Weekly Cork Gig Guide: 2nd-8th December

Elastic Sleep (Saturday – TDC)

This week in Cork: The Magic Numbers, Elastic Sleep, Hozier and more..

Dream-popsters Elastic Sleep return for a last show of a busy year in Triskel TDC Saturday evening with Roslyn Steer on warm-up duties. The Magic Numbers take to Cork as part of their Irish tour with a new darker album in two for all who come out on Tuesday for their Half Moon Theatre show. Read a recent interview on the blog with the gentleman that is Romeo Stodart here.

Wicklow warbler Hozier has just debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, making the Bray singer the second highest-charting new artist of 2014 in the U.S. No wonder then his upcoming Opera House appearance on 6th December is completely sold out. Triskel Arts Centre continue the homegrown harvest with Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan’s Printer Clips project featuring Gemma Hayes on the same night.
*Originally published as part of Incoming with The G-Man in the Winter edition of Insert Title

Also going down around town this week:

• Casey Black in Coughlan’s and The Riptide Movement in Cyprus Avenue (both Thursday)
• David Gray in Cork Opera House (Friday)
• This Place Is Death and Mannequin Republic in Fred Zeppelin’s (Friday)
• Live at the Castle with Damien Dempsey, Nicole Maguire, David McSavage & more in Glanmire (5th-7th December)
• The Lost Brothers in Coughlan’s (Saturday)
• Sleaford Mods in Crane Lane Theatre (Sunday)

For a day-by-day breakdown of gigs taking place in both Cork city and county over the next seven days see below.

Tuesday, 2nd December 
– Jazz Improv (9pm), Bob Log III (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– CSN Live & Kicking in Cyprus Avenue
– The Magic Numbers in Half Moon Theatre

Wednesday, 3rd December 
– The Coronas in Cyprus Avenue
– Casey Black in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Thursday, 4th December 
– Casey Black in Coughlan’s
– Travis Oaks (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– The Riptide Movement in Cyprus Avenue
– Brian Casey in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Friday, 5th December
– David Gray in Cork Opera House
– FILM: The Possibilities Are Endless (5pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Rodhad in Cyprus Avenue
– This Place Is Death and Mannequin Republic in Fred Zeppelin’s
– Live at the Castle: David McSavage & more in The Castle (Glanmire)

Saturday, 6th December 
– Hozier in Cork Opera House
– The Lost Brothers in Coughlan’s
– Printer Clips with Gemma Hayes in Triskel Christchurch
– Elastic Sleep and Roslyn Steer in Triskel TDC
– Live at the Castle: Damien Dempsey, Nicole Maguire, Jimmy Moore & more in The Castle (Glanmire)

Sunday, 7th December
– Sleaford Mods (4.30pm), Toy Soldier (11.50pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Sunday Sessions (6pm) in The Roundy

Monday, 8th December 
nada

Coming in December:
10th – The G-Man presents This Is The Kit in Coughlan’s
11th – John Blek & The Rats in Coughlan’s
11th – Nick Mulvey in Triskel Christchurch
12th – The Shaker Hymn in Coughlan’s
12th – Syd Arthur, Cold Comfort and Mongoose (8pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
13th – Lisa O’Neill in Triskel Christchurch
20th – The Altered Hours and Autumns in Triskel TDC21st – Richie Egan, Bill Blood and Hilary Woods in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
22nd – Little Green Cars in  in Everyman Palace Theatre
31st – Mick Flannery in Cork Opera House

  – For more gigs and dates see the overall gig guide here