50-€64.50, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  13

  Feb

  2018

  Wed

  14

  Feb

  2018

  Paul Weller w/Touts

  The Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Brit-rock icon Paul Weller returns to Dublin to play the Olympia Theatre on February 13 & 14.

  Known originally for his work with The Jam, before forming The Style Council, he's often called The Modfather for his contributions to the revival of Mod culture in the '70s & '80s. 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of his debut album, In The City, as well as the release of his 13th solo album A Kind Revolution.

  Support comes from young Derry indie-punks Touts.

  Tickets are priced at €55.65 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

   

• Thu

  15

  Feb

  2018

  Paul Weller w/Touts

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  Brit-rock icon Paul Weller plays the Ulster Hall on February 15.

  Known originally for his work with The Jam, before forming The Style Council, he's often called The Modfather for his contributions to the revival of Mod culture in the '70s & '80s. 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of his debut album, In The City, as well as the release of his 13th solo album A Kind Revolution.

  Support comes from young Derry indie-punks Touts.

  Tickets are priced at £49 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

   

• Fri

  23

  Feb

  2018

  Electric Six

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  In what has become an annual tradition, Detroit dance-tinged comedy rockers Electric Six return to Ireland, playing the Limelight 2 on February 23.

  They play following the release of their eleventh studio album, Bitch, Don't Let Me Die!, in October. The band have remained notably prolific since their 2003 debut Fire, averaging almost an album a year. 

  Tickets are available priced at £15.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  24

  Feb

  2018

  Electric Six

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  In what has become an annual tradition, Detroit dance-tinged comedy rockers Electric Six return to Ireland, playing the The Academy, Dublin on February 24.

  They play following the release of their eleventh studio album, Bitch, Don't Let Me Die!, in October. The band have remained notably prolific since their 2003 debut Fire, averaging almost an album a year. 

  Tickets are available priced at €20 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  26

  Feb

  2018

  Nils Frahm

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Berlin pianist/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Nils Frahm returns to Dublin, playing the beautiful National Concert Hall on February 26 as part of his long worldwide All Melody tour - following a 2017 live hiatus.

  Known for combining electronic and classical music, he was taught classical piano at a young age from one of the last proteges of Tchaikovsky. To date, he has released several albums, but really broke through with 2011's Felt.

  His minimalist approach and incorporation of electronics into the classical format has led many to draw comparisons with 20th century composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Check out his performance at St. John-at-Hackney Church in London.

  Tickets are available from NCH, priced at €30. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  27

  Feb

  2018

  Nils Frahm

  Mandela Hall

  Belfast

  

  Berlin pianist/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Nils Frahm returns to Belfast for the first time in 4 years to play Mandela Hall on February 27 as part of his long worldwide All Melody tour - following a 2017 live hiatus.

  Known for combining electronic and classical music, he was taught classical piano at a young age from one of the last proteges of Tchaikovsky. To date, he has released several albums, but really broke through with 2011's Felt.

  His minimalist approach and incorporation of electronics into the classical format has led many to draw comparisons with 20th century composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Check out his performance at St. John-at-Hackney Church in London.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  16

  Mar

  2018

  The Selecter & The Beat [Co-Headliner]

  Mandela Hall

  Belfast

  

  Two of the most important acts in the ska/2-Tone movement, The Beat - featuring Ranking Roger - and The Selecter, have announced a return to Ireland, when they play Belfast's Mandela Hall on March 16.

  The Beat formed in 1978 at the peak of unemployment and social upheaval and alongside The Specials, found much success through their messages of hope in an otherwise bleak British society. They released 3 albums before disbanding in 1983 until a one-off 2003 semi-reunion, before a full regrouping took place in 2006. Their current iteration includes Ranking Roger and Ranking Junior onstage. Here's 'Mirror In The Bathroom'.

  Formed in Coventry in 1979, The Selecter were politically and socially charged by the vocals of rude girl Pauline Black. They were one of the most successful acts of the 2 Tone era despite releasing just 2 albums, with hits like 'On My Radio'. They disbanded in 1981 and split into Pauline Black's Selecter songwriter Neol Davies' Selecter after a reunion in 1991.

  Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster for £25. Doors open at 7pm.

   

• Sat

  17

  Mar

  2018

  Steven Wilson

  Mandela Hall

  Belfast

  

  Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson plays Mandela Hall on March 17 following his fifth solo album, To The Bone.

  The album is being released as a dynamic modernist pop record as imagined by one of the UK's biggest underground artists. Fusing futurist rock and spectral electronics to ambience and squalling guitars, it's seen as his ode to the ambitious progressive pop records of his youth - Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk & Tears For Fears, for example. Check out the first track taken from To The Bone, 'Pariah'.

  Tickets cost £33 from Ticketmaster and the QUB Students' Union reception. Doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  04

  Apr

  2018

  Toto

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  One of the best-selling groups of musicians of all time, Toto, play Vicar Street on April 4 in their 40th anniversary, as part of the 40 Trips Around The Sun tour.

  As individual members - many of whom are prolific session musicians - they have the unbelievable statistic of being heard on around 5000 albums, with over half a billion sold. Toto, themselves having sold over 35 million albums, were one of the biggest arena rock acts in the '80s and broke through with the 1982 LP Toto IV which featured the immortal 'Africa'.

  Tickets cost €54.65 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  07

  Apr

  2018

  Toto

  Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  One of the best-selling groups of musicians of all time, Toto, play Belfast's Waterfront on April 7 in their 40th anniversary, as part of the 40 Trips Around The Sun tour.

  As individual members - many of whom are prolific session musicians - they have the unbelievable statistic of being heard on around 5000 albums, with over half a billion sold. Toto, themselves having sold over 35 million albums, were one of the biggest arena rock acts in the '80s and broke through with the 1982 LP Toto IV which featured the immortal 'Africa'.

  Tickets cost £46 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.