Join Ryan Carrick as he sacrifices his pride to make you laugh. His debut show is packed with stories so hilarious, awkward and wild you’d think he’d made them up... but every word is true. From shared embarrassment to familiar chaos, his schooldays to adulthood, Ryan turns his worst moments...
Three incredible artists come together for a night of independent music in The Grand Social Ballroom on September 14th, 2026.
Emerging from Manchester in 2010, WU LYF arrived at a moment when UK guitar music felt exhausted and directionless. Deliberately shrouded in mystery, refusing interviews, limiting press imagery and communicating largely through their self created Lucifer Youth Foundation fan network, the band generated a rare cult-like anticipation. Funding their work...
Born and bred in idyllic Marlborough, New Zealand, Daily J has grown its own unique sound, offering blissful blends of dreamy, swirling melodies, warm basslines, and a hazy pop electronica influence that leaves you feeling swooned – the perfect soundtrack to your golden hour. Consisting of brothers Jayden, Jonny and Jesse Paul...
James Felice and William Lawrence, two members of The Felice Brothers band, are taking to the road to perform music from their respective solo works. It will be a dreamy and quiet evening of American music and storytelling from some of the best in the business.
Some bands don’t just soundtrack a moment, they stay with you. As one of the defining indie-rock bands of the 21st century, Death Cab for Cutie have spent the last 30 years defying every possible expectation. Formed in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington, Death Cab for Cutie were initially the quintessential...
Multi-award winning, confessional comedian, Suzi Ruffell is back on the road in 2025 with her brand new show The Juggle. It’s hard to be good all the time. A good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a good person. To be ambitious but not ruthless; a...
To create art for art’s sake is as pure an intention as a band can have. Writing a song that may never even see the light of day, but speaks to the very reason that you want to create in the first place. Putting joy, connection and fulfilment above anything...
Frog are a band from New York, described as everything from “Indie Rock” to “Americana” and “Alt-Country” to “Fifth Wave Emo.” Frog debuted in 2012 with their beautiful and bizarre self-titled record before finding broader acclaim (including from David Berman) with 2015’s classic ‘Kind of Blah‘ LP, and its follow ups ‘Whatever We...
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Liam Ó Maonlaí Fiachna Ó Braonáin Peter O'Toole Dave Clarke Martin Brunsden In this occasional series, leading Irish artists perform their landmark album and music from their career. As the NCH Landmarks series continues to spotlight iconic albums at the National Concert Hall, Hothouse Flowers take the stage for a special performance...
Danny Ryan is an award winning comedian from Limerick and he’s got a brand new show coming to Whelans and it’s “About Time”. Expect stories of a misspent youth, a chaotic prime and a messy slide into middle age from one of Ireland’s best joke writers. “Steals the show”- Irish...