Gig Guide

Upcoming Events

• Thu

  21

  Nov

  2019

  !!! (Chk Chk Chk)

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  The supremely unGoogleable !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) make their long-awaited Dublin return, 10 years on from their last Whelan's sold-out trip. They play the venue on November 21.

  The New York dance-punks released their eighth album, Wallop this year - watch the video for 'UR Paranoid'.

  Tickets, priced €25, are available from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  21

  Nov

  2019

  Wallis Bird

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  As part of her forthcoming extensive New Moon tour, two time Meteor Award winner Wallis Bird plays Vicar Street in one of seven solo Irish dates on November 21.

  This accompanies the release of her sixth album, which, while folky and soulful, promises to be heavier in beats & bass, and centred around socio-political issues. Check out 'As The River Flows'.

  Tickets cost €28 from Ticketmaster and doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  21

  Nov

  2019

  Tayne

  Fred Zeppelin's

  Cork

  

  Following the release of new single 'Open Up' through Irish label Strange Brew, London-based electronic rock outfit Tayne play Cork's Fred Zeppelin's on November 11.

• Thu

  21

  Nov

  2019

  Tandem Felix

  Bello Bar

  Dublin

  

  Dublin Americana-tinged indie outfit Tandem Felix are set to headline Bello Bar on November 21, a month on from their debut album, Rom-Com. Watch the video for first single 'Nightclub (I Sold My Soul To The Devil)'.

  Tickets cost €13.50, from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  21

  Nov

  2019

  Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  Quiet Lights Festival

  Various Venues

  Cork

  

  The second annual Quiet Lights Festival takes place across Cork City from Thursday 21st-Sunday 24th November, featuring some of the foremost creative names.

  This year's featured artist is filmmaker Myles O'Reilly of Arbutus Yarns. He'll host the public premiere of his short film Tenore Cuncordu Orosei in collaboration with Ernst Reijseger, followed by music from traditional/old-time trio Alfi at the Kino on Thursday. Sharing the rich bill are Lankum, Ye Vagabonds, Sun Collective, Rozi Plain, Peter Broderick, Cormac Begley & Liam O'Connor, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Junior Brother, Anna Mieke, Majia Sofia, Elaine Malone, John Francis Flynn, Crevice, Lemoncello, Rosa Nutty, Eve Clague, Lowli, All The Brave Hunters, Míde Houlihan and Mantua.

  The free conversation series includes talks from Irish Times' Tony Clayton-Lea, talks on how to access funding as an independent artist, live podcasts and radio interviews from the likes of The Point of Everything and screenings from Myles O'Reilly. 

  Check out the schedule and buy tickets here.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Elder Island

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of their debut LP, The Omnitone Collection, Bristol outfit Elder Island headline Whelan's on November 22. Watch the video for 'You & I'.

  Tickets are priced €18 from WAV Tickets.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Lucky Chops

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  High-energy brassy funk outfit Lucky Chops play Dublin's Button Factory on November 22.

  All musical educators and believers in the poewr of music, the band have a rabid following. Check out 'Buyo' live.

  Tickets cost €22 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Girl Band

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  In their absence over the last couple of years, Girl Band’s reputation has only grown and grown. The Dara Kiely-fronted quartet – who, in such a short period of time, proved one of the most influential Irish guitar bands since My Bloody Valentine – are back. Their return hometown headline dates take place at Vicar Street on November 22 & 23 - the latter added due to demand.

  Watch the video for return single 'Shoulderblades', the first from their second album, The Talkies.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster priced €30. Doors open at 7.30pm.

   

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  John Mayall

  The Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, tours his 85th anniversary following the release of his new album Nobody Told Me. The first date of his Irish leg takes place at Belfast's Limelight on November 22.

  The album features an incredible array of respected guitarists, including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven of the E Street Band, Alex Lifeson, Joe Bonamassa and more. Listen to the weeping, incredibly ruminative 'Crying', from USA Union. Mayall is best known for his Bluesbreakers band, who featured Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor and many, many more.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Sigrid w/IDIE & Evie Irie

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Following her string of sold out shows lately in Ireland, young Norwegian singer-songwriter Sigrid plays the 3Arena on November 22. 

  She's won BBC Music's Sound of 2018 award, breaking through with 'Don't Kill My Vibe'. Her debut album, Sucker Punch came out in March and she's been omnipresent since, playing a stormer at Glastonbury. Her brand of honest-to-goodness joyous pop has an infectiousness that's undeniable - check out 'Don't Feel Like Crying'.

  Tickets are on sale from Ticketmaster, from €41-€47. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Wallis Bird

  National Opera House

  Wexford

  

  As part of her forthcoming extensive New Moon tour, two time Meteor Award winner Wallis Bird plays Wexford's National Opera House in one of seven solo Irish dates on November 22.

  This accompanies the release of her sixth album, which, while folky and soulful, promises to be heavier in beats & bass, and centred around socio-political issues. Check out 'As The River Flows'.

  Tickets cost €28 from Ticketmaster and doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Surf Curse

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  LA indie rock duo Surf Curse play The Grand Social on November 22. Watch the video for 'Disco'.

  Tickets cost €10 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  Spilt Milk AV Festival

  Citywide

  Sligo

  

  Across Sligo, over the weekend of November 22-24, Spilt Milk Audio-Visual Festival is set to take place, with a cast of some of Ireland's most forward-thinking artists.

  Amongst the first wave of artists announced for the event are unaccompanied traditional vocal quartet Landless, Gulpt, Katie O'Neill, cosmische experimental trio Percolator, Grave Goods and Problem Patterns.

  Early bird tickets are available from Spilt Milk.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Tayne

  Warehouse

  Galway

  

  Following the release of new single 'Open Up' through Irish label Strange Brew, London-based electronic rock outfit Tayne play Galway's Warehouse on November 22.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Miles Kane

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Last Shadow Puppets member Miles Kane plays the Academy on November 22.

  Tickets cost €25.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Isaac Jones, Julia Louise KnifeFist & Angular Hank

  Bello Bar

  Dublin

  

  The Bello Bar hosts a triad of noiseniks on November 22. Performing is Julia Louise KnifeFist - check out the 808-laced glitchy RnB of '328' - slack, jangly indie rockers Angular Hank - check out recent single 'Anna's Birthday' - and Isaac Jones.

  Tickets cost €8.85 from Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Careerist Album Launch w/Shrug Life

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  Long one of our faves, Belfast indie slacker rock trio Careerist (fka Hot Cops) - are set to release their long-awaited debut album, Weird Hill, on November 15 via Pizza Pizza Records. Their hometown launch takes place on November 22 at the Ulster Sports Club - check out the video for new single 'Slasher'.

  Support comes from wry Dublin indie rock outfit Shrug Life, whose immense lyrical prowess has them as one of our favourites on the island - watch the video for '2009' - from their forthcoming second album.

  Tickets cost £10 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  22

  Nov

  2019

  Aaron Shanley, Taylor Johnson, Jaxson & I Am Muir

  The Sunflower Bar

  Belfast

  

  Tin Man Heart holds a night at the Sunflower Bat on November 22, headed by alternative pop singer-songwriter Aaron Shanley - check him out on Bandcamp.

  Sharing the bill is Brand New Friend's Taylor Johnson, Wexford's Jaxson and young songstress Brennah Goff, aka I Am Muir.

  Admission costs £5 and doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Spinn

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Liverpool jangle dream-pop quartet Spinn return to Dublin's Academy 2 in an over 14s show on November 23 following the release of their eponymous debut album. Watch the video for 'Believe It Or Not'.

  Tickets cost €14.45 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  John Mayall

  Dolan's Warehouse

  Limerick

  

  The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, tours his 85th anniversary following the release of his new album Nobody Told Me. He plays Dolan's, Limerick, on November 23.

  The album features an incredible array of respected guitarists, including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven of the E Street Band, Alex Lifeson, Joe Bonamassa and more. Listen to the weeping, incredibly ruminative 'Crying', from USA Union. Mayall is best known for his Bluesbreakers band, who featured Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor and many, many more.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  Liam Gallagher

  3Arena

  Dublin

   

  Oasis frontman & now solo artist Liam Gallagher will play 3Arena on Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 November. He last played the city last year, at Malahide Castle as part of his As You Were tour. 

  This show takes place as part of a European arena tour that will follow the release of his forthcoming second album, Why Me? Why Not? Watch the video for 'Shockwave'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, and doors open at 6.30pm.

   

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Wallis Bird

  Black Box

  Galway

  

  As part of her forthcoming extensive New Moon tour, two time Meteor Award winner Wallis Bird plays Galway's Black Box in one of seven solo Irish dates on November 23.

  This accompanies the release of her sixth album, which, while folky and soulful, promises to be heavier in beats & bass, and centred around socio-political issues. Check out 'As The River Flows'.

  Tickets cost €27.65 from Ticketmaster and doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Tusks

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  English singer, songwriter & producer Emily Underhill, aka Tusks, brings her indie electronica to Whelan's on November 23. 

  She self-released her debut Snow EP back in 2012, signing with One Little Indian and going on to work under the Tusks moniker. Check out the soft-focus synths of recent single 'Be Mine'.

  Tickets cost €11.80 from WAV Tickets and Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Quiet Lights Cork: Lankum

  Live at St. Luke's

  Cork

  

  Dublin’s finest experimental folk miscreants Lankum play Live at St. Luke's for Quiet Lights 2019, accompanying the release of their third album through Rough Trade.

  Combining four-part harmonies with tradition instruments that include uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordian, fiddle and guitar, the group have an incredible knack for melding traditional folk with contemporary underground influences - black metal & drone, for example - to create something truly transcendental. Their sets give and take from the peoples' songbook - listen to our Irish song of 2017, the hauntingly poignant 'What Will We Do When We Have No Money?' - and read CJ Mc Canney’s review of 2017's Between The Earth and Sky here.

  Tickets are available from uTicket, priced €27.10. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  Formerly of the Blues Explosion, Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers are set to play the Ulster Sports Club on November 23 for Strange Victory.

  The NYC underground legend released his debut solo album, Spencer Sings The Hits this year - check out the video for 'Do The Trash Can'. He'll be accompanied by Quasi & Heatmiser's Sam Coomes, M. Sord and Pussy Galore's Bob Bert.

  Tickets are available from TicketWeb, priced £19.25, and doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Tayne

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of new single 'Open Up' through Irish label Strange Brew, London-based electronic rock outfit Tayne play upstairs at Whelan's on November 23.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Sizeable Bear Presents: Van Panther, Pale Lanterns & Belwood

  McHugh's Basement

  Belfast

  

  Pimerick post-punk/indie-pop outfit Van Panther headline McHugh's on November 23 for Sizeable Bear. They just put out new single 'The Cutters'.

  Supporting is indie folk project Pale Lanterns - check out 'Sunburn' - and Hüsker Dü-recalling melodic punks Belwood - check out their latest release, the Out of the Blue EP.

  Admission costs £5 and doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Porphyry Single Launch

  The 343

  Belfast

  

  One of Northern Ireland's most singular artists, and one of Moving On Music's Emerging Artists Derry's Porpyry, is set to launch his latest single, 'Berliner Lüft', with a performance at The 343 on November 23.

  His music melds old and new, classically-trained with the deeply intuitive, the cinematic and pastoral. This new single is a shape-shifting techno journey through Berlin, following on from the hints left on last year's Wounded, White Light EP. He's collaborated with the Ulster Orchestra, at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, and looks to have some high-profile activity over the coming months.

  Admission is free, and you can reserve your place on Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Soda Blonde

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Formerly Little Green Cars, alt. pop act Soda Blonde play Galway's Roisin Dubh on November 23. Watch the video for 'Swimming Through The Night'.

  Tickets cost €18.45 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm. 

• Sat

  23

  Nov

  2019

  Junior Brother w/The Mary Wallopers

  Dolan's

  Limerick

  

  One of Ireland's foremost rising talents, Kerry contemporary folk singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, plays Dolans, Limerick, on November 23. 

  'The Back of Her' was one of our Irish tracks of 2018, and spellbinding debut album Pull The Right Rope is a strong contender for Irish album of the year.

  Supporting is the Irish balladeering project from the T.P.M. lads, The Mary Wallopers - check them out playing 'Building Up and Tearing England Down'.

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

• Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  John Mayall

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, tours his 85th anniversary following the release of his new album Nobody Told Me. He finishes the Irish leg at the Olympia on November 24.

  The album features an incredible array of respected guitarists, including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven of the E Street Band, Alex Lifeson, Joe Bonamassa and more. Listen to the weeping, incredibly ruminative 'Crying', from USA Union. Mayall is best known for his Bluesbreakers band, who featured Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor and many, many more.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  Band of Skulls

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  In celebration of the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough debut LP, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, Band of Skulls have announced a tour, stopping off at The Button Factory on November 24.

  The Southampton-based bluesy garage rock trio formed in 2004 after meeting at college, releasing their debut in 2009. They this year released their fifth album, Love Is All You Love.

  Tickets cost €24.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sun

  24

  Nov

  2019

  Quiet Lights: Junior Brother

  Kino

  Cork

  

  One of Ireland's foremost rising talents, Kerry contemporary folk singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, plays Cork's Kino as part of Quiet Lights 2019. 'The Back of Her' was one of our Irish tracks of 2018, and spellbinding debut album Pull The Right Rope is a strong contender for Irish album of the year.

  Support comes from Dublin singer & multi-instrumentalist John Francis Flynn, who plays music centred around traditional and folk from Ireland and abroad. He founded Skipper's Alley, who have toured internationally, and has recorded with the likes of Lankum & Ye Vagabonds

  Tickets are available for €11.27 from uTicket. Doors open at 5.30pm.

• Mon

  25

  Nov

  2019

  Robert Forster

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Go-Betweens frontman Robert Forster returns to Dublin for the second time in 2019 to play the special An Evening With Robert Forster acoustic night at Whelan's on November 25, featuring Karin Baeumler on violin.

  Still one of the most energetic and vital frontmen around, his memoir Grant & I was a Mojo & Uncut book of the year as he continues to write, perform & publish his work as a music journalist. Check out his 2017 album, Songs To Play.

  Tickets cost €27.50 from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  25

  Nov

  2019

  Ezra Collective

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Genre-melding London jazz outfit Ezra Collective are set to headline the Button Factory on November 25.

  Drawing on just about any musical movement with groove - Afrobeat, Latin, hip-hop, grime and beyond - the band recently played Quincy Jones' birthday, and are one of the most exciting young prospects to emerge from the capital's burgeoning new wave jazz scene. Check out 'You Can't Steal My Joy'.

  Tickets cost €19.45 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  25

  Nov

  2019

  Mac DeMarco

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  Incumbent king of slacker indie-pop Mac DeMarco plays Vicar Street on November 25, following up on his huge Iveagh Gardens show in July.

  He's currently touring his largely low-key sixth album Here Comes The Cowboy. Have you watched 'Pepperoni Playboy: A Macumentary' yet?

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

• Mon

  25

  Nov

  2019

  Band of Skulls

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  In celebration of the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough debut LP, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, Band of Skulls have announced a tour, stopping off at Belfast's Empire Music Hall on November 25.

  The Southampton-based bluesy garage rock trio formed in 2004 after meeting at college, releasing their debut in 2009. They this year released their fifth album, Love Is All You Love.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Tue

  26

  Nov

  2019

  The Darkness

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Glammy hard rockers The Darkness' return to Belfast, playing the Limelight 1 on November 26 in support of sixth album, Easter Is Cancelled.

