The
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George's
Quay, Dundalk, Co. Louth +353-42-9352697
JANUARY
2019
Fri
25th January Joanne
McNally "Gleebag"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €14
Ireland's comedy sweetheart (self-titled)
will perform at the Spirit Store in Dundalk
on the 25th January 2019. Joanne is feeling
powerful and she hopes Vogue Williams & Amy
Huberman are sh*tting themselves because she's
coming for their emerald crowns and if she
can't take them fairly, she will joust them
right off their immaculately groomed heads. BUY
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Sat
26th Jan
80' Rewind Disco
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm
Ahhh... the 80's, the "golden era"
of pop, from the end of Punk to Live Aid.
It all started with the mighty Human League
and kind of went flat creatively by Frankie
Goes To Hollywood... just how many truly great
groups there were in that short few years...
with this in mind David Lessard will be bringing
his 80's Rewind show to The Spirit Store,
sublime electro pop awaits you all, and if
you feel like getting glammed up why not!
Sun
27th January
Dylan Revisited
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
CANCELLED Full refund available from point of purchase.
Dylan Revisited celebrate Dylan's music with
a high energy approach to songs from the prolific
periods of his writing from the 60's to modern
times. Scripted with anecdotal commentary,
the show is about the songs and the band and
draws inspiration from all the great Dylan
bands from THE BAND to the line-up he uses
today.
Sun
27th January Traditional
Session
Downstairs
Free - All welcome 6-9pm
The session has been going for many years
here now and is still going strong. This weekly
get together of folk and traditional musicians
is a wonderful way to spend your early Sunday
evenings.
Mon
28th January
Monday Night Pub Quiz
Downstairs - 9pm sharp - €4 per team
of 4
Carlsberg dont do quizzes, but if they did,
they would have Bamber Goosecoigne as host.
Every Monday night. Pints for prizes. You
know it makes sense.
FEBRUARY
2019
Fri 1st February "Alison
Spittle Makes A Show Of Herself"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Tatler comedian of the year and the star
and writer of RTE's 'Nowhere Fast' and 'Culchie
Club'. Alison is doing a second tour, she's
very excited and has warned her family not
to heckle her this time. She's looking forward
to discovering new towns, friendly people
and the fresh delights of the new service
stations across the country. BUY
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Sat
2nd February Orwells
84
+ Guests
Admission €5
Orwells '84 have created a sound of post pop
psychedelia washed with influences from the
roots of blues with a reverb laden backdrop.
Their debut release has been anticipated by
their peers on the Dundalk music scene for
some time. The single "An Eye For an
Eye", the follow on to the bands "very
original sound" and online demos have
become a hot topic throughout their native
Dundalk in recent months.
Sat
2nd February
The Blair Mix Project
Backroom@Spiritstore 9pm FREE
Playing Indie, Soul, Rock And Roll, Ska, Trojan
Reggae, Rare Grooves, Funk, Brit Pop and many
more.
