Hot tickets: James Vincent McMorrow is sold out, but here are some other upcoming gigs...

Villagers and John Grant are booking for the autumn, and a number of test concerts are being rolled out through the summer 

L-R: Country queen CMAT does it 'for the girls and the gays'; James Vincent McMorrow is the first artist to play to a crowd in Ireland in 15 months; Villagers' Conor O'Brien pursues a huge, post-Covid tour

It’s been a long time coming - over 15 months, in fact - but this morning, tickets went on sale for Ireland’s first post-Covid gig, as songwriter James Vincent McMorrow headlines at Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens. Not surprisingly, the 500 available tickets have quickly sold out. 

Lucky ticket-holders will not be required to undergo any antigen testing. Instead, a number of other safety measures will be in place for the outdoor concert.