Hothouse Flowers - in concert at Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

SINCE THE late 1980s, The Hothouse Flowers have been renowned for their a passionate fusion of rock with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel, and shows lasting between two and three hours, depending on the "level of fever in the room".

Boeing Employees Choir free concert

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

A 60 strong member choir, all employees of the Boeing aircraft and aerospace company, will perform a free concert, along with the Marine Institute Singers, in St Nicholas Collegiate Church, on Saturday September 12 at 7.30pm.

Jesse Malin @ Strange Brew

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

"LESS THAN two weeks till we hit #Ireland & #Wales for the first time in years," New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin declared recently on his website. That time is even closer now as he plays the Róisín Dubh on Thursday September 10 at 9pm.

Rackhouse Pilfer - roots'n'country @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

RACKHOUSE PILFER, the stompin’, alt country, bluegrass sextet, and Hotpress/Jaegermesiert Live Band of the Year 2015, return to Galway on Friday September 11 to play Monroe's Live.

Mike Scala - New York troubadour is Galway bound

Wed, Sep 02, 2015

NEW YORK singer-songwriter and international charity worker Mike Scala is a man who enjoys doing things independently. Along the way, he has toured the world, worked with leading musicians, and made fans across the globe.

Séamus Begley - new album and Monroe's Live show

Wed, Sep 02, 2015

SÉAMUS BEGLEY, one of the finest, and most popular of Irish trad musicians, will mark the release of his new album, The Bold KerryMan, with a concert in Monroe’s Live on Tuesday September 22, where he will be joined by guitarist Tim Edey.

Race The Flux to open Citóg September gigs

Tue, Sep 01, 2015

RACE THE Flux, the Galway indie/alternative quartet, who GoldenPlec have described as being as if "Queens Of The Stone Age collaborated with ASIWYFA", and who won critical acclaim for their Olympians EP earlier this year, will kick off the Citóg nights in the Róísín Dubh.

Music for Galway's thirty fifth international concert season

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

Music for Galway [MFG] has announced a 2015/16 programme dedicated to the most ancient, personal, and invisible instrument: the human voice.

In the months ahead, audiences will hear the voice in a variety of contexts: with piano, orchestra, in operatic and choral settings, and with string quartet. Many of Ireland’s finest singers will grace Galway’s stages, as well as a host of internationally renowned artists.

My Fellow Sponges @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

My Fellow Sponges, the acclaimed Galway folk-prog/indie band, return to the Róísín Dubh tomorrow night at 9pm to launch their new single 'Air.'

Eighties act Delorean @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

One of Europe’s top eighties acts, Delorean, will take to the main stage at Monroe’s Live on Friday September 4.

Far more than a tribute act, Delorean is a band determined to return music to its greatest ever decade. All the eighties greats are represented, including Starship, Prince, Robert Palmer, Duran Duran, Madonna, and Journey.

Jinx Lennon and Fia Rua at the Gallery Cafe Gort

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

Jinx Lennon is a punk poet from Dundalk who uses his voice guitar sampler to spread his uplifting words and help people through the trials of everyday life.

World famous Cranberries tribute act The Lizberries @ Monroe’s Live 

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

The Lizberries are the international tribute band of The Cranberries. The band was officially born in Milan in 2010, after a long career that began in 2002 as The Lizards.

Brian Kennedy will play the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

Brian Kennedy will play the Roisin Dubh on September 5 from 8pm. Tickets cost €20 (€18 members) and are available online at

www.roisindubh.net, at the ticket desk at OMG Zhivago, Shop Street, and at The Róisín Dubh.

Lunchtimes with ConTempo

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

The Galway Music Residency has announced details of the 2015/16 monthly lunchtime concert series with its ensemble in residence, the ConTempo Quartet.

‘Galway always has good stories’

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

WHEN A performer's raison d'être is creating on the spot rap songs inspired by audience suggestions, that performer needs the crowd to be able to come with something fresh, something the performer can really get stuck into, and something that will inspire humour filled rhymes.

Baile an Salsa to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Baile an Salsa brings its eclectic mix of Irish traditional music and salsa to Monroe’s Live on Saturday August 29.

The Nathan Carter show returns to Galway

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Ireland’s hottest act, Nathan Carter, will return to Galway when he plays Leisureland on Saturday August 29 for a fully seated concert. Carter promises a full on, no holds barred, evening of great entertainment with his terrific band and special guests on the night.

The Hive @ Roisin Dubh tomorrow night

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

110th Street’s The Hive is back tomorrow night spinning the best tracks, from across the genres and across the eras, in the name of having a decent party.

Keith and Lorraine's Showband Show with Brendan Bowyer at the Salthill Hotel

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Keith and Lorraine McDonald are two of Ireland's most respected entertainers, and have been receiving rave reviews following a number of recent high energy cabaret and dancing shows with the recently reformed Showband Show.

Parquet Courts play Róisín Dubh next month

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

"ANYTHING THAT does not come from tradition is plagiarism," declared Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí. It is a wilfully contradictory, deliberately oxymoronic, statement, but it describes perfectly New York indie-rockers Parquet Courts.

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