Live Music Events during the Manchester Irish Festival 2012
Cornerstone Fundraising night with Dusty Young and Joe Casserley DJ
Friday 2nd March 2012
St Kentigerns Irish Club, Fallowfield
starts: 8:00pmFundraising night
- Admission: Tickets £2.50 in Advance. Door £5
Tradfest launch with Manchester Irish Festival Battle of Bands winners
Friday 2nd March 2012
starts: 8:00pmThe winners of this years competition and runners up officially open this years Tradfest
- Admission: Free
Irish Country and Western band - Brian Coll and Hugo Duncan
Friday 2nd March 2012
English Martyr’s Parish Centre, Chorlton
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: £10
The Davitt Concert
Friday 2nd March 2012
starts: 8:15pmWith musicians Debbie Garvey, Steve Johnston, Dónal Maguire, Mike McGoldrick, Emma Sweeney and special guest singer Dick Gaughan
- Admission: £10.00
O'Sheas Irish Festival launch with Green Hot Clover
Friday 2nd March 2012
starts: 9:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
Council of Irish Associations Manchester Annual Dinner Dance
Saturday 3rd March 2012
starts: 7:30pmAnnual Dinner and Dance, with Entertainment by the legendary Dermot Hegarty
- Admission: £25 includes meal and entertainment
Bob Dylan & Clancy Brothers tribute night
Saturday 3rd March 2012
starts: 7:30pmConcert takes place in the first floor acoustic room of the venue
- Admission: £3 adv, £5 doors
Pat Jordan and Finians Rainbow
Saturday 3rd March 2012
English Martyr’s Parish Centre, Chorlton
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: £5
Manchester Irish Festival Tradfest concert with Mixi Toal and friends
Saturday 3rd March 2012
starts: 9:00pmEnjoy a free night of traditional Irish music with Mixi Toal and friends
- Admission: Free
Sean McSherry
Saturday 3rd March 2012
The Talbot Catholic Club, Eccles
starts: 9:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
Mike Harding: Me, A Guitar and Some More Daft Stuff
Sunday 4th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmAfter 15 years concentrating on writing and broadcasting, fell walking and fly-fishing, ‘the grandfather of alternative comedy’ returns to his roots – with a vengeance!
- Admission: £16
‘Ladies Day’ Irish themed Spring Lunch
Wednesday 7th March 2012
Players Restaurant, Marriott Hotel
starts: 11:00am‘Ladies Day’ Irish themed Spring Lunch with Irish fashions, stalls, traditional Irish music and a raffle.
- Admission:
Full Irish Live Radio broadcast with Joe Casserley & the Full Irish Team followed by Irish session
Wednesday 7th March 2012
starts: 6:30pmCome along and meet the presenters behind Manchester's award winning radio show
- Admission: Free
Manchester Irish Festival UK Première of New York Music Documentary - Beautiful People
Wednesday 7th March 2012
starts: 7:00pmVIP drinks reception sponsored by Guinness
- Admission: Email pressmif@gmail.com to win a free pair of tickets
Launch night for Cask Ale Festival at O'Brien's Irish Bar
Thursday 8th March 2012
starts: 12:00pmThis is the launch night for the festival's Cask ale festival and entertainment tent
- Admission: Free
The Festival's official after show party at O'Brien's Irish Bar
Friday 9th March 2012
starts: 12:00pmThis is the venue for the official after show party for the festivals Town Hall reception
- Admission: Free
Live music from Ronan from The Whole Shebang
Friday 9th March 2012
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: contact venue for admission details
Green Hot Clover at O'Brien's Irish Bar on Albert Square
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 12:00pmCoverage of the Ireland V Scotland 6 Nations Rugby on the big screen. Post-match live Irish music continues with ‘Green Hot Clover’
- Admission: Free
Pre St Patricks Evening Celebrations on Saturday 10th March 2012
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 6:00pmFive Couse Diinner & Irish entertainment
- Admission: £39.95 per person
YGG Irish Music & Dance Concert with The Reel Deal and Shake the Barley
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 7:30pmPart of the Mayo weekend sponsored by Manchester-Mayo Tourism and Business Group
- Admission: £5 adv, £7 doors
Tradfest Shillelagh Irish/Folk band
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmA night of traditional Irish Music
- Admission: Free
Live Music
Saturday 10th March 2012
English Martyr’s Parish Centre, Chorlton
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
Pre Parade Party.
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmPre parade party with DJ Kev.
