Vicar Street has hosted some of the world's best known performers and comedy acts from around the world. Here are some of the acts that have performed at the venue.
Comedy Performances
edit| Date(s) | Artist(s) | Notes/Show |
|---|---|---|
| Dara Ó Briain | January 23–24,28-31, February 4–7,18-19 & 21, 2010 June 24–25 & 27, July 3, 8-10 & 16 & 27, 2010, September 2–5, 9-12, 2010 January 4–7, 11-14, 25-28, 2012, February 1–3, July 4–7, 11-14, September 6–8, 13-15, 20, 2012 November 22–24, 28-30, December 1, 2012 |
30 Shows in 2010 - SOLD OUT "Craic Dealer"( 37 shows in 2012) |
| Tommy Tiernan | November 27-21 & December 1–5, 2010 January 6–8, 13-15, 20-23, 27-29, June 16–17 & 24-25, 2011 April 5,7 & 12-14 & 19-21 & 28, 2012 January 3–6, 10-11, 17-20, 24-27, 2013 |
"Crooked Man" (2011) "Poot" (2012) "Stray Sod" (2013) |
| Neil Delamere | December 17, 2010 February 11–12 & May 6, 2011 November 26 & December 17, 2011, February 10–11, March 9, 2012 February 8–9, 2013 February 7–8, 2014 |
"Implement of Divilment" (2011) "Restructuring" (2012) "DelaMere Mortal" (2013) "Smart Bomb" (2014) |
| Jason Byrne | December 18, 2010 May 21, 2011 February 1, 2013 January 11 & 18, 2014 |
"Cirque du Byrne" (2011) "The People's Puppeteer" (2013) |
| Katherine Lynch | December 9–12, 2010 February 3–5, 2011; May 13–14, 2011; December 2, 2011 |
"The Hack of Ya Tour" |
| Stephen K Amos | February 17, 2011 | |
| Andrew Maxwell | February 19 & September 23, 2011 February 4, 2012 March 8, 2013 |
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| D'Unbelievables | February 21–26, 2010 March 7–12, 2010 April 18–21 & 23, 2010 |
"One Hell of a Do Tour" |
| David McSavage | March 5, 2011 February 18, 2012 |
"He's Alive Inside" |
| The Nualas | March 25, 2011 & June 8, 2012 | "One Night of Dignity" (2012) |
| Sarah Millican | April 2 & October 16, 2011 | "Chatterbox" |
| Des Bishop | April 28,30 & June 11, 2011 25–26 May & 22–23 June 2012 |
"My Dad was Nearly James Bond" "Offbeat" (May) "Likes To Bang" (June) |
| Jason Manford | September 16–17, 2011 November 27–28, 2013 |
First World Problems (2013) |
| Dylan Moran | October 5–9 & 27-29, 2011 | "Yeah Yeah" |
| Tim Minchin | October 13–15 & 30, 2011 | |
| Demetri Martin | October 18, 2011 | |
| Micky Flanagan | October 22, 2011 | "Out Out" |
| Dave Gorman | November 5, 2011 October 10, 2014 |
"Dave Gorman's Powerpoint Presentation" "Gets Straight to the Point* (*The Power Point) |
| Reginald D. Hunter | November 18, 2011 May 24, 2013 |
"Sometimes Even The Devil Tells The Truth" (2011) "In The Midst Of Crackers" (2013) |
| Stephen Merchant | November 23–24, 2011 | "Hello Ladies...Tour" |
| Omid Djalili | December 3, 2011 | "Tour of Duty" |
| Dead Cat Bounce | December 23, 2011 | "Howl of the She-leopard" |
| Jay and Silent Bob | February 21–22, 2012 | "Get Old Tour" |
| PJ Gallagher | March 23 & May 4, 2012 | |
| Simon Amstell | May 21–22, 2010 May 5, 2012 |
"Do Nothing" (Recorded for DVD) "Numb" |
| Stewart Lee | May 17–18, 2012 | "Carpet Remnant World" |
| Stewart Francis | June 9, 2012 | "Outstanding In His Field" |
| John Bishop | September 9–11, 2012 | "Rollercoaster Tour Preview" |
| Joan Rivers | October 9–10, 2012 | "The Now or Never Tour" |
| Rhod Gilbert | October 11–12, 2012 | "The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo" |
| Patrick Kielty | October 13, 2012 | |
| Mario Rosenstock | October 18–20 & 25-27, 2012 | "Gift Grub 2 Live" |
| Jimeoin | November 3, 2012 | "Lovely" |
| Greg Davies | December 8, 2012 | "The Back of my Mum's Head" |
| Al Murray | March 9 & November 15, 2013 | "The Only Way Is Epic Tour" (2013) |
Music Performances
edit| Date(s) | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2001 | Gary Numan | Pure Album Tour. First Irish concert |
| April 18–19, 25, 28 & August 4–5, 2010 | Jedward | Planet Jedward Tour |
| December 19–20, 2010 September 26, 2011 December 13,14,18,20,21, 2011 December 11,12,19 & 20, 2012, January 8, 2013 |
Christy Moore | with Declan Sinnott Songs for Somalia w/ Declan Sinnott. with Declan Sinnott |
| December 21–22, 2010 | Villagers | First show SOLD OUT |
| December 23, 2010 | Springbreak | |
| December 27, 2010 July 2, 2011 December 27, 2012 |
Aslan | |
| December 28–30, 2010 December 29–30, 2011 December 28–30, 2012 |
The Dubliners | |
| December 31, 2010 December 31, 2012 |
