Leisureland

Amble
2024-10-31 20:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Amble are Robbie Cunningham, Oisin McCaffrey and Ross McNerney, a 3-piece ensemble of songwriters hailing from the midlands and west of Ireland. In only ten months, Amble have garnered over 135k monthly Spotify listeners and is fast approaching the 4,000,000-stream total, averaging over 30,000 streams a day.

Deirdre O'Kane: O'Kaning It
2024-10-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
When The First Lady of Irish Comedy played this summer’s Galway International Arts Festival, it was an absolute sell-out and she’s returning to the west for #GCF24.
An accomplished actor, podcast host and charity worker, O’Kane is bound to be one of the festival highlights. A dazzlingly charismatic star, her stage presence allows her to explore some darker material especially in her latest show O’Kaning It, an hour of side splitting and occasionally guilty laughs.

Des Bishop - Lately
2024-10-26 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Des Bishop is back with his new show Lately. The world has changed, Ireland has changed and Des’ life has changed… A LOT. Lately is an hilarious, in-your-face stand-up show that covers all this and more as Des tries to make sense of all the changes in his and all of our lives.

Russell Howard
2024-10-23 20:00, 2024-10-22 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Russell Howard is relentlessly funny, endlessly charming and undoubtedly the king of feel-good comedy. A mega-star for over 15 years, Russell Howard’s Good News showed him as a firm believer in comedy as a way to deal with a world in crisis, and boy does that feel timely again.

Rob Lamberti Presents - Perfectly George
2024-10-18 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Featuring the incredible voice of Rob Lamberti, this show has wowed audiences around the
country and Europe and lifted them to their feet, in a dynamic show that tactfully and
appropriately celebrates the career of one of the most gifted performers of a generation.
From Wham! all the way through to the diverse eras of George’s hugely successful solo
career, including timeless hits like ‘Careless Whisper’, ‘Faith’, ‘I’m Your Man’, ‘Club
Tropicana’, and so many more, the show tells the story of George Michael in the vast
repertoire of songs that made him an icon to so many.

Kevin Bloody Wilson
2024-10-17 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
40 years since the release his quadruple-platinum selling debut album, Australian comedian/songwriter Kevin Bloody Wilson is heading back out on the road and is set to bring his 40 Years of Kevin Bloody Wilson with three Irish shows in Leisureland, Galway on Thursday 17 October 2024, University Concert Hall, Limerick on Friday 18 October 2024 and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on Sunday 20 October 2024.

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight
2024-10-13 20:00
Following another sell-out tour of the Europe & USA, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is back with an epic, new 90-minute concert, breathing beautifully dark energy into legendary Rock & Metal.
In ethereal candlelit settings, this band of 14 classical musicians unleash effortlessly enchanting melodies alongside powerful walls of distortion. Witness the unexpected union of Classical music and Metal.
Performing the music of iconic bands including:
Metallica, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Rage Against The Machine, My Chemical Romance, Linkin’ Park, SOAD, Guns N Roses, Evanescence, Papa Roach, The Cranberries & MORE!

Dirtbirds
2024-10-12 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Ireland’s Queens of Comedy are back with their brand new show “Girls World Tour”.

After their last sell-out tour which received standing ovations across Ireland and the UK, DirtBirds are bringing their highly relatable and spot-on observational comedy back to the stage.

DirtBirds bring Girls World Tour to 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September 2024 and Leisureland, Galway on Saturday 12th October 2024. Tickets go on sale this Friday 29th September at 10.00am from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ie

With a mix of stand-up and sketches this hilarious new show explores the fascinating female mind and answers burning questions like:

Why do we enter 1000 calories into our Noom app when we’ve really consumed over 6,000?
Why do we hold onto tights when they’ve ladders in them?
Why do we keep buying creams that we KNOW won’t stop our faces from sliding down our necks?

Milton Jones - Ha!milton
2024-09-21 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
This is not a musical. Milton Jones is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm, but at least he doesn’t make a song and dance about it.
He has more important things to discuss. Like giraffes…and there’s a bit about tomatoes.
You might know him from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or Radio 4. Or that time he stood for the Scottish National Party, fought a hard campaign, but in the end had to respect the wishes of the people of Cardiff.

