The 'pretty groovy' sound of White Boys

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

PANTI BLISS has called their music "pretty groovy!; Joe.ie lauded their “genius production values”, while The Rubberbandits were moved to say "fair Balls”. They are Cork duo White Boys.

Drum clinic with jazzman Coté Calmet

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

DRUMMERS, PARTICULARLY those with an interest in jazz, will have an opportunity to learn from the acclaimed Peruvian jazz drummer Coté Calmet, who will give a drum clinic and workshop in Galway this evening.

Traidphicnic - a weekend of Irish trad

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

NOEL HILL and Steve Cooney, Kíla, and Mary Bergin are some of the Irish music heavy hitters playing the upcoming Traidphicnic, open-air, traditional Irish music, arts, and culture festival, in An Spidéal.

Soulboys v Rudeboys @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

THE ORIGINAL Soulboys v Rudeboys night returns to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday for hot, sweaty, dancefloor action with some of the best original vinyl DJs in Ireland.

The return of The Henry Girls

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

THE HENRY Girls - Donegal sisters Karen, Lorna, and Joleen McLaughlin - make their annual summer visit to Galway city to play a concert as part of this year's Galway International Arts Festival.

Trad session for teens @ Fórioge Youth Café

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

UILLEANN PIPER Mick Carr, his fiddle playing daughter Aoife Carr, and Niall McQuaid on the bodhrán, play the final gig of the Galway Youth Arts Alliance Show Up and Show Off series at the Fóroige Youth Cafe, Fairgreen, this Saturday.

Songs Of Love from across the ages

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

WHILE ENGLISH has only one word for love, the ancient Greeks had at least seven - eros, agapé, and pragma, being among the best known - and love songs equally have taken on many forms over the centuries.

Hothouse Flowers - arts festival gig

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

"ROCK'N'ROLL is not about safety or politeness, it is not about perfection either. It is expression and it is spirit." So say the Hothouse Flowers who are coming to next month's Galway International Arts Festival.

Full line-up announced for Rock the Docks

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

OTHERKIN, SPYFU, Seo Linn, and the emerging phenomenon that is Galway Street Club, are among the band that will play the Rock The Docks festival from Friday June 24 to Sunday June 26.

Lúnasa - Galway Sessions Festival show

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

TRAD SUPERGROUP Lúnasa, featuring five of Irish music's most distinctive talents, return to Galway this Saturday to play the Róisín Dubh as part of the Galway Sessions festival.

Concerts to commemorate Eamonn Ceannt

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

EAMONN CEANNT, the County Galwayman who was one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, and who was crucial in reviving interest in, and paving the way for, the uilleann pipes central role in modern Irish music, is to be celebrated through a series of events in the city.

'Showman extraordinaire' - Jerry Fish to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

JERRY FISH, the charismatic singer and entertainer, described as a "showman extraordinaire, not to be missed” by Hot Press, returns to Galway this weekend to play the Róisín Dubh.

Telephones to hit the decks @ Electric

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

SCANDO-BALERIAC House and Disco aficionado Telephones - stage name of Norwegian DJ Henning Severud - is coming to Galway to play a once off boat party, along with a set at Electric.

Stomptown Brass - a New Orleans via Dublin sound

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THEY MAY hail from Dublin but Stomptown Brass's musical roots are firmly in the New Orleans tradition of street-stomping horn players, as can be seen when they play the Galway International Arts Festival next month.

Sound Passing - a weekend of ConTempo

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THREE DAYS of contemporary Irish classical music, including a new work commemorating the life of patriot, piper, and 1916 Proclamation signatory Eamonn Ceannt, will be heard at NUI Galway this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Brendan Shine to play Town Hall

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

FOR A certain generation, and a certain audience Brendan Shine is a legend for songs like 'Do You Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down' and 'I'm A Savage For Bacon and Cabbage'.

KeyWest to play McGettigan’s

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

KEYWEST, ONE of Ireland's most popular rock bands, come to Galway to play McGettigan’s, Prospect Hill, on Saturday June 18, from 10pm, to celebrate the venue's first birthday.

Aslan’s Christy Dignam @ Town Hall

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

ASLAN FRONTMAN Christy Dignam, and band co-founder Joe Jewell, will perform their intimate acoustic show, Some Songs and Stories, in the Town Hall Theatre, this Saturday at 8pm.

In Flow - Electro-Gamelan fusion

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

IN FLOW, a unique and immersive performance fusing electronic music, gamelan percussion, and visuals, comes to the Nuns Island Theatre this Saturday at 8pm.

Sharon Shannon - GIAF 16 concert

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

SHARON SHANNON and her band, will play Monroe’s Live on Tuesday July 12 at 8pm as part of the 2016 Galway International Arts Festival and tickets are now on sale.

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