Irish - Shows & Events
The Mary Wallopers

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
Described by The Guardian as "invoking the raucous ghosts of The Dubliners and The Pogues to startling effect", The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, Ireland, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling th...Stiff Little Fingers

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 14 March 2025
During the first wave of U.K. punk rock, plenty of bands sang about a world full of violence and chaos, but Stiff Little Fingers didn't have to imagine a dystopian world - formed in Belfast in 1977 at the height of "The Troubles," police br...U2 by U2UK

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 14 March 2025
Over their 20 year history, it's easy to see why U2UK are Europe's Premiere U2 Tribute show, winning the hearts of U2 fans all over by performing in Europe and beyond, including U2's after show party....The Breath

The Met, Bury
Saturday 15 March 2025
Nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019, Rioghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of bewitching Manchester alt-folk act The Breath. And for them, it's all about the song. Connolly writes the only way she knows ho...Toss The Feathers

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Manchester's most exciting Celtic export since Phil Lynott, legendary folk rockers Toss the Feathers are known for their contemporary blending of traditional Irish music with various music styles. Originally formed in 1987 after Dave Smylie...Joshua Burnside

Yes, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production method...LITTLE IRELAND FESTIVAL: St Patricks Weekend

Mother Marys, Manchester
Saturday 15 - Monday 17 March 2025
Mother Marys Proudly Presents:Little Ireland Festival 2025 A 3 day Festival in celebration of St Patricks Day & Little Ireland...Paddy's Day Bottomless Brunch

The Grosvenor Manchester, Manchester
Saturday 15 March 2025
Featuring 90 minutes bottomless drinks, a food dish from our menu and live DJ that will sham-rock your Saturday afternoon...Ultimate Rave Bingo // Chorley // Paddys Day Special

Park Hall Hotel And Spa, Chorley
Saturday 15 March 2025
This is nothing like any other bingo you have ever been to; Ultimate Rave Bingo is a touring bingo show that never performs the same show twice....St patricks day party

Pikefold Golf Club, Bury
Sunday 16 March 2025
LIVE IRISH BAND QUARE CRAIC JOINING US FOR THE AFTERNOON FOR OUR ST PATRICKS KNEES UP...Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 17 March 2025
Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Ireland's favourite sons 'The Dubliners'. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran B...ST PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL - SECRET RAVE - Manchester

Secret Venue Manchester, Manchester
Monday 17 March 2025
Join us on Monday 17th March 2025 as we celebrate St Patrick's Day at an exclusive venue playing all the best in House, Hip-Hop & Garage music....St. Patricks Day at Fitzpatricks

Fitzpatricks, Wigan
Monday 17 March 2025
Join use at Fitzpatrick's Saturday 15th March to Monday 17th March for our St. Patrick's Day Festival, featuring an incredible line-up of LIVEE MUSIC...The Dublin Legends (The Dubliners)

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Following the sudden death of founding member Barney McKenna in 2012 and John Sheahan's' decision to retire it was agreed that The Dubliners, as a touring band, would end and The Dublin Legends were born. The Dublin Legends - Sean Cannon, P...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy

The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 21 March 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...Dark Matter - slomanmusic present a St Patrick's Day celebration

Todmorden Working Mens Social Club, Oldham
Saturday 22 March 2025
Three fantastic music acts with Outside The Box headlining; singing, dancing and food....Catherine Bohart

The Frog and Bucket, Manchester
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Catherine Bohart's back and older than ever with her new show "Again, With Feelings." And adulthood frankly isn't living up to her expectations. Join this "effortless" (Chortle) "star in the making" (Skinny) for a hilariously twisted second...The Highstool Prophets

Orla Gartland

Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 1 April 2025
Dublin singer-songwriter Orla Gartland had a childhood steeped in music. Taught traditional folk instruments at the age of five, she moved onto the guitar at 12 and posted her first video to YouTube at 13. The ever-humble musician's online ...The Academic

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 3 April 2025
Irish chart-toppers The Academic grew up just outside the small rural Irish town of Mullingar, about an hour west of Dublin and set in the heart of Ireland's midlands. Meeting in school, the quartet became firm friends through their shared ...Nathan Carter

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 6 April 2025
Quickly becoming one of the UK's most prolific touring artists, wowing crowds with his sensational live show, Liverpudlian Irish country pop star Nathan Carter returns. One of the UK's most exciting live performers, his energetic showmanshi...Briana Corrigan (The Beautiful South)

The Irish Club, Warrington
Sunday 6 April 2025
With a voice that "could melt icebergs at 50 paces" (VOX), Briana Corrigan was a member of The Beautiful South from 1988 to 1992 and is best known for delivering their most successful single - the chart-topping, Brit Award-winning 'A Li...Deirdre O'Kane

Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 9 April 2025
Comedic fireball Deirdre O'Kane is mad for road, mercilessly mining hilarity from the human condition. Will she conquer the chaos or revel in it? Tame the mayhem or "O'Kane it"? Either way you're in for a night of relentless laughs fuelled ...Imelda May

Lowry, Salford
Monday 14 April 2025
Exploring blues, soul, gospel, folk, rock, acoustic, cinematic drama and explosive balladry, globally revered Irish superstar singer and songwriter Imelda May brims with sensuality, emotional intelligence, spirituality and intuition. Del...The Murder Capital

New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 18 April 2025
The Irish post-punk band reached the UK Top 20 with their debut album, 'When I Have Fears' which featured the group's first two singles, 'Feeling Fades' and 'Green & Blue'. The album's title takes inspiration from the John Keats' poem, 'Whe...LIQUEUR (Cure Tribute) - Warrington Irish Club - Fri 18th April

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 18 April 2025
LOVE MUSIC LIVE EVENTS presents 'LIQUEUR' a tribute to The Cure at Warrington Irish Club on Good Friday 18th April...Mary Coughlan

RNCM, Manchester
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Since she rose to international fame in 1985 with her seminal Irish jazz album Tired and Emotional, Mary Coughlan has been one wild Irish girl determined to live a life less ordinary. A prolific artist by anyone's standards, Coughlan is ce...Little Gem

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Tuesday 29 April - Sunday 4 May 2025
An Altrincham Garrick production of Elaine Murphy's multi-award winning play. Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Irish women. One extraordinary year. Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, d...BALDY HOLLY BAND - Warrington Irish Club - Sat 3rd May 2025

The Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 3 May 2025
The Baldy Holly Band return to Warrington Irish Club after last years sell outNot to be missed...The Pogues

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Following the death of Kent frontman Shane MacGowan in 2023, Celtic punk legends The Pogues return in 2025 for their first UK Tour since 2012 to celebrate 40 years of 'Rum Sodomy & the Lash'. Featuring original members, Mancunian accordian ...Track Dogs

The Met, Bury
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Track Dogs are four international "madrilenos" (Garrett Wall, Dave Mooney, Howard Brown & Robbie K. Jones) 2 Irishmen, an Englishman and an American. Based in Spain, the band name comes from the dark subterranean world of New York's subway ...This is Not my Beautiful House

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 8 - Friday 9 May 2025
A story of myth, legend and identity, This Is Not My Beautiful House is a one-person play in the Irish language, with English surtitles. Suitable for anyone interested in queer identity, Irish history, or theatre generally, the show revolv...Irish Annie's

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Sunday 11 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comedy. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap customers for a fun nigh...An Evening With Niall Harbison - How Rescuing Dogs Saved Me

Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 14 May 2025
What's the one thing a dog can teach us? ForNiall Harbison, it was everything. A few years ago, Niall's life looked very different. Addiction had almost got the better of him, but when he came across a dog shackled to a short chain, malnou...Irish Annie's

Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comedy. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap customers for a fun nigh...Irish Annies 2025
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Thursday 15 May 2025
Come on down for a session at Irish Annie's pub, a musicalplay by Asa Murphy celebrating the best of Irish culture, from the musicthrough to the comedy. Featuring a live 5-piece band Shenanigans. Meet landlady Annie and her regular madcap ...AMBERSONS + BEN & THE BELIEVERS - Warrington Irish Club -16/5/25

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 16 May 2025
LOVE MUSIC LIVE EVENTS present The Ambersons + Ben & The Believers for a Co Headline show at Warrington Irish Club...The Nightingales

The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Saturday 24 May 2025
Described by John Robb as "The misfits' misfits" and comprising an ever-fluctuating line up, based around lyricist/singer Robert Lloyd, Birmingham Post punk pioneers The Nightingales enjoyed cult status in the early 1980s as darlings of the...Inhaler

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 26 May 2025
Fronted by Elijah Hewson, son of U2 legend Bono, the UK album chart-topping Dublin band serve up music teeming with expansive indie-rock grooves, soaring anthems, and swooping, epic singalongs. ...Martin Hayes Trio

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. His unique sound, his mastery of his chosen instrument - the violin - his acknowledgement of the past and his shaping of the ...Jarlath Regan

Lowry, Salford
Saturday 31 May 2025
The Brand New Standup Comedy Show From "Yer Man" off Instagram. After 2 years of making us laugh out loud into our phones, hundreds of millions of views, thousands of seats filled across America, Ireland and the U.K. - "The jewel in the...Irish Annie's

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 31 May 2025
Starring Ricky Tomlinson as Scouse Jim alongside his Royle Family co-star, extra special guest Sue Johnston, and Catherine Rice as Irish Annie, Asa Murphy's new musical play celebrates the best of Irish culture, from the music to the comed...AC/DC UK + Dizzy Lizzy - AC/DC & Thin Lizzy Tributes

