With only a week to go until christmas day we hope you have all your presents bought, but if not have no fear! We present our guide to great Irish acts playing gigs in 2014. We are firm believers that there is nothing quite like live music and with wealth of gigs already announced for next year there will surely be a gig below that tickets will make the perfect Christmas gift.
If not check out our guide to festival early bird tickets for more great ideas.
28th Vibe for Philo @Vicar St. Buy Tickets
Declan O’Rourke @ Tara na Ri, Navan / The Spainard, Cork / The Mermaid Theatre, Bray Buy Tickets
Paul Brady @ St Michaels Church Buy Tickets
First Fortnight Big Gig feat. Heathers, Vann music and Come on live long @ The Button Factory Buy Tickets
Christy Moore & Declan Sinnott @ The Bord Gais Theatre Buy Tickets
Jack L @ Vicar St Buy Tickets
Orla Gartland @ Oh Yeah Music Centre / Academy 2 / Cyprus Avenue Buy Tickets
James Vincent McMorrow @ National Concert Hall / Irish Tour Buy Tickets
Damien Dempsey @ Mandela Hall / Cork Opera House Buy Tickets
The 4 of us @ Vicar St / Empire Music Hall Buy Tickets
Kodaline @ Ulster Hall / The 02 Buy Tickets
Keywest @ Vicar St Buy Tickets
Stiff Little Fingers @ The Academy / Ulster Hall Buy Tickets
Wallis Bird @ The Academy/ Monroes, Galway / Cork Opera house Buy Tickets
Ham Sandwich @ The Olympia Buy Tickets
The Riptide Movement @ Vicar St Buy Tickets
Friends of Emmet @ Sugar Club Buy Tickets
Christy Moore @ Irish Tour Buy Tickets
Tori Amos at Olympia Theatre Buy Tickets
Neutral Milk Hotel at Vicar Street Buy Tickets
Miley Cyrus at The O2 Buy Tickets
The Coronas @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham Buy Tickets
Elbow @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham Buy Tickets
Biffy Clyro @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham Buy Tickets
Arcade Fire and Pixies at Marlay Park Buy Tickets
Live at the Marquee 2014 – Cliff Richard, Dolly Parton, The Coronas, Tom Jones, Elbow, Robert Plant, Jason Derulo, Biffy Clyri, Bryan Adams, Pixies – Buy Tickets