  Formed in 2000 by Lowestoft brothers Justin & Dan Hawkins, the lineup is completed by charismatic bassist Frankie Poullain and 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 are now onto their fourth since their reunion.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for £26.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  26

  Nov

  2019

  Jaws

  Duke of York

  Belfast

  

  Birmingham dream-pop outfit Jaws headline Belfast's Duke of York on November 26 following the release of their third album, The Ceiling. Watch the video for 'Driving At Night'

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced £12. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  26

  Nov

  2019

  Snow Patrol

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Following their Oh Yeah Legend Award at the Ulster Hall, Snow Patrol are set to play a rare intimate - by their standards - performance at the Olympia Theatre on November 26. This comes as part of their Reworked tour for the EP of the same name, which sees the band reimagine some hits from across their back catalogue as part of their 25th anniversary. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €63. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  26

  Nov

  2019

  Daniel Norgren

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Norgren headlines the Grand Social in a seated show on November 26. The atmospheric craftsman has been performing over the last 11 years, with latest album Wooh Dang a full-band release. Check out the frisson-inducing, slow-building 'The Flow'.

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

• Tue

  26

  Nov

  2019

  Kitt Philippa

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  Belfast-based alternative pop artist & NI Music Prize-winner Kitt Philippa plays the Sugar Club on November 26, following the October release of long-awaited debut album, Human. Check out recent single, 'You'.

  Tickets are available from The Sugar Club, priced €13.50. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  27

  Nov

  2019

  The Darkness

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Glammy hard rockers The Darkness' return to Dublin, playing the Academy on November 27 in support of sixth album Easter Is Cancelled.

  Formed in 2000 by Lowestoft brothers Justin & Dan Hawkins, the lineup is completed by charismatic bassist Frankie Poullain and 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 are now onto their fourth since their reunion.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  27

  Nov

  2019

  Jaws

  Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Birmingham dream-pop outfit Jaws headline the Academy 2 on November 27 following the release of their third album, The Ceiling. Watch the video for 'Driving At Night'

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  27

  Nov

  2019

  Skepta

  Jam Park

  Dublin

  

  Following a headline performance at Forbidden Fruit & the release of fifth studio album Ignorance Is Bliss, Skepta is set to headline Jam Park, Swords on November 27 in his first indoor Irish show since 2011.

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

• Wed

  27

  Nov

  2019

  Steve Mason

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Beta Band songwriter, frontman & founding member Steve Mason is set to headline Whelan's on November 27.

  Since the band's dissolution, he's went on to have a prolific solo career, operating under the names King Biscuit Time & Black Affair, with three LPs under his own name. The most recent, About The Light, came out in January. Check out 'Walking Away From Love'.

  Tickets are available from WAV Tickets and doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  27

  Nov

  2019

  Rebekah Fitch

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Incredibly talented young art-pop songstress Rebekah Fitch makes a brief return to her hometown from London on November 27 to play the Empire. Watch the video for 'Need To Feel', which tackles mental health issues in as blunt a way as is imaginable.

  Admission costs £10.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Steve Mason

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Beta Band songwriter, frontman & founding member Steve Mason is set to headline the Empire on November 28.

  Since the band's dissolution, he's went on to have a prolific solo career, operating under the names King Biscuit Time & Black Affair, with three LPs under his own name. The most recent, About The Light, came out in January. Check out 'Walking Away From Love'.

  Tickets, priced £22.50, are available from Ticketmaster and doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Judah & The Lion

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Nashville alternative/Americana outfit Judah & The Lion are set to headline Whelan's on November 28, following the release of their third album, Pep Talks, blending folk, bluegrass, rock, hip-hop & electronic production. Check out 'Over My Head'

  Tickets cost €21.50 from Ticketmaster and WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Bjork

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Björk brings her immersive Cornucopia theatre show to Dublin's 3Arena on November 28.

  This will be the first solo Irish date for the Icelandic auteur in 22 years, who's an acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress, DJ & producer, and one of the few whose music seamlessly coalesces pop & avant-garde, having started out with alternative rockers The Sugarcubes.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, and doors open at 6.30pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Julia Jacklin w/Angie McMahon

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin is set to play the Button Factory on November 28 & 29 - with the latter added due to demand. Her second album, Crushing received praise from the likes of Pitchfork and the Rolling Stone - watch the video for the American gothic tale of 'Body'.

  Support comes from Angie McMahon.

  Tickets cost €20 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Snow Patrol

  Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  Following their Oh Yeah Legend Award at the Ulster Hall, Snow Patrol are set to play a rare intimate - by their standards - performance at the Waterfront Hall on November 28. This comes as part of their Reworked tour for the EP of the same name, which sees the band reimagine some hits from across their back catalogue as part of their 25th anniversary. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Jane Willow w/Hubert Murray

  The Sunflower Bar

  Belfast

  

  Dublin-based folk singer-songwriter Jane Willow headlines the Sunflower Bar, Belfast on November 28. She grew up in the Netherlands, moving to Ireland at twenty-one to pursue music - check out 'The Fool'.

  Supporting is respected Galway-born, Tullamore-based folk & roots musician Hubert Murray.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  No Oil Paintings 'Watertown' Launch w/Reevah & Joel Harkin

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  Belfast indie folk quartet No Oil Paintings launch their new single 'Watertown' with a show at the Ulster Sports Club on November 28.

  Letterkenny/Belfast verb-soaked singer-songwriter Joel Harkin - check out his recent Rose Water EP - supports, along with fast-rising young Derry indie-folk songstress Reevah. Check her out live in session.

  Admission costs £6 from Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Careerist, Shrug Life & Extravision

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Belfast indie slacker rock trio Careerist (fka Hot Cops) - are set to release their long-awaited debut album, Weird Hill, on November 15 via Pizza Pizza Records. The Dublin leg of their launch tour takes place upstairs at Whelan's on November 28. Check out the video for new single 'Slasher'.

  Support comes from wry Dublin indie rock outfit Shrug Life, whose immense lyrical prowess has them as one of our favourites on the island - watch the video for '2009' - from their forthcoming second album. Opening are post-punk trio Extravision - check out their 2018 debut EP.

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

• Thu

  28

  Nov

  2019

  Mob Wife, Cruiser & Deadbog

  Plug'd

  Cork

  

  Belfast post-hardcore indie rock trio Mob Wife - check out their excellent latest release Captain Care A Lot / Hellsong - tour with Limerick second wave emo-tinged indie rock quartet Cruiser - watch the video for 'No More Parties'. The Cork date takes place at Plug'd, through Teletext Records on November 28, following the release of their split EP.

  Opening the show is Deadbog.

  Admission costs €7, or €6 with a Teletext badge. before 9pm and €10 after.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Sat

  30

  Nov

  2019

  Bell X1 Acoustic-ish with Dowry Strings

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Having now been together for 20 years, Bell X1 play a pair of 'Acoustic-ish' dates accompanied by composer Éna Brennan's Dowry Strings on November 29 & 30.

  Having last year played a sold-out five night stint at the venue, the trio's last release was seventh album, Arms. Check out their 360 video of 'Tongue', accompanied by Dowry Strings.

  Tickets cost €38.50 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Bailer, Black Coast, Hornets & Bitter Pill

  Fibber Magee's

  Dublin

  

  For Shizznigh Promotions November 29 instalment of Live Free at Fibbers' main venue, Cork metallic hardcore outfit Bailer headline. Check out their eponymous EP on Bandcamp.

  Melodic hardcore act Black Coast, Belfast blackened sludgy hardcore quartet Hornets - Witch Hunt - and Bitter Pill.

  Admission is free and doors open at 9pm.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Pumarosa

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  To coincide with the release of new album Devastation, Pumarosa play the Workman's Club on November 29.

  The danceable East London art rock quartet have been developing for the last few years, with a sound that's reminscent of Foals and Suuns with tinges of krautrock influencing their very current sound. Check out the late-night, post-club neurosis of 'Fall Apart'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced at €17. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Sun

  01

  Dec

  2019

  Other Voices

  Dingle

  Co. Kerry

  

  The 18th annual Other Voices is set to take place from November 29-December 1 across Dingle, accompanied by the 70+ artist Music Trail. The TV recordings take place at St. James' Church, with tickets made available by competition, and streamed across a variety of venues in the town, and airing on RTÉ2 in 2020. Registration for tickets is priced from €30 upwards, available on Eventbrite.

  Discussion forum Ireland's Edge returns with the theme of Endings + Edges, Bonds + Borderlands, focusing on Brexit, Ireland's place in Europe, the climate, mass migration & the digital revolution. A range of speakers, policy makers, innovators, commentators and artists. Ticket are priced €35 for two dates and €20 for one, available on Eventbrite. 

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Malcolm Gladwell

  The Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  One of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people, writer, journalist & podcast host Malcolm Gladwell presents his new book, Talking To Strangers at the Olympia Theatre on November 29. 

  The book's premise is as follows: "How do we make sense of the unfamiliar? Why are we so bad at judging someone, reading a face, or detecting a lie? Why do we so often fail to 'get' other people? In a powerful and provocative exploration of why we so often misread other people, Gladwell takes us on a journey through the unexpected. From the spy who spent years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon, to the suicide of the poet Sylvia Plath, we discover that strangers are never simple. Few have the ability to show us who we are like Malcolm Gladwell. So join him as he sets out to understand why we act the way we do, and how we all might know a little more about those we don't."

  Tickets are priced from €22.90 from Ticketmaster, and doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  TPM w/Post Punk Podge

  The Kino

  Cork

  

  One of the finest rap acts in Ireland, Dundalk siblings TPM play Cork's Kino on November 29 as part of their Heaven Is A Harp-Pint tour. Watch the video for 'Fuck RTE' then go see them.

  Supporting is the magnificent, intense Post-Punk Podge & The Technohippies - check out new single 'Generation Xanax'.

  Admission costs €12. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Fears w/Laura Groves

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Electronic alternative pop artist Fears is set to perform a headline show at the Black Box on November 29. Expect visuals accompanying a set that blends electronic, acoustic samples & vocals - watch her collaborative visual companion for single 'Blood'.

  London-based Bradford songwriter & producer Laura Groves supports. Her debut album, Blue Roses, came out in 2009 on XL Recordings, and she's since worked on many high-profile projects including a composing & touring live score for the BFI, writing and recording alongside Bullion, working with Sampha & Jai Paul's Institute label, and tours as keyboardist, guitarist & vocalist in Bat For Lashes' live band.

  Tickets cost £5 from Resident Advisor. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Mount Alaska Album Launch

  Fumbally Stables

  Dublin

  

  The Fumbally Stables, Dublin plays host to Mount Alaska when they launch their new album Wave Atlas: Season One on November 29.

  The ambient electronic outfit wrote the album with the concept in mind to create a soundtrack for a TV show that doesn't exist. It was written, recorded & produced by duo Stephen Shannon & Cillian McDonnell, who've worked on film soundtracks over the last number of years, Listen to 'Triantáin'.

  Tickets are available from Selective Memory, priced €15.

• Fri

  29

  Nov

  2019

  Soda Blonde

  Dolan's

  Limerick

  

  Formerly Little Green Cars, alt. pop act Soda Blonde play Dolan's, Limerick on November 29. Watch the video for 'Swimming Through The Night'.

  Tickets are available from Dolans.

• Sat

  30

  Nov

  2019

  TPM & The Deadlians

  Pharmacia

  Limerick

  

  One of the finest hip-hop acts in Ireland, Dundalk siblings TPM play Limerick's Pharmacia on November 30 as part of their Heaven Is A Harp-Pint tour. Watch the video for 'Fuck RTE' then go see them.

  Supporting are Dublin misanthropic folk chroniclers The Deadlians - listen on Bandcamp.

  Admission costs €10. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  30

  Nov

  2019

  Beatrice Dillon & Wah Wah Wino

  Bello Bar

  Dublin

  

  London-based producer, artist & NTS DJ Beatrice Dillon  is set to come to the Bello Bar on November 30, thanks to Enthusiastic Eunuch.

  She's released acclaimed solo records, remixes & collaborations across Hessle Audio, Trilogy Tapes, PAN, Boomkat & beyond, as well as collaborating with visual artists at the likes of Tate, ICA, Southbank Centre, Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva and beyond. Check out 'Face A'.

  Supporting will be an incarnation of the adventurous, acclaimed Wah Wah Wino imprint.

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

• Sat

  30

  Nov

  2019

  Musicians Against Homelessness Festival

  Nerve Centre

  Derry

  

  The Nerve Centre in association with MK-Ultra Promotions holds a fundraiser for the Simon Community on November 30. Headlining the main room are Derry psych/garage cult The Barbiturates - check their Bandcamp - alongside punks No Collusion, Gas Hands, excellent post-punk act Invaderband, Urban Conflict, Fast Thursday and Zaebuis.

  The second stage features sets from People That Listen To The Sky, Paul PJ McCartney, Oisín Ó Scolaí and the Virginia Slims, Black Abba, Miss Mary Jane, Conor Hutcheon, and Daithi Doherty.

  Tickets cost £5 and doors open at 6.30pm.

• Sun

  01

  Dec

  2019

  Whitney

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Chicago-based soulful rock outfit Whitney play the Academy on December 1.

  Led by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich & guitarist Max Kakacek, this accompanied the release of their follow-up to debut album Light Upon The Lake, which was widely heralded upon its 2016 release. Check them out Live on KEXP.

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

• Sun

  01

  Dec

  2019

  Yola

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Her star very much on the ascent, Bristol country & soul-blending artist Yola returns to Dublin, playing the Olympia on December 1. Shooting to fame after her performance on Jools’ Annual Hootenanny rounded off a 2018 that saw her record her long-awaited debut album Walk Through Fire.

  Produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Walk Through Fire is a display of her incredible vocal and songwriting range that's led to acclaim from just about every outlet going. Check her out here.

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

• Tue

  03

  Dec

  2019

  Happy Mondays

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Madchester legends Happy Mondays are set for a Cork show at Cyprus Avenue on December 3, as part of their Greatest Hits tour.

  Formed around frontman Shaun Ryder in 1980 and signed to Tony Wilson's Factory Records, Happy Mondays were a crucial act in the Madchester movement of the later '80s/early '90s. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was released in 1990, and permanently cemented their legacy in British culture. Have a listen to the glorious adapted Italo house of 'Step On'.

  Tickets are available from Cyprus Avenue, priced at €43.50. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  03

  Dec

  2019

  Aldous Harding

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Aldous Harding will play Vicar Street on December 3.

  Fresh from supporting Villagers at Iveagh Gardens, the New Zealand folk singer-songwriter's April-released third album, Designer has elevated her to new heights - watch the video for 'The Barrel'.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  03

  Dec

  2019

  J.I.D

  The Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Atlanta hip-hop artist J.I.D is set to play his biggest Irish headline show at the Olympia on December 3 - having been upgraded from the Academy due to demand. Steeped in soulful rhythm & an incredible vocal timbre, he's a hot prospect in international hip-hop. Check him out live here.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  03

  Dec

  2019

  Man Forever w/Magic Pockets

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of his album with Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien) Biting Through earlier this year, visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida) brings his Man Forever project to Whelan's on December 3. Performing solo, Colpitts will be premiering a new show that investigates his recent experience of being involved in a traumatic car accident.

  Supporting is synth wizard Ruadhan O'Meara, AKA Magic Pockets - also of No Spill Blood. Check out his debut album, Volcano of the Bleeding Skies.

  Tickets cost €12 from WAV Tickets.

• Wed

  04

  Dec

  2019

  John Sheahan - A Dubliner's 80th Birthday Celebration

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  On December 4, The Dubliners' legendary fiddle player John Sheahan is set to celebrate his 80th birthday in the most apt of ways - with a special part of concerts at Vicar Street featuring his friends and guests.