Fri
8th February Just
Mustard
+ Guests
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
Following some highly regarded sets at Other
Voices, Hard Working Class Heroes and two
nationwide tours - Just Mustard return to
The Spirit Store in February. "Their
debut album 'Wednesday' is a two-toned masterpiece,
flipping from hypnotic, smoky vocals to screeching
industrial noise on the fly." - NME BUY
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Sat
9th February Kevin
McAleer "Guru"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Tyrone's oldest lama Kevin McAleer has just
been voted 'Ireland's Most Humble Guru' by
Mindfulness Magazine for the eighteenth year
running. To celebrate this modest achievement,
he has announced a majestic national tour
of his unique self-awareness seminars for
2019, promising full spiritual enlightenment
on the night, or your money back. BUY
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Fri
15th February Chris
Kent "Looking Up"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Cork comedian Chris Kent returns with his
6thsolo show Looking Up. Chris has spent the
past year balancing comedy with being a stay
at home dad and trying to grow a beard. He
has also removed the word "mate"
from his vocabulary as it takes too much effort
to say in an Irish accent.T.V. appearances
include the RTÉ 2 panel show Next Year's
News, The Craig Doyle Show and Conor's Dad
in the hit series The Young Offenders. In
the UK, he has appeared on Russell Howard's
Stand Up Central for Comedy Central. BUY
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Sat
16th February Harvest
(A Tribute To Neil Young)
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Harvest play a selection of songs from Neil
Young's classic albums "Harvest",
"After The Gold Rush", "Harvest
Moon" & "Freedom", to name
but a few.Harvest play Neil Young's greatest
hits and more - songs such as "Heart
Of Gold", "Old Man", "Harvest
Moon", "Rockin' In The Free World",
"Cowgirl In The Sand", "Down
By The River" and "Helpless". BUY
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Fri
22nd February The
Pale
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
The Pale return to The Spirit Store to mark
the start of what will be a frenetic year
for the Dublin stalwarts. A band that refuse
to be pigeonholed, tied down by genres, trends
or musical movements, The Pale gear up for
the launch of the new single URSA MAJOR on
the 25th January. The track is the first release
of The Pale's long awaited album 'MERCIFUL
HOUR'. Due for a release on 12th April 2019 BUY
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Sat
23rd February Bernard
O'Shea And Karl Spain
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20 SOLD
OUT
Irish comedy fans can enjoy a double dose
of laughs over the coming months with top
Irish stand-ups Bernard O'Shea and Karl Spain
in their show, Fat Chancers. Commenting on
the tour, Karl Spain said "Don't expect
massive weight loss or body transformations
or Bernard being funny".Audiences can
expect plenty of on-stage banter as Fat Chancers
will feature the popular comics share the
stage, as well as performing their own stand-up
routines. BUY
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MARCH
2019
Fri
1st March Bone
Machine
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
For the past year Irish audiences have witnessed
an incendiary show performed by Bone Machine,
that captures the character and musical genius
of Tom Waits. An exhilarating performance
that's playing to packed houses of increasingly
adoring fans. Bone Machine are a band of internationally
renowned touring and recording musicians that
perform a firebrand, melancholic, and punk
jazz set of Tom Waits songs. BUY
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Sat
2nd March Enya
Martin "Would Ya Be Able"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18
Announcing Stand up comedian Enya Martin,
writer and creator of the very famous comedy
video Facebook page "Giz a laugh",
Enya has successfully made the transition
from creating comedy videos online to performing
on the the live stage. Enya is the best selling
female comedian in Dublin's Vicar Street,
having sold out 3 shows this year. She has
performed successfully in the Laughter Lounge,
Vodafone Comedy Carnival, Vodafone Comedy
Festival and also sold out at this years Jest
Fest in Wexford. BUY
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Sun
3rd March
Pop Up Record And CD Fair
10.30am-5pm FREE
Thousands of LP's, Singles, 7 inch, 12 inch
records and CD's all in one place with several
stalls from all over Ireland. Buy, sell, trade.
Come along and browse the collections on show.
