Cork Gig Guide 2026 – The Best Live Music Listings in Cork
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Gigs in Cork throughout April 2026
Wednesday 1st April, Listen Back: Seti The First (11am), Rory Gallagher Music Library
Wednesday 1st April, Ben de la Cour at Coughlan’s
Thursday 2nd April, College Showcase: NIGHTDRESS, NI JACKEEN, TYRA LEE SPRY at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 2nd April, John Spillane at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Friday 3rd April, Nils Petter Molvær Group at Triskel Arts Centre
Friday 3rd April, Kampala at Fred Zeppelins
Friday 3rd April, David Keenan at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Friday 3rd April, I Draw Slow, The White Horse (Ballincollig)
Saturday 4th April, Mór Disco at The Savoy
Saturday 4th April, Brian Kennedy at Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Saturday 4th April, I Draw Slow at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Sunday 5th April, God Is An Astronaut at Cyprus Avenue
Sunday 5th April, Ainm at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Tuesday 7th April, We Are Scientists at Cyprus Avenue
Wednesday 8th April, Cork Song House at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 9th April, Lynda Cullen & Fintan Lucy at Coughlan’s
Thursday 9th April, College Showcase: SILVER, BODE LASH, WAVEFLYER at Fred Zeppelins
Friday 10th April, Basciville + The Man Whom at Coughlan’s
Friday 10th April, Niall Breslin & The Polaris Quartet at Live at St. Luke’s
Friday 10th April, Rebel City Network Sessions at Fred Zeppelins
Friday 10th April, Claude Bourbon, The Richmond Revival (Fermoy)
Friday 10th April, Lynda Cullen & Fintan Lucy at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 11th April, Solas Quartet at Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 11th April, Jinx Lennon + WASPS V HUMANS at Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Saturday 11th April, Uncultivates Album Launch at The Kino
Saturday 11th April, Evil Scientists at Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 11th April, Crying Loser and Jean Pack at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Saturday 11th April, Bog Bodies at Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 11th April, Basciville at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Sunday 12th April, How I Became A Wave at Coughlan’s
Sunday 12th April, Sunday Song Exchange at Maureen’s
Sunday 12th April, Mamacha at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Wednesday 15th April, Mary Bragg at Coughlan’s
Wednesday 15th April, Big Sleep at Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Wednesday 15th April, Elly Hopkins, Hackett’s (Schull)
Thursday 16th April, Noah Hayes at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 16th April, Mary Bragg at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Friday 17th April, Sleeper at Cyprus Avenue
Friday 17th April, Maicín at Coughlan’s
Friday 17th April, Croíthe at Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Friday 17th April, Spit at Fred Zeppelins
Friday 17th April, Rodeo FM at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Friday 17th April, Ger Wolfe, The Richmond Revival (Fermoy)
Friday 17th April, Elly Hopkins, Ár n-Áit (Skibbereen)
Saturday 18th April, Jake Kalilec at Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 18th April, Risteárd Cooper at Coughlan’s
Saturday 18th April, Uptight Dad at Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 18th April, Tara MacLean at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 18th April, Andy Mckee, The White Horse (Ballincollig)
Sunday 19th April, How I Became a Wave at Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Monday 20th April, Tara MacLean at Maureen’s
Tuesday 21st April, Bigsky at Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Wednesday 22nd April, Cork Song House at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 23rd April, Tide7 / Bad Mothers Union / Rafters at Fred Zeppelins
Thursday 23rd April, Cam Cole at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 23rd April, Live ‘n’ Gigging Showcase 2026 at Triskel Arts Centre
Friday 24th April, Jack L at Cork Opera House
Friday 24th April, Shobsy at Coughlan’s
Friday 24th April, Otherworldly Abominations Weekender at Fred Zeppelins
Friday 24th April, Damien Dempsey at Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 25th April, Carsie Blanton + The Burning Hell at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 25th April, Foo’s Gold at Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 25th April, The Tan Jackets at Coughlan’s
Saturday 25th April, Big Sleep at Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 25th April, Mundy, The Richmond Revival (Fermoy)
Saturday 25th April, Suitcase Junkey at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 25th April, Rónán Ó Snodaigh & Myles O’Reilly, The White Horse (Ballincollig)
Sunday 26th April, Greene and Shine & Vickers Vimmy at Coughlan’s
Thursday 30th April, The Alkove at Coughlan’s
Thursday 30th April, Jo Blonde at Cyprus Avenue (Wavelength)
Thursday 30th April, Inhuman Nature, Dali
Gigs in Cork throughout May 2026
Friday 1st May 2026, Joshua Burnside, Cyprus Avenue
Friday 1st May, Gabrielle Aplin, Live at St. Luke’s
Saturday 2nd May 2026, Paul Young, Live at St. Luke’s
Monday 4th May, Carsie Blanton w The Burning Hell at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Friday 8th May, FIXITY with Strings and Elaine Howley, The Savoy
Friday 8th May, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Dónal O’Connor, Gerry O’Beirne at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Saturday 9th May, Leevy at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 16th May, How I Became a Wave at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 16th May, The Four of Us, The Richmond Revival (Fermoy)
Friday 22nd May, Stanley Super 800, The Savoy
Friday 22nd May, Junior Brother at Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 23rd May, Niall Connolly at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 23rd May, Róisín Ó at Connolly’s (Leap)
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, Amble, Virgin Media Park
Friday 10th July, James Taylor Live at the Marquee
Saturday 18th July, Mercury Rev at Cyprus Avenue
19th July, Gwenno at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Wednesday 26th August, , Cork City Hall
Thursday 10th September, Marisa Anderson, UCC Library
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.