A night of American music in St Nicholas'

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE DEXTER Community Band from Michigan will give a concert of American music at St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, on Friday August 5 at 6pm.

Silent Disco Street Party

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘til you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the Silent Disco Street Party on Monday August 1 from 8pm.

Strange Brew Summer Shindig 12

Tue, Jul 26, 2016

THERE ARE two kinds of Galwegians - one lives for the Races, the other cannot be far enough away from the Races. If you are of the latter persuasion, there is only one place to be on Ladies' Day - The Strange Brew Summer Shindig.

Daithí, Mmoths, Toby Kaar

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

DAITHÍ, MMOTHS, and Toby Kaar, three of the most creative and exciting talents in Irish electronica, will gather in the Róisín Dubh, for what could be one of the highlights of the Galway International Arts Festival.

Project West - new trad band concert in aid of Samaritans

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

PROJECT WEST, a group of traditional Irish musicians, who recently took the US by storm on a 100-date tour, kick off their first official Irish tour with a charity concert in Galway.

Leading DJs to spin the decks @ Electric's 4th Birthday

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

WARP RECORDS veteran Nightmares On Wax, Detroit legend DJ Stingray 313, and Sleazy McQueen will be spinning the decks at Electric's fourth birthday celebrations which take place this Saturday from 11pm.

Irish and New York music at the Fringe

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

A GERMAN, a Galwegian, and two New Yorkers will gather together to play Irish and American traditional music at a gig which is part of the Galway Fringe Festival 2016.

Toploader to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

"DANCING IN the moonlight, everybody's feeling warm and bright, it's such a fine and natural sight..." Back in 1999 there was no getting away from Toploader's cover of the King Harvest song, which went on to eclipse the original.

Paddy Casey to play Galway in Race Week

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

PADDY CASEY'S musical journey began with him busking on the streets of Galway, and this city is a place to which he returns regularly, with his next show here taking place during Race Week.

DJ Tamo Sumo @ Electric tonight

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

DEEP, SOULFUL house and techno cuts, with heavy Detroit, Chicago, and African influences will be heard tonight at Electric when DJ Tamo Sumo hits the decks.

ConTempo concert in Oughterard tomorrow

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

An evening with the RTE ConTempo String Quartet will be held in Oughterard’s Kilcummin Church tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm. Described as the ‘The ABBA of classical music’, the ConTempo Quartet is currently RTE’s quartet in residence.

Suede - five days until they play Galway

Tue, Jul 19, 2016

THE OLD and the new, the classic and recent, the audio and the visual, the cinematic and the musical, all will come together when Suede play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top this weekend.

Dan Deacon and his 'teeming crackpot electronica'

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

DAN DEACON is "a self-confessed pop weirdo who sits at the edge of pop and experimentation," according to The Guardian, who makes "teeming crackpot electronica" says The Times, and he plays Galway next week.

The Souljazz Orchestra - 'eruptive improvisations' and hope

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

SOUL, JAZZ, Afro, Latin, and Caribbean styles, biting social commentary and a core message of hope, will come together in the music of French-Canadian collective The Souljazz Orchestra.

GIAF 16 gigs @ Electric

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

KEITH MCIVOR and Jonnie Wilkes, the DJs behind Glasgow clubnight Optimo will be among those spinning the decks at the Galway International Arts Festival shows taking place in Electric.

Metallers Ainriail - album launch and Cellar gig

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

SLUDGE DOOM metal duo Ainriail launch their debut full length album, My Heart Is A Knot of Blood, in The Cellar this Saturday at 8.30pm.

Italian organist to play Galway cathedral

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

A NEW work by the Italian composer Claudio Perugini, will be performed by the Italian organist Antonio Caporaso at the next Galway Cathedral Recitals concert, this evening at 8pm.

Electric Six's Dick Valentine @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

DICK VALENTINE, leader of Detroit band Electric Six, best known for the singles ‘High Voltage’ and ‘Gay Bar’, is coming back to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Monday August 8 at 9pm.

The Lucia Comnes Band to play Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

THE LUCIA Comnes Band, a four-piece folk powerhouse fusing rock, blues, Irish trad, and bluegrass, led by a singer with a "singular voice", according to the San Francisco Chronicle, are coming to Galway.

Bagatelle - last chance to see

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

BAGATELLE ARE drawing the curtain on their 35 year career with an Irish tour that takes in Galway, and this upcoming show will be the last chance Galway fans have to see the band.

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