Entertainment - Weekly Gig and Event Guide

By night Kilkenny comes alive as visitors and locals alike enjoy the city's vibrant cultural and entertainment life. The city offers an eclectic mix of cosmopolitan designer bars, and traditional old style hostelries. What better way to spend an evening than enjoying a meal in one of the many restaurants throughout Kilkenny? Live music and theatre takes place throughout the week, so whether your taste is for dance music, poetry, theatre or rock! - Kilkenny has something to offer you. Weekly Gig Listings are courtesy of Edwina Grace at the Kilkenny People Newpaper. If you want to publicise events or gigs you can contact Edwina at EdwinaGrace@hotmail.com you can also follow daily updates via Twitter @kilkenny or on our FaceBook page Kilkenny Tourism Facebook

Highlights

• "Girls Night - The Musical", touching & hilarious ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ musical takes about lives of a group of female friends, Waterate Theatre, 23rd-25th February, €25/€22
   
• Edward Hayden Cookery Demonstration in Aid of Cancer Support Centre Kilkenny The Set Theatre, Thursday, February 23rd 8pm http://www.edwardentertains.com/
   
• Dominic Kirwan and Louise Morrissey in concert bringing you the best of Country Music, Friday February 24th, 8pm, €25
  http://www.dominickirwan.com/
   
• The Fureys and Davey Arthur, True  legends of Irish music in Concert, The Set Theatre, Saturday 25th of February http://www.thefureys.com/
   
• Equus by Peter Shaffer, presented by London Classic Theatre, The Watergate Theatre, Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th of February at 8pm, €18/€15 Groups 10 or more €12.50 http://watergatetheatre.com/programme/event/equus/
   
• KILA play Cleere's Theatre, Parliament St. Friday 2nd March 9pm €20
   
• Nanci Griffith in concert, featuring her best-known & best-loved classic songs, The Watergate Theatre, 8pm Saturday 3rd March, €38.50
  http://watergatetheatre.com/programme/event/nanci-griffith/
   
• Salome, The 1923 silent film with a live performance of new score by Charlie Barber The Watergate Theatre, 8pm Monday 5th March, €15/€12
  http://watergatetheatre.com/programme/event/salome/
   
• Pokey Lafarge & The Southcity Three, playing in concert in Cleere's Theatre, Parliament St. Thursday, 15th March, 9pm, €15
   
• Simone Felice Band with special guest Simi Stone, acclaimed wordsmith with their rootsy & hauntingly harmonious songs, Cleere's Theatre, 9pm, Friday 20th April, €20
   

Wednesday 22^nd February

Live Music: Thomas Jackman playing Irish ballads in the Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran St. 8:30pm
Live Music: Open Trad Night (all welcome) in Cleere's on Parliament Street 9pm
Quiz: Trivia Night, test your general knowledge in O'Faolain's, John Street 9pm
Live Music: Andrew McGuinness, An Poc Fada, Rose Inn Street, 9:30pm
Live Music: Traditional Irish music session, Sean Byrne's, James St. (opposite St Mary’s Cathedral) 9:30pm
Late Entertainment: O’Faolain’s Late Club, John St.

Thursday 23^rd February

Cancer Support Centre Kilkenny Cookery Demo with Edward Hayden, Set Theatre, John Street, 8pm, €15 http://www.set.ie
Girls Night The Musical, Watergate Theatre, 8pm, €25/22
Live Music: Traditional Irish music session, Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran Street 8:30pm
Quiz/Fundraiser: Irish Wheelchair Association Table Quiz, Springhill Court Hotel, Waterford Road, 9pm, €20 (table of four)
Live Music: The Gypsys , 5 piece trad , reggae , blues and rock band, Lanigan's, Rose Inn Street, 9:30pm
Big John’s Krazy Karaoke & Fun Night, Biddy Early’s
Live Music: Trad night with Tommy Lanigan & friends, Ryan’s, Friary Street 10pm
Live Music: Pete Fagan & The Troubadours & DJ Eddie Hughes until late, Matt the Millers, John Street, 10:30pm
Late Entertainment: O’Faolain’s Late Club, John Street

Friday 24^th February

Fundraiser: Kilkenny Mental Health Association: Mad Hatter Tea Party, The Pumphouse, 7:30pm, €5.
SERT Blue Light Ball, Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde Street, 7pm, €50
Fundraiser/Quiz: Leanne Kidd Pender Leukaemia Trust Table Quiz, The Brog Maker, Castlecomer Road, 8pm, €40 (table of four).
Fundraiser/Quiz: Irish Countrywomens Association ICA Table Quiz, Cois Abhann Community Centre, Inistioge, 8pm, €20 (team of four).
Musical: Girls Night The Musical, Watergate Theatre, 8pm, €25/22
Live Music: Windings are back in Billy Byrne’s, John Street, 9pm
Live Music: The Acousticats with Tomas Jackman and friends & DJ, Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran Street
Music: DJ Aaron Burchael, Biddy Early’s John Street
Live Music: Trad Session, Bollard’s, Kieran Street, 9pm (Every Friday)
Live Music: Domino Effect & DJ Luvdocta & late bar, The Field, High Street
Live Music: "Divil the Bit", Lanigan’s Bar, Rose Inn Street 10pm
Live Music: Ryan's, Friary Street 10pm
Live Musi: Adam’s Locker & DJ Eoin until late in Matt the Miller’s, John Street, 10pm
Live Music: Swingin Bluecats with rhythms of Memphis and Nashville + DJ Kevin Hennessy, Langton’s, John Street, 10pm
Music: DJ Ronan & late bar, Morrisson’s, Ormonde St. 10pm

Saturday 25^th February

Live Music: Na Fianna, playing Irish ballads in Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran Street
Fundraiser: Shave or Dye, Pumphouse, John Street,donations welcome
Musical: Girls Night The Musical, Watergate Theatre, 8pm, €25/22
Concert: The Fureys & Davey Arthur, Set Theatre, 8pm, €25
Live Music: Club House Hotel, Patrick Street 10pm
Live Music: Swing Club, Langton’s 67 Bar, John Street
Live Music, Kyteler’s, Kieran St. 10pm
Music: DJ, Marble City Bar, High Street
Late Entertainment: DJ & late bar, Morrisson’s, Ormonde Street 10pm ‘til late
Late Entertainment: O’Faolain’s Late Club, John Street

Sunday 26^th February

Fitness: Get Active with CBS KIlkenny, Kilkenny Castle Park, 11am
Live Music: Trad Session, Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran St. 6:30pm & 10pm
Live Music: Memphis Cats, with the rhythms of Memphis and Nashville, McSorley’s, John Street
Live Music: Ryan’s, Friary Street
Live Music: Revolver & late bar, The Field, High Street 9pm
Live Music: The Bar Flies, local rock n blues legends, The Pumphouse, Parliament Street, 9pm
Live Music: The Kilkennys, Lanigan's Bar, Rose Inn St. 9.30pm
Dance: Social Dancing to Mary D’Arcy, Springhill Court Hotel, Waterford Road, 10pm-12am
Late Entertainment: DJ & late bar, Morrisson’s, Ormonde Street
Late Entertainment: O’Faolain’s Late Club, Upper John Street

Monday 27^th February

Live Music: Keltic Kats, 67 Bar, Langton’s
Film: Movie Monday, Left Bank, The Parade, 9pm, €5
Live Music: Trad Session, Kyteler’s Inn, Kieran St. 8:30pm.
Live Music: Kilkenny’s longest running trad session, Cleere's Bar, 9:30pm.
Live Music: The Briars & late bar, The Field, High St. 9:30pm.
Live Music: After Dark & DJ Eddie Hughes, Matt the Millers, John St. 10:30pm.
O’Faolain’s Late Club.

Tuesday 28^th February

Keltic Kats, 67 Bar, Langton’s
Theatre: Equus, Watergate Theatre, 8pm, €18/15.
Firebird Theatre: one acts, Cleere’s, 8:30pm, €10.
Live Music: Trad Session, Kyteler’s Inn, 8:30pm
Live Music: The Kilkennys, ballad and folk band in Paris Texas, High Street (every Tuesday)
Live Music: Trad session, Matt the Miller’s, 9:30pm.
Live Music: Kiwi Paddy 'til late, The Field, 9:30pm.
Late Entertainment: Langton Club, 10pm.

Anyday

Exhibition: Paul Mosse: Make. Break. Make., Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, until March 4.
Exhibition: Leslie Cullinan’s Honourable Restraint, Upstairs Gallery, Watergate Theatre, to March 9.   
Exhibition: Bridges: exhibition of painting, textile, ceramic and jewelry, The Blackbird Gallery, William Street
Exhibition: Deirdre McLoughlin’s Shaping the Void exhibition, National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard (opposite Kilkenny Castle) until March 21.

Film: Kilkenny Cineplex has a wide variety of films to suit all ages and interests on show at a number of times each day

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