Handel’s Messiah in Galway Cathedral

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

HANDEL'S MESSIAH will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of Irish classical music enthusiasts as the work was premiered in Ireland, being performed as a charity fundraiser in Fishamble Street Hall, Dublin, in April 1742.

David Keenan to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

"ART HEALS, that's why I pursue it. It gives joys, insights, and reliefs from the many madnesses that come and go.” So said Irish singer-songwriter David Keenan, who plays the Róisín Dubh in December.

Experimental music from two artists named Aaron

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

AARON HURLEY of Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, and Aaron Coyle of Yawning Chasm, are joining forces for a gig in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Monday December 2 at 8.30pm.

The Henry Girls in Kinvara

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

THE HENRY Girls have played Galway many times, but this weekend sees the Donegal folk/trad trio of sisters make their debut in Kinvara with a gig in the village community centre.

Marc Roberts celebrates the music of John Denver

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

HE WOULD never have cut it as Henry John Deutschendorf jr, but as John Denver, he charmed the world with now undisputed classics like 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', 'Annie's Song', 'Rocky Mountain High', and 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy'.

Seán Keane's annual Christmas show

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

SEAN KEANE, the great Galway singer, brings his popular Christmas By The Hearth concert back to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday December 6 at 8pm, performing folk and festive music.

The Whileaways release Christmas single

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

AHEAD OF their Black Box concert in December, The Whileaways release a yuletide themed single, 'All The Lights On (Must Be Christmas)' tomorrow, Friday November 29.

Opening December concerts from ConTempo

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

MUSIC BY SWEDISH and Irish composers will be the stuff of the ConTempo Quartet's upcoming concerts in Galway city throughout the first week of December.

A.Smyth - new single, Róisín gig

Thu, Nov 28, 2019

FOLLOWING THE release of his new single, 'Hero', and in advance of his debut album, Dublin singer-songwriter A.Smyth plays upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh next week.

The Flaming Lips return to Galway this summer

Mon, Nov 25, 2019

THE FLAMING Lips, the three-time Grammy Award winning psychedelic indie-rock band, and one of Q magazine’s ‘50 Bands to See Before You Die’, have announced they are coming back to Galway this summer.

Galway's new indie music festival launches this month

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

NOT BAD, the city's new indie music festival, featuring 15 acts playing three venues - The Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street; Aras na nGael, Dominick Street, and the Nuns Island Theatre - takes place next week.

Jon Hopkins to play arts festival Big Top next summer

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

Jon Hopkins, the Grammy and Mercury Prize nominated English electronic musician and producer, will play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Saturday July 25 2020.

Wallis Bird - solo at the Black Box this weekend

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

“AS MUCH as I adore playing with a band, I've decided to finally plant a flag in the ground, go completely solo and highlight what I'm best at. I'm in my element when I can fill the stage and bring the audience together."

Delorentos' December tour is headed for the Róisín

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

PREMIERING NEW songs, and marking the anniversary of a die-hard fan favourite, is the inspiration behind 'A Decade of S.E.C.R.E.T.s (and more)', Delorentos' upcoming tour.

Brian Deady - Irish soul man returns to the Róisín

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

BRIAN DEADY has been declared Ireland's "soul star" by The Irish Times; "our favourite act in Ireland” by Nile Rodgers of Chic; while The Guardian has called his music as "stirring blues and gospel".

A Modern Movement - new clubnight for Galway

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

SLYRYDES, THE critically acclaimed Galway punk/post-punk band will be among the acts performing at the opening night of A Modern Movement, a new clubnight for the city.

Melancholy music from a Spanish trio

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

THE MUSIC of Mozart, Pärt, Malats, and Dvorak, will be heard in the city next week, when Spain's Trio Rodin play a Music for Galway concert at the PorterShed, Eyre Square.

Aslan to play Galway in 2020

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

ASLAN, ONE of Ireland's best loved rock bands, plays the Black Box Theatre on Saturday April 25 at 7pm.

Get into the swing at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

LUKE THOMAS, the multi-awarding vocalist, and his band The Swing Cats, are coming to the Town Hall Theatre to get Galway swinging to the sounds of Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Bobby Darrin, and Nat King Cole.

Tommy Fleming at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Nov 21, 2019

TOMMY FLEMING, often described as "the voice of Ireland," is this month touring Irish cathedrals, and will play Galway Cathedral for a special concert on Saturday November 30.

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