10 live events for August: Electric Picnic, The Wailers, The Weeknd
Live events this August
Headed by director David Robert Mitchell ( ) and producer JJ Abrams, stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, as a cosmic event transports their suburban neighbourhood to someplace unknown.
Dominic Sessa stars as a young Anthony Bourdain, alongside Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, and Leo Woodall in this biopic directed by Matt Johnson ( .
A 19-year-old Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
: The Wailers mark 50 years of in 2026 with a tour that revisits songs from the 1976 album alongside some of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ best-known tracks. They are led by Aston Barrett Jr, son of bassist Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett.
: Libertines frontman Peter Doherty brings his ‘other’ band Babyshambles back to Cork two decades on from incendiary debut album .
Patrick Walden, the founding lead guitarist of the band, died aged 46 in June 2025.
: Four decades into their career, Hothouse Flowers have a long association with Connolly’s of Leap. Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin, and Peter O'Toole promise intimate acoustic moments to full-blooded jams on the outdoor stage for two special high-summer shows.
: With support from Playboi Carti, The Weeknd brings his record-breaking After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour to Croke Park. Expect a huge production featuring a 40ft Hajime Sorayama-designed sculpture and a hit-packed set spanning more than 15 years of chart-topping releases.
: A great line-up at the Singular Artists-promoted Wider Than Pictures to round out the summer. The beloved Amyl & the Sniffers kick things off with two shows, before Faye Webster, Berlioz, Mac DeMarco, and Welsh legends Super Furry Animals take over.
: Directed by Ridley Scott, features Jacob Elordi as Hig, a pilot surviving a global pandemic that has wiped out most of humanity, alongside Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin. Based on Peter Heller’s acclaimed 2012 novel, it follows Hig as he flies over a desolate landscape, searching for hope beyond the ruins.
: Running for over 20 years, Electric Picnic boasts its best line-up in recent years in 2026. Sombr, Gorillaz, and Fontaines DC are the headliners, while Geese, Audrey Hobert, and Wolf Alice feature among a stacked supporting bill.
: co-host Joanne McNally shows no signs of slowing down as the record-breaking queen of Irish comedy returns to Cork Opera House with her latest show Pinotphile, navigating situationships, revenge, frenemies, and rejection.
