10 live events for February: Jason Derulo, Stereolab, Pat Shortt, and more...
Keith Barry, Jason Derulo
Keith Barry’s new tour, Keith Barry Unhinged – 25 Years Inside Your Minds, celebrates 25 years of magic, hypnosis, and brainhacking.
Jason Derulo’s The Last Dance world tour will see the multiplatinum singer and songwriter play cities across the UK and Europe this February, including Dublin. Derulo will play 3Arena on Monday, February 9, following the release of his latest single You DJ I’ll Drive. He will be joined in Dublin by special guests THERA and LZ7.
MTU Cork School of Music’s BA Musical Theatre graduating class returns to the Everyman Theatre this month with their take on the musical Set in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, Come from Away tells the story of how 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers were diverted to the remote community on September 11, 2001, where people opened their homes and hearts to strangers.
Irish artist Imelda May will bring her Raised on Songs & Stories tour across Ireland this month, including a second night at the Cork Opera House on February 13.The intimate series will feature stripped-back versions of her songs alongside her famed poetry and storytelling.
Folk group, The High Kings, will make their return to Cork on February 12, playing to a sold-out Cork Opera House. The band’s Rocky Road tour offers audiences a set that showcases Irish culture and musicality.
Following the release of their first album in 15 years, Instant seminal avant-pop Stereolab will perform Cork's Cyprus Avenue on February 19, their first Cork show in 18 years. Formed in London in 1990, the group's sound incorporates repetitive motorik beats with vintage electronic keyboards and female vocals sung in English and French.
Musicians whose creative paths first intertwined in their school days, Paul Noonan and Brian Crosby, have reunited to launch a new project under a new name – Pilgrims. Noonan and Crosby first formed Juniper with Damien Rice before becoming founding members of Irish indie band Bell X1.Â
Father-daughter duo Pat and Faye Shortt are bringing their irreverent father-daughter sketch comedy act Shortt Stuff tour to Limerick this month. Fresh from touring New Zealand and Australia, Shortt, a veteran of the comedy circuit, and his daughter Faye, are set to bring a blend of characters and quick banter.
Queen of Irish comedy Joanne McNally recently made her return to the stage with her new stand-up show Pinotphile, which continues this month with several gigs at the Olympia in Dublin. Pinotphile follows the success of McNally’s The Prosecco Express show, which set off on its maiden voyage in initial previews back in 2019, before becoming a critically acclaimed global riot.
A live K-Pop experience featuring live vocals, energy, style, and sound inspired by KPOP Demon Hunters is coming to Ballymaloe Grainstore in East Cork later this month. Featuring songs from actus such as BTS, TXT, and BLACKPINK, the immersive production fuses live vocals, choreography, costumes, and special effects.
