A choral concert in aid of COPE

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE RENOWNED tenor Owen Gilhooly joins the Marine Institute Singers and SSE Airtricity’s workplace choir, the SSE Airs, for a concert in the Augustinian Church, Middle Street, on Saturday June 11 at 8pm.

Cafolla & Engel @ HALO

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE DJ/SAXOPHONE duo of Cafolla & Engel are set to be the highlight of a packed series of events taking place at HALO for the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Bank Holiday Sunday @ Electric

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

BANK HOLIDAY Sunday at Electric, Abbeygate Street, will be an all-day and night affair, starting with the Disco Brunch from midday, featuring an extended brunch menu, Disco Brunch Cocktails, and a DJ set from Anthony Collins.

Galway Gospel Choir to sing Dixieland gospel

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE GALWAY Gospel Choir will perform Dixieland gospel classics in the Nuns Island Theatre on Wednesday June 8 at 8pm.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Gigasecond Tour

Wed, Jun 01, 2016

THE UKULELE Orchestra of Great Britain, the world renowned all-singing, all-plucking, devotees to the tiny four stringed instrument, celebrated for their covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', and 'Pinball Wizard', are coming to Galway.

Album review: Car Seat Headrest

Music Reviews Thu, May 26, 2016

GOOD THINGS come, not to those who wait, but those who work hard for it. After years slogging it out on the internet, and releasing music through Bandcamp, 23-year-old Will Toledo is finally getting wider recognition.

February & Mars - debut album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, May 26, 2016

FEBRUARY & MARS, the Galway duo of Jack Considine and Carl Ramberg, whose hazy, synth-rock/disco sound has been turning heads, launch their debut album tomorrow.

My Fellow Sponges - new song and Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, May 26, 2016

FOLLOWING THE releasing their new video 'Cold Hand', My Fellow Sponges are promising "a midsummer stew for every shade of being and most genres under the sun" at their next concert.

Rock-a-Billy with Joe Fury & The Hayride

Thu, May 26, 2016

ROCKABILLY AND roots music will collide in exciting fashion when the great Joe Fury & The Hayride play Monroe’s Live on Sunday June 5 at 9pm.

No Quarter - Led Zeppelin tribute @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 26, 2016

NO STAIRWAY, the brilliant Galway Led Zeppelin tribute band, fronted by the multi-talented phenomenon that is Steven Sharpe, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 9.30pm.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ The Loft

Thu, May 26, 2016

WHIPLASH, the Galway based Metallica tribute act play The Loft at Seven this Saturday from 10pm, and can be expected to deliver a thrilling two hour set from the band's classic 1983 - 91 era.

Mark Geary @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 26, 2016

SINGER-SONGWRITER Mark Geary returns to Galway to play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Saturday June 11 at 9pm.

Mozart's 'Coronation' Mass in the Augustinian

Thu, May 26, 2016

MOZART'S 'CORONATION' Mass will be performed by three Galway choirs, under the baton of Mark Keane, in the Augustinian Church on Thursday June 2 at 8pm.

Pop Gods play the hits @ HALO

Thu, May 26, 2016

FROM WHAM! to Rihanna, Whitney to Beyoncé, Rick Astley to Justin Bieber, Pop Gods will play them all when they hit the stage of HALO Nightclub tomorrow from 11pm.

HAWK and Captain A to headline Citóg in June

Tue, May 24, 2016

GALWAY SINGER-SONGWRITER Julie Hough, leader of the London band HAWK, and Captain A's last gig for the foreseeable future, are just two of the highlights from next month's series of Citóg gigs at the Róisín Dubh.

Until April - new Galway band gets ready to tour Europe

Mon, May 23, 2016

A CHALLENGE two Galway musicians set themselves, and embodied in their band name, has resulted in the last thing they probably expected - a European tour from June to August, and gigs in Asia in September.

Album review: Radiohead

Music Reviews Thu, May 19, 2016

RADIOHEAD ARE around long enough to be called 'veteran prog-rockers', though they would disown the term, yet that constant shape-shifting, boundary pushing, and experimentation keeps earning them comparison to Pink Floyd and Aphex Twin.

YES! - celebrate marriage-equality's first anniversary

Thu, May 19, 2016

A YEAR on from the vote to legalise same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland, Galway will celebrate that momentous day with clubbing, a movie screening, a table quiz, brunch, while raiseing funds for LGBT charities.

Windings - new single and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, May 19, 2016

WINDINGS RETURN In 2016 with Irish dates, including Galway next week, festival appearances, while their fourth studio album, Be Honest and Fear Not, is due out in the autumn.

Leo Stannard to play The Loft

Thu, May 19, 2016

IT HAS been a phenomenal year for Leicester. The city's football team has won the English Premiership, snooker player Mark Selby won World Snooker Champion last month, while the star of fellow son of the city, musician Leo Stannard, continues to rise.

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