The Wilful @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE WILFUL play Monroe’s Live this Saturday from 11.30pm and as firm believers in the notion that they must first entertain, they will put on a great show.

The band’s set covers a wide variety of material from ABBA and Spice Girls songs to Tenacious D and AC/DC. Their gigs also feature a great light show.

Tom Portman Trio @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

TOM PORTMAN, the gifted guitarist, and his band, will take to the stage of Monroe’s Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 10pm.

‘Play it again, Sam’... Casablanca @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

CASABLANCA, THE much loved 1942 film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, will be screened in the Róisín Dubh on Monday August 20 at 8pm.

Noel Gallagher’s brother @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

PAUL GALLAGHER, who has recently completed a DJ tour with his brother Noel Gallagher and his band ‘High Flying Birds’, is coming to Galway.

Bernard O’Shea @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

BERNARD O’SHEA delivers “left-field imaginative, but not up its arse, lovely comedy” according to Hotpress, and it is what audiences can expect at his Róisín Dubh show next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Seánie Vaughan @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 09, 2012

CONNEMARA BORN, Dublin based, singer-songwriter Seánie Vaughan will play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm.

Skratch Bastid to DJ @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SKRATCH BASTID, one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, will be spinning the decks at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday.

Keith Kenny @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

NEW JERSEY guitarist Keith Kenny may be just one man with a guitar, but when he starts playing, he sounds like a full band.

Blues band Strange Brew @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

BLUES-ROCK band Strange Brew, whose members hail from Ireland, Poland, Gibraltar, and England, play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday August 9.

Lead vocalist, Romek was born in Gdansk and toured Poland with various jazz, swing, soul, and blues groups, including the Mietek Blues Band, with whom he recorded several albums. Guitarist Simon is from London and is a former member of r’n’b band Mojo Chill’n.

Fringe Festival Grande Finale @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

A HOST OF some of the best local bands will take to the stage of Monroe’s Live for the Galway Fringe Festival Grande Finale concert this Sunday at 9pm.

Ben Reel @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

COUNTY ARMAGH singer-songwriter Ben Reel plays Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.

Ben is currently promoting his best of album Ben Reel 10 1999 - 2009 which showcases his Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young influenced roots, blues, and soul songwriting style.

Sam Amidon @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

THERE WILL be songs - some sacred, some secular; there will be storytelling, and maybe some field recordings and cartoon videos to watch while you listen.

Ben Reel @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

COUNTY ARMAGH singer-songwriter Ben Reel plays Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.

A Night For Celia @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

TUAM POET and singer-songwriter Seamus Ruttledge, and friends, will play the A Night For Celia concert, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday July 26 at 9pm.

Keywest @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

KEYWEST ARE coming back to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Saturday July 28 at 9pm as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

Edinburgh previews @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

THE COMEDIANS Steve Bennett and Christiane O’Mahony, Trevor Browne, and Eleanor Tiernan will be previewing their upcoming Edinburgh shows at the Róisín Dubh.

The Fall @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

THE FALL, the legendary Mancunian post-punk band, led by Mark E Smith, one of the most original lyricists in British music, play the Róisín Dubh on Friday July 20 at 8pm.

Celtic Flames nights @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

CELTIC FLAMES, a 20 piece Galway group, play traditional Irish music, song and dance every Wednesday this month at Monroe’s Live.

Celtic Flames’ dancers perform a dynamic range of Irish dance including light, heavy, set, sean-nós and twig dancing. Their singers perform modern and traditional classics and ballads.

The Deans @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

ATHENRY ROOTS-ROCKERS The Deans return from their recent European tour, to play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday July 20 at 9pm.

Derek Warfield @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

DEREK WARFIELD & The Young Wolfe Tones play Monroe’s Live on Sunday July 8 at 9.30pm.

Having performed more than 180 concerts across six different countries in 2010 plus a nomination as Ireland’s best folk group, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones are known for their quality musical presentation of Irish rebel songs and traditional music.

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