Music For Galway - Marty Morrissey and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
2024-09-17 08:00 - 17:00
SPORT, MUSIC, STORIES AND CRAIC
Marty Morrissey presents his sporting life – the games, the music and the craic – performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Gavin Maloney.
With accompanying footage from sporting wins and iconic moments over the years, Marty Morrissey takes us on a journey through the very best of Irish sporting life, with musical themes and images from the archives, chatting to special sporting guests and sharing some of his own memories.
Music will include Put Em Under Pressure, Chariots of Fire, themes from The Sunday Game and Match of the Day, You’ll Never Walk Alone, From Clare to Here for the hurlers and plenty more bound to get the blood pumping and sporting spirit ignited.

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Christy Moore
2024-08-30 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
One of the most compelling and inspirational musicians Ireland has ever seen, Christy has a universal fan base and still continues to entertain, cementing him as an Irish icon. It is his deep urge to connect with the listener and to transmit the meaning of the songs he sings that has endeared him to audiences of all ages. Christy has released 30 solo albums from ‘Paddy on the Road’ (1969) through to his multi-platinum pair of live albums, ‘On the Road’ and ‘Magic Nights’ (2017 & 2019). Christy’s latest album ‘Flying Into Mystery’ was released in 2021 (Hot Press Folk Album of the Year).

Daniel O'Donnell
2024-08-09 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Daniel O’Donnell’s remarkable career forges ahead unabated, not only as a singer but also as a TV presenter, just another facet to his ever-expanding list of entertainment achievements.
The Donegal-based singer, who is one of the most prolific and successful recording artists in the UK charts, is the only artist in the world to score a hit in the UK album charts every year since 1988, an unprecedented and unbroken 36-year span, and in doing so, he has outshone everyone from Michael Jackson and Madonna to U2 and the Rolling Stones.

Nathan Carter
2024-08-03 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
It has just been announced that Ireland’s hottest act, NATHAR CARTER will return to Galway, when he plays Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday the 3rd of August THIS YEAR, 2024, for a fully seated Summer Spectacular !
Tickets are now on sale online at www.ticketmaster.ie
Nathan promises “A Hot August Night” A full on, no holds barred, evening of great entertainment with his terrific band and special guests on the night.

Randy Feltface: First Banana
2024-07-20 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
The first banana appeared on earth 10,000 years ago. Randy Feltace believes humanity has been in a downward spiral ever since. The only logical solution is a brand new hour of comedy from a felt-faced comedian with an axe to grind.

Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny
2024-06-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy. Jimmy Carr is going back on tour with his brand-new show ‘Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny’.

Jimmy Carr embarks on a nationwide Irish tour from May 2024 with dates at 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Leisureland, Galway, Gleneagle INEC Arena, Killarney and Opera House, Cork. There will be two shows per night, starting at 7.00pm and 9.30pm.
Tickets for all dates will go on sale this Friday 3rd November at 10.00am from www.ticketmaster.ie and venue box offices.

John Bishop - Back At It
2024-05-31 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Comedy superstar John Bishop is getting Back At It – doing what he does best – with a new stand-up tour for 2024. After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is getting back to the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh.

Music For Galway - The CELLISSIMO SPECTACULAR
2024-05-25 19:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
The eight cellists that comprise Cello Ireland are at the heart of this very special concert. The first part of the evening showcases the wide diversity of their repertoire. Towards the end of the evening, cellists of all ages and abilities – children, students, amateurs, professionals – join Cello Ireland and our international students to create a mammoth cello orchestra.

Music For Galway - National Symphony Orchestra with Eimear Noone
2024-05-22 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
We are so proud to present the Galway debut of one of Galway’s greatest musicians, the unique Eimear Noone. We celebrate Eimear’s amazing global achievements as trailblazing composer and conductor with an eclectic programme of classical and contemporary music from the worlds of film and gaming.
Our cello soloist is another proud Galway musician – the unstoppable Adrian Mantu of the ConTempo Quartet.
Featuring sweeping scores from critically acclaimed films such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, August Rush, and Eimear’s own The Canterville Ghost, as well as world premieres of Eimear’s upcoming works, this promises to be an unforgettable concert by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Music For Galway - Songs of Travel: The Journey Begins
2024-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Join the National Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded cast for the opening concert of Cellissimo 2024 in Leisureland, a concert which also sits at the heart of the Songs of Travel strand. The outstanding German cellist Alban Gerhardt will interpret Shostakovich’s momentous Second Cello Concerto and we will also hear the world premiere of a brand-new concerto by Djuro Zivkovic for cello, piano and orchestra, performed by Swedish cellist Jakob Koranyi and our very own artistic director Finghin Collins. Former President of Ireland and Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson will give an address on climate justice while conductor Martyn Brabbins will wrap up proceedings with Mendelssohn’s “Calm Seas and Prosperous Voyage”.