- Admission: Free
Manchester Martyrs Monument Fundraising Dance
Saturday 10th March 2012
St Annes Parish Social Centre, Stretford
starts: 8:30pm
- Admission: £3 adv, £4 door, £5 after 11pm
Manchester Irish Festival Tradfest concert with Innisfree
Saturday 10th March 2012
starts: 9:00pmOne of the festivals favourite traditional Irish bands
- Admission: free
Parade Party at O'Brien's Irish Bar
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 12:00pmLive music before and after the parade, continuing into the evening
- Admission: Free
Parade Day Party.
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 2:00pmParade Day party with Belfast Boy, Jonathan Young.
- Admission: Free
Jimmy Docherty and Andy Dinan plus The Roving Crows
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 3:00pm
- Admission: free
St Patrick's Post Parade Tradfest with Steven Doyle
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 4:00pmFantastic afternon of Irish Country music played by Steven Doyle
- Admission: Free
YGG Free Post Parade Tradfest Party
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 4:00pmA free afternoon of Irish music & dance with Celtic Rock band 'Peel Your Own Spuds' & Special Guests sponsored by Manchester-Mayo Tourism & Business group
- Admission: Free sponsored by Manchester-Mayo group
Post Parade Irish Sessions
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 6:00pm
- Admission: contact venue for admission details
UK Debut of Ivernia - Manchester based Irish Music Orchestra
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 7:30pmIvernia is a collection of some of the UK's finest classicaly trained Irish Musicians
- Admission: £10
Steven Doyle
Sunday 11th March 2012
starts: 8:30pmInternational singer songwriter Steven Doyle will play a Post Parade Party
- Admission: FREE
Traditional Irish Music Classes with Tara O'Carolan CCE every Monday
Monday 12th March 2012
starts: 6:30pmTraditional Irish Music Classes with Tara O'Carolan CCE
- Admission:
Irish Community Care over 50's group - Irish Social
Wednesday 14th March 2012
starts: 12:30pm
- Admission: Free
The Dubliners 50th Anniversary Concert
Wednesday 14th March 2012
Opera House, Central Manchester
starts: 7:30pmThe Dubliners are one of the festival’s favourite bands. They return this year to play this special Anniversary concert to celebrate their 50th anniversary
- Admission: £18.00 - £23.50
Tradfest Irish Session sponsored by Guinness with Grace Kelly & Friends
Wednesday 14th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmIrish session
- Admission: Free
Trad night with the living tradition and all musicians and singers welcome
Wednesday 14th March 2012
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission:
'Benidorm Nites'
Wednesday 14th March 2012
starts: 9:00pmDance the night away with Johnathan Young and Clive Allen
- Admission: FREE
Sinead O’Connor in Concert
Thursday 15th March 2012
starts: 7:30pmIconic Irish singer-songwriter and performer Sinead O’Connor plays a special festival concert to promote new album
- Admission: £25
Irish Trad Night
Thursday 15th March 2012
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: contact venue for admission details
Party Night with 12 Strings.
Thursday 15th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmParty night with 12 Strings playing all your favourites.
- Admission: Free
MRSN charity FUNdraiser with the Ivy Leaf Ceilidh Band
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 7:30amManchester Refugee Support Network FUNdraiser - Irish music and dancing
- Admission: Tickets: £7 / £5 in Advance or £8 /£6 on the door
Special FX with NAYMEDICI
Friday 16th March 2012
Royal Exchange Theatre Company
starts: 6:00pmIrish Music at Royal Exchange
- Admission: Free
St Patrick's Eve Tradfest with Claire Mooney & Special guests
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmSpecial guests include the Moving House band & Dave Puller
- Admission: £3 adv, £5 doors
REEL RHYTHMS Dance troupe and Shake the Barley
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: Free
Manchester Irish Festival St Patrick's Eve Tradfest with Crazy Folk
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmCelebrate St Patrick's Eve with Crazy Folk a Five Piece Celtic Rock Band
- Admission: Free
Celtic Vibes
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmTraditional Irish folk group Celtic Vibes.
