Vicar Street

Tommy Tiernan has stepped in to replace him for a gig next month. Jason Byrne has been forced to cancel part of his British tour and pull out of a Vicar Street gig due to a heart condition. In a video posted to his Twitter page, the Irish comedian apologised and explained that after going […]

4 years ago

The famous Dublin venue is ready to open its doors again. What’s the last gig you went to in pre-pandemic times? Chances are, it may have taken place in Dublin’s revered Vicar Street venue. The overall shutdown of live events has proven a major talking point during the pandemic as the arts industry in Ireland […]

4 years ago

Turn this one up good and loud. A few months ago, having hit up Paris to see Metallica, this writer found himself stranded in Charles de Gaulle Airport for many hours following an unfortunate overbooking situation. During a seemingly endless scroll of the phone, the news emerged that Girl Band, beloved Dublin purveyors of challenging, inventive […]

7 years ago

A compelling voice very much on the rise… If you managed to get into Loyle Carner’s show at Dublin’s Grand Social in April, two things became immediately apparent. 1) He’s really very good. 2) His next Irish show would be a much bigger affair. And so it has proved with Friday morning’s news that Carner […]

7 years ago

Treat yo’self. Emmy Award winner Aziz Ansari is bringing his Road To Nowhere tour to Dublin at the end of March of this year. He will perform in Vicar Street on 31 March, 2019. The Master of None and Parks & Rec star is touring for the first time since allegations of sexual misconduct were […]

7 years ago

A tribute to “Ireland’s foremost sound engineer” takes place in March. Trad hero Christy Moore is set for a busy 2019, with gigs recently confirmed for Louth on top of a previously announced major summer headline show in Cork. There’s no stopping the Newbridge icon at the moment as he steps into a run of […]

7 years ago