Fri
8th March
Cúchulainn Singers Presents
The 80's - All Night Long
Tickets €15 Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm Sharp
Cúchulainn Singers sing Lionel Richie,
Wham, Bananarama, Cindi Lauper, Pet Shop Boys,
Paul Young, Soft Cell, Bonnie Tyler, Dexy's
Midnight Runners and many many more BUY
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Sat
9th March
Cúchulainn Singers Presents
The 80's - All Night Long
Tickets €15 Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm Sharp
Cúchulainn Singers sing Lionel Richie,
Wham, Bananarama, Cindi Lauper, Pet Shop Boys,
Paul Young, Soft Cell, Bonnie Tyler, Dexy's
Midnight Runners and many many more BUY
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Thu
14th March Eleanor
Tiernan "Success Without A Sex Tape"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
From Irish Pictorial Weekly, Bridget and Eamon
and BBC Radio 4's News Quiz stand up comedian
Eleanor Tiernan returns with a new show recounting
her struggles to live a happy and comfortable
life without releasing a sex tape. Includes
cautionary tales, tips on how to avoid ending
up having your intimate private details available
online and cat cafe etiquette. BUY
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Fri
22nd March
Absolute Eagles
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Playing all the hits from 1972 right up to
the modern day classics,Absolute Eagles are
devoted Eagles fans and have worked to reproduce
every nuance of the original records.From
tight five part vocals to intricate guitar
harmonies,Absolute Eagles will take you on
a musical journey through the hits of one
of the greatest bands of all time. BUY
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Sat
30th March David
McSavage "National Treasure"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18
David McSavage is a self proclaimed national
treasure. It has been said he is to comedy
what the Abbey is to theatre.Maybe because
he believes he's more important than he is,
or that the majority of the country doesnt
care about him. But unlike the Abbey theatre
Davids best days aren't behind him, His intention
for this new show which he has yet to write
is for you the audience member to feel "wow
that was one of the funniest things Ive ever
seen, it was so original, courageous, and
yet very flawed. I would really like to be
his friend" BUY
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APRIL
2019
Wed
3rd April Catherine
Sikora + Brian Chase
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
The duo of CATHERINE SIKORA (Eric Mingus,
Elliott Sharp) and BRIAN CHASE (Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, John Zorn) pairs two distinguished
artists of the avant-jazz community. Tearing
at the line of innovation and tradition, this
duo steps forth with music merging the lyrical
and the abstract, the spontaneous and the
composed, and the expressive with the restrained.
BUY
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Fri
5th April Pontious
Pilate & The Naildrivers
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
The now 9 piece band complete with brass section,come
to you in association with Andiamo Scooter
Club.Fronted by Dundalks own Sean McDonnell,
The band have shared the stage with The Undertones,
Bad Manners and The Selecter,The Naildrivers
energize audiences playing the ska and punk
music of late seventies and early eighties
.Bands like The Specials, Madness, The Jam,
and The Clash come to life in their hands Tickets on sale Fri
25th Jan at 9am. BUY
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Sat
6th April Danny
O'Brien "Lock In"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12
Danny was handpicked this year to perform
as part of the iconic Best of the Edinburgh
Fest show touring Australia, has featured
on The Comedy Channel and is a regular on
Irish TV and Radio. He recently opened for
American comedian Bill Burr in front of over
7,000 people in Dublin. 'Lock-In' has already
sold out at Galway International Arts Festival,
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, A European
tour in over 10 cities as well a tour in Dubai
and South East Asia. Book tickets now to avoid
disappointment! BUY
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Thu
11th April Grace
Petrie
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
Grace Petrie's unique takes on life, love
and politics, and the warmth and wit with
which they are delivered, have won over an
army of loyal fans across the alternative,
folk, political and comedy scenes. She's toured
with Billy Bragg and Frank Turner, supported
comedians Robin Ince and Josie Long, and collaborated
with Leon Rosselson and Peggy Seeger. She
is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4's the Now
Show and has appeared on Channel 4's Random
Acts. BUY
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Sun
14th April
Peco
+ Special Guest Tracey Gallagher
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
Live Loud Music in association with The Spirit
Store present 'Peco with special guest Tracy
Gallagher'. The debut album from indie alternative
folk singer Peco is looming with a release
date penned for Feb 15th. With that he's announced
a nationwide tour.The first single release
from his debut album 'The Middle Ages' will
be available from January 11th entitled 'Monster'. BUY
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Sat
20th April Negative
Creeps (Nirvana Tribute)
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
April 2019 will be the 25th anniversary of
Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain's death. Ireland's
premier Nirvana tribute band, Negative Creeps,
are playing a series of special shows over
month to celebrate the music that defined
a generation and still has huge influence
today.These shows will include material from
across all of the bands albums and is a must
see for any fan of Nirvana or live music..