  Tickets cost €36.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  04

  Dec

  2019

  LIFE

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Noisy energetic indie-punks LIFE are set to headline the Academy 2 on December 4. This show follows the release of their second album, A Picture of Good Health - watch the video for 'Euromillions'

  Tickets cost €13 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm and it's an over 14s show.

• Wed

  04

  Dec

  2019

  Gifted: Sons of Burlap, Andrew McGibbon, Anja & An Auld Lad

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Eastern European-tinged folk rock project Sons of Burlap headline a seasonal Gifted at the Empire on December 4, following the release of their debut album.

  The band features brothers Rory & Ewen Friers, of ASIWYFA and Catalan respectively, as well as their father, artist Julian Friers and members of the aforementioned. The music, not unlike the musicians themselves, a mixture of pretty old and relatively new. They combine traditional instruments, fiddle, flute, mandolins, with overdriven electric guitar - while the rhythm section hold it together flock together, leading to something familiar, but entirely fresh, and shockingly danceable.

  Supporting are Bonnevilles' frontman Andrew McGibbon, psych-folk singer-songwriter Anja and An Auld Lad.

  Admission costs just £3. Doors open at 9pm.

• Thu

  05

  Dec

  2019

  We Were Promised Jetpacks

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of fourth album The More I Sleep The Less I Dream, We Were Promised Jetpacks play the Workman's Club on December 5.

  The Scottish outfit have just returned after 4 years away, after the release of 2014's Unravelling. Produced by Jonathan Low - known for The National, Sufjan Stevens & Kurt Vile - after a long time spent re-evaluating their music. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets cost €18 from Ticketmaster. 

• Thu

  05

  Dec

  2019

  Talos

  Duke of York

  Belfast

  

  In the wake of the release of his second album, Far Out Dust, Eoin French's Talos play Belfast's Duke of York on December 5.

  Intimate, yet panoramic in scale, his debut album Wild Alee earned a Choice Music Prize nomination - watch the video for 'This Is Us Colliding'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  05

  Dec

  2019

  LIFE

  McHugh's Basement

  Belfast

  

  Noisy energetic indie-punks LIFE are set to headline McHugh's on December 5. This show follows the release of their second album, A Picture of Good Health - watch the video for 'Euromillions'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  05

  Dec

  2019

  Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust, Enforcer & Skeletal Remains

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  A package of unstoppable 80s action-movie explosion metal comes to the Limelight 2 on December 5. Headlining are crossover thrashers Municpal Waste - check out The Art of Partying for a taste of what they're about.

  Supporting are Oregon thrash band Toxic Holocaust, Swedish anthemic speed metal Enforcer and US death metal act Skeletal Remains.

  Tickets are available from WeGotTickets, priced £25, or £28 on the door. Doors open at 6pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Devin Townsend

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Heavy music virtuoso/savant Devin Townsend plays Dublin's Academy on December 6.

  This comes as part of the tour for latest album, Empath, out at the end of March. Known for his work in the technically complex, almost clinical Devin Townsend Project & Strapping Young Lad, this tour will see no click tracks, and a performance geared more towards fluidity and improvisation.

  Tickets cost €32 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Talos

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  In the wake of the release of his second album, Far Out Dust, Eoin French's Talos play their biggest Dublin show to date at the Olympia Theatre on December 6.

  Intimate, yet panoramic in scale, his debut album Wild Alee earned a Choice Music Prize nomination - watch the video for 'This Is Us Colliding'.

  Tickets cost €24 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  John Sheahan - A Dubliner's 80th Birthday Celebration

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  On December 6, The Dubliners' legendary fiddle player John Sheahan is set to celebrate his 80th birthday in the most apt of ways - with a special concert at Vicar Street featuring his friends and guests.

  Tickets cost €36.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Maija Sofia w/Rachael Lavelle

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Dreamy, folk-rooted Dublin singer-songwriter Maija Sofia launches her debut album, Bath Time, with a show at the Sound House on December 6 with Enthusiastic Eunuch. Check out lead single 'Flowers'.

  Supporting is Rachael Lavelle - check her out on Soundcloud.

  Tickets are available from Billetto f0r €10 early bird, and €12 general admission. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Soda Blonde

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Formerly Little Green Cars, alt. pop act Soda Blonde play Belfast's Black Box on December 6. Watch the video for 'Swimming Through The Night'.

  Tickets cost £16 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm. 

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Warm Drag w/Melts & Girl Band DJ Set

  Bloody Mary's

  Dublin

  

  A fantastic free bill at Bloody Mary's will see a headline set from LA indie/psychgaze duo Warm Drag on December 6. Check out the video for 'Sleepover'.

  Also playing are Dublin kraut/psych act Melts - who feature members of The Things, The North Sea & Mighty Stef - check out the video for 'Echoes'. Girl Band will perform a DJ set until late.

  Admission is free and doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  David Kitt w/Aoife Nessa Francis

  Unitarian Church

  Dublin

  

  The enduring, chameleonic David Kitt plays his last Dublin show for some time at the Unitarian Church on December 6 with frequent collaborator Margie Jean Lewis.

  Breaking through with 2001 intimate masterpiece, The Big Romance, Kitt has consistently written, performed & produced music for the best part of two decades now, with Yous being his first since 2009. Much of his time has recently been taken up by electronic project New Jackson. Watch the video for lead single, 'Still Don't Know'.

  Supporting is psych-folk songstress Aoife Nessa Francis - watch the video for 'Blow Up'.

  Tickets are available here, priced from €19.88. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  06

  Dec

  2019

  Man Forever w/Fixity

  Plug'd

  Cork

  

  Following the release of his album with Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien) Biting Through earlier this year, visionary composer and multi-instrumentalist John Colpitts (Kid Millions, Oneida) brings his Man Forever project to Plugd, Cork on December 6. Performing solo, Colpitts will be premiering a new show that investigates his recent experience of being involved in a traumatic car accident.

  Supporting is Dan Walsh, aka Cork psych-jazz act Fixity in a solo performance - listen to their most recent album, No Man Can Tell, out through Penske. Expect drum machines, keys, sax & flutes.

  Tickets cost €10 and doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  Devin Townsend

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Heavy music virtuoso/savant Devin Townsend plays the Limelight 1 on December 7.

  This comes as part of the tour for latest album, Empath, out at the end of March. Known for his work in the technically complex, almost clinical Devin Townsend Project & Strapping Young Lad, this tour will see no click tracks, and a performance geared more towards fluidity and improvisation.

  Tickets cost £24 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  Sun

  08

  Dec

  2019

  Fontaines D.C.

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  One of the most stratospheric rises we've seen in some time has been the success of Fontaines D.C., and this looks to be calcified with a show at Vicar Street on December 7 & 8 - their only 2019 Dublin gig.

  They've released four incredibly well-received singles, been championed by Steve Lamacq, toured endlessly with labelmates Idles, and although worldly in influence, distinctly allude to Irish vernacular in everything they've done thus far. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets cost €26 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  Hot Snakes

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Legendary post-hardcore quartet Hot Snakes play Belfast's Black Box on December 7.

  Led by Rick Friberg & John Reis - who shared time in Pitchfork & Drive Like Jehu, and Reis with Rocket From The Crypt - they formed in 1999. The hardcore garage punks still maintain some level of DIY in their approach, with their most recent album Jericho Sirens showing a still relevant Hot Snakes, despite it being 14 years after its studio predecessor. Check them out Live On KEXP.

  Tickets cost £16.50 from Ticketweb. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  The Mary Wallopers

  The Kino

  Cork

  

  Irish balladeering project from the T.P.M. lads - and phenomenal trad trio in their own right - The Mary Wallopers play Cork's The Kino on December 7. Check them out playing 'Building Up and Tearing England Down'.

  Tickets are available for €12 from uTicket. Doors open at 9pm.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  Myles Manley, Strange New Places, Buí & Handsome Eric

  The Menagerie

  Belfast

  

  As the final Sizeable Bear show of 2019, experimental pop auteur Myles Manley plays a headline show at the Menagerie on December 12. Watch the video for 'I'm In Love With Myself'.

  Supporting are young radical emo punk-pop act Strange New Places - listen to their new 12" EP Uncomfortable - Josh Healy-fronted indie rock/power pop outfit Buí opening - watch the incredible video for their latest single 'Something Else To Talk About' - and Dublin lo-fi indie project Handsome Eric - check them out on Bandcamp.

  Tickets are available from Sizeable Bear.

• Sat

  07

  Dec

  2019

  Young Hearts Run Free Present YULE! (11)

  Dallymount Park

  Phibsborough, Dublin

  

  Commemorating the tenth annual outing for Young Hearts Run Free’s annual Xmas fundraising drive for the Simon Community, Yule! (11) will unite some of the country’s finest acts this year on Saturday, December 7th.

  Running from 7pm to 2am at Dallymount Park in Phibsborough, the event will feature sets from Dónal Lunny, Aoife Nessa Frances, a Scott Walker tribute supergroup, Badhands, Rachael Lavelle, Mother Tongues, Cian Ó’Cíobháin, Natalya O’Flaherty, Tandem Felix, and Paddy Hanna, with more to be confirmed, as well as special surprise guests.

  Tickets range from €20 – €27.55 and can be bought here. Endlessly recommended.

• Sun

  08

  Dec

  2019

  Andrew Combs

  Lost Lane

  Dublin

  

  Power-pop singer-songwriter Andrew Combs plays Dublin's Lost Lane on December 8 following the September release of new album Ideal Man.

  The Nashville-based artist started out as a more rootsy Americana artist, moving into more eclectic, genre-spanning territory - watch the video for 'Stars of Longing'.

  Tickets, priced €15, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sun

  08

  Dec

  2019

  Hot Snakes

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Legendary post-hardcore quartet Hot Snakes play the Grand Social on December 8.

  Led by Rick Friberg & John Reis - who shared time in Pitchfork & Drive Like Jehu, and Reis with Rocket From The Crypt - they formed in 1999. The hardcore garage punks still maintain some level of DIY in their approach, with their most recent album Jericho Sirens showing a still relevant Hot Snakes, despite it being 14 years after its studio predecessor. Check them out Live On KEXP.

  Tickets cost €27.50 from Ticketweb. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  09

  Dec

  2019

  Primal Scream

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Contemporary British music chameleons Primal Scream return for a pair of Winter Irish dates, stopping off at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on December 9.

  Formed by Bobby Gillespie in 1992 in Glasgow, the band were a key part of the mid-80s indie-pop scene after Gillespie left the Jesus & Mary Chain. Breaking with their psychedelic dance/house crossover classic Screamadelica in 1991, they'd undergo several complete transformations with resolute success, including the sonic discharge assault of XTRMNTR or rootsy Riot City Blues. The band will be performing music from across their 35-year career in celebration of the release of new compilation, Maximum Rock 'N' Roll: The Singles.

  Ticket cost €35.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  09

  Dec

  2019

  Gruff Rhys

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Welsh musician & Super Furry Animals main man Gruff Rhys plays Whelan's on December 9 as part of a three-date Irish Winter Tour. This follows the September release of new album Pang! via Rough Trade, which blends his trademark psychedelia, folk & singular weirdness - watch the video for the title track.

  Tickets for the shows cost €25.00 from Ticketmaster & WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  09

  Dec

  2019

  Tue

  10

  Dec

  2019

  Clairo

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Perhaps best known for her 2017 gem ‘Pretty Girl', Massachusetts lo-fi pop artist Claire Cottrill AKA Clairo will return to the Academy on December 9 & 10. She this year released her debut album, expanding & following up on her hugely successful first EP.

  Tickets for the show are priced at €20 upwards, available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm and it's a 14+ show.

• Tue

  10

  Dec

  2019

  Primal Scream

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Contemporary British music chameleons Primal Scream return for a pair of Winter Irish dates, the latter taking place at Belfast's Ulster Hall on December 10.

  Formed by Bobby Gillespie in 1992 in Glasgow, the band were a key part of the mid-80s indie-pop scene after Gillespie left the Jesus & Mary Chain. Breaking with their psychedelic dance/house crossover classic Screamadelica in 1991, they'd undergo several complete transformations with resolute success, including the sonic discharge assault of XTRMNTR or rootsy Riot City Blues. The band will be performing music from across their 35-year career in celebration of the release of new compilation, Maximum Rock 'N' Roll: The Singles.

  Ticket are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  10

  Dec

  2019

  Gruff Rhys

  Live at St. Luke's

  Cork

  

  Welsh musician & Super Furry Animals main man Gruff Rhys plays Cork's Live at St. Lukes, as part of a three-date Irish Winter Tour, on December 10. This follows the September release of new album Pang! via Rough Trade, which blends his trademark psychedelia, folk & singular weirdness - an ostensibly pop album with a couple of verses of Zulu - watch the video for the title track.

  Tickets for the shows cost €25.00 from St Lukes.

• Tue

  10

  Dec

  2019

  Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  Hozier w/Freya Ridings

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Platinum-selling, Ivor Novello-winning singer-songwriter Hozier headlines Dublin's 3Arena on December 10 & 11 as part of his Wasteland Baby! world tour.

  In March, he released one of the most anticipated Irish albums in years, second album Wasteland Baby! becoming the fourth Irish artist to get a US Number 1 album. Check out the video for its first single 'Movement'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €39.90. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Tue

  10

  Dec

  2019

  Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  Villagers

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Villagers is set to play Cyprus Avenue on December 10 & 11, with the second added due to phenomenal demand.

  The Ivor Novello & Choice Music Prize-winner released his fourth album, The Art of Pretending To Swim last year. Watch the video for 'Summer's Song'.

  Tickets, priced €30, are available from Cyprus Avenue. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  Gruff Rhys

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Welsh musician & Super Furry Animals main man Gruff Rhys plays Belfast's Empire on December 11 as part of a three-date Irish Winter Tour. This follows the September release of new album Pang! via Rough Trade, which blends his trademark psychedelia, folk & singular weirdness - an ostensibly pop album with a couple of verses of Zulu - watch the video for the title track.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  The Low Anthem

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Americana psych-folk noir act The Low Anthem play the Sound House on December 11 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their renowned third album, 2009's Oh My God Charlie Darwin. Formed in 2006, the five-piece self-released 2 albums before Bella Union put out their aforementioned modern classic.

  Tickets cost €18 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  Just Mustard

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  One of the hottest bands in Ireland right now, Dundalk trip-hop, noise & electronica-influenced quintet Just Mustard are set to play Voodoo, Belfast on December 11.

  They released one of the Irish albums of the year in their debut LP, Wednesday, and more recently, they released 12" Frank // October.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced £13.50. Doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  11

  Dec

  2019

  Smoothboi Ezra

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  17 year old Wicklow bedroom lo-fi pop artist Smoothboi Ezra plays upstairs at Whelan's on December 11. Check them out on Bandcamp.

  Tickets cost €12 from WAV Tickets.

• Thu

  12

  Dec

  2019

  Fontaines D.C.

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  One of the most stratospheric rises we've seen in some time has been the success of Fontaines D.C., and they'll play their only Belfast headline of 2019 at the Ulster Hall - following an upgrade from the Empire - on December 12.

  They've released four incredibly well-received singles, been championed by Steve Lamacq, toured endlessly with labelmates Idles, and although worldly in influence, distinctly allude to Irish vernacular in everything they've done thus far. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  12

  Dec

  2019

  Junior Brother w/The Mary Wallopers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  One of Ireland's foremost rising talents, Kerry contemporary folk singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, plays Whelan's on December 12. 'The Back of Her' was one of our Irish tracks of 2018, and spellbinding debut album Pull The Right Rope is a strong contender for Irish album of the year.

  Supporting is the Irish balladeering project from the T.P.M. lads, The Mary Wallopers - check them out playing 'Building Up and Tearing England Down'.

