A theatrical game for Galway
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
GALWEGIANS ARE being asked to solve a series of mysterious clues both on-line and on the city streets in order to help unite two young lovers.
Read more ...Austra - when new wave and classical collide
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
“I DON’T think it’s possible for me to write in a major key. I don’t know why. It doesn’t seem to factor in my brain.” So says Katie Stelmanis, lead singer and songwriter of Toronto’s Austra.
Read more ...Ari Hest to play Campbell’s
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
ARI HEST, whom The Boston Globe describes as “a prolific songwriter and a captivating live performer”, plays Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, this Saturday at 9pm.
Read more ...Pugwash @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
PUGWASH, the great Dublin power-pop band, centred around singer-songwriter Thomas Walsh, play Monroe’s Live tonight at 9.30pm.
Read more ...Bacchus to launch debut album
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
GALWAY HARDCORE/crust punk band Bacchus will launch their debut album with a show in Sally Longs Bar tonight.
Read more ...Leo O’Kelly - new album and Galway show
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
LEO O’KELLY, solo artist and one half of legendary folk-rock duo Tír Na nÓg (with Sonny Condell), plays Kelly’s on Wednesday July 6 at 9pm as part of the Colours Fringe Festival.
Read more ...Much to enjoy at the Colours Fringe Festival
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
GALWAY IN July is home to two of the biggest festivals in the country - the Galway Film Fleadh and the Galway Arts Festival - but there is a third festival also worth checking out.
Read more ...American children’s choir to sing in Galway
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
THE KALAMAZOO Children’s Chorus touring choir are coming to Galway to perform in St Augustine’s Church, Middle Street, tomorrow at 8pm.
Read more ...Danny O’Mahony gig and album launch @ The Crane
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
CO KERRY accordionist Danny O’Mahony will launch his debut album In Retrospect at The Crane Bar, Sea Road, this Saturday at 7pm.
Read more ...Henry Rollins @ Black Box
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
Henry Rollins - writer, raconteur, comedian, and former lead singer with Black Flag - is coming to Galway to perform at a ‘Kelly’s presents...’ show in the Black Box Theatre on Wednesday August 24. Tickets are €17.50 in advance from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 or www.tht.ie
Read more ...Be among the first to see Cars 2
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
GALWAY CHILDREN can look forward to being among the first in Ireland to see Cars 2 which is among the Disney films being shown at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.
Read more ...Phill Jupitus @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
PHILL JUPITUS made his name as a stand up comic, however in recent years he has become better known for his TV and radio work, but now he is returning to stand-up.
Read more ...Win tickets to Transformers: Dark of the Moon @ Omniplex
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
A MYSTERIOUS event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day and threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone may not be able to save us.
Read more ...Sean Lock & Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
8 OUT Of 10 Cats team captain Sean Lock will be the special guest joining the Whose Line Is It Anyway? team at their two Galway Arts Festival shows next month.
Read more ...De La Soul
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
THEY ARE brothers in hip hop, part of the music’s ‘golden age’, yet still a going concern, keen to look for new ways to express themselves; they are innovators, legends, but also laid back and nice guys. They are De La Soul.
Read more ...Emma Donoghue - Room author talks books, frog catchers, and film
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
AMONG THE many illustrious visitors to this year’s Galway Arts Festival is writer Emma Donoghue, author of the international best-seller and multi-award winning novel, Room.
Read more ...The return of Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
LUNCHTIME LAUGHS and the chance to see some of the very best Irish comedians up close and personal are the order of the day when Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft returns next month.
Read more ...A feast of film at the Galway Film Fleadh
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
THE GALWAY Film Fleadh returns from Tuesday July 5 to Sunday 10 and film fans are in store for a feast of new Irish cinema, feature documentaries, short films, Oscar winners, and movies from Korea, Argentina, India, Germany, and Japan.
Read more ...Liza Minnelli show @ Town Hall
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
A SINGING sensation, a Golden Globe winner, an Oscar nominee, a legend, a recovering alcoholic, and Judy Garland’s daughter - Liza Minnelli has been all these.
Read more ...Around the World on 80 Quid
Thu, Jun 23, 2011
AINDRAIS DE Staic has made the headlines in theatre internationally for his acclaimed one man shows, and his best known show is coming back to Galway.
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