Music For Galway - Galway Bay is Calling
2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Galway Bay is Calling is a collaborative community project that Music for Galway (and Cellissimo 2024) is running in partnership with the Galway Atlantaquaria (GA) and ATU. It involves three community music groups, three marine specialists (Garry Kendellen, Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra, Dr. Joao Frias) and one cellist/composer (Naomi Berrill).

Professor Brian Cox - Horizons
2024-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Horizons. A 21st Century Space Odyssey with Professor Brian Cox

Having set two Guinness World Records with his previous sell-out World Tour, Professor Brian Cox is back in regional theatres to see off the sellout Arena tour HORIZONS.

Horizons has taken over 250,000 people across three continents on a dazzling journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become. Using state of the art screen technology, venues across the world from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle have been filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and the latest theories of the origin of the Universe.

Shine On Palestine
2024-05-10 19:30 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
The Alternative Eurovision

From Shore to Shore – Two live events in Galway and Dublin – hosted by XNTHONY & Panti Bliss!

Live on stage and live-streamed online THIS FRIDAY MAY 10th – both events will be rebroadcast online on Sat 11th May during the Eurovision final.

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra
2024-05-09 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Boundary-breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology and the raucous rebellion of rock, the London Symphonic Rock Orchestra deliver iconic rock hits most spectacularly.
Dressed as an army of rock warriors, LSRO performs whilst immersed in a candlelit fantasy forest. The atmosphere is electric, the musicians are mesmerising, and the supersonic, 100% live, wall of sound they create instantly captivates the audience.
Expect reimagined classic hits from AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N Roses,
Evanescence, Motörhead, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine, System of a Down and many more!

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
2024-04-20 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Famed “Pop music in a Time Machine” concert act Postmodern Jukebox has announced a new World Tour to celebrate the dual milestone of their 10th anniversary of touring and their 1,000th show in 2024. Dubbed The ‘10 ’Tour, Concertgoers can expect a dazzling, inspiring trip through the PMJ Universe — where modern-day earworms and iconic pop hits alike are reimagined in classic genres like 1920s jazz, Swing, Doo-wop and Motown, and brought to life by a cast of some of the world’s best singers, dancers, and instrumentalists.

Paul Brady
2024-04-19 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland’s most enduringly popular artists. Born in Strabane, Northern Ireland, on the border with the Irish Republic, he was exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age. A Fifties child, his first sounds were the Swing, Jazz, Show tunes and light opera of his parents’ generation. Then Rock ‘n Roll, 60’s pop and Motown, Blues, R’n’B and Country and Western. Through all this ran the potent flavour of Irish traditional music and song.

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame
2024-04-18 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Frankie Boyle has confirmed a date at Leisureland Galway on 25th + 26th January 2024 as part of his Lap Of Shame tour.

Tickets from www.ticketmaster.ie

Frankie also plays four dates at 3Olympia Dublin on 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th January 2024. Tickets are on sale now.

Frankie Boyle’s on tour. Buy a ticket, because by the time he arrives, the currency will be worthless and you and your neighbours part of a struggling militia that could probably use a few laughs.

Age Restriction: 16+
Show policies: no phones/recording, no latecomers, no readmittance

Galway Mind Body Experience
2024-03-24 10:00 - 19:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
Ireland’s Largest Holistic Event returns to Galway on Sunday the 24th of March 2024. Free Admission, 70 Exhibitors, and 27 Complimentary Talks, Workshops & Classes. The event is comprised of four different elements all in one venue, the Mind Body Soul Expo, the Yoga and Meditation Festival, Live Well – Talks & Workshops and the Galway Psychic Fair.

The Kilfenora Ceili Band
2024-03-22 20:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
In the span of a century, entire countries rise and fall, cultures evolve, fashions transform. Yet some have endured.
There are those who still prevail and even prosper.
One such icon, Ireland’s oldest Céilí Band, was born a century ago in the tiny village of Kilfenora.

Thomas O'Toole - Breaking Ground
2024-03-16 18:00 - 23:00 | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
McEleny promotions presents a night of elite professional boxing. Their first show is not one to be missed.