  Tickets are available for €14.50 from Ticketmaster & WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  12

  Dec

  2019

  Veta Sessions: Ailbhe Reddy, Rachael Lavelle & Iain Andrew

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  Veta Sessions, Dublin’s brand new intimate concert series, launches on Thursday, December 12 in the newly refurbished Vintage Room of the Workman’s Club, Dublin. 

  Originally founded in a Berlin apartment by artist-led group VETA. It's a living room style show that aims to create a musical experience like no other. The night features three acts, encouraging conversation and collaboration between artists and listeners alike. The first will feature Ailbhe Reddy, Rachael Lavelle - check her out on Soundcloud and Iain Andrew. 

  Tickets are available from Eventbrite on a Pay What You Want basis, starting at €5. Doors open at 8pm and it's a 40 person capacity show.

   

   

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Fangclub

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  With their second album out in July, post-grunge trio Fangclub are set to play a headline show at the Button Factory on December 13.

  Check out their latest single 'Hesitations'.

  Tickets cost €16.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Crypt of the Riff Vol. 4: Tuskar & more

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  The fourth edition of Belfast's foremost regular riff-based megabill takes place at Voodoo on December 13. Milton Keynes-based blackened sludge/doom outfit Tuskar headline - check them out on Bandcamp.

  Making up the rest of the bill are Elder Druid, blackened hardcore act Hornets - check out their debut album Witch Hunt - Cork metal act God Alone - who masterfully embrace drone, mathcore, black metal, sludge and electronic elements within a post-metal sound, and released debut album Poll na mBrón last year.

  Riffy noise rockers Duellists - who just released their debut album, Into The Fade - progressive hardcore quartet Towers - check out their new EP, Lurker & Dweller - and stoner-doom quintet Gravity Well. 

  Tickets are available from Eventbrite, priced £11. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  HamsandwicH

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Irish indie-pop outfit Ham Sandwich play another pair of pre-Xmas nights at Whelan's on December 13 & 14.

  Having released their debut album Carry The Meek back in 2008, which led to Glastonbury and Electric Picnic appearances, they followed it up with 2010's White Fox. They were silent for a while, resurfacing to release their third album, Stories From The Surface, which was nominated for Best Album in the Choice Music Price 2016.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Villagers

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Villagers is set to play an intimate Vicar Street show on December 13 following his sold-out Iveagh Gardens date over summer.

  The Ivor Novello & Choice Music Prize-winner released his fourth album, The Art of Pretending To Swim last year. Watch the video for 'Summer's Song'.

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

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Why. Gigs Winter Party: Idles DJ Set, Silverbacks, The Claque & more

  Nerve Centre

  Derry

  

  Derry's Why. Gigs holds a huge Winter Party at the Nerve Centre on December 13, headed by a DJ set from Idles.

  Also playing are Dublin post-punk five-piece Silverbacks - watch the video for their excellent 'Dunkirk' - noise-laden project of Girl Band's Alan Duggan, Postcard Versions' Paddy Ormond and Kate Brady, The Claque - check out their first single - with Donegal post-rock outfit Happy Out and Derry punk trio No Collusion.

  Tickets are available here, priced £8, or £10 on the door. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Torche

  The Palm House

  Belfast

  

  Sludge outfit Torche make a long-awaited return to Belfast on December 13, playing the Palm House for Shizznigh Promotions.

  The Miami outfit released their fifth album, Admission earlier in the year. Beginning as an outright sludge-metal act, they've incorporated elements of black metal, ambience, and even pop sensibility as their career progresses.

  Tickets are available from WeGotTickets, priced from £15-£20. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Dinosaur Pile Up

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  English alternative rock trio Dinosaur Pile Up return to Dublin, playing the Workman's Club on December 13, following the release of new album Celebrity Mansions. Watch the video for 'Back Foot'.

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

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Junior Brother

  INEC Gleneagle Hotel

  Co. Kerry

  

  One of Ireland's foremost rising talents, Kerry contemporary folk singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, plays a hometown show at Kerry's INEC on December 13. 'The Back of Her' was one of our Irish tracks of 2018, and spellbinding debut album Pull The Right Rope is a strong contender for Irish album of the year.

  Tickets are available for €15 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 9pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Elephant & Somefinn

  Spirit Store

  Dundalk

  

  Dundalk multi-instrumentalist and wonderfully talented singer-songwriter Shane Clarke aka Elephant, is set to play a hometown show at the Spirit Store on December 13.

  He released second album, 88, last year to broad acclaim, through Pizza Pizza Records, Clarke has called the album “a soundtrack to my childhood and young adult life”, and delved into dark 80s synth-pop terrain. Stream '88 here.

  Opening things is former singer & guitarist with the Flaws, and Elephant guitarist Somefinn, playing from his forthcoming debut album, tsk tsk.

  Tickets cost €10 from The Spirit Store. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  13

  Dec

  2019

  Octropicus: Electric Octopus & Utropics Collaboration w/Projekt & Defcon

  The Menagerie

  Belfast

  

  The Menagerie hosts a special night of jams on December 13, when guitarist Tyrell Black of globetrotting psych-funk-blues trio Electric Octopus joins Belfast-based Brazilian duo Utropics for a one-time night of improvisation.

  Electric Octopus have over a full working week of recorded output which has incredibly amassed streaming figures in the millions - check out the recent Smile album. Bass & drum duo Utropics have been performing with a long list of collaborators over the last few years, and delve through funk and sci-fi dub mantras.

  Supporting is Belfast live electronic duo Projekt, who blend vocals with analogue soundscapes and dancefloor bangers, as well as DJ Defcon.

  Admission costs £5 and doors open at 9pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  The Blades

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Dublin new wave band The Blades, having reunited in 2013 to sellout crowds, play their seventh annual Christmas show at The Academy on December 14.

  Formed at the height of punk in 1977, the trio released pair of  7" singles in the early eighties on Energy Records, and played a six week residency at the Baggott Inn with U2, regularly swapping headline slots in an attempt to make it. Their frontman and bassist Paul Cleary was named Songwriter of the Year ahead of Bono and Van Morrison, and Single of the Year for 'The Bride Wore White' back in 1982's Hot Press awards.

  Check out their new material on Bandcamp.

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

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Torche

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Sludgy outfit Torche make a long-awaited return to Dublin, playing the Grand Social on December 14.

  The Miami outfit released their fifth album, Admission earlier in the year. Beginning as an outright sludge-metal act, they've incorporated elements of black metal, ambience, and even pop sensibility as their career progresses.

  Tickets are available from WAV Tickets and Ticketweb, priced €22. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Idles vs ASIWYFA DJs

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  On December 14, Joe Talbot of Idles and And So I Watch You From Afar share DJ duties in a special seasonal Voodoo show.

  Tickets are available, priced £10, from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 10pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Dinosaur Pile Up

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  English alternative rock trio Dinosaur Pile Up return to Belfast, playing Voodoo on December 14, following the release of new album Celebrity Mansions. Watch the video for 'Back Foot'.

  Tickets cost £15 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Malaki

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Young Dublin hip-hop artist Malaki, still in his teens, is set to headline the Academy 2 on December 14.

  He burst out in January with spoken word epic 'Call Us By Our Names', and has fused the Dublin everyday with social critique. This show will accompany the release of his highly-anticipated new EP.

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

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  RRIC Presents: Wild Rocket & Creepy Future

  Bloody Mary's

  Dublin

  

  Heavy, repetitive space rock outfit Wild Rocket play their last show of the year at Bloody Mary's for Retro Revival Indie Club on December 14. Have a listen to second album Dissociation Mechanics.

  Supporting are debutants Creepy Future.

  Admission is free and doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Sugar Sweet 30th Anniversary Reunion w/DJs Holmes & McCready

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  DJs David Holmes and Iain McCready are back for a one-off Sugar Sweet 30th anniversary reunion at Belfast's Ulster Sports Club on Saturday, December 14.

   
• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  DIY LK: PowPig & more

  Pharmacia

  Limerick

  

  The wonderful PowPig have had yet another great year, including a split with Junior Brother, support slots with Girl Band and set at Electric Picnic, and they round out their year with their first Pharmacia hometown headline show in a year on December 14. Check them out live on Other Voices performing 'Rosalee'.

  Admission costs €5 and doors open at 9pm.

• Sat

  14

  Dec

  2019

  Fixity & Percolator

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Enthusiastic Eunuch bring a double-headline bill of Ireland's most exciting experimental bands to the Sound House on December 14. Dan Walsh-led Cork psych-jazz act Fixity play - listen to their most recent album, No Man Can Tell, out through Penske. Expect a mercurial, instinctive blend of drums, keys, sax & flute.

  Psychedelic, krauty, 'gazey experimental trio Percolator also play. They're one of the best live acts on the island - check out the video for single 'Freshin', and debut album Sestra, our Irish album of 2017.

  Tickets cost €12 from Billetto and doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  15

  Dec

  2019

  Mon

  16

  Dec

  2019

  Soda Blonde

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Formerly Little Green Cars, alt. pop act Soda Blonde, who are set to headline Whelan's on December 15 & 16, having just announced their Terrible Hands EP. Watch the video for 'Swimming Through The Night'.

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

• Mon

  16

  Dec

  2019

  Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast - Live

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  Radio 1 host & Omagh man Phil Taggart is set to host a live version of his Slacker podcast at Dublin's Sugar Club on December 16, accompanied by The Coronas.

  The Slacker Podcast started over a year ago, and it's since topped the podcast charts throughout UK and Ireland. Each week a different musical guest joins Phil to play through an early demo or performance. From this starting point, the podcast often digresses into discussion about music, life and all the controversies and tribulations between. 

  Admission costs €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  17

  Dec

  2019

  Mark Lanegan

  Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Alt. rock shaman and Tom Waits' & Leonard Cohen's sonic bastard child Mark Lanegan plays Dublin's Button Factory on December 17.

  The journeyman was frontman of Screaming Trees, formed in 1984, releasing his first solo album, The Winding Sheet in 1990, performing alongside the likes of Isobel Anderson and QOTSA. This show accompanies the release of his 11th solo album, Somebody's Knocking. Check out recent single 'Stitch It Up',

  Tickets cost €28.50 from Selective Memory. Doors open at 7pm

• Tue

  17

  Dec

  2019

  Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast - Live

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Radio 1 host & Omagh man Phil Taggart is set to host a live version of his Slacker podcast at Belfast's Limelight 2 on December 17, featuring an appearance from singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan.

  The Slacker Podcast started over a year ago, and it's since topped the podcast charts throughout UK and Ireland. Each week a different musical guest joins Phil to play through an early demo or performance. From this starting point, the podcast often digresses into discussion about music, life and all the controversies and tribulations between. 

  Admission costs £15 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  18

  Dec

  2019

  Mark Lanegan

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Alt. rock shaman and Tom Waits' & Leonard Cohen's sonic bastard child Mark Lanegan plays Belfast's Empire on December 18 as part of the Open House Festival.

  The journeyman was frontman of Screaming Trees, formed in 1984, releasing his first solo album, The Winding Sheet in 1990, performing alongside the likes of Isobel Anderson and QOTSA. This show accompanies the release of his 11th solo album, Somebody's Knocking. Check out recent single 'Stitch It Up',

  Tickets cost £26.50 from Open House.

• Wed

  18

  Dec

  2019

  Maria Somerville & Linda Buckley

  Project Arts Centre

  Dublin

  

  Experimental pop artist Maria Somerville plays Dublin's Project Arts Centre on December 18. Alongside her three-piece band, this date is part of her Irish tour in support of debut LP All My People.

  Influenced by post-punk, folk, ethereal Irish traditions, pop & drone, her idiosyncratic music draws from its environment, as well as some sense of ghostly otherness. Check her out on Bandcamp.

  Supporting is composer & sound artist Linda Buckley.

  Tickets cost €18/21 from Project Arts Centre and doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  19

  Dec

  2019

  Talos

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  In the wake of the release of his second album, Far Out Dust, Eoin French's Talos headline the Roisin Dubh on December 19.

  Intimate, yet panoramic in scale, his debut album Wild Alee earned a Choice Music Prize nomination - watch the video for 'This Is Us Colliding'.

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

• Thu

  19

  Dec

  2019

  Homebeat Presents: Honk With The Bonk

  Project Arts Centre

  Dublin

  

  One of our favourite bands on the island, and easily one of the most fascinating live propositions, The Bonk, close out a year of Homebeat shows with a one-night-only night at the Project Arts Centre called 'Honk With The Bonk'.

  The band, centred around the compositions of Phil Christie, take vintage, twisted rhythm & blues of the 60s, blended with psych, jazz, and a bit of some otherness entirely. For this show they'll be performing music from Sun Ra, Basil Kirchin, Serge Gainsbourgh, Dr John and more, as well as new arrangements of original music in development. Watch the video for recent single 'May Feign'.

  Tickets are available from Project Arts Centre, priced €18/21. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  19

  Dec

  2019

  MadDog Thursday: His Father's Voice & Nerves

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  MadDog Thursday returns on December 19 for a double bill of one of the year's most hotly-tipped breakthroughs, Limerick post-punk/indie gaze His Father's Voice and Galway garage-pop trio Nerves. 

  This year has seen His Father's Voice release two albums listen to debut EP Context and Perspective and its follow-up single In The Shade.

  Admission is completely free and doors open at 11pm.

• Fri

  20

  Dec

  2019

  Otherkin

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

   

  

  Dublin indie-pop outfit Otherkin are calling it a day, with one final farewell Irish tour. They play Dublin's Button Factory on December 20. Watch the video for 'Tombstone'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €17.50. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  21

  Dec

  2019

  Talos

  INEC Gleneagle Hotel

  Killarney

  

  In the wake of the release of his second album, Far Out Dust, Eoin French's Talos headline the INEC Gleneagle Hote on December 21.

  Intimate, yet panoramic in scale, his debut album Wild Alee earned a Choice Music Prize nomination - watch the video for 'This Is Us Colliding'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 9pm.

• Sat

  21

  Dec

  2019

  Just Mustard

  Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  One of the hottest bands in Ireland right now, Dundalk trip-hop, noise & electronica-influenced quintet Just Mustard are set to play their biggest headline show to date at the Button Factory on December 21.

  Last year, they released one of the Irish albums of the year in their debut LP, Wednesday, and more recently, they released 12" Frank // October.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  21

  Dec

  2019

  The Claque

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  The noise-laden, industrial dream-pop project of Girl Band's Alan Duggan, Postcard Versions' Paddy Ormond and Kate Brady, The Claque, are set to headline the Sound House on December 21. Check out their first single.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €11.80. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  22

  Dec

  2019

  New Pagans, Careerist & Catalan!

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Alt. rock outfit New Pagans are set to headline Voodoo on December 22. Check out 'Bloody Soil'.

  Also playing are Careerist (fka Hot Cops) - check out the video for new single 'Slasher' - and danceable indie-punk outfit Catalan! - watch the video for 'OKA'.

  Tickets cost £10 from Ticketmaster and doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  22

  Dec

  2019

  Junior Brother

  The Palm House

  Belfast

  

  One of Ireland's foremost rising talents, Kerry contemporary folk singer-songwriter Ronan Kealy, aka Junior Brother, returns to Belfast for a headline show at the Palm House on December 22. 'The Back of Her' was one of our Irish tracks of 2018, and spellbinding debut album Pull The Right Rope is a strong contender for Irish album of the year.

  Support comes from Belfast singer-songwriters The Mad Dalton, Ethan Hanna and Joel Harkin.

