Oasis, Zach Bryan, Dua Lipa... These were the 16 best gigs of 2025

From summer spectaculars to intimate indoor affairs, 2025 was quite the year for gigs in Ireland. Here are some of the highlights, and feel free to share your own memories of the best days out 

Oasis at Croke Park, and Dua Lipa at the Aviva feature among our list of best gigs in Ireland in 2025.

Sabrina Carpenter, 3Arena, March

Pint-sized powerhouse Sabrina Carpenter brought two sold-out nights of her Short n Sweet tour to the 3Arena in Dublin in March. Described as “hedonistic and horny” by our reviewer, Carpenter mixed suggestive songs with a side-splitting sense of humour to delight Irish fans throughout a night of fun.