Big gigs 2024: your handy guide to Ireland’s top live music events for the year ahead

DECEMBER

• The Lightning Seeds - December 1, The Limelight, Belfast
• Cherrie Currie: Voice of The Runaways - December 3, Sound House, Dublin
• Dom Martin - December 1, Mandela Hall, QUBSU
• Mary Coughlan - December 1, Olympia Theatre, Dublin
• The Undertones - December 3, Cork Opera House / 7, Olympia Theatre, Dublin
• Culture Club, Heaven 17, Tony Hadley - December 3, 3Arena, Dublin

• Villagers - December 3, Opera House, Cork / December 4, Dolan’s, Limerick / December 5, Gleneagle INEC Club, Killarney / December 9, Mandela Hall, QUBSU / December 11, Set Theatre, Kilkenny / December 12, Leisureland, Galway
• The Chameleons - December 9, Opium, Dublin / December 10, The Limelight, Belfast
• Beak - December 12, Button Factory, Dublin
• Falling in Reverse, Asking Alexandria, Our Last Night, Tech N9ne - December 12, 3Arena, Dublin

• The Coronas - December 12/13/14/15/17, Olympia Theatre, Dublin / December 19, The Ulster Hall, Belfast / December 21, Vicar Street, Dublin / December 28, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Gavin James - December 12/18/19/23, Whelan’s, Dublin / December 20, TF Royal, Castlebar / December 21, Big Top Live, Waterford / December 27, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney / December 29, The Hub At Cillin Hill, Kilkenny
• Pa Sheehy - December 13, Cyprus Avenue, Cork / December 14, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Stereo MCs, EMF - December 13, Cyprus Avenue, Cork / December 14, Big Top Live, Waterford
• Lyra - December 13, TF Royal, Castlebar / December 14 / Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Kygo - December 13, 3Arena, Dublin
• The Blades - December 13, The Academy, Dublin
• Pillow Queens - December 13, Vicar Street, Dublin
• The Stunning - December 13, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney / December 14, Cyprus Avenue, Cork
• Mick Flannery - December 13, Big Top Live, Waterford

• The Frank and Walters - December 14, Whelan’s, Dublin / December 20/21, Cyprus Avenue, Cork
• Picture This - December 14, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• The Mary Wallopers - December 14/15, Vicar Street, Dublin/ December 21, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney/ December 23, Cork City Hall / December 27/28, Vicar Street, Dublin / December 29, SSE Arena, Belfast

• Alcest - December 14, The Academy, Dublin
• Muireann Bradley - December 14, Roisin Dubh, Galway
• The Tumbling Paddies - December 14, Telegraph Building, Belfast / December 22, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Currents - December 15, The Academy, Dublin / December 16, The Limelight 2, Belfast
• George Murphy and The Rising Sons - December 15, Dolan’s, Limerick
• December 15 - Ryan Sheridan, Whelan’s, Dublin
• Susan O’Neill - December 15, Roisin Dubh, Galway
• One Leg, One Eye - December 16, The Black Box, Belfast

• Damien Dempsey - December 16/17/19/20/22/23, Vicar Street, Dublin / December 31, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Midge Ure - December 16, Ulster Hall, Belfast

• The Pogues - December 17, 3Arena, Dublin

• Esmerelda Road - December 18, The Limelight, Belfast
• Kate Nash - December 18, The Academy, Dublin
• Christy Moore - December 18/30, Vicar Street, Dublin
• Keith & Kristyn Getty - December 19/20, SSE Arena, Belfast
• Bricknasty - December 19, The Academy, Dublin
• Cameron Marlowe - December 19, The Limelight 2
• Muireann Bradley - December 19 - Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick
• And So I Watch You From Afar, Arborist - December 20, The Limelight
• David C Clements with the Arco String Quartet - December 20, Ulster Hall, Belfast
• Mary Coughlan - December 20/21, Town Hall Theatre, Galway
• Ailbhe Reddy - December 20, Workman’s Cellar, Dublin
• The Scratch - December 20, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Kilarney
• Search Results - December 20, Whelan’s, Dublin
• Hermitage Green - December 20/21, Roisin Dubh, Galway / December 26, The Hub At Cillin Hill, Kilkenny / December 31, Dolan’s, Limerick
• The Undertones - December 21, Ulster Hall, Belfast
• Elle Coves - December 21, The Academy 2, Dublin
• Kneecap, Gurriers - December 21, SSE Arena, Belfast
• Peter Richardson - December 21, Grand Social, Dublin
• and he, the fool - December 21, Workman’s, Dublin
• Fake Friends - December 22, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Soda Blonde - December 22, Whelan’s, Dublin
• Aslan - December 27, Cyprus Avenue, Cork
• The Delawares - December 27, The Empire, Belfast
• Foster & Allen - December 27, Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar / December 30, Trim Castle Hotel, Trim / December 31, Abbey Hotel Roscommon
• Michael English - December 27, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• HousePlants - December 27, Roisin Dubh, Galway
• The Whistlin’ Donkeys - December 27, TF Royal, Castlebar / December 28, Cyprus Avenue, Cork
• John Spillane - December 28, Live By The Bay, The Maritime, Bantry
• Paddy Casey - December 28, Whelan’s, Dublin
• The 4 of Us (acoustic) - December 28, Upstairs at Dolan’s, Limerick
• Mick Flannery - December 28, Roisin Dubh, Galway
• The Fureys - December 29, Arklow Bay Hotel, Wicklow / December 30, Canal Court Hotel, Newry
• Hothouse Flowers - December 29, TF Royal, Castlebar
• Darren Kiely - December 30, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney
• Allie Sherlock - December 30, TF Royal, Castlebar
• Mundy - December 30, Whelan’s, Dublin
• Phil Coulter - December 31, Live By The Bay, The Maritime, Bantry