Auditions for Seussical the Musical

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

SEUSSICAL, THE musical inspired by the extraordinary characters and wonderful stories from the imagination of Dr Seuss, comes to the Town Hall Theatre from August 12 to 16.

Gamadon @ Basement Project

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

GAMADON, THE Mullingar DJ also known as Gavin McDonagh, will DJ at Get Deeper in The Cellar tomorrow from 10pm - when he will also be celebrating his birthday.

Paintclub Galway returns to An Pucan

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

PAINTCLUB GALWAY, which is a fusion of painting classes and a social night, returns to An Pucan, Forster Street, on Thursday July 2.

Places remain for Stagecoach summer camps

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

PLACES REMAIN on Stagecoach Galway's August 2015 summer camps for 12 to 18-year-olds, which will be concentrating on the musical Fame Jr.

The Complete Stone Roses @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

THE COMPLETE Stone Roses, the much admired tribute band to the Manchester 'punkadelic' legends, return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday July 9 at 10pm.

Rory Gallagher tribute @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

BARRY MCGIVERN is a self taught guitarist who first saw Rory Gallagher on TV in 1969 performing with his power trio Taste, before eventually seeing the Irish blues legend more than 30 times in concert.

Seán Keane and Granny's Suitcase

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

GRANNY'S SUITCASE, the new show from one of Ireland's greatest vocalists, Seán Keane, will find the Caherlistrane man, alone on the the Town Hall Theatre stage this Saturday at 8pm.

Community @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

COMMUNITY IS the improv alter-ego of Galway group My Fellow Sponges, whose drive is to see the audience create music with the band.

Tech House @ The Cellar

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

THE TECH House crew will descend into The Cellar Underground this Saturday from 10pm for a night of techno, house, and bass, from a plethora of different DJs.

Exhibit B - face to face with Europe's racist history

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

UNTIL THE outbreak of the WWI, there was a phenomenon known as The Human Zoo, where African tribespeople were put on public display as exhibits and curiosities - under the guise of “ethnological enlightenment” - for the titillation of European and American audiences.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ The Loft

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

BETWEEN 1983 and 1991 Metallica made some of the greatest metal ever created and that rich entertainment and artistic achievement will be celebrated by Ireland's leading Metallica tribute band Whiplash this weekend.

Parquet Courts and why you should go to their gig

Tue, Jun 23, 2015

"ANYTHING THAT does not come from tradition is plagiarism," declared the Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí. It is a willfully contradictory, deliberately oxymoronic statement, but it does get to the heart of New York indie-rockers Parquet Courts.

Iranian film-maker to be honoured at Galway Film Fleadh

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF, the Iranian film-maker who spent four and a half years in a political prison during the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah, will attend this year's Galway Film Fleadh, and receive the fleadh’s highest honour - the Galway Hooker Award.

Deirdre O'Kane - coming back to stand-up comedy

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

DEIRDRE O'KANE is back doing stand-up comedy. After years away from the circuit, during which she returned to her original calling of acting, winning acclaim for her roles in the film Nobel and the comedy series Moone Boy, she entered 2015 with time on her hands, and an itch to put pen to paper.

What lies Underneath

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

WRITER AND performer Pat Kinevane comes to the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, June 23, at 8pm with his latest acclaimed solo play, Underneath. Presented by Fishamble Theatre Company and directed by Jim Culleton, this remarkable piece premiered in December 2014 and is now on a national tour.

Tommy Tiernan to play charity event at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

TOMMY TIERNAN, My Fellow Sponges, and Little John Nee will be among the performers at a fundraising cabaret for the charity Clowns Without Borders.

Electric Eel Shock - the wild men of metal return

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK, the Japanese metal, classic rock, and punk trio, whose music and stage shows are a wild, outrageous, and high energy filled celebration of the guitar, loud music, and a catchy chorus, are back.

TULCA - submissions still being accepted

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE MYTHOLOGICAL story of Hy-Brasil, which legend says lies off the west coast of Ireland, is the starting point for this year's TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, curated by Mary Cremin.

Galway Film Fleadh 'music from the movies' concert

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FILM SCORES, be they the James Bond theme, John William's iconic score for Star Wars, Ennio Morricone's immortal The Good, The Bad or The Ugly theme, have given the world some of its best and best loved music.