10 live events for August: All Together Now, Electric Picnic, Garron Noone...
L-R: Matt Berninger of the National; Garron Noone; Kylie Minogue
US indie legends The National, UK R&B sensation Jorja Smith, crowdpleasers The Prodigy and veteran shoegazers Slowdive are among the topliners of this year's instalment of the major August excursion.
Hyperpop heaven at the Roisín for everyone currently in their Brat Summers in the city of the Tribes - music from the ubiquitous Charli XCX album, plus genre and generational contemporaries like Caroline Polachek, Lorde, the late SOPHIE, and more.
The cathedral city's annual arts extravaganza takes in everything from music with Cormac Begley and This is the Kit, to conversation with Fintan O'Toole and poetry with Paul Muldoon and Martina Evans.
Five of Cork's young bands come together for a summer showcase in aid of the long-running mental-health charity: This That and the Other are joined by Esper, MDR, Other Mother and Ether for the occasion.
After over 50 years of gigging and recording, American power-metallers Cirith Ungol's farewell Irish gig happens in the country's capital of metal, with a massive support lineup including England's Wytch Hazel and Dublin's Death the Leveller.
Imelda May continues her run as Kathleen Behan, the revolutionary socialist mother of the Behan literary clan, in a working-class theatre spectacular.
The latest edition of the grande dame of Irish summer festivals sees popstars Kylie Minogue, Calvin Harris and Noah Kahan headlining, while homegrown heavyweights like The Scratch, Jazzy, NewDad and Bricknasty show their stuff on the grandest stage.
Ireland's foremost food critic and cultural commentator of the TikTok era returns to Cork for another live show full of song and stand-up. Delicious.

Norwegian alt-pop superstar gigs out tunes from recent album I'M DOING IT AGAIN, BABY! - the artist's capitalisations and exclamation points.
Wee Danny and pals make their Leeside return for a weekend double-header at the Opera House - strictly country-Irish classics.
