A Vibe for Phil Lynott @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

PHIL LYNOTT, singer, songwriter, and leader of Thin Lizzy, is both an Irish and global rock icon, and Galway will celebrate his music at a special concert tomorrow.

The annual Galway A Vibe for Phil Lynott, to mark the 26th anniversary of his passing, takes place in Monroe’s Live from 10pm. Performing on the night will be Thin Lizzy tribute band Remembering Lizzy, performing the best known and loved of Lynott’s songs.

Jim McKee @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

JIM MCKEE, the Tyrone born, Kinvara based artist, singer, and songwriter, will play Monroe’s Backstage Bar with his band this Sunday 15 at 10pm.

The Dying Seconds @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

WHEN THE National’s Aaron Dresner heard The Dying Seconds’ eponymously titled debut album he declared it “the ferocious coming out of a great new band”.

Vibe for Phil Lynott @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 05, 2012

The Galway Vibe for Phil Lynott will take place in Monroe’s Live on Friday January 13 at 10pm. This Lizzy tribute band Remembering Lizzy will play a selection of classic Lynott songs. Admission is €15. Tickets are available on the door or through [email protected] and 091 - 583397.

Derek Warfield @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, Dec 29, 2011

WOLFE TONES’ founding member Derek Warfield and his band The Young Wolfe Tones will play Monroe’s Live tonight at 11pm.

Grandmaster Flash @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Grandmaster Flash (pictured), the rapper and DJ who is a pivotal figure in the development of hip hop and the man behind the classic singles ‘The Message’ and ‘The Adventures of Flash on The Wheels Of Steel’, plays the Róisín Dubh on January 28 at 9pm. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and www.roisindubh.net

Ham Sandwich @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

HAM SANDWICH have had a great 12 months with their profile rising to new heights throughout 2011 and to top it off they tour Ireland this month.

Four Men and a Dog @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Dec 01, 2011

FROM THEIR debut performance in Dungiven, County Derry, in 1990, Four Men and a Dog have been arguably the most colourful, eccentric, and talented of trad band ensembles.

Scratch legend DJ Yoda @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 01, 2011

DJ YODA is no ordinary scratch DJ. Q has declared him “one of the 10 DJs to see before you die”, while Hip Hop Connection voted him “one of the top three DJs in the world”.

The Pajama Men @ Róisín Dubh Comedy

Thu, Dec 01, 2011

WHEN ON stage, The Pajama Men create “a cartoon of the mind – a shape-shifting world in which anything seems not just possible, but imminent”.

Movember night @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

MOUSTACHES AND music will be the order of the day with the Movember Galway gig night in the Róisín Dubh this Monday from 8pm.

Freezer Sessions @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

THE JÄGERMEISTER Freezer Sessions return to the Róisín Dubh on Thursday December 1 with The Frank and Walters, The Depravations, Elaine Mai, and Ram’s Pocket Radio.

Keywest @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

THERE IS a real buzz around Keywest right now and so anticipation of their gig in Monroe’s Live on Friday December 2 at 8.30pm is high.

East 17 @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

EAST 17, the boyband who scored 18 Top 20 hits throughout the 1990s have returned and will play Monroe’s Live on Thursday December 1 at 9pm.

Abandonman @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

ABANDOMAN HAVE been described by Chortle.co.uk as “Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile” and as “nothing short of genius”.

Martina Flaherty @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

SINGER-SONGWRITER Martina Flaherty, whose music encompasses folk, blues, rock, soul, and funk plays Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Echogram @ Monroe’s

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

“THE MOST genuinely exciting and refreshing band to come out of Ireland in years” is how Q have described Cork quartet Echogram.

Larry Little, the man credited with discovering The Killers, has described them as having “a lot of potential... really turn heads everywhere”.

Seamus Kelleher @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

GALWAY BORN, US based guitarist Seamus Kelleher will play Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 8pm with all proceeds going to the Galway Hospice.

Phill Jupitus solo show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

SINCE RETURNING to stand-up comedy the great Phill Jupitus has made the Róisín Dubh something of a second home for himself.

Royseven @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 03, 2011

IRISH ROCKERS Royseven return to Galway as part of their current Irish tour, to play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday November 12 at 9pm.

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