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 31 May 2025
A tribute to two classic rock giants. AC/DC UK are Europe's most explosive tribute to AC/DC and have established themselves as one of the globe's forerunners in the tribute scene, not only emulating the genuine article at their most succes...Hothouse Flowers

O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 June 2025
Irish folk rock band Hothouse Flowers feel like they are turning new corners and writing new chapters every day. No two shows are ever the same having dispensed with any premeditated programme over two decades ago and set about putting the...Translations

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Tuesday 10 - Sunday 15 June 2025
Brian Friel's modern masterpiece examines the fractious relationship between people and nations through the lens of language and (mis)communication. It's August 1833. The pupils have gathered in a hedge-school in the townland of Baile B...Snow Patrol

Delamere Forest, Northwich
Friday 13 June 2025
Dundee-formed Northern Irish trio Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves by constantly delivering melancholic ballads and music of depth that's painted from a broad palette. They shot to fame with their third album, Final...Dara Ó Briain

Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 20 June 2025
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...Rhythm of the Dance

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 18 July 2025
Rhythm of the Dance has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over two decades and is returning with a brand new production. Rooted in Ireland's rich culture and heritage, Rhythm of the Dance takes a different perspective on ...Joshua Burnside

The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 24 July 2025
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production method...Fontaines D.C.

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
Friday 15 August 2025
The London-based, Dublin-raised five piece are back with their fourth album, ROMANCE - and stop off with what's set to be an unforgettable live show. Set for release on 23 August 2024 via XL Recording, ROMANCE builds upon sonic sensibilitie...The Ultimate Irish Hooley

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 16 August 2025
Join Ireland's No.1 Folk 'n' Roll band Keltic Storm and an all-star cast of award winning musicians and singers for "The Ultimate Irish Hooley" direct from the Emerald Isle performing iconic Irish songs and party anthems from legendary acts...Riverdance

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 23 - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreograp...HEY PIXIES (Pixies Tribute) -Warrington Irish Club -Fri 5th Sept

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 5 September 2025
LOVE MUSIC LIVE EVENTS present HEY PIXIES at Warrington Irish ClubThe UK's most Gigantic tribute to The Pixies...The Stars Of Irish Country

Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 25 September 2025
Featuring the Queen of Country Music Philomena Begley who is celebrating 60 years in the music business and has had a glittering career that spans over 6 decades at the top, the accordion maestro and hugely popular Sean Wilson who makes ...HEADSTICKS - Warrington Irish Club - Fri 3rd Oct 2025

The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 3 October 2025
LOVE MUSIC LIVE EVENTS present folk/punk rockers HEADSTICKS at Warrington Irish club for the first time...Joanne McNally

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 5 October 2025
After the success of her record-breaking tour The Prosecco Express, Joanne McNally returns with her hotly anticipated new stand-up show Pinotphile. Hailed by Variety as One to Watch, McNally has been keeping herself busy by ruining men's...Jason Byrne

Lowry, Salford
Monday 27 October 2025
The biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jason Byrne's inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades incl...Ardal O'Hanlon

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 2 November 2025
Oh, it's all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal's latest show. Beautifully crafted stand-up comedy? Yes. Celebrated use of language? Tick. Lateral thinking, surreal flourishes, sharp observations? Of course. As for the occas...The Boomtown Rats

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 November 2025
Formed in 1975 in Dublin The Boomtown Rats exploded out of Ireland in '76 and their fast, loud, furious music and their fast loud furious attitude meant they became part of the burgeoning punk scene. Singer Bob Geldof's defiant motormouth a...Dara Ó Briain

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 14 - Saturday 15 November 2025
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...The Van Morrison Alumni Band

RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
An all-star revue staring long-time members of Van Morrison's band. The Van Morrison Alumni Band, a repertoire company unlike any other, features the musicians who played thousands of concerts and recorded hundreds of songs with Van Morriso...Declan O'Rourke

Lowry, Salford
Sunday 30 November 2025
Descibed by Mojo as "a masterful lyricist and staggering guitarist", Irish folk rocker Declan O'Rourke makes a welcome return, this time celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his debut album 'Since Kyabram'. In October 2004, amongst a thrivi...Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues

Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
An 8 piece tribute band to the legendary Pogues. ...A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 21 - Thursday 22 January 2026
Celebrate one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, as renowned actor and stand-up comedian Joe Rooney presents a night of all things Father Ted! Joe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic Father Ted episode The Old Grey Whis...Dara Ó Briain

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 5 February 2026
Dara O Briain is one of the UK & Ireland's favourite stand-up comedians and television presenters. He is best known for hosting Mock The Week, Robot Wars, Three Men in a Boat, Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure, Stargazing Live, Dara O Briai...Boyzlife (Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden)

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 5 March 2026
Two of the world's biggest bands Boyzone and Westlife come together, featuring Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy. This specially adapted theatre production will include many of their greatest hits, the catalogue includes a record breaking 1...Lord of the Dance