  Tickets are available for £5 early bird, or £7 general admission from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  27

  Dec

  2019

  And So I Watch You From Afar Perform Debut Album

  Set Theatre

  Kilkenny

  

  Following their run of celebratory shows earlier in the year, And So I Watch You From Afar are set to return to the album that brought them so much international success, and play through their 2009 debut album in its entirety at Kilkenny's Set Theatre in the first of a run of five Irish dates

  2019 marks ten years since the release of the sprawling instrumental LP that inspired a generation of bands not just locally, but globally. It will accompany a limited vinyl repress of the long out-of-print LP, which now fetches no small value. Listen to the modern classic here.

• Sat

  28

  Dec

  2019

  The Dublin Legends

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  The supergroup of Sean Cannon, Paul Watchcorn, Gerry O'Connor & Shay Kavanagh play Vicar Street on December 28.

  The Dublin Legends were born out of the untimely passing of founding member Barney McKenna & John Sheahans' decision to retire. In 2017, guitarist & founder Eamonn Campbell passed away while on tour, replaced with Irish folk stalwart Shay Kavanagh, with Sean Cannon fronting The Dubliners for over 30 years. Expect many of the standards to reel in the year at this Christmas show.

  Tickets cost €36.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Sat

  28

  Dec

  2019

  And So I Watch You From Afar Perform Debut Album

  Dolan's

  Limerick

  

  Following their run of celebratory shows earlier in the year, And So I Watch You From Afar are set to return to the album that brought them so much international success, and play through their 2009 debut album in its entirety at Limerick's Dolans on December 28 in one of five Irish dates.

  2019 marks ten years since the release of the sprawling instrumental LP that inspired a generation of bands not just locally, but globally. It will accompany a limited vinyl repress of the long out-of-print LP, which now fetches no small value. Listen to the modern classic here.

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

• Sat

  28

  Dec

  2019

  Just Mustard

  Kasbah Social Club

  Belfast

  

  One of the hottest bands in Ireland right now, Dundalk trip-hop, noise & electronica-influenced quintet Just Mustard are set to play Limerick's Kasbah Social Club on December 28.

  They released one of the Irish albums of the year in their debut LP, Wednesday, and more recently, they released 12" Frank // October.

  Tickets are available from Dolans, priced €14. Doors open at 9pm.

• Sun

  29

  Dec

  2019

  And So I Watch You From Afar Perform Debut Album

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Following their run of celebratory shows earlier in the year, And So I Watch You From Afar are set to return to the album that brought them so much international success, and play through their 2009 debut album in its entirety at Cork's Cyprus Avenue on December 29 as part of a 5-date Irish tour.

  2019 marks ten years since the release of the sprawling instrumental LP that inspired a generation of bands not just locally, but globally. It will accompany a limited vinyl repress of the long out-of-print LP, which now fetches no small value. Listen to the modern classic here.

  Tickets are available from Cyprus Avenue.

• Mon

  30

  Dec

  2019

  And So I Watch You From Afar Perform Debut Album

  Roisin Dubh

  Galway

  

  Following their run of celebratory shows earlier in the year, And So I Watch You From Afar are set to return to the album that brought them so much international success, and play through their 2009 debut album in its entirety at Galway's Roisin Dubh on December 30.

  2019 marks ten years since the release of the sprawling instrumental LP that inspired a generation of bands not just locally, but globally. It will accompany a limited vinyl repress of the long out-of-print LP, which now fetches no small value. Listen to the modern classic here.

  Tickets are available from the Roisin Dubh.

• Tue

  31

  Dec

  2019

  And So I Watch You From Afar Perform Debut Album

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Following their run of celebratory shows earlier in the year, And So I Watch You From Afar are set to return to the album that brought them so much international success, and play through their 2009 debut album in its entirety at across five Irish dates, culminating on New Year's Eve at Whelan's.

  2019 marks ten years since the release of the sprawling instrumental LP that inspired a generation of bands not just locally, but globally. It will accompany a limited vinyl repress of the long out-of-print LP, which now fetches no small value. Listen to the modern classic here.

  Tickets are available from WAV Tickets, priced €27.50.

• Tue

  31

  Dec

  2019

  The Bonnevilles w/The Peculiar & The Scuntz

  The Errigle Inn

  Derry

  

  Whiskey-loving Lurgan thrashy garage-blues duo The Bonnevilles - play an early New Years Eve show at the Errigle on Ormeau Road. Watch the video for '10'000'.

  Supporting are The Peculiar and The Scuntz.

  Tickets cost £13.20 from WeGotTickets. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Tue

  31

  Dec

  2019

  New Year's Eve Party: Pillow Queens

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  Dublin indie-punk quartet Pillow Queens headline The Workman's Club's New Year's Eve Party on December 31. Watch the video for 'Brothers', from their forthcoming debut album.

  Tickets cost €16 from Ticketweb.

• Sat

  04

  Jan

  2020

  Sun

  05

  Jan

  2020

  Lankum

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Dublin’s finest experimental folk miscreants Lankum play Dublin's Vicar Street on January 4 & 5, just a few months after their last show there, and the release of new album, The Livelong Day.

  Combining four-part harmonies with tradition instruments that include uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordian, fiddle and guitar, the group have an incredible knack for melding traditional folk with contemporary underground influences - black metal & drone, for example - to create something truly transcendental. Their sets give and take from the peoples' songbook - listen to our Irish song of 2017, the hauntingly poignant 'What Will We Do When We Have No Money?'.

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

• Sat

  04

  Jan

  2020

  Nine Below Zero

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  One of Britain's most enduring R&B outfits, Nine Below Zero, are set to play the Black Box for Out To Lunch on January 4.

  Forty years on from their inception, they're one of the best blues bands around, with their 1980 Live At The Marquee album breaking them into their most popular era. Check out 'Three Times Enough'.

  Tickets cost £16.50 from Ticketsolve. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  11

  Jan

  2020

  Tony Visconti & Woody Woodmansey's Holy Holy

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Now into its fifth year, the Dublin Bowie Festival has announced its 2020 headline act. Holy Holy features an all-star lineup of long-time Bowie producer/collaborator Tony Visconti on bass, '70-'73 Spiders From Mars drummer Woody Woodmansey, with the band set to play the Olympia Theatre on January 11. 

  Vocals come from Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory, keys/sax from Berenice Scott & Jessica Lee Morgan, while Scott Walker/Cult guitarist James Stevenson and Ian Hunter/Geldof guitarist Paul Cuddeford join them. They'll be performing Bowie's third album, The Man Who Sold The World, and Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars. As well as the former, Visconti produced some of Bowie's most acclaimed work, like the Berlin trilogy, Blackstar and Diamond Dogs - not to mention his work with some of the biggest rock artists of the 20th Century: Thin Lizzy, Iggy Pop, Morrissey & beyond.

  Tickets are priced from €45.20, available at Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  13

  Jan

  2020

  David Keenan

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Young Dundalk singer-songwriter David Keenan plays the Olympia on January 13 in what's his biggest headline performance to date.

  An artist who very much lives in the shadow the great Irish tradition, he's a performer of incredible charisma. Check him out on the Late Late Show.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  14

  Jan

  2020

  Slipknot w/Behemoth

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Coinciding with their lauded sixth album hitting Number 1 on UK & Irish charts, Slipknot play the 3Arena on January 14. Taken from their new album & return to form We Are Not Your Kind, watch the video for 'Birth of the Cruel'.

  Supporting are Behemoth.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  17

  Jan

  2020

  Elder Druid 'Golgotha' Album Launch w/Slomatics, Nomadic Rituals & So Much For The Sun

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Belfast stoner-doom outfit Elder Druid have been consistently one of the hardest working bands in Irish metal over the last couple of years, regularly hitting the UK & Europe. They're set to launch their second album, Golgotha, with a show at Voodoo on January 17 with 3 of their finest peers.

  Supporting are sludge-doom trios Slomatics - check out their latest album, Canyons - Nomadic Rituals - listen to second album, Marking The Day - and sludgy stoner rock act So Much For The Sun - check out their debut album.

  Tickets cost £10 from Eventbrite. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  18

  Jan

  2020

  Lee Fields & The Expressions

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  ChoiceCuts bring Lee Fields & The Expressions to Dublin's Vicar Street on January 18.

  The legendary soul frontman has been around since the 60s, when he was a teenager in North Carolina, sweating it out in juke joints. Now in his sixties, his legend has grown in stature, having given the likes of Sharon Jones & Charles Bradley early career breaks. Check out his wonderfully warm soul-funk of It Rains Love.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  18

  Jan

  2020

  Badly Drawn Boy

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  UK singer-songwriter & Mercury Prizewinner Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy returns to Belfast to play the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival's Out To Lunch January programme at the Black Box. This will be an intimate solo show featuring only Gough.

  It's been almost 2 decades since the release of his award-winning debut album, The Hour of the Bewilderbeast, and since then he's soundtracked About A Boy and Being Flynn, totalling seven studio albums now. Check out the video for 'Year of the Rat'.

  Tickets are available from CQAF, priced at £20. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  21

  Jan

  2020

  Petrol Girls

  McHugh's Basement

  Belfast

  

  Feminist post-hardcore punks Petrol Girls play McHugh's in the first of 3 Irish dates.

  The quartet, rooted in DIY ethos, released new album Cut & Stitch in 2019, and feature members from Austria, Lithuania & the UK. Check out recent single 'Big Mouth'.

  Tickets cost £11.25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Wed

  22

  Jan

  2020

  The Felice Brothers

  Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Following the May '18 release of their new album Undress, The Felice Brothers headline Belfast's Limelight 2 on January 22.

  The band take rootsy songwriting, and, informed by the political and social milieu, create a harmonious, thoughtful takes on it. Based around the writing of upstate New Yorkers Ian & James Felice, who began in 2006 with subway & sidewalk performances, they've released nine albums and backed Conor Oberst's 2017 LP, Salutations. Stream 'Poor Blind Birds'.

  Tickets cost £18 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  22

  Jan

  2020

  Petrol Girls

  McHugh's Basement

  Belfast

  

  Feminist post-hardcore punks Petrol Girls play Whelan's on January 22 as part of their 3-date Irish tour.

  The quartet, rooted in DIY ethos, released new album Cut & Stitch in 2019, and feature members from Austria, Lithuania & the UK. Check out recent single 'Big Mouth'.

  Tickets cost €14 from WAV Tickets & Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  23

  Jan

  2020

  The Felice Brothers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

   

  

  Following the May '18 release of their new album Undress, The Felice Brothers headline Whelan's on January 23.

  The band take rootsy songwriting, and, informed by the political and social milieu, create a harmonious, thoughtful takes on it. Based around the writing of upstate New Yorkers Ian & James Felice, who began in 2006 with subway & sidewalk performances, they've released nine albums and backed Conor Oberst's 2017 LP, Salutations. Stream 'Poor Blind Birds'.

  Tickets cost €23 from WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  23

  Jan

  2020

  Xylouris White

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Drummer Jim White of Dirty 3 and Cretan lute player George Xylouris, AKA Xylouris White, return to Belfast to play the Black Box on January 23 as part of the Out To Lunch Festival, courtesy of Moving On Music.

  Meeting in Melbourne back in 1990, the pair seamlessly combine free jazz, avant-rock and Greek folk to tell tales rooted in history and mythology, unveiling a few truths along the way. This show follows the November release of new album The Sisypheans. Check out 'Forging' live in Dublin's Guerrilla Studios.

  Tickets cost £13 concession from CQAF. Doors open at 7.45pm.

• Fri

  24

  Jan

  2020

  Tim Burgess DJ Set

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  As part of the Out To Lunch Festival in association with Howl, lead singer of The Charlatans & entrepreneur behind Tim Peaks coffee, Tim Burgess is coming to belfast Belfast for an all-out, knees-up, thigh-slapping, head-spinning, body-shaking DJ set.
  
  Following a year journeying across Europe’s glittering cities and UK festivals including Field Day, Latitude, Reading, Leeds, Festival No.6 and of course, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess returns with his signature mix of Indie Disco, Electro, Acid House and Britpop. Dropping anything from New Order to Factory Floor, The Clash to De La Soul, with a rare cut here and a re-rub there, Tim works the dancefloor with the deft touch of a master.

  Tickets cost £12.50 from Ticketsolve. Things kick off at 10pm.

• Sat

  25

  Jan

  2020

  The Teskey Brothers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Australian blues rockers The Teskey Brothers play Whelan's on January 25. 

  Crafting their own take on the blues & soul of Motown with a Foals-esque sheen, they've recently released debut album Half Mile Harvest, which was self-recorded & produced. Watch the video for 'So Caught Up'.

  Tickets cost €17.50 from WAV Tickets. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  25

  Jan

  2020

  Jane Weaver w/Documenta

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  Electronic kraut-pop artist Jane Weaver headlines Ulster Sports Club on January 25 as part of the Out to Lunch Festival.

  The English singer-songwriter, producer & label-runner is currently touring Loops In The Secret Society, which reimagines and combines elements of previous albums The Silver Globe & Modern Kosmology.

  Psych outfit Documenta support - check out their recent Lady With The Ring, alongside Dr Crippens and Friends DJ set.

  Tickets cost £14 from Ticketsolve. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  25

  Jan

  2020

  Cassetteboy VJ Show

  The Black Box

  Belfast

  

  Cassetteboy are a duo from Chelmsford, Essex. They re-edit footage of TV shows to make celebrities talk about sex and drugs, and are rather successful at it. They’ve released five albums including The Parker Tapes, which was widely acclaimed. They play the Black Box as part of the Out To Lunch festival on January 25.

  Their smash hit The Bloody Apprentice, in which Alan Sugar talks about sh*tting frying pans, has been watched five and a half million times. They have also tackled David Cameron, Downton Abbey, Harry Potter, and The Only Way is Essex.

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

• Mon

  27

  Jan

  2020

  James Yorkston

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  Scottish folk musician, and one third of Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, James Yorkston plays the Workman's Club on January 27.

  Having released new album The Route To The Harmonium, his first in five years, marking a period of huge creative prolificacy - two albums with Yorkston/Thorne/Khan and his debut novel came out in the interim. Recorded almost entirely by Yorkston in his loft studio in small Scottish fishing village Cellardyke, watch the video for 'Shallow'.

  Tickets are priced €19.80 from Ticketweb. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  28

  Jan

  2020

  Robyn Hitchcock

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Poet, artist & musician Robyn Hitchcock plays for Selective Memory at Whelan's on January 28.

  Since founding art rock band The Soft Boys in 1976, he's recorded over 20 albums, starred in Storefront Hitchcock by Jonathan Demme, with his later solo material blending folk & psychedelia. He also writes short stories, paints and draws cartoon strips. Check him out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets cost €15 from Selective Memory. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  29

  Jan

  2020

  Amigo The Devil

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Murder-balladeer Amigo The Devil is set to play the Sound House on January 29. A member of the indie horror rock scene, with elements of alt. Americana, folk and punk, watch the video for 'Cocaine and Abel'.

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

• Wed

  29

  Jan

  2020

  The Wildhearts, Backyard Babies & CKY

  The Limelight

  Belfast

  

  A hard rock trifecta takes place at the Limelight on January 29, headlined by The Wildhearts. They've just released mini-album Diagnosis, following their first LP in a decade with the original lineup - check out 'Dislocated'.

  Sharing the bill on the UK tour are Swedish sleaze rock outfit Backyard Babies - they've recently released new album Silver and Gold - and Philly riff-rockers CKY.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Katy's Bar. Doors open at 5pm.

• Thu

  30

  Jan

  2020

  Daughter of Swords

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Folk-pop singer-songwriter Daughter of Swords plays the Grand Social on January 30. Alexandra Sauser-Monnig started writing solo LP, Dawnbreaker in 2017 as she regrouped her other harmony-driven act Mountain Man. Watch the video for 'Shining Woman'. 

  Tickets cost €12.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  31

  Jan

  2020

  Odd Morris

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Hyped act Odd Morris play upstairs at Whelan's on January 31.

