15 live events for September: Ride, Upstart festival, Wolfe Tones...

The Wolfe Tones of Brian Warfield,Tommy Byrne and Noel Nagle in concert at Virgin Media park, Cork on Saturday. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Legendary UK shoegazers continue their critically-acclaimed second act with a Cork stop as part of an Irish tour.

Emmet Kirwan and Ian Lloyd Anderson bring their love-letter to Dublin's dance-music culture back for a limited run, marking its tenth anniversary.
Florida rapper and live collaborators hit the road on a wave of genre hype, ahead of the release of second album 11th Dimension.

The third annual showcase of Cork's young bands at the MacCurtain St institution: Hibernocentric dream-poppers Mirrors hold the fort for rock'n'roll, joined by electronic pop artist Hannahbella and her band, folk singer and songwriter Faoi Bhláth, singer Syano and jazz/soul outfit Projective.
Tickets are still available for the New Jersey siblings' visit to Dublin.
Ireland's national rebel balladeers continue their farewell lap with two nights at the Gleneagle Hotel - get in and see them while you can.

Summer festival season winds down with a one-day outdoor gig, suitable for 15s and up, with food and drink on site. Emerging Cork bands I Dreamed I Dream, Cardinals, Single Men in Their Twenties, and Mossy are joined by UCC Battle of the Bands winners Telebox, and partially-reunited Cork rockers Manhole.

One of the headline attractions of Cork Podcast Festival is the latest live conversation from the beloved podcaster. Perfect for forever Brendas and hen-pecked Declans alike.
Stratosphere-shooting queer-pop femininomenon makes a stop at the Olympia, being new meaning to the term 'underplay tour'. Tickets, unfortunately, are not hot to go, as the gig is sold out.
Highlights of a stacked musical and literary line-up throughout this weekend festival include Cormac Begley, Lisa Hannigan, Victoria Kennefick, Sinéad Gleeson, Aoife Barry and Stan O'Sullivan.

Ireland’s leading Drag Haus and pure Cork legends Mockie Ah! crash land at The Everyman this Culture Night with one mission: to make Cork camp again. Check culturenight.ie for your local listings.
Leeside pop-rock unit have won the hearts of the city's young musical generation in the post-Covid era, with consistent sellout gigs and singalong singles - expect no different here.
Rock legend and former Queensryche frontman presents a trip through his career songbook, including cult favourite Operation Mindcrime.
Cult Scottish indie favourites take to the stage at Cyprus Avenue.
Bridget & Eamon star and Irish Examiner columnist takes to the stage in the Treaty City as part of his latest stand-up sojourn.