Mixed Tape New Year's Eve Party | with Cathy Davey, Lisa Hannigan and many more with Paddy Casey, Cathy Davey and more |
| January 4, 2010 | Vibe for Philo - 25th Anniversary | Brian "Robbo" Robertson |
| January 31 & February 1, 2011 | Imelda May | |
| February 18, 2011 November 26, 2012 |
Ben Folds Ben Folds Five |
European Tour |
| March 4, 2011 | The Decemberists | |
| March 26, 2011 March 31, 2012 |
The Fureys & Davey Arthur | |
| March 30 & June 9, 2011 November 29, 2011 |
The Frames The Frames with The Mary Janes & Friends |
Performing New Album In aid of The Fragile X Society |
| April 1, 2011 November 11–12, 2011 September 28, 2012 |
Paul Brady | with Andy Irvine |
| April 5, 2011 | Children of Bodom | |
| April 6 & 7, 2011 November 17, 2012 |
Bell X1 | |
| April 8, 2011 | Cry Before Dawn | |
| April 9, 2011 | The Unthanks | |
| April 10, 2011 | The Low Anthem | |
| April 15–16, 2011 | Josh Ritter | And The Royal City Band |
| May 1, 2011 | The Human League | |
| May 5, 2011 | Jamie Lawson | |
| May 7, 2011 | The High Kings | Irish Tour |
| May 16, 2011 | Explosions in the Sky | |
| May 17, 2011 | Grant Lee Buffalo | |
| May 18, 2011 | Mercury Rev | Performing Deserters Songs Live |
| May 27 & July 1, 2011 | Jack L | Piano and Strings Evening |
| June 1, 2011 October 24, 2012 |
The Tallest Man on Earth | |
| June 3, 2011 | Olly Murs | First headlining Tour |
| June 5, 2011 | Andrea Corr | |
| June 18–19, 2011 | Grinderman | Second show added due to demand. |
| June 20, 2011 | Paul Simon | SOLD OUT[1] |
| June 27, 2011 | Ziggy Marley | |
| July 4, 2011 | Gregg Allman | Moved from The Grand Canal Theatre |
| July 16, 2011 | Richard Thompson | |
| July 21, 2011 | Black Country Communion | |
| July 22, 2011 | Tom Tom Club | |
| July 27, 2011 | Brian Setzer | Rockabilly Riot |
| July 29–30, 2011 | Morrissey | SOLD OUT |
| September 9, 2011 December 22–23, 2012 |
Damien Dempsey | |
| September 18, 2011 | Squeeze | |
| September 27, 2011 | Crosby & Nash | |
| November 4, 2011 | Ed Sheeran | First Irish Headline show |
| November 19, 2011 | Anna Calvi | |
| November 25, 2011 | Adam Ant | |
| December 5–6, 2011 | Bombay Bicycle Club | Extra date added due to demand. |
| December 8, 2011 | Pajama Men | |
| December 9, 2011 | David Kitt | Performing The Big Romance |
| December 10, 2011 | Agnes Obel | Irish Tour |
| December 22, 2011 March 16, 2012 |
Lisa Hannigan | Irish Tour |
| January 20, 2012 16–17 June 2012 |
Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn & Paddy Glackin | Celebrating his 70th Birthday |
| January 21, 2012 | Henry Rollins | The Long March (Spoken Word) |
| January 31, 2012 | Bonnie Prince Billy | |
| February 9, 2012 January 12–13, 2013 |
Dropkick Murphy's | European Tour Album launch shows |
| February 15, 2012 | Nick Lowe | |
| March 1–2, 2012 | Randy Newman | European Tour |
| March 7, 2012 | Jeff Magnum | |
| March 10, 2012 | Therapy? | |
| March 17, 2012 | The Presidents of the United States of America | |
| March 24, 2012 | Spiritualized | Moved from October 7, 2010 |
| May 17, 2012 | Hue and Cry | "Hot Wire Stripped" |
| May 19, 2012 | Bob Geldof | First Irish show since 2005. |
| May 24, 2012 | Dionne Warwick | |
| July 15, 2012 | Tune-Yards | |
| July 18, 2012 | Ministry | "Defibrillatour" |
| July 19, 2012 | John Hiatt | |
| July 24, 2012 | Dr. John and The Lower 911 | |
| September 21, 2012 | The Stunning | |
| September 22, 2012 | Joan Armatrading | |
| September 27, 2012 | Darren Hayes | "The Secret's Out Tour" |
| October 28, 2012 | Beach House | |
| October 29, 2012 | The Walkmen | |
| November 4, 2012 | The Stylistics | |
| November 6, 2012 | Animal Collective | |
| November 25, 2012 | First Aid Kit | |
| December 4, 2012 | Steve Vai | |
| December 18, 2012 | Glen Hansard | |
| December 21, 2012 | Delorentos | |
| January 21, 2013 | Paloma Faith | |
| February 26, 2013 | Cody Simpson | Welcome to Paradise Tour |
| April 13, 2013 | Matchbox Twenty | North Tour |
| October 28, 2013 & March 29, 2014 | Keywest | sold out |
| October 26, 2015 | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Mandatory World Tour |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Simon announces Vicar Street Special Show". Kev Meagher. goldenplec Irish Music News. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.