Leisureland

Cian Ducrot
2023-12-02 19:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Leisureland Galway, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
The Irish singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist has seen his recent singles – ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ and the Gold-certified ‘All For You’ – fly into the Top 20 of the Official Singles Chart and exceed 300 million streams to date. He has also hit Spotify’s global Top 200, aided by a wider international impact which has included two Top 10 singles in Ireland, Top 20 hits in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.

Damien Dempsey
2023-12-09 19:00
After two triumphant sold out shows at Iveagh Gardens in July, Damien Dempsey announces his longest run of 6 shows at Vicar Street for Christmas 2023. Both Iveagh and Vicar Street have become a thing of legend for Damien and his devoted gig going tribe. The December Tour will kick off in Limerick and end on New Years Eve in Killarney.
2023 has also seen the first new music from Damien since 2018’s sublime Union album.

Glen Hansard - Live In Concert
2023-12-15 20:00

The Mary Wallopers
2023-12-20 19:00
“They’re revitalising Irish trad for a new generation with rowdy reinterpretations of hand-me-down odes to sex, devilry and drink (mainly drink). Like the Dubliners, the Pogues and Jinx Lennon before them, they elevate the displaced and the downtrodden, sticking two fingers up to the establishment and, in doing so, yanking a thread that unites all rebel music from folk to punk and rap” The Guardian
Irish Rock ’n’ Roll is due for release on October 6th and follows last year’s hugely acclaimed self-titled debut (“these youngsters are all about presenting vibrancy, saltiness and edge via roots music from a bygone age, at a moment when such qualities are all but absent form contemporary pop” Mojo).

Bell X1
2023-12-21 19:00
After a summer run including sold-out shows in the Marquee, Cork; King John’s Castle, Limerick; Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens, Galway Arts Festival, and a special performance at Áras an Uachtarain for President Michael D Higgins and invited guests, Bell X1 are readying themselves to get back indoors this winter.
The band recently released a new single & video “The Lobster” – the third single from their 8th studio album, Merciful Hour, which came out in May. The ten-track album was recorded in Dublin with producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy, and features the band collaborating with Dowry Strings.

Lankum
2023-12-22 19:00
Their new album, False Lankum follows their 2019 breakthrough album The Livelong Day, which paved the way for critical and commercial success, earning them that year’s RTE Choice Music Prize (the Irish equivalent of the Album of the Year Grammy) and the #8 spot on NPR Music’s Best Albums of the Year list. Drawing on traditional folk songs, Lankum put their own dark, distinctive mark onto each, leaning into heavy drones and sonic distortion that imparts new intensity and beauty into each track. This record sees the band cement their breakout from the folk genre, creating bold, contemporary music that may be fashioned from traditional elements but is firmly new, sitting comfortably alongside Rough Trade labelmates like black midi and Gilla Band. False Lankum also features two original tracks, ‘Netta Perseus’ and ‘The Turn’, both penned by the group’s Daragh Lynch.

Block Rockin Beats
2023-12-28 20:00
Dec Pierce’s Block Rockin Beats is a performance of the world’s biggest dance anthems featuring a DJ set with full live band, plus special guests.
A raw, energetic live set including tracks from Underworld, Faithless, The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers & many more.
Block Rockin Beats – where rave meets rock music. A show where both music styles unite for one unmissable performance. Expect songs such as No Good (Start the dance) alongside Smells Like Teen Spirit and Beastie Boys’ Sabotage.
Block Rockin Beats is a live venue and festival performance version of Dec Pierce’s radio show of the same name on Today FM.

Dream Wedding Expo
2024-01-13 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-14 12:00 - 18:00
We are delighted to confirm that all arrangements are firmly in place for the next Dream Weddings Exhibition!
The all encompassing and best bridal exhibition staged annually in the west of Ireland.
Special features
The exhibition will cover every aspect of getting married.
This year there will be over 80 exhibitors, unique feature areas and dynamic fashion shows featuring top Irish models from the Catwalk Model Agency.
Three stunning fashion shows each day will bring bridal fashion to life in astounding productions.
Each show will feature designer dresses for the bride and bridesmaids, stylish grooms wear and the latest creations for the mother of the bride.

Mary Coughlan, Sharon Shannon & Frances Black
2024-01-19 20:00
Sharon Shannon, Frances Black and Mary Coughlan are some of the most successful female artists Ireland has to offer and are no strangers to each other, having performed and recorded together as an integral part of the successful Woman’s Heart albums and tours.

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame
2024-01-25 20:00
Frankie Boyle has confirmed a date at Leisureland Galway on 25th January 2024 as part of his Lap Of Shame tour.

Tickets for the Galway date will go on sale this Friday 28th April at 10am 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

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame
2024-01-26 20:00, 2024-04-18 20:00
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

Derek Ryan
2024-01-27 20:00
With Special Guests Lisa McHugh & Olivia Douglas

Irish country sensation Derek Ryan’s road to stardom is set to continue with his biggest concert tour to date. After the resounding success of his recent nationwide Irish tour ‘Pure & Simple,’ Derek is back with a brand new concert show for 2024 in Galway

London Film Orchestra - The Best of Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated
2024-02-10 20:00
An immersive tribute to Hans Zimmer and cinema’s most iconic music with a live chamber orchestra illuminated by light!

Smokie - The Legacy Tour
2024-02-15 20:00
Smokie celebrated their 45th Anniversary last year, with a world tour, which saw them visit 3 continents and brought that distinctive Smokie sound to 19 countries around the globe. And in case you thought they would be tired and burned out? Well, not a bit of it! They have revelled in the challenge of bringing a new freshness and vigour to Smokie hits that have become classics of pop.
Songs like “Something’s Been Making me blue” “I’ll Meet You At Midnight”, “Don’t Play Your Rock ‘n’ Roll To Me” “If You Think You Know How To Love Me” “Livin’ Next Door To Alice” “Wild Angels” “Oh Carol” “Needles and Pins” “Have you ever seen the rain” “Mexican Girl” “For a few dollars more” “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” and indeed, many more.

Tickets available on Ticketmaster and Zhivago Records, Shop St. Galway 091 509960

The High Kings
2024-02-24 20:00
2023 has been nothing short of remarkable for The High Kings. Following an epic world tour and the release of their highly anticipated 8th studio album The Road not Taken as well as unprecedented streaming numbers, ‘Ireland’s leading folk band’ have once again captured the hearts of fans across the globe with their spellbinding melodies and harmonies.

Lyra
2024-02-29 19:00
LYRA is one of the most striking talents to have emerged from Ireland in the past few years. Hailing from County Cork, she’s established herself on both the domestic and international stage with a string of exciting, vibrant singles accompanied by a unique style of visual presentation that is never less than stunning.

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

The Kilfenora Ceili Band
2024-03-22 20:00
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.

Galway Mind Body Experience
2024-03-24 10:00 - 19:00
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.

Paul Brady
2024-04-19 20:00
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.

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox
2024-04-20 20:00
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.

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra
2024-05-09 20:00
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!

Shine On Palestine
2024-05-10 19:30
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.

Professor Brian Cox - Horizons
2024-05-17 19:00 - 20:00
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.

Music For Galway - Galway Bay is Calling
2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:00
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).

Music For Galway - Songs of Travel: The Journey Begins
2024-05-18 20:00 - 22:00
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 - National Symphony Orchestra with Eimear Noone
2024-05-22 20:00
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 - The CELLISSIMO SPECTACULAR
2024-05-25 19:00
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.
