Cork Gig Guide 2026 – The Best Live Music Listings in Cork
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Live at the Marquee featuring Kneecap, Imelda May, David Gray & more (10th June-18th July)
Gigs in Cork throughout June 2026
Tuesday 23rd June 2026, Two Door Cinema Club Live at the Marquee
Wednesday 24th June, Listen Back: Assurance by FIXITY (11am) at Rory Gallagher Music Library
Wednesday 24th June, Alanis Morisette, Virgin Media Park
Thursday 25th June, Trá Pháidín and Nudy Boy Nature at The Savoy
Thursday 25th June, Swarmfest #4: Babyrat, Bodelash, Squire & more (2pm-6.30pm), The Savoy (moved from The Pav)
Thursday 25th June, The Lumineers, Virgin Media Park
Thursday 25th June, The Quiet Club, UCC Library
Friday 26th June 2026, Taupe and Ten Past Seven, savoy
Friday 26th June, Shannen Blessing and Ladrin at Cyprus Avenue
Friday 26th June, Paul Weller Live at the Marquee
Friday 26th June 2026, Amble, Virgin Media Park
Friday 26th June, Hag Roast, Fred Zeppelins
Friday 26th June, Friday Fever Power Hour: The Underscore Orkestra (5pm) at Myo Café
Saturday 27th June, Christy Moore Live at the Marquee
Saturday 27th June, Queenless Kings, Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 27th June, West Goes West, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 27th June, The Listening Project #8: Natalia Beylis and Phil Christie, Skibbereen Town Hall
Sunday 28th June, Kimaya (2pm), Maureen’s
Sunday 28th June, West Goes West, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Tuesday 30th June, SOAK, Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Kinsale Arts Weekend (9th-12th July)
Gigs in Cork throughout July 2026
Wednesday 1st July, SOAK, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Thursday 2nd July, Natasha Bedingfield Live at the Marquee
Thursday 2nd July, Tris & The Goldmine, Fred Zeppelins
Friday 3rd July, Post-Punk Podge, The Savoy
Friday 3rd July, Shadows Calling, Fred Zeppelins
Friday 3rd July, Kíla, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 4th July, Soft Rules, Fred Zeppelins
Saturday 4th July, SOAK, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Saturday 4th July, Sharon Shannon, Connolly’s (Leap)
Monday 6th July, Kneecap Live at the Marquee
Tuesday 7th July, Kesha Live at the Marquee
Tuesday 7th July, Niall Connolly, Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Thursday 9th July, Ger Wolfe, Connolly’s (Leap)
Friday 10th July, James Taylor Live at the Marquee
Friday 10th July, Bode Lash, The Savoy
Saturday 11th July, This Is How We Fly at Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 11 July, Roo Elizabeth and Other Mother, Myo
Love is a Stranger (17th & 18th July)
Friday 17th July, Gwenno, savoy
Friday 17th July, Love is a Stranger 2026: Theatre, Sorcha Richardson, FIXITY, Jean Pack & more Ballyvolane House
Friday 17th July, Seán Keane, Ballymaloe Grainstore
Saturday 18th July, Mercury Rev at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 18th July, Love is a Stranger 2026: Theatre, Sorcha Richardson, FIXITY, Jean Pack & more Ballyvolane House
Saturday 18th July, The Frank & Walters, Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Sunday 19th July, Gwenno at De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Cork Ska & Reggae Festival 2026 (23rd-26th July)
Friday 24th July, Cry Before Dawn at Cyprus Avenue
Tuesday 28th July, Aoife O’Donovan, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Wednesday 29th July, Peter Broderick, Connolly’s (Leap)
Thursday 30th July, Peter Broderick & The Winterage Men, Briery Gap Theatre (Macroom)
Friday 31st July, Peter Broderick & The Winterage Men, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Friday 31st July, Ye Vagabonds & Friends, Connolly’s (Leap)
Gigs in Cork throughout August 2026
Saturday 1st August, Ye Vagabonds & Friends, Connolly’s (Leap)
12th August, Bob Log III, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
16th August, Ukulele Death Squad, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Thursday 20th August, The Wailers at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 20th August, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Foghorn Stringband), Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Thursday 20th August, The Fynches, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 22nd August, Babyshambles at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 22nd August, Hothouse Flowers, Connolly’s (Leap)
Sunday 23rd August, Hothouse Flowers, Connolly’s (Leap)
Wednesday 26th August, Wunderhorse, Cork City Hall
Thursday 27th August, The Tallest Man on Earth, Live at St. Luke’s
Saturday 29th August, Kirveen Harvey, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Clonakilty Guitar Festival (16th-20th September)
Gigs in Cork throughout September 2026
Saturday 5th September, Wallis Bird, Briery Gap Theatre (Macroom)
Sunday 6th September, Thumper at Cyprus Avenue
Sunday 6th September, Wallis Bird, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Thursday 10th September, Marisa Anderson, UCC Library
Saturday 12th September 2026, ØXN, savoy
Wednesday 16th September, Širom [Glitterbeat] and guests Moundabout [Rocket Recordings], UCC Library
Thursday 17th September, Katherine Priddy at Cyprus Avenue
Friday 18th September 2026, The Scratch, savoy
Saturday 19th September, The Lemonheads at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 19th September, Upstart Festival, Glountaune
Wednesday 23rd September, Lemoncello at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 24th September, Sixpence None The Richer at Cyprus Avenue
Friday 25th September, Katherine Priddy, Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 27th September, Sirens, Cork Opera House
Sunday 28th September, A.S. Fanning & Band, Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Gigs in Cork throughout October 2026
Friday 2nd October, Martin Hayes, De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
Friday 2nd October, Freddie White, Briery Gap Theatre (Macroom)
Thursday 6th October, The Ollam at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 8th October, Jake Xerxes Fussell at Cyprus Avenue
Tuesday 13th October, Kristin Hersh at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 15th October, The Wran at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 15th October, DEAFKIDS, Coughlan’s
Sunday 18th October, Kris Drever, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Wednesday 21st October, Kris Drever, Coughlan’s
Cork Jazz Festival (22nd-26th October)
Thursday 22nd October, Kris Drever, Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Friday 23rd October, St. Paul & The Broken Bones at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 24th October, Bill Laurance (2.30pm) at Triskel Arts Centre
Sunday 25th October, Tolü McKay, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Monday 26th October, Margaret Glaspy at Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 29th October, Boa Morte, Coughlan’s
Saturday 31st October, Pebbledash Live at St. Lukes
Gigs in Cork throughout November 2026
Friday 6th November Diveboy, Coughlan’s
Sunday 8th November, Sorcha Richardson, The Savoy
Thursday 19th November, Jeff Tweedy Live at St. Lukes
Friday 20th November, Clare Sands, Live at St. Luke’s
Sunday 22nd November, Seamus Fogarty, Coughlan’s
Friday 27th November, Seamus Fogarty, Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Gigs in Cork throughout December 2026
Friday 18th December, Madra Salach at Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 19th December, Madra Salach at Cyprus Avenue
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.