  Tickets cost €12 from WAV Tickets and Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  31

  Jan

  2020

  Dan Deacon

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  American singer, composer & electronic music iconoclast Dan Deacon plays Dublin's Grand Social on January 31.

  An artist with the uncanny ability to morph pop and madcap electronica, he's scored for Francis Ford Coppola, his live shows encourage a major audience interaction, and this won't be one to miss. His new album, Mystic Familiar comes out the same day - check out 'Sat By A Tree'.

  Tickets cost €24 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  01

  Feb

  2020

  Isobel Campbell

  Liberty Hall Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Scottish songstress Isobel Campbell plays Dublin's Liberty Hall Theatre on February 1. The Glasgow-born former Belle & Sebastian singer-songwriter & cellist has just released new album There Is No Other, 14 years on from her last solo album outright - not including her work with Mark Lanegan. Check out the video for 'Ant Life'.

  Tickets are priced €22 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  01

  Feb

  2020

  Sturgill Simpson

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  One of his generation's most gifted alt. country songwriters, Sturgill Simpson, who has earned crossover acclaim for his 2016 masterpiece, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, returns to Vicar Street for a show on February 1 in support of new album Sound & Fury. His music has moved more into electonic rock territory, while holding onto his roots.

  A Sailor's Guide... earned a Best Country Album Grammy, as well as a nomination for Best Album, and his latest LP has an accompanying Netflix anime film, directed by Jumpei Mizusaki. Check the video for 'Sing Along'.

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

• Sat

  01

  Feb

  2020

  Elkae

  Upstairs @ Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Fast-rising electronic soul-pop artist Laura Keane, aka Elkae, plays upstairs at Whelan's on February 1. Check out the video for 'Sold'.

  Tickets cost €12 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  06

  Feb

  2020

  Sun

  09

  Feb

  2020

  Quarter Block Party 2020

  Various Venues

  Cork

  

  Quarter Block Party has announced the first wave of artists for its sixth edition, which will take over venues across Cork city from Thursday 6-Sunday 9 February.

  Shows are as follows: 

  Friday 7th February, 8.30pm
  The Bonk & Soft Focus
  Kino, Washington Street

  
  Saturday 8th February, 4.00pm
  Lemoncello & Maija Sofia
  Coughlans, Douglas Street
  
  Saturday 8th February, 9.00pm
  God Alone, Melts & Pretty Happy
  Spailpín Fánach, South Main Street 

  Saturday 8th February, 8.30pm
  Post Punk Podge & Jar Jar Jr. + more TBA
  Kino, Washington Street
  
  Sunday 9th February, 4.00pm
  Aoife Nessa Frances & Elaine Howley 
  Coughlans, Douglas Street

  Shows are individually priced, with options for a Bundle Pass for 3 shows priced at €25.  Tickets are available from uTicket.

• Sat

  08

  Feb

  2020

  (Sandy) Alex G

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  U.S. indie rock hero (Sandy) Alex G will play Dublin's Button Factory on February 8.

  This date follows the release of the singer, songwriter and musician's ninth album, House of Sugar, via Domino. Watch the video for 'Hope'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €16.50. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  08

  Feb

  2020

  Algiers

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Socially active post-punk/gospel quartet Algiers return to Dublin, playing Whelan's on February 8.

  Oft-described as dystopian soul, their recent input has been instilled with the principles of the Black Panther movement, challenging systematic oppression with recent collaborative audiovisual piece Can the Sub_Bass Speak? as part of web installation There Is No Year.

  Tickets cost €15 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  08

  Feb

  2020

  Polyphia

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Virtuosic instrumental trap outfit Polyphia play the Grand Social on February 8 in one of two Irish dates following the release of new album New Levels New Devils. Watch the video for 'G.O.A.T.'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €18. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  09

  Feb

  2020

  Polyphia

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  Virtuosic instrumental trap outfit Polyphia play the Empire on February 9 in the latter of two Irish dates following the release of new album New Levels New Devils. Watch the video for 'G.O.A.T.'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced £16. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  10

  Feb

  2020

  Tue

  11

  Feb

  2020

  Bombay Bicycle Club

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  It's over half a decade since their Mercury-nominated last album, but Bombay Bicycle Club are back, playing a short of Irish shows, kicking off with two shows on February 10 & 11 at Vicar Street - the latter added due to demand.

  Recorded with John Congleton, the date follows the January release of their fifth album. Watch the video for 'Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)'.

  Tickets cost €34.15 from Ticketmaster.

• Mon

  10

  Feb

  2020

  Tenacious D

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Kyle Gass & Jack Black's comedy rock duo Tenacious D headline the 3Arena on February 10 as part of their Post-Apocalypto tour for their animated film & album - released in 2018 with the film completely hand-drawn by Black.

  Supporting are Wynchester.

  Tickets cost €49.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Wed

  12

  Feb

  2020

  Bombay Bicycle Club

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  It's over half a decade since their Mercury-nominated last album, but Bombay Bicycle Club are back, playing a pair of Irish shows, with the latter at the Ulster Hall on February 12.

  Recorded with John Congleton, the date follows the January release of their fifth album. Watch the video for 'Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You)'.

  Tickets cost £31.50 from Ticketmaster.

• Thu

  13

  Feb

  2020

  Explosions In The Sky

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Texan post-rock quartet Explosions In The Sky play Vicar Street on February 13 as they tour in celebration of their twentieth anniversary.

  Formed in the Austin scene in 1999, the band were the product of an independent scene that included the likes of Lift To Experience, getting signed after their Austin-based friends The American Analog Set submitted a demo to Temporary Residence Limited. The often-triple guitar & drum crescendo masters haven't released any official studio albums since 2011, but have soundtracked a number of films in that time. They're a borderline-transcendental live show at their peak, so be sure to check them out if you can.

  Tickets cost €36.15 and are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  14

  Feb

  2020

  Supergrass

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Supergrass are set to play two Irish dates as part of their forthcoming reunion tour. The Gaz Coombes-fronted Britpop legends will play Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on February 14.

  Band member Danny Goffey said, “Everything aligned for us to make this happen for 2020. It was the first time that we collectively felt the buzz to get back in a room together and play the songs. We’re extremely excited to get out there and bring a bit of Supergrass joy to all our fans… and their extended families.” This comes off the back of the release of their 1994-2008 career-spanning Greatest Hits. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  14

  Feb

  2020

  Black Midi

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  The UK's most hyped guitar band, Black Midi, play their debut Dublin date at The Button Factory on February 14. The mathy, krauty, genre-hopping London-based quartet released their debut album Schlagenheim to a Mercury Nomination. 

  Tickets are priced €16.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  14

  Feb

  2020

  Fionn Regan

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Having just released sixth album, Cala, Bray-based songwriter Fionn Regan headlines Whelan's on February 14. The Mercury, Choice & Meteor Award-nominee, was recently made an honorary member of the Trinity College Literary Society. Check him out live in session.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster & WAV Tickets, priced €23. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  15

  Feb

  2020

  Black Midi w/Ill Japonia

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  The UK's most hyped guitar band, Black Midi, play the Ulster Sports Club on February 15. The mathy, krauty, genre-hopping London-based quartet released their debut album Schlagenheim to a Mercury Nomination. 

  Supporting is Bo Ningen bassist/frontwoman Taigen Kawabe, aka Ill Japonia.

  Tickets are priced £13 from Ticketweb. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  15

  Feb

  2020

  The HU

  Limelight 1

  Belfast

  

  Mongolian metal outfit The HU play the Limelight 1 on February 15 following the release of their acclaimed debut album The Gereg.

  A unique blend of heavy rock & metal with Mongolian throat singing, they've exploded online - check out 'The Great Chinggis Khaan'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster & Katy's Bar, priced £17.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sun

  16

  Feb

  2020

  The Hu

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Mongolian metal outfit The Hu play the Academy on February 16 following the release of their acclaimed debut album The Gereg.

  A unique blend of heavy rock & metal with Mongolian throat singing, they've exploded online - check out 'The Great Chinggis Khaan'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sun

  16

  Feb

  2020

  Kindness

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Electronic indie artist Adam Bainbridge, aka Kindness plays a live show at Whelan's on February 16. Equally capable of performing as a DJ or with a live band, he's also an accomplished video director for the likes of Grizzly Bear & William Onyeabor. Most recently, Kindness released third studio album Something Like A War.

  Tickets are available from Ticketbooth, priced €20.

• Mon

  17

  Feb

  2020

  Supergrass

  Ulster Hall

  Belfast

  

  Supergrass are set to play two Irish dates as part of their forthcoming reunion tour. The Gaz Coombes-fronted Britpop legends will play Belfast's Ulster Hall on February 17.

  Band member Danny Goffey said, “Everything aligned for us to make this happen for 2020. It was the first time that we collectively felt the buzz to get back in a room together and play the songs. We’re extremely excited to get out there and bring a bit of Supergrass joy to all our fans… and their extended families.” This comes off the back of the release of their 1994-2008 career-spanning Greatest Hits. 

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  18

  Feb

  2020

  HMLTD

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  London art-pop outfit HMLTD play Dublin's Sound House on February 18, following the release of their album West of Eden. Watch the video for 'The West Is Dead'.

  Tickets are priced €18, available from Ticketmaster.Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  20

  Feb

  2020

  Richard Dawson

  The Empire Music Hall

  Belfast

  

  The most singular modern English songwriter, the absolutely incredible Richard Dawson plays his biggest Belfast show yet at the Empire on February 20 with his band for Moving On Music.

  Richard Dawson has been described by The Guardian as the 'English folk equivalent of Captain Beefheart's deconstruction of the blues'. No small feat for the rootsy, imperfect, heartfelt - without ever breaking into cliché - singer-songwriter, who has gained some impressive, reputable fans in the last few years, including the likes of Stewart Lee. Check out this incredible session performance of 'Wooden Bag'. His latest album, 2020, is his most acclaimed yet, unafraid to throw pop sensibility and modern day kitchen sink commentary into the heteroglot cauldron of influences. Watch the video for 'Jogging'.

  Tickets cost £17.50 from Eventbrite. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  21

  Feb

  2020

  Richard Dawson

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  The most singular modern English songwriter, the absolutely incredible Richard Dawson performs for Enthusiastic Eunuch at Whelan's on February 21 with his band.

  Richard Dawson has been described by The Guardian as the 'English folk equivalent of Captain Beefheart's deconstruction of the blues'. No small feat for the rootsy, imperfect, heartfelt - without ever breaking into cliché - singer-songwriter, who has gained some impressive, reputable fans in the last few years, including the likes of Stewart Lee. Check out this incredible session performance of 'Wooden Bag'. His latest album, 2020, is his most acclaimed yet, unafraid to throw pop sensibility and modern day kitchen sink commentary into the heteroglot cauldron of influences. Watch the video for 'Jogging'.

  Tickets cost €18.95 from Whelans. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  25

  Feb

  2020

  The Growlers

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Having been together for almost 15 years, garage rock outfit The Growlers play Dublin's Button Factory on February 25. They've moved from psychedelic tinges through to more recent forays in new wave funk on latest LP Natural Affair. 

  Tickets cost €24 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  26

  Feb

  2020

  Franc Moody

  The Grand Social

  Dublin

  

  Hefty on the sweaty basement bassline, funk-pop quintet Franc Moody return to Dublin, playing the Button Factory on February 26.

  The London outfit has amassed quite the following over the few years, with singles like 'Dopamine' making cool the grooves of Jamiroquai in 2019.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €20.50. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Fri

  28

  Feb

  2020

  Damien Jurado

  The Liberty Hall Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Master songwriter Damien Jurado gives a solo performance at the Liberty Hall Theatre on February 28.

  He debuted back on Sub Pop in the mid-90's with his Motorbike and Trampoline albums, and has maintained a shockingly consistent run of records exploring the esoteric and mundane. His latest album, In the Shape of a Storm is easily his sparsest yet. Recorded over two hours on one afternoon, it features Jurado's voice & acoustic guitar, with occasional accompaniment with some Nashville guitar peppered in. Check out his recent Paste session.

  Tickets are available, priced at €25, from Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  29

  Feb

  2020

  Clannad - Farewell Tour

  Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  In their 50th Anniversary year, 15 million-plus selling folk & traditional Irish act Clannad are bowing out with a run of Irish shows, including a performance at the Waterfront Hall on February 29.

  Tickets are priced from £40, available from the Waterfront.

• Sat

  29

  Feb

  2020

  Blossoms

  Cyprus Avenue

  Cork

  

  Manchester psych-pop quintet Blossoms play Cyprus Avenue on February 29, following the release of new album Foolish Loving Spaces.

  Their glistening, technicolour indie-pop has struck a chord, selling out shows across the UK - check out the video for 'Your Girlfriend'.

  Support comes from The Lathums.

  Tickets are available here. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  29

  Feb

  2020

  Dave Robinson: The Stiff Records Story

  Liberty Hall Theatre

  Dublin

  

  The teenage photographer who would go on to open the first Beat Club in Ireland, and create Stiff Records, Dave Robinson holds a night of conversation at the Liberty Hall Theatre on February 29.

  He managed bands, opened a studio above the legendary Hope & Anchor pub, and signed the likes of The Damned, Motorhead, elvis Costello & more. He was president of Island Records, compiled Bob Marley's Legend, represented Rich Rubin with Def Jam Records and the list goes on.

  Tickets cost €20 from Ticketmaster. 

• Sun

  01

  Mar

  2020

  Sleater-Kinney

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Five years on from their last Irish show and album, Sleater-Kinney are back with their St. Vincent-produced ninth studio album, The Centre Won’t Hold.

  Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein, and Janet Weiss will stop off at Vicar Street on March 1st - watch the video for recent single 'Hurry On Home'.

  Tickets cost €33.65 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  01

  Mar

  2020

  Blossoms

  Dolan's

  Limerick

  

  Manchester psych-pop quintet Blossoms play the Dolan's, Limerick on March 1, following the release of new album Foolish Loving Spaces.

  Their glistening, technicolour indie-pop has struck a chord, selling out shows across the UK - check out the video for 'Your Girlfriend'.

  Support comes from The Lathums.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sun

  01

  Mar

  2020

  Hot 8 Brass Band

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  New Orleans Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band play Dublin's Academy on March 1.

  Their old-school street brass approach has seen them shoot to huge international success with covers of classics - check out 'Ghost Town'.

  Tickets cost €23 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  02

  Mar

  2020

  Editors

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Editors celebrate the release of their greatest hits collection with a show at Vicar Street on March 2. 

  The album will include 13 hits from across their 15 year career and 6 studio albums, as well as some new material. Check out the video for one of those new singles, 'Frankenstein'.

  Tickets are priced €37 from Ticketmaster.

• Mon

  02

  Mar

  2020

  Clannad - Farewell Tour

  Cork Opera House

  Cork

  

  In their 50th Anniversary year, 15 million-plus selling folk & traditional Irish act Clannad are bowing out with a run of Irish shows, including a performance Cork Opera House on March 2.

  Tickets are priced from €49.20, available from the Cork Opera House.

• Tue

  03

  Mar

  2020

  The 1975

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Mancunian electronic-hued indie-pop quartet The 1975 return to the 3Arena on March 3 following the release of their fourth album, Notes On A Conditional Form.

  Formed in Manchester in 2002 as teenagers, this tour follows the release ofthird album, they've grown to become possibly the UK's biggest band - check out the video for 'People'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced from €46.20.

• Tue

  03

  Mar

  2020

  The Aristocrats

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Rock/fusion outfit The Aristocrats are set to play the Button Factory on March 3 as part of their European Tour.

  Featuring the virtuosic trio of guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann, they've released several acclaimed albums blending jazz, rock, pop, metal, and at times country, in a playful, yet seriously accomplished brew. Check them out live.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.  Doors open at 7pm.

• Tue

  03

  Mar

  2020

  A Winged Victory For The Sullen

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Alongside the release of their new album, titled The Undivided Five, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, the band play Dublin's National Concert Hall on March 3. It's the duo's first album in three years - stream their new double A-side here. Expect an ethereal, deeply immersive performance.

  Tickets are available from NCH.ie, priced €27.50.

• Tue

  03

  Mar

  2020

  Blossoms

  The Limelight

  Belfast

  

  Manchester psych-pop quintet Blossoms play Belfast's Limelight on March 3, following the release of new album Foolish Loving Spaces.

  Their glistening, technicolour indie-pop has struck a chord, selling out shows across the UK - check out the video for 'Your Girlfriend'.

  Support comes from The Lathums.

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

• Tue

  03

  Mar

  2020

  JPEGMAFIA

  The Academy Green Room

  Dublin

  

  LA rapper JPEGMAFIA is set to play the Academy Green Room on March 3. His 2018 album Veteran was a huge critical hit, with All My Heroes Are Cornballs following it up with greater acclaim still for the artist, who's still just 30, has a journalism degree and spent time with the US military at 18. Check out new single 'Free The Frail (feat. Helena Deland)'.

  Tickets cost €17.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  04

  Mar

  2020

  The Bay Strikes Back: Testament, Exodus & Death Angel

  National Stadium

  Dublin

  

  DME Promotions bring an incredible incredible West Coast thrash package to Dublin's National Stadium on March 4. Berkeley's Testament headline, having formed back in 1983. Selling over 14 million albums worldwide, they're one of the biggest bands of the thrash era, yet somehow overlooked by many who don't look beyond the 'Big Four'. 

  Supporting are Richmond's Exodus, who formed in 1979, releasing one of thrash metal's seminal albums in 1985 debut Bonded By Blood. Opening are Death Angel from Daly City, California, who ran from 1982, and are regarded as part of thrash metal's 'Big Eight' - as are the rest of this stacked bill.

  Tickets are priced €45 from Ticketmaster & the Sound Cellar.

• Wed

  04

  Mar

  2020

  A Winged Victory For The Sullen

  First Church, Rosemary Street

  Belfast

  

  Alongside the release of their new album, titled The Undivided Five, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, the band have announced an all-ages show at Rosemary Street's wonderfully intimate First Chirch on March 4. It's the duo's first in three years - stream their new double A-side here. Expect an ethereal, deeply immersive performance.

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

• Wed

  04

  Mar

  2020

  Thu

  05

  Mar

  2020

  RTÉ Concert Orchestra Perform Leonard Cohen

  Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  The world-class ensemble that makes up the Rté Concert Orchestra, following a well-received All Together Now performance, bring the songs of Leonard Cohen to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on March 4 & 5. Special guests will be Lisa Hannigan, Mick Flannery, Suzanne Savage, and Phelim Drew.

  Tickets are priced from €59.50. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  04

  Mar

  2020

  Blossoms

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Manchester psych-pop quintet Blossoms play the the Olympia Theatre on March 4, following the release of new album Foolish Loving Spaces.

  Their glistening, technicolour indie-pop has struck a chord, selling out shows across the UK - check out the video for 'Your Girlfriend'.

  Support comes from The Lathums.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  06

  Mar

  2020

  Jon Hopkins

  Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  As part of his Polarity tour of 2020, Jon Hopkins will return to Ireland to play the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on March 6.

  Following on from his Singularity tour, shaped by his experiences with meditative and trance-like states, this tour will tether together “the two disparate elements of harsh and fragile in my music. By going between the two, we’ll hopefully create some profound moments of stillness.” He'll be playing grand piano at points, and joined onstage by a group of musicians & long-time friends, including producer/guitarist Leo Abrahams, vocalist/arranger Emma Smith, and cellist Laura Moody.

  Tickets are priced €40 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  06

  Mar

  2020

  Toygirl

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Dublin synth-pop outfit Toygirl play Dublin's Sound House on March 6. Check them out live.

  Tickets cost €11.80 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.3opm.

• Sat

  07

  Mar

  2020

  YBN Cordae

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Young hip-hop artist YBN Cordae headlines the Academy on March 7. The hotly-tipped rapper recently performed on the Tonight Show with Anderson Paak - check it out.

  Tickets, priced €25, are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm and it's a 14+ show.

• Sat

  07

  Mar

  2020

  George

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Percussive, spiky electronic pop artist Georgia plays the Sound House on March 7. This follows the release of new LP Seeking Thrills - watch the video for 'Never Let You Go'.

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

• Thu

  12

  Mar

  2020

  The Regrettes

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  LA indie-pop trio The Regrettes play The Academy 2 on March 12 in a 14+ show. Check out recent single 'I Dare You'.

  Tickets cost €15.45 from Ticketmaster.

• Sat

  14

  Mar

  2020

  The Stunning

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  It's thirty years since Galway's The Stunning released their debut album, Paradise In The Picture House, which was the first Irish debut LP to go straight to Number 1, where it remained for five weeks. Formed in 1987, the band became a household name in Ireland, before splitting in 1994 for a decade. Have a listen to 'An Empty Feeling'.

  Tickets cost €30 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  14

  Mar

  2020

  Nada Surf

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  New York alternative rock band Nada Surf play the Button Factory on March 14.

  Having formed in 1992, they're best known for 'Popular', from their 1996 debut album, and they've recently been celebrating the 20th anniversary of North 6th Street, a long-unavailable collection of early demos from their initial formation. They're currently working on their ninth studio album.

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

• Sat

  14

  Mar

  2020

  Andy Irvine & Paul Brady: A Celebration of a Classic Album

  The Hub

  Kilkenny

  

  Master musicians & songwriters Andy Irvine & Paul Brady revisit one of the greatest Irish folk & traditional albums ever written with a short run of dates, starting at The Hub, for Kilkenny TradFest on March 14.

  Released in 1977, it quickly became a landmark of the genre, with these performances being accompanied by Dónal Lunny and Kevin Burke, both of whom performed on the original LP - which was produced by Lunny.

  Tickets cost €46.50.

• Sat

  14

  Mar

  2020

  Sun

  15

  Mar

  2020

  Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  One of the world's most celebrated fiddle players & highly influential Irish musician Martin Hayes brings the first outing of his Common Ground Ensemble to the National Concert Hall for their Perspectives series on March 14 & 15.

  Rooted in traditional Irish music, they draw in musicians cut from various cloths - improvisors, arrangers, jazz, avant-garde & contemporary classical. “Even though there’ll be plenty of space for people to develop their own parts, the larger picture will be driven by my vision for the music. We’ll be seeing what the tune wants to say and seeing how the band can support that. With years of performing I have a sense of what brings me the deepest joy and what gets to the heart of the music” says Hayes, who founded The Gloaming, and has worked with Bill Frisell, Yo-Yo Ma & Paul Simon.

  As well as Hayes, the lineup features Cormac McCarthy on piano, Kate Ellis on cello, Kyle Sanna on guitar, Brian Donnellan on bouzouki, harmonium & concertina, with special guests David Power on uileann pipes & Síle Denver as sean-nós singer & harpist.

  Tickets, priced from €27.50, are available from NCH.ie. Things begin at 8pm.

• Sun

  15

  Mar

  2020

  Wolf Parade

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Canadian indie rock trio Wolf Parade play the Button Factory on March 15, having just released their first music in three years - watch the video for 'Against The Day'.

  Tickets are available, priced €23, from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Mon

  16

  Mar

  2020

  Andy Irvine & Paul Brady: A Celebration of a Classic Album

  Royal Theatre

  Castlebar

  

  Master musicians & songwriters Andy Irvine & Paul Brady revisit one of the greatest Irish folk & traditional albums ever written with a short run of dates, playing the Royal Theatre, Castlebar in Co. Mayo.

  Released in 1977, it quickly became a landmark of the genre, with these performances being accompanied by Dónal Lunny and Kevin Burke, both of whom performed on the original LP - which was produced by Lunny.

  Tickets cost €46.50.

• Tue

  17

  Mar

  2020

  Horslips

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Johnny & Ray Fean, Jim Lockhart & Barry Devlin are Horslips, Ireland's quintessential celtic rock band. They play their first Dublin show in a few years at the Olympia, aptly enough on St. Patrick's Day.

  Tickets cost €35 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  18

  Mar

  2020

  The Who

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Following the November release of their first album in 13 years, Who, The Who headline the 3Arena on March 18. Drawing together themes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, music theft, spirituality and beyond, the band have renewed their creative juices and written & recorded the album over the last two years.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Wed

  18

  Mar

  2020

  Andy Irvine & Paul Brady: A Celebration of a Classic Album

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Master musicians & songwriters Andy Irvine & Paul Brady revisit one of the greatest Irish folk & traditional albums ever written with a short run of dates, playing Vicar Street on March 18.

  Released in 1977, it quickly became a landmark of the genre, with these performances being accompanied by Dónal Lunny and Kevin Burke, both of whom performed on the original LP - which was produced by Lunny.

  Tickets cost €46.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  19

  Mar

  2020

  Andy Irvine & Paul Brady: A Celebration of a Classic Album

  Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  Master musicians & songwriters Andy Irvine & Paul Brady revisit one of the greatest Irish folk & traditional albums ever written with a short run of dates, finishing up at Belfast's Waterfront Hall on March 19.

  Released in 1977, it quickly became a landmark of the genre, with these performances being accompanied by Dónal Lunny and Kevin Burke, both of whom performed on the original LP - which was produced by Lunny.

  Tickets cost £38 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Thu

  19

  Mar

  2020

  King Krule

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  King Krule will play the Olympia Theatre on March 19. Taking place as part of his 2020 Northern American and EU tour, the English artist and multi-instrumentalist, born Archy Ivan Marshall, has just released new single/short film ‘Hey World!’.

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

   

• Fri

  20

  Mar

  2020

  The Lost Brothers

  Ulster Sports Club

  Belfast

  

  Irish songwriters & musicians Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland, aka The Lost Brothers, are set to play Belfast's Ulster Sports Club on March 20.

  It's over a decade since the release of their debut album, Trails of the Lonely. Five albums on, with collaborations with the likes of Elvis Costello & M Ward in tow, this show will be a wonderful gathering of song and friends.

  Tickets are available from Ticketweb. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  21

  Mar

  2020

  The Lost Brothers

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Irish songwriters & musicians Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland, aka The Lost Brothers, are set to play their biggest headline show to date at Vicar Street on March 21.

  It's over a decade since the release of their debut album, Trails of the Lonely. Five albums on, with collaborations with the likes of Elvis Costello & M Ward in tow, this show will be a wonderful gathering of song and friends.

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

• Wed

  25

  Mar

  2020

  William Duvall

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of his first solo album, One Alone, current Alice In Chains frontman William Duvall headlines Whelan's on March 25. His solo material thus far entirely accoustic, there's an air of Laurel Canyon folk and gospel - check out ''Til The Light Guides Me Home'.

  Tickets cost €28 from Ticketmaster & WAV Tickets. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  25

  Mar

  2020

  Princess Nokia

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Fast-rising hip-hop star Princess Nokia plays Vicar Street on March 25. The New York-born, Puerto Rican MC/singer/songwriter/actress & activist has been earning global praise, being featured in everything from Vogue to Rolling Stone. Watch the video for 'Balenciaga'.

  Tickets are priced €30 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Thu

  26

  Mar

  2020

  Jay Som

  The Workman's Club

  Dublin

  

  Dream-pop singer-songwriter Melina Duterte, aka Jay Som is set to play the Workman's Club on March 26, following a rescheduled November date..

  The DIY bedroom pop artist & multi-instrumentalist released her debut album Everybody Works in 2017, with its follow-up out in August, Anak Ko. Check out the nostalgic wash of recent single 'Superbike'.

  Tickets are available priced only €16 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  28

  Mar

  2020

  Sun

  29

  Mar

  2020

  Laurie Anderson

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  National Concert Hall's Perspectives is a now-unmissable staple for Dublin music heads, and this year's programme is no different. Laurie Anderson will be presenting two special works over Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29 at the venue.

  The former is Radio Play, a mix of songs, stories, sound effects and electronics that combines the power of poetic language, music and visualization. Like radio, this piece is about using the imagination and interpreting the meaning of ambiguous sounds. Anderson will be joined by an ensemble of musicians headed by bassist and music director Greg Cohen.

  The latter show, Here Comes the Ocean, is an evening of improvisation against the backdrop of the drones, a guitar feedback work by Lou Reed performed by his collaborator Stewart Hurwood. Both loud and intimate, the music includes songs by Reed and Anderson as well as improvisation by an ensemble led by bassist and music director Greg Cohen. 

  Tickets, priced from €27.50-€37.50, are available from NCH.ie. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sat

  28

  Mar

  2020

  Elbow

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  The Guy Garvey-fronted Elbow are set to play the 3Arena on March 28 as part of the tour for their latest album, Giants of All Sizes, which came out in October. Check out the video for 'Empires'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Sat

  28

  Mar

  2020

  Scarypoolparty

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Dark pop artist Scarypoolparty headlines Whelan's on March 28 following the release of debut album Exit Form. Watch the video for 'Tonight'. 

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

• Sun

  29

  Mar

  2020

  Blade Runner Live

  Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner is set to be scored by the 14-piece, synth-led Avex Ensemble at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on March 29.

  They'll perform one of the all-time great original scores, composed by Vangelis for the 1982 release, live to Scott's 2007 Final Cut of the film. The soundtrack was nominated at the 1983 BAFTAs & Golden Globes for Best Original Score, and its influence has run more broadly into the electronic genre.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.

• Sun

  29

  Mar

  2020

  Agnes Obel

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Singer-songwriter Agnes Obel plays Vicar Street on March 29, accompanying her latest album. Expect music from her award-winning & platinum-selling Philharmonics, Aventine and Citizen of Glass. Check her out live in Berlin.

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

• Sun

  29

  Mar

  2020

  Elbow

  The Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  The Guy Garvey-fronted Elbow are set to play Belfast's Waterfront Hall on March 29 as part of the tour for their latest album, Giants of All Sizes, which came out in October. Check out the video for 'Empires'.

  Tickets are available from The Waterfront.

• Mon

  30

  Mar

  2020

  Night Cafe w/Dreamers & Roman Lewis

  The Academy 2

  Dublin

  

  Liverpool quartet The Night Cafe play the Academy 2 on March 30 following a sickess-related rescheduling. August saw the release of debut album 0151, following a string of singles & the Bunkbed EP.

  Tickets cost €13 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  31

  Mar

  2020

  Night Cafe

  Voodoo

  Belfast

  

  Liverpool quartet The Night Cafe play Belfast's Voodoo on March 31. This August saw the release of debut album 0151, following a string of singles & the Bunkbed EP.

  Tickets cost £11.25 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  09

  Apr

  2020

  Snoop Dogg w/Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Obie Trice & D12

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  The one and only Snoop Dogg plays Dublin's 3Arena on April 9 as part of his I Wanna Thank Me Tour, with appearances from D12, Warren G and Obie Trice, amongst others.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  10

  Apr

  2020

  Snoop Dogg

  The SSE Arena

  Belfast

  

  The one and only Snoop Dogg plays the SSE Arena on April 10, just ten days before his spiritual birthday. This comes as part of his I Wanna Thank Me Tour, with appearances from D12, Warren G and Obie Trice, amongst others.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Sat

  25

  Apr

  2020

  Confidence Man

  Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Australian dance-pop act Confidence Man play the Button Factory on April 25.

  Heavily influenced by the golden era of disco, 90s house, and repetitious vocal hooks, they're one of the most striking bands of this era. Watch the video for 'Out The Window'.

  Tickets cost €16 from Selective Memory. Doors open at 11.30pm.

• Fri

  01

  May

  2020

  The Lone Bellow

  Whelan's

  Dublin

  

  Earthy, harmony-driven trio The Lone Bellow come to Dublin to play Whelan's on May 1, following the release of Half Moon Light. Check out 'Count On Me', the first track taken from the Brooklyn-based Americana/alt. country act's new LP.

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

• Sat

  02

  May

  2020

  Lanterns On The Lake

  Lost Lane

  Dublin

  

  Newcastle Upon Tyne indie band Lanterns On The Lake are set to play Lost Lane on May 2, following the release of their fourth album. Titled Spook The Herd, it tackles the manipulative tactics of ideologues.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €15. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Sat

  02

  May

  2020

  Leif Vollebekk

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Atmospheric singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk plays the Sound House on May 2. Check Leif out live for Paste Magazine.

  Tickets are available for €13 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  03

  May

  2020

  Bon Iver

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver is set to return to Dublin. Having last played the venue back in 2012, the Wisconsin artist and his band will play 3Arena on Sunday, May 3. Support on the night comes from Big Red Machine, Vernon’s side-project with the National’s Aaron Dessner.

  Tickets range from €49.50-€54.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Mon

  04

  May

  2020

  Fat Freddy's Drop

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  As part of the tour for their latest album, New Zealand seven piece Fat Freddy's Drop play Vicar Street on May 4th - rescheduled from their November date.

  Blending funk, soul, dub, jazz, r&b, they kicked off as a jam band in the late 90s. They've toured the world, hitting Europe regularly since 2002, with a strong emphasis on live performance. Check them out. 

  Tickets are priced €36.50 from Ticketmaster, and all tickets remain valid.

• Wed

  06

  May

  2020

  The Handsome Family

  Liberty Hall Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Brett and Rennie Sparks, aka The Handsome Family, are set to play the Liberty Hall Theatre, Dublin on May 6.

  They've been covered and an inspiration to a huge range of artists, including Jeff Tweedy, Jason Lytle, and even Christy Moore. This year, they reissue their 1994 & 96 albums Odessa & Milk and Scissors. Check out early classic, 'Arlene'.

  Tickets cost €25 from Ticketmaster.

• Fri

  08

  May

  2020

  Sat

  09

  May

  2020

  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of his hugely acclaimed Ghosteen, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return to Dublin, playing the 3Arena on May 8 & 9 - with the latter added due to demand.

  Ghosteen is the seventeenth album from Cave & the Bad Seeds, and is their most unanimously well-received yet. A rare gem of a double album, it explores ideas of empathy and faith, with subtle beauty. Listen to the title track here.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Sat

  09

  May

  2020

  Bambara

  The Sound House

  Dublin

  

  Recalling the dark alternative rock of Afghan Whigs and their ilk, Bambara headline the Sound House on May 9. Making fans of like Daughters, Idles, Steve Lamacq, their gothic-tinged work is well worth checking out - watch the video for 'Serafina'.

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

• Sun

  17

  May

  2020

  Flook

  Black Box

  Belfast

  

  BBC & RTÉ Folk Award nominees Flook have been around for 25 years, and are set to perform at the Black Box on May 17 for Moving On Music.

  Taking inspiration from their roots in the Irish and English traditions, Flook have an enviable trademark sound, weaving and spinning traditionally rooted tunes over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination. The band will perform music from new album Ancora, which came out in 2019 after a 14 year recording hiatus. Check out 'Wrong Foot Forward'.

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

• Fri

  22

  May

  2020

  Steve Ignorant: Crass Songs 1977-1984

  The Button Factory

  Dublin

  

  Co-founder of anarcho-punk band Crass, Steve Ignorant goes on tour to perform Crass classics from 1977-84, as well as his solo material. He plays with his band on May 22 at the Button Factory.

  The entire Crass catalogue has recently been remastered & reissued, revitalising a worldview that's still very much relevant. Expect visuals and samples - check out Stations of the Crass.

  Tickets cost €20 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Fri

  22

  May

  2020

  Sun Kil Moon

  Wesley Centenary Church

  Bangor

  

  Mark Kozelek aka Sun Kil Moon plays Bangor’s Wesley Centenary Church on Friday, May 22 in the first of two Irish dates.

  The Californian artist, who is also a founding member of Red House Painters, will play a fully-seated show. Expect a typically confrontational rapport as only Kozelek knows how, following the release of tenth Sun Kil Moon studio album, I Also Want To Die In New Orleans. Listen to Benji, arguably his finest hour.

  Tickets cost £30, here.

• Sat

  23

  May

  2020

  Steve Ignorant: Crass Songs 1977-1984

  The Limelight 2

  Belfast

  

  Co-founder of anarcho-punk band Crass, Steve Ignorant goes on tour to perform Crass classics from 1977-84, as well as his solo material. He plays the Limelight 2 on May 23.

  The entire Crass catalogue has recently been remastered & reissued, revitalising a worldview that's still very much relevant. Expect visuals and samples - check out Stations of the Crass.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  23

  May

  2020

  Sun Kil Moon

  Liberty Hall Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Mark Kozelek aka Sun Kil Moon plays Dublin's Liberty Hall Theatre on Saturday, May 23.

  The Californian artist, who is also a founding member of Red House Painters, will play a fully-seated show. Expect the kind of confrontational rapport as only Kozelek knows how, following the release of tenth Sun Kil Moon studio album, I Also Want To Die In New Orleans. Listen to Benji, arguably his finest hour.

  Tickets cost €29.50 from Selective Memory. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  24

  May

  2020

  Tindersticks

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Following the release of new album No Treasure But Hope, Nottingham alternative rockers Tindersticks are set to play the National Concert Hall on May 24.

  The famously eclectic act are known for their orchestral backing, lounge jazz and soul influence, with No Treasure But Hope being their twelfth album to date. Watch the video for new single 'The Amputees'.

  Tickets are available from NCH.ie.

• Tue

  26

  May

  2020

  Wed

  27

  May

  2020

  Huun-Huur-Tu

  The Sugar Club

  Dublin

  

  Tuva - a republic situated on the Mongolian-Russian border - group Huun-Huur-Tu play The Sugar Club on May 26 & 27, following a pair of hypnotic sold-out shows in 2019.

  They're characterised by their multi-tonal throat singing, sometimes accompanied by native Tuvan instruments like the igil khomus (jaw harp), doshpuluur & dünggür (shaman drum), which has led to collaborations with Ry Cooder, Frank Zappa, Kronos Quartet and many more. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets are available from The Sugar Club and Ticketmaster, priced €21. Doors open at 7.30pm.

• Wed

  27

  May

  2020

  JC Stewart

  The Academy

  Dublin

  

  Young Northern Irish pop singer-songwriter JC Stewart plays his biggest Irish show to date at the Academy on May 27. Check out latest single 'Bones'.

  Tickets cost €18 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Thu

  28

  May

  2020

  JC Stewart

  The Limelight

  Belfast

  

  Young Northern Irish pop singer-songwriter JC Stewart plays his biggest Irish show to date at The Limelight on May 28. Check out latest single 'Bones'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Sat

  30

  May

  2020

  Sun

  31

  May

  2020

  Forbidden Fruit 2020

  The Royal Hospital, Kilminham

  Dublin

  

  Now in its tenth anniversary, Forbidden Fruit festival returns to Kilmainham Royal Hospital grounds on the weekend on May 30 & 31. First announcements are Underworld, Loyle Carner, Fatima Yamaha (Live) and park hye jin.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced upwards of €110.

• Sun

  31

  May

  2020

  Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

  National Concert Hall

  Dublin

  

  Blur, Gorillaz & The Good, The Bad and the Queen founder Damon Albarn is set to bring a new conceptual show to Dublin's National Concert Hall on May 31.

  These days, he spends as much time as possible in Iceland, his spiritual home from home where he gains respite and inspiration from the landscape and its surroundings. With this fascination in mind he will perform this new piece with an ensemble and specially commissioned visuals. What can be more fascinating than the signs of the passage of time and the fragility of nature.

  Tickets are priced from €55-€65, available from NCH. Doors open at 8pm.

• Sun

  31

  May

  2020

  Bird On The Wire: The Songs of Leonard Cohen by Pauline Scanlon & The Whileaways

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Following sellout shows at the likes of Pepper Canister Church, Pauline Scanlon & The Whileaways bring their tribute to the music of Leonard Cohen to the Olympia Theatre on May 31.

  The Whileaways and Pauline Scanlon will celebrate many of Cohen's best-loved live works, leading a masterful collective including Will Merrigan on bass, Dave Clancy on keys, Beoga legend Eamon Murray on drums, alongside string and brass sections. The Whileaways are Noelie McDonnell, Noriana Kennedy and Nicola Joyce, who combine to create a beguiling tapestry of harmonies.

  Tickets cost €31.90 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 7pm.

• Wed

  03

  Jun

  2020

  Drive By Truckers

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Alt. country rockers Drive-By Truckers return to Vicar Street on June 3.

  Based out of Athens, Georgia, home of fellow groundbreaking weirdos R.E.M. and Neutral Milk Hotel, they've been kicking around for two decades now, making music in the vein of Uncle Tupelo and Neil Young & Crazy Horse Ragged Glory-era gritty country, with singers/songwriters/guitarists Mike Cooley & Patterson Hood being the progressive social commentators of a different kind of Southerner. Their new album, The Unravelling picks where where their phenomenal last album, American Band, left off. Their most overtly political and rawly emotional, it came out around the last US election, with this looking back on the US' societal breakdown. Check out 'Armageddon's Back In Town'.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €30.

• Sun

  07

  Jun

  2020

  Yes

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  One of prog's all time greats, Yes, bring their album series to Vicar Street, where they'll perform 1974's Relayer in its entirety.

  The current lineup will feature drummer Alan White & Steve Howe from the Relayer lineup, accompanied by Geoff Downes on keys, Jon Davison on vocals & bassist Billy Sherwood. Yes have sold over 50 million records, with their 70s album streak one of the great fecund stretches of classic rock.

  Tickets cost €55 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Mon

  15

  Jun

  2020

  Iron Maiden

  Ormeau Park

  Belfast

  

  Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden are set for a Belfast return.

  Having last played the city in August 2018 as part of their Legacy of the Beast tour, the Bruce Dickinson-fronted band will play Belfast’s Ormeau Park as part of Belsonic on Monday, June 15th.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. 

• Sat

  20

  Jun

  2020

  Sun

  21

  Jun

  2020

  An Evening With Randy Newman

  Vicar Street

  Dublin

  

  Pianist and masterful singer-songwriter Randy Newman returns to Dublin to play Vicar Street on June 20 & 21, with the latter added due to demand.

  Debuting back in 1968 with his eponymous debut album, he's become a master of wry, self-deprecating and socially astute storytelling in pop music's confines, earning a universal respect over the years. Commercially, he's known for his Grammy-winning work on Toy Story & A Bug's Life, among others, but look to Sail Away and Good Old Boys. Watch him perform 'Political Science' from the Old Grey Whistle Test, and his sensational NPR Tiny Desk concert from 2018.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €81. Doors open at 8.30pm.

• Mon

  29

  Jun

  2020

  Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer

  RDS Arena

  Dublin

  

  Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are set to team up for a show in Dublin as part of their global Hella Mega stadium tour. The three bands will play RDS Arena on June 29th.

  Tickets cost €79.50 from Ticketmaster.

• Tue

  30

  Jun

  2020

  Chemical Brothers

  Irish Independent Park

  Cork

  

  Iconic English electronic duo The Chemical Brothers play Cork's Irish Independent Park on June 30.

  Stephan Bodzin & James Holroyd formed the band in Manchester 1989, and have redefined live electronic music over two decades. Their psychedelic live show has taken on a life of its own, as 2012 film Don't Think captured. Their most recent album, Born In The Echoes was their sixth consecutive number 1. Check out their 2019 Essential Mix.

  Tickets cost €49.90 from Ticketmaster. Gates open at 5pm.

• Sat

  04

  Jul

  2020

  Fontaines D.C.

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  One of the most stratospheric rises we've seen in some time has been folk-punks Fontaines D.C., and they've announced their biggest show to date at Iveagh Gardens on July 4.

  Their debut album Dogrel was Mercury-nominated, they've toured endlessly with labelmates Idles, and although worldly in influence, distinctly allude to Irish vernacular in everything they've done thus far. Check them out Live on KEXP.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Sat

  11

  Jul

  2020

  Caribou

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  The ever forward-pushing Dan Snaith aka Caribou makes his return to Dublin in the first announcement of the Iveagh Gardens' summer series. The Canadian artist will play on Saturday, July 11th in the penultimate date on a string of 2020 dates. Stream new track ‘Home’.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 6.30pm.

• Fri

  17

  Jul

  2020

  Pixies

  Festival Big Top

  Galway

  

  Boston indie rock legends Pixies make their return to Ireland, having recently played Dublin & Belfast. The seminal quartet will return next summer to play the Big Top at Galway Arts Festival on July 17th, coinciding with the release of their new album in the autumn.

  Tickets are available from GIAF, priced €52.50.

• Sat

  18

  Jul

  2020

  Pixies

  Iveagh Gardens

  Dublin

  

  Boston indie rock legends Pixies make their return to Ireland, having recently played Dublin & Belfast. The seminal quartet will return next summer to play Dublin's Iveagh Gardens on July 18th, coinciding with the release of their new album, Beneath the Eyrie.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster, priced €59.50.

• Sun

  30

  Aug

  2020

  John Prine

  Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  One of, if not country music's finest wordsmith, John Prine plays the Olympia Theatre on August 30.

  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 songwriter in all of the genre. He'll be celebrating 20 years of his beloved In Spite of Ourselves, which included his iconic duet with Iris DeMent, which has become possibly his best-known song.

  Listen to the timeless 'Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore'.

  Tickets cost from €69 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Mon

  05

  Oct

  2020

  Status Quo

  Waterfront Hall

  Belfast

  

  Returning at long last as part of their Backbone tour, Status Quo play the Waterfront Hall on October 5.

  Quo will be performing hits from across their five decade career, including their latest album, Backbone, their highest charting album of new material for 37 years. This tour sees the band’s return to the stage, as part of a major European tour, after largely taking a break in 2019. 

  Tickets are available from the Waterfront.

• Tue

  06

  Oct

  2020

  Status Quo

  The Olympia Theatre

  Dublin

  

  Returning at long last as part of their Backbone tour, Status Quo play the Olympia Theatre on October 6.

  Quo will be performing hits from across their five decade career, including their latest album, Backbone, their highest charting album of new material for 37 years. This tour sees the band’s return to the stage, as part of a major European tour, after largely taking a break in 2019. 

  Tickets are priced from €56, from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.

• Fri

  23

  Oct

  2020

  Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

   

  Following his sold out 2018 show, Jools Holland brings his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra to the 3Arena once more. Just like his previous Dublin shows, Jools will be joined on vocals by Ruby Turner & Louise Marshall and his fellow Squeeze member Gilson Lavis on drums. The TV host & masterful pop craftsman & musician will be performing many of his classics, as well as big band interpretations of a broad range of hits.

  Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and doors open at 8pm.

• Tue

  02

  Mar

  2021

  Hans Zimmer

  3Arena

  Dublin

  

  One of this era's most distinguished film composers Hans Zimmer returns to the 3Arena on March 2.

  The show will feature a choir and full band & orchestra, showcasing the highlights from a career that recently includes The Lion King, Interstellar, Dunkirk, and goes back to Gladiator, The Thin Red Line and Thelma and Louise. He has scored more than 200 projects, grossing more than $28 billion worldwide.

  Tickets are priced upwards from €77.50 from Ticketmaster. Doors open at 8pm.