Come as you are... BUY
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Sat
27th April
Qween
SOLD OUT
Doors 8pm - Tickets €16.50
A deluxe Queen tribute for all you bohemians
out there. Their debut show here in June was
stunning and we welcome them back again. Hear
all the very best Queen hits and many more
from Ireland's best tribute to one of the
greatest bands of all time. Check them out
at https://www.facebook.com/qweenband/
Sun
28th April
Qween
Doors 8pm - Tickets €16.50 SOLD
OUT
A deluxe Queen tribute for all you bohemians
out there. Their debut show here in June was
stunning and we welcome them back again. Hear
all the very best Queen hits and many more
from Ireland's best tribute to one of the
greatest bands of all time. Check them out
at https://www.facebook.com/qweenband/
Thu
2nd May Kaz
Hawkins
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
"My Life And I" is an intimate and
personal show about her life in song that
has been a hit with audiences across Europe,
UK & Ireland in 2018. An artist that truly
connects with her audience on a personal level,
using her music in a personal mental health
campaign to reduce stigma."One of our
musical treasures & one powerful woman"
Ralph McLean BBC "Probably the best blues
artist to come out of Northern Ireland since
Van Morrison" Belfast Telegraph BUY
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Fri
3rd May Luka
Bloom & The Fiddle Case
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
Luka will be joined on the night by Jon and
Kieran O'Connell, Eoin O'Neill and Adam Shapiro.They
are The Fiddle Case. Since moving to north
Clare 6 years ago Luka has struck up a friendship
with and has been doing shows with the lads.
Songs will be sung and fun will be had. BUY
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Thu
9th May Mick
Flannery
Doors 8pm - Tickets €22.50
2018 has seen Mick Flannery step out of his
comfort zone both musically and geographically,
touring new cities across UK, Europe, North
America, Australia and New Zealand whilst
working with a number of celebrated producers
along the way. What has transpired over the
last year is on of his strongest bodies of
work in his fifteen year song-writing career.
"Star to Star" is the first taster
of what's to come. BUY
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Sat
11th May The
Outcasts
+ Special Guests The
Gakk
Doors 8pm - Tickets €16.50
The Outcasts formed in Belfast in January
of 1977. Due to a severe lack of venues in
Belfast for punk bands, The band were forced
to hire nightclubs to use for private parties,
and then playing before the management knew
what was happening. Dubbed 'The band you love
to hate' by the local press, the band began
to attract their own local following and are
still attracting a large and loyal fanbase
to this day with regular European Tours. BUY
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Sat 18th May The
Skatuesques
+ Andiamo Scooter Club DJ's
Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
All female Ska band based in Dublin Ireland.
Established in 2016 and going from strength
to strength with their own mind-blowing originals
and covers with a twist. The ladies have played
many venues across the UK and Ireland and
Festivals such as Skamouth / Electric Picnic
/ Longitude and many more. They bring high
energy to any stage and give their audience
a superb show. Ably supported by our good
friends Andiamo Scooter Club BUY
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Mon
20th May
Pint Of Science
6pm - Upstairs - Free
Pint of Science brings scientists to your
local pub to share their latest research and
discoveries in a relaxed, informal and friendly
environment. 2019 sees the first ever Pint
of Science festival to be held in Dundalk,
with the Spirit Store showcasing the event's
opening night. Topic themes include Planet
Earth, Tech Me Out, Our Society, Our Body,
Atoms to Galaxies and Beautiful Mind. So join
in the fun, science and drinks: more information
at www.pintofscience.ie.
Fri
31st May The
Classic Beatles Abbey Road 50th
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20
The only Beatles tribute act endorsed by Sir
George Martin, and the stars of the multi-award
winning 'Get Back' show, the Classic Beatles
are set to go on the road in 2019 to celebrate
the iconic Abbey Road album as it reaches
the 50th anniversary of its release. The band
will play the album in its entirety, featuring
memorable songs including 'Come Together',
'Something', 