Whelan's

Whelanslive.com presents THE DUBLIN BLUES CARTEL – PLAY THE FRONT BAR – 10:30pm – FREE ENTRY Dublin Blues Cartel formed a year and half ago, after a long association. They began playing every Monday in the Leeson Lounge, playing mostly a version of New Orleans R’n’B with a classic rock twist, sandwiched with swing, Rock’n’Roll, […]

CORNER BOY & DANSI plus support: NIALL CASH ^ Upstairs ^ 

CHERRY COMEDY Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring TBC ^ Upstairs ^ Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.

LOL TOLHURST (THE CURE) IN CONVERSATION AND SPINNING DISCS _ Main Venue _    Lol Tolhurst is a musician, writer and performer. He is best known as a founding member of the band that virtually invented alternative music, The Cure. Formed in 1976, The Cure is one of the most influential, successful and critically acclaimed […]

Live from the Window CALL THE DANCERS Ronan Ó Snodaigh, Eoin Dillon & friends. 7-9pm – FREE – WHELAN’S BAR –  “Whelans First Ever Regular Trad Session” Believe it or not Whelan’s has never hosted a regular trad session. No one knows quite why but what we do know is what we want ‘Call The Dancers’ to achieve. There’s […]

GALWAY STREET CLUB plus support _ Main Venue _  Galway Street Club are a dynamic and culturally diverse 14 piece collective of Buskers based in Galway. Members of the group hail from Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, U.S.A, Russia and Argentina, the band has been described as a form of “musical United Nations”

Whelanslive.com presents CHUCK PROPHET & THE MISSION EXPRESS plus support: John Blek _ Main Venue _ Chuck Prophet describes his new disc BOBBY FULLER DIED FOR YOUR SINS as “California Noir.” He says, “the state has always represented the Golden Dream, and it’s the tension between romance and reality that lurks underneath the surface in all noir […]

SOMA #010 featuring THUMPER & CHINESE NEWSPAPER & NERVVS plus SOMA Resident DJs ^ Upstairs ^ SOMA #010 IS GONNA BE OUR BIGGEST TO DATE! SOMA #009 was the busiest yet, big love to Young Earth who brought the party vibes to the SOMA stage. This month we’re delighted to celebrate SOMA’s 10th event by having three […]

JIGGY plus support _ Main Venue _  Jiggy has forged a sound very much their own, fusing vocal lilting (port a’ bhéil) & Indian Konnakol, Irish traditional music, hip hop dance grooves, world music rhythms and harmonies. Audience can expect a thrilling live set of original songs and traditional dance tunes.

  PHIL KAY plus support ^Upstair ^ “One of the greatest comedic odysseys ever witnessed…Hysterical in every sense of the word – Kay truly is a mesmerizing headf**k genius” – *****Time Out TV Credits include: Phil Kay Feels (Channel 4), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2) QI (BBC2), Russel Howards Good News (BBC3). Winner or Britain’s […]