Limerick is packed with live music, theatre, comedy and special Valentine’s weekend events from Thursday 12 to Wednesday 18. From internationally acclaimed productions at Belltable and Lime Tree Theatre to major gigs at Dolans, intimate performances, festival launches and late-night DJs, there’s something happening every night across the city. Here’s your full guide to what’s on in Limerick this week.
THURSDAY 12
Forgotten
Belltable
A unique collage of Kabuki dance and Irish storytelling, Forgotten has been a huge international success for Fishamble during the past decade.
Chris Norman & Band – Celebrate 50 Years of Smokie
University Concert Hall
Crowbar
Dolans
Bad Rep: with guests Legions of Doom & Silverburn.
Scustin
Dolans
Seoda Shows.
Limerick Literary Festival Launch
O’Mahony’s Bookstore
Councillor Maria Donoghue will launch the programme for The Limerick Literary Festival on Monday January 12 at 5.30pm in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, Limerick. The Festival will run from February 27 to March 1.
Blind Attraction: Blindfolded Speed Dating
Coqbull (Castletroy)
FRIDAY 13
CD Launch: Fiana Ní Chonaill ‘Something Old Something New’
Kilmurry Arts and Heritage Centre, Castletroy
The album is a culmination of a project that explores the blending of traditional music and new compositions, presenting harp-specific repertoire, slow airs, jigs, reels, hornpipes, as well as newly composed music.
Underneath
Belltable
Blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. It explores the surface, and what lies underneath. Written and performed by Pat Kinevane.
The Celine Experience
University Concert Hall
Candlelight: Hans Zimmer
St Mary’s Cathedral
Glas String Quartet
Alan O’Shea
The Old Quarter
Big sing-along vibes and plenty of craic! Expect crowd-favourites and upbeat acoustic hits, perfect for date nights, Gal pals and lively nights out.
Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt
Lime Tree Theatre
BAFTA-winning comedian Adam Kay shares his uniquely hilarious diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up. Based on the multi-million selling book and multi-award-winning TV series.
Shawn James
Dolans
Men in the Box, The Alice in Chains Tribute
Dolans
SATURDAY 14
Little Folk – On the Road
Lime Tree Theatre
Award winning children’s music, catchy kids tunes and proper sing-a-long songs.
Silent
Belltable
Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award.
Madra Salach
Dolans
Seoda Shows – Sold Out. The alternative folk six-piece took the Irish circuit by storm last summer with rammed festival sets across the country, a sold-out debut London show at The George, highlighting that word of mouth can still result in feverish crowds showing up both here and across the pond.
Rebel Rebel: The David Bowie Experience
Dolans
Reeling In The Showband Years
University Concert Hall
Valentines By Candlelight
St Mary’s Cathedral
with Eve Stafford.
DJ Tom Prendergast
Record Room
16 Tons of Jive
Punches Blue Bar
Red Fury
The Old Quarter
Spend Valentine’s night on the dancefloor as Red Fury, the high-energy 5-piece band from Tipperary, takes over The Old Quarter. Expect massive anthems, rock and pop favourites, and non-stop party vibes guaranteed to keep you singing, dancing and celebrating all night.
DJ Eoghain Fitz
Fordes Courtyard
Turn up the energy this Valentine’s weekend as resident DJ Eoghain Fitz takes over Fordes Courtyard from 9pm! Spinning the hottest hits and high-energy mixes, he’ll have everyone on their feet.
After Show Party
Dolans Terrace
DJ til late playing Disco, Alternative and Lost Classics.
SUNDAY 15
Galentine’s With Journal Club
Hook and Ladder
Fun, social and supportive environment for women to get together and get creative.
An Evening of Timeless Love Songs
No 1. Pery Square
An Evening with The High Kicks
Dance Limerick
Part of the PURE Limerick Community Arts Festival, a celebration of creativity, culture, and community across Limerick city.
The Passenger
The Commercial
MONDAY 16
Screening: Hamnet
Belltable
Agnes (Jessie Buckley) encounters and is wooed by fledgling playwright William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal). While William plies his trade in London, Agnes remains in Stratford to look after their children, keeping a particularly watchful eye on sickly Judith (Olivia Lynes). While Mescal provides exemplary support, the film belongs to Oscar nominated Buckley and her astonishing performance as the free spirit transmuted into a raw nerve, grieving while her husband mourns.
TUESDAY 17
The Chameleons
Dolans
The Chameleons formed in Manchester in 1981. Reunited in 2000 and Why Call It Anything? (2001) marked the Chameleons’ first studio album since 1986’s Strange Times. This Never Ending Now appeared two years later.
WEDNESDAY 18
Gavin Friday
Dolans
Seoda Shows: with DJ set from Prof Eoin Deveraux.