Cork Gig Guide 2026 – The Best Live Music Listings in Cork
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Ballydehob Jazz Festival (30th April-4th May)
Gigs in Cork throughout April 2026
Thursday 30th April, The Alkove at Coughlan’s (Sold Out)
Thursday 30th April, 115 Jazz Jam Sessions at Cyprus Avenue (Free)
Thursday 30th April, Jo Blonde at Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Thursday 30th April, Waveflyer at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 30th April, Inhuman Nature at Dali
Thursday 30th April, Ballydehob Jazz Festival Opening Concert: Paul Dunlea ‘Loch Trasna Suite’ & Lau Noah at Ballydehob Community Hall (Ballydehob)
Gigs in Cork throughout May 2026
Friday 1st May 2026, Sprints (11.30pm), Cyprus Avenue
Friday 1st May, Curtis Stigers, The Everyman
Friday 1st May, Joshua Burnside, Cyprus Avenue
Friday 1st May, Gabrielle Aplin, Live at St. Luke’s
Friday 1st May, Peter Vogelaar with Conor Walsh & Roisin McGrath, Triskel Arts Centre
Friday 1st May, Nick Harper, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Friday 1st May, Clara People, Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Saturday 2nd May, The Wood of O (3pm), Maureen’s
Saturday 2nd May, Paul Young, Live at St. Luke’s
Saturday 2nd May, Peter Vogelaar with Conor Walsh & Roisin McGrath, Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 2nd May, The Wu, Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 2nd May, Ham Sandwich, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 2nd May, Intricate, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Sunday 3rd May, Swallow Sorrow, Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Monday 4th May, Guy Davis, Coughlan’s
Monday 4th May, Carsie Blanton w The Burning Hell, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Wednesday 6th May, Sambroso All Stars perform The Buena Vista, Connolly’s (Leap)
Thursday 7th May, The Buena Vista performed by Sambroso All Stars, Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 7th May, The Guilteens, Therapy Horse & Jean Pack, The Savoy
Thursday 7th May, 115 Jazz Jam Sessions at 115 Café And Wine Bar
Friday 8th May, Cable Boy, Cyprus Avenue
Friday 8th May, Leevy, Smithereens & Hánt, Cyprus Avenue
Friday 8th May, FIXITY with Strings and Elaine Howley, The Savoy
Friday 8th May, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Dónal O’Connor, Gerry O’Beirne, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Saturday 9th May, John Moriarty & Randy Ingram Quartet, Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 9th May, Leevy – Album Release, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 9th May, Theo Parrish & Sound Signature Label Showcase, The Savoy
Saturday 9th May, Jack O’Rourke, Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Sunday 10th May, The Leon Stax Equation, Coughlan’s
Sunday 10th May, Donovan, Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Tuesday 12th May, Elle Coves, Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 14th May, Bode Lash, Charcoal Greys & Rafters, Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 14th May, 115 Jazz Jam Sessions at 115 Café And Wine Bar
Friday 15th May, Kenneth Paul Griffin (August Wells), Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Friday 15th May, Silk – Auralux Tour, Fred Zeppelins
Friday 15th May, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Saturday 16th May, Jason Turk (3pm), Maureen’s
Saturday 16th May, How I Became a Wave, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 16th May, Fish Go Deep & Charles Webster, The Savoy
Saturday 16th May, The Four of Us, The Richmond Revival (Fermoy)
Sunday 17th May, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Coughlan’s
Thursday 21st May, Mark Geary, Coughlan’s
Thursday 21st May, 115 Jazz Jam Sessions at 115 Café And Wine Bar
Friday 22nd May, Stanley Super 800, The Savoy
Friday 22nd May, Tulca, Cyprus Avenue
Friday 22nd May, Junior Brother, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 23rd May, Peter O’Sullivan and Charlie Delahunty (3pm), Maureen’s
Saturday 23rd May, Niall Connolly, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 23rd May, Róisín Ó, Connolly’s (Leap)
Sunday 24th May, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Wednesday 27th May, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cyprus Avenue
Wednesday 27th May, Alan Stivell, Live at St. Luke’s
Thursday 28th May, 115 Jazz Jam Sessions at 115 Café And Wine Bar
Friday 29th May, I Dreamed I Dream and Irvine, Coughlan’s
Gigs in Cork throughout Summer 2026
Thursday 11th June 2026, Kingfishr, Virgin Media Park
Friday 12th June 2026, Kingfishr, Virgin Media Park
Saturday 13th June 2026, David Gray Live at the Marquee
Sunday 14th June 2026, David Gray Live at the Marquee
Saturday 20th June 2026, CMAT, Virgin Media Park
Tuesday 23rd June 2026, Two Door Cinema Club Live at the Marquee
Wednesday 24th June 2026, Alanis Morisette, Virgin Media Park
Thursday 25th June 2026, The Lumineers, Virgin Media Park
Friday 26th June 2026, Taupe and Ten Past Seven, savoy
Friday 26th June 2026, Amble, Virgin Media Park
Friday 10th July, James Taylor Live at the Marquee
Friday 17th July, Gwenno, savoy
Saturday 18th July, Mercury Rev at Cyprus Avenue
19th July, Gwenno at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Wednesday 26th August, Wunderhorse, Cork City Hall
Thursday 10th September, Marisa Anderson, UCC Library
Saturday 12th September 2026, ØXN, savoy
Friday 18th September 2026, The Scratch, savoy
FAQ
What are the best live music venues in Cork?
Cork Opera House, Cyprus Avenue, Triskel Arts Centre, Live at St. Luke’s are just some of the great music venues in Cork City. For more information on Cork’s live music options, read A Guide to Cork Music Venues.
What are the best record shops in Cork?
Plugd’d Records and Bunker Vinyl are just two of a half-dozen excellent record shops in Cork.
See A Guide to Cork Record Shops for more.