- Admission: FREE
Gerry Diver's Speech Project
Friday 16th March 2012
starts: 8:00pmA ground-breaking collection of new musical works by Gerry Diver inspired by and incorporating recordings of the spoken word of seminal Irish folk musicians
- Admission: £12
St Patrick's Eve special with The Last Drop
Friday 16th March 2012
Cassidy's Irish Bar, Heaton Moor
starts: 9:00pm
- Admission: Free
St Patrick's Eve with Peter McCluskey
Friday 16th March 2012
The Talbot Catholic Club, Eccles
starts: 9:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
St. Patrick's Day non stop party
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 11:00amLive Sport all day plus Irish Music session 3-5pm & 7-9pm & massive Irish Disco til late
- Admission: Free
Chorlton Irish Club St Patrick's Day celebrations
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 11:30am
- Admission:
St Patrick’s Day Breakfast with Live Irish Music
Saturday 17th March 2012
St Marys Parish Centre, Levenshulme
starts: 12:00pm
- Admission: £5
St Patrick's Day Party
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 12:00pmGet on your Green & Gold to enjoy a Free All Day St Patrick's Day Party
- Admission: Free
St Patrick's Day Celebration
Saturday 17th March 2012
St Annes Parish Social Centre, Stretford
starts: 1:00pm
- Admission: Tickets in advance £4. At the door £5
Quare Craic
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 1:30pmIrish folk duo 'Quare Craic', Kieran Cunningham & Eimear Bradley
- Admission: FREE
St Patrick's Day celebrations
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 2:00pmLive entertainment all day
- Admission: Free
St Patrick's Day 12 Hour non stop Party
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 2:00pmThis special club night for the festival features one of Manchester's favourite Club DJ's who is guaranteed to get the place rocking.
- Admission: Free Admission before 11.30pm
St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance with Brendan Shine
Saturday 17th March 2012
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
starts: 2:30pmBrendan Shine and his full band plus special guests at this 4 course dinner
- Admission: £60 per person
Live music with Jimmy Docherty and the Velvet Tinkers
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 2:30pmLive music with Jimmy Docherty and the Velvet Tinkers
- Admission:
Live Music with Jimmy Docherty and Richie Sanderson
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 3:00pm
- Admission: free
Live Music with Quare Craic
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 4:30pmLive music with Quare Craic
- Admission:
St Patrick’s Day Night at the Dogs
Saturday 17th March 2012
Grandstand Restaurant, Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium
starts: 6:30pm
- Admission: £30
St Kentigern's St Patrick's Night celebrations
Saturday 17th March 2012
St Kentigerns Irish Club, Fallowfield
starts: 7:00pmSt. Patrick’s Gaa Club Finals live on the big screen Magner’s concert room Herb O’Flanaghan & the Emotions with Adam Carr DJ
- Admission: £10
Pride of Eireann International Awards St Patrick's Night Gala Dinner
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 7:00pm
- Admission: £60
Shake the Barley
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 7:30pmShake the Barley
- Admission: £5.00 on the door
St Patrick’s Punk Rock Night with Roughneck Riot
Saturday 17th March 2012
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: £5
St Patrick's Night Special
Saturday 17th March 2012
English Martyr’s Parish Centre, Chorlton
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
St Patrick's Night with Sean McSherry
Saturday 17th March 2012
The Talbot Catholic Club, Eccles
starts: 9:00pm
- Admission: check with venue
Mother's Day Dance
Sunday 18th March 2012
St Kentigerns Irish Club, Fallowfield
starts: (All day)
- Admission:
Mothers Day Celebration
Sunday 18th March 2012
starts: 3:00pmMothers Day Celebration with Belfast Boy, Jonathan Young.
- Admission: Free
Tommy Fleming
Sunday 18th March 2012
Opera House, Central Manchester
starts: 7:30pmthe “Voice of Ireland”
- Admission: from £28
Manchester Irish Festival Tradfest Closing Party Joe Casserley and The Last Drop
Sunday 18th March 2012
starts: 8:30pmThe Festival closing party at the Farmers Arms in Burnage
- Admission: FREE
Irish Community Care over 50's group - Irish Social
Tuesday 20th March 2012
St Richards Parish Centre, Longsight
starts: 12:00pm
- Admission: Free
Irish Community Care over 50's group - Irish Social
Wednesday 21st March 2012
starts: 12:30pm
- Admission: Free
Coronation Street: Street of Dreams - The Official Live Musical Event
Wednesday 21st March 2012
starts: 7:30pmStreet of Dreams will debut at the Manchester Arena on Wednesday 21 March with the world premiere on Thursday 22 March.
- Admission: £25.00 - £60.00
Coronation Street: Street of Dreams - The Official Live Musical Event
Thursday 22nd March 2012
starts: 7:30pm
- Admission: £25.00 - £60.00
Mark Quinn & John Mahon
Thursday 22nd March 2012
starts: 9:00pmLive Music with Mark Quinn and John Mahon.
- Admission: check with venue
Joe Casserley & The Last Drop Band with Adam Carr DJ
Sunday 8th April 2012
St Kentigerns Irish Club, Fallowfield
starts: 8:00pm
- Admission: £5
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