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Matt Berninger

His songwriting has long garnered praise for its poignant clarity, jagged-edged wit and intimately emotive melodies. The band’s career spans ten studio albums, including First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track, both issued in 2023. Late 2024 saw the release of The National’s first proper live album, Rome. Together with his wife Carin Besser, Berninger produced the band’s 2013 feature-length documentary Mistaken for Strangers, directed by Matt’s brother Tom. Outside of The National, Berninger formed EL VY with Brent Knopf (Menomena) in 2014. The duo released their debut album Return...

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

 WIN 2025 BEST FOLK ALBUM GRAMMY FOR 10TH STUDIO ALBUM WOODLAND “There’s that harmony blend that no-one else can achieve besides these two. They are so influential…” -NPR Music “The intuitive bond between the two musicians remains at the forefront of their terrific new album, full of quiet adventures and clear empathy.” – Pitchfork “The long-running Nashville duo offers new sonic moods and narrative modes on a fantastic LP… Welch and Rawlings have more to say than ever.” – Rolling Stone   The duo have recently won the 2025 Best Folk Album GRAMMY for their 10th studio album, Woodland....

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Chris Ramsey 

‘Here Man’ is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Chris’ last sell-out stand-up tour ‘2020’ which saw him perform to over 100,000 people nationwide (albeit thanks to Covid, not in the year intended and with a slightly regrettable tour title!). As seen onThe Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show,Strictly Come Dancing, and Taskmaster, presenting Children in Need, and co-hosting his weekly mega-hit marital podcast Shagged.Married.Annoyed, alongside(long-suffering) wife Rosie Ramsey, don’t miss Chris as he brings his trademark stand-up to a venue near you. “A brilliantly engaging natural storyteller”-...

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Foil Arms & Hog

A mixture of skits, audience participation and improvisation. With over a billion views, you may know the guys from their online videos, but it’s on stage that they’re at their best. With celebrity fans including Woody Harrelson, Emma Thompson and Mr. Bean himself, come see why Foil Arms and Hog have become one of the world’s most recognized sketch groups. After sold-out shows at the London Palladium, New York Town Hall and Sydney Opera House, the Irish trio embark on their biggest world tour to date. Some of what is said about these guys: ‘They’re just fantastically funny’ (The Times)....

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An Evening with Vogue Williams

Fane & Aiken Promotions Presents Joined by Special Guest ~ Garron Noone “Everyone is known for something and I truly believe I am known for the size of my gob. Luckily, I love doing all things oral; eating, talking and a few other bits I would rather keep private. Ah Fuck It I’ll tell you…I’m taking this opportunity to defrost my crazy and let it all out. Fresh from the success of My Therapist Ghosted Me, her new podcast Never Live it Down and her latest book Big Mouth, she’s ready to spill-on career highs, hilarious lows, and everything in between. Nothing is off-limits....

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Jen Brister: Reactive

Aiken Promotions Presents Jen Brister “Reactive”  Cork Opera House | 23rd April 2026 Vicar St | 25 April 2026 Tickets On-Sale Now Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world and people in general, Brister has been told she needs to chill the hell out. Can Jen find her zen? It seems unlikely to be honest…   Jen is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer, as seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, QI and Mock The Week. Following a sold out 2022 tour, Jen is back on the road with her...

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HamsandwicH

Aiken Promotions Presents HamsandwicH Vicar St 3rd October 2025 Tickets on sale now! “The Live Album” Now available on Double-Vinyl exclusively at the band’s live shows. HamsandwicH New Album: “The Live Album” – Double-Vinyl Vinyl Release Release date: Dec 5th, 2024 Route 109a Recordings (Self Release), Catalog Number: rou039 Recorded Live in the 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Oct. 21st, 2023. Recorded and mixed by Darren Clarke, Mastered by Danny Kalb Design by Colm Molloy, Cover photo by Glen Bollard HamsandwicH: Niamh Farrell, Podge McNamee, Darcy HamsandwicH have been one of Ireland’s most...

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The D.A.M. Trilogy “Back To Berlin Tour 2025”

Aiken Promotions Presents The D.A.M. Trilogy “Back To Berlin Tour 2025” Vicar St 1st December 2025 Tickets on now “First, there were the spiders from mars…then came the D.A.M. Trio…” Bowie’s influential Berlin Trilogy musicians reform for a major 16 date European tour… Carlos Alomar presents The D.A.M. Trilogy BACK TO BERLIN TOUR 2025 Carlos Alomar and George Murray (original members of the D.A.M. Trio), essential to David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy albums, tour together for the first time in five decades The ‘faster’ songs from Low, Heroes and Lodger are the focus of 16 shows with an expanded...

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Cormac Begley

The album ‘B’ celebrates the bass concertina, a very rare instrument and on this album Cormac uses two Dipper-made Bass concertinas to record all 12 tracks. His bold choice to concentrate solely on the bass and baritone register, the first album of it’s kind in any musical genre, has not gone unnoticed for all the right reasons and it has been described as ‘Album of the decade’ Donal Dineen, ‘The musical gift that keeps on giving’ The Irish Times, seven five star reviews and ‘Groundbreaking’ RTÉ Arena. The album and tracks from the album were nominated over three categories at the RTE Folk...

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Peter McGann “Ah No”

Aiken Promotions Presents Peter McGann “Ah No” Vicar St 16th May 2025 Tickets on sale now! The Great Lad is back with a hilarious new comedy special. Join Peter McGann (Good Boy; Small Town, Big Story) on a deeply stupid time-jumping journey as he brushes shoulders with the Chicago mafia, a flying column from Cork and D-list Irish content creators, all the while seeking to learn just what kind of comedian, and indeed man, he wants to be.

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