The songs and stories of The Dubliners in Ballinasloe

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

WILD HAIR, wilder beards; songs about sex, drink, and politics; and a much needed injection of a rebellious, anarchic spirit into Irish folk music of the 1960s - The Dubliners truly were trailblazers.

St Patrick’s Weekend @ The Skeff

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

TRADITIONAL IRISH music gigs and a feast of Six Nations action will be the order of the day throughout the St Patrick’s Weekend Celebrations at The Skeff, Eyre Square.

The Clockworks - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Feb 14, 2018

THE CLOCKWORKS, one of Galway's most exciting bands, and who have been gaining attention abroad, release their new single, 'Rumours In The Stockroom', on Friday February 16.

Tune-Yards plays Galway in July

Tue, Feb 13, 2018

SHE BEGAN as a puppeteer and ukulele enthusiast, before turning to music and releasing her debut album on recycled cassette tape. Now she's singing about white privilege, intersectional feminism, and climate change.

Emma Langford - debut album, Róísín Dubh gig

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

EMMA LANGFORD, the Limerick alt-folk singer-songwriter, has released her debut album, Quiet Giant, and will perform songs from it at the Róisín Dubh next week.

Album review: Ezra Furman

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 08, 2018

EZRA FURMAN is simply not interested in conforming to anyone's stereotypes: gender fluid, non-binary, gay, a believer in God, he is unapologetic about it all - an individual in the truest sense then.

The Pale play Monroe's Live in March

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

MARKING 25 years in the business, and returning to Galway for the first time in five years, long running indie band The Pale, play Monroe's Live in March.

A night for female DJs @ Electric

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

GASH COLLECTIVE, which provides a platform for female-identifying DJs and producers to create, share, and collaborate together in the field of electronica, is coming to Electric.

Rolling Stones tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

THE STROLLING Homes, the Galway based tribute band to "the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world", the Rolling Stones, play Monroe's Live next weekend.

Nashville producer to play Ballinderreen

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

JIM ROONEY, the acclaimed Nashville producer and musician, is coming to County Galway to play a concert with guitarist Arty McGlynn and 4 Men & A Dog's Mick Daly.

Gavin James returns to Galway International Arts Festival

Mon, Feb 05, 2018

GAVIN JAMES, the Irish singer-songwriter who has amassed half a billion streams on Spotify, sold more than two million singles worldwide, and played more than 500 shows to over 3.2 million people at festivals and sold out tours across the world, is coming back to Galway.

Album review: Anna Burch

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 01, 2018

ALTHOUGH A debut solo album, Michigan native Anna Burch is not a new entry to indie-rock, given she was a member of Frontier Ruckus, and has appeared on their albums since 2008.

Baile An Salsa - new album, Galway gig

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

BAILE AN Salsa, the Latin American/Irish trad fusion band, led by Uruguayan vocalist Andres Martorell, will launch their new album, ÉRIU, with a show in Monroe's Live.

Squeeze's Chris Difford returns to Galway

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

CHRIS DIFFORD, co-founder and co-songwriter, along with Glenn Tilbrook, of the long running and much loved English band Squeeze, is coming to Galway to play a solo show in March.

Eddi Reader - Galway bound on Irish tour

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

THIRTY YEARS on from the hit single 'Perfect' with Fairground Attraction, and 26 years after the release of her debut solo album Mirmama, Eddi Reader is still going strong, and returns to Ireland next month for a nine-date tour.

Come hear the music of Mozart

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

A BRILLIANT 18-year-old pianist, Clara Siegle, will play Mozart’s sparkling Sonata in D Major, composed in 1777 when the Austrian prodigy was just 21 years old, when she plays the next Music For Galway concert.

'Open Mic Presents...' @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

FOR THE past seven years, the Open Mic Night at the Róisín Dubh has promoted, supported, and encouraged new, aspirant, and emerging Galway musicians - now it goes a step further with its new 'Open Mic Presents...' nights.

Madness to play Festival Big Top

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

MADNESS, THE British ska-pop legends who lit up the British charts in the 1980s with 'Baggy Trousers', 'Houser Of Fun', 'It Must Be Love', and 'Our House', and who remain a much loved institution and concert draw, will play Galway this summer.

Bicep & Hammer play Electric tomorrow night

Wed, Jan 31, 2018

CREATIVE HEAD honchos, childhood friends, Belfast natives, and curators of one of the largest cult followed music repositories in club music history, DJ trio Bicep & Hammer can certainly boast an impressive CV.

An electronic night of new Irish music

Tue, Jan 30, 2018

A GATHERING of some of the Ireland's leading electronica/indie acts in the Róísín Dubh next week is likely to be a highlight of Once Upon A Time Back The West, Galway's West End's celebration of live music, comedy and club culture.

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