The best of the live music gigs around Ireland this week.
Who: Beverley Craven
Date: April 13
Where: Set Theatre, Kilkenny
British singer-songwriter Beverley Craven is on a bit of an Irish tour and is lending her vocal talents to the wondrous venue that is the Set Theatre in Kilkenny.
If you’re trying to remember who she is, she sang this ridiculously huge hit from the early ’90s.
Clip via BeverleycravenVEVO
Who: Christy Moore
Date: April 13
Where: Vicar Street, Dublin
Irish legend Christy Moore is almost synonymous with Vicar Street now, it just seems like his natural habitat. The Christy Moore at Vicar Street gigs are the stuff of legend and we’re sure this will be no different.
Clip via ChristyMooreVEVO
Who: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Date: April 15
Where: 3Arena, Dublin
The Grammy award-winning man from Seattle arrives in town along with his buddy Ryan Lewis to show Dublin what the world has been fussing about for a couple of years now. The 3Arena will be absolutely bouncing for this.
Clip via Ryan Lewis
Who: Elephant
Date: April 15
Where: Spirit Store, Dundalk
Elephant play a hometown gig this Friday night in the brilliant Spirit Store. One of the most innovative acts on the Irish music scene, Elephant, under the guidance of multi-instrumentalist Shane Clarke will rock the Spirit Store in their own unique way.
Clip via We Are Elephants
Who: The Frank & Walters
Date: April 15
Where: Cork Opera House
The brilliant Frank & Walters play a hometown gig in the magnificent Cork Opera House this Friday night. Going since the early ’90s and capable of the most infectious melodies, The Frank & Walters should be global by now, but it doesn’t always work out like that.
Never mind, this gig will be epic.
Clip via Frank and Walters