A choral Christmas concert
Thu, Dec 19, 2019
O MAGNUM Mysterium - A Christmas Celebration, a concert of Christmas carols and sacred music, takes place in St Augustine’s Church at 8pm on Sunday December 22.
Read more ...The Coronas to headline Fever Pitch 2020
Tue, Dec 17, 2019
THE CORONAS, one of Ireland's most popular bands, will headline the new Big Top at the Fever Pitch music festival at Galway Airport on Saturday June 27.
Read more ...Otherkin - last chance to see
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
DESPITE CRITICAL acclaim, European tours, and live shows that had the The Guardian declaring, "Otherkin play the tent as if it is Madison Square Garden," the Dublin garage-rockers are calling it a day.
Read more ...Celebrating Beethoven's sestercentennial in Galway
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
2020 MARKS the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the absolute giants of music - of classical, or any genre - Ludwig van Beethoven, and his music will be at the centre of Music for Galway's annual mid-winter festival.
Read more ...Lisa O’Neill to headline Eclectics night
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
LISA O'NEILL, the acclaimed Irish folk singer-songwriter, will headline the final Eclectic night of 2019 at The Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street, on Wednesday December 18 at 9pm.
Read more ...Citóg Records annual Christmas Show
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
NEW POPE, Katie O'Connor, Touché, Kieran O'Brien and The Curly Organ will play the annual Citóg Records Christmas Show next week, which will also raise funds for the charity, The Melting Pot Luck - Galway.
Read more ...A Tom Waits night for charity
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
THE SONGS of Tom Waits will be performed by some of Galway's leading musicians in a special charity event to raise funds for the Galway Simon Community.
Read more ...Eoin Dolan releases new album
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
EOIN DOLAN, one of Galway's finest singer-songwriters, has released his third full-length album, Commander Of Sapiens, tackling themes of environmental destruction, mass consumerism, and human cybernetics.
Read more ...Cois Cladaigh Christmas concert
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
THE COIS Cladaigh Choir will present its annual Christmas concert in St Nicholas Collegiate Church at 8pm this Saturday. The concert will also raise funds for MS Ireland Western Region.
Read more ...Croi8 new album Fundit appeal
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
GALWAY folk-rock/prog-rock band Croi8 are starting work on another album and have launched a crowdfunding appeal through fundit.ie to support the recording of the new work.
Read more ...A city and county concert from ConTempo
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
THE CONTEMPO Quartet continues its December series of concerts with two shows next week - one in the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway city and the other in Headford.
Read more ...The Academic return to the Big Top next summer
Mon, Dec 09, 2019
FOR THE second year running, The Academic will headline the Galway International Arts Festival's Heineken Big Top in the Fisheries Field, with a concert on Friday July 24.
Read more ...Album review: The Flaming Lips
Music Reviews Thu, Dec 05, 2019
THE LIVE album is very much a 1970s creature. In a time when your favourite band was unlikely to come to your town, it allowed you the vicarious thrill of 'almost being there' once the needle hit the vinyl.
Read more ...Daithi - full live show at Electric
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
DAITHÍ IS set to cap off another year of triumphant artistic evolution, which saw the release of his superb second album, L.O.S.S., with a show at Electric next week.
Read more ...Talos plays Róisín Dubh this month
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
TALOS - aka Corkonian Eoin French - can look back on the past 12 months with pride as they have seen him grow as a musician, while his popular and critical standing have reached new heights.
Read more ...Hear the harmony driven sound of The Raines
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
THEY ARE long standing members of Galway's folk music scene, but it is only recently, after a get together on Inis Óirr, that Yvonne Tiernan, Ruth Dillon, and Juliana Erkkonen have joined forces as The Raines.
Read more ...Hermitage Green to play Black Box
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
AS 2019 draws to a close, and ahead of their new album, due to be released in 2020, Hermitage Green return to Galway to play the Black Box Theatre on Saturday December 14 at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Galway Baroque Singers in concert
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
THE GALWAY Baroque Singers will present Let There Be Light, a concert of Christmas and classical music on Friday December 13 at 8pm in St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road.
Read more ...Christmas crooning at the Town Hall
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
CHRISTMAS CROONERS, a night of festive favourites and Christmas hits, made famous by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Frank Sinatra, will be heard at the Town Hall Theatre.
Read more ...Sinéad O’Connor to play Big Top at GIAF 2020
Tue, Dec 03, 2019
SINÉAD O'CONNOR will round off the final weekend of the Galway International Arts Festival when she headlines the Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Sunday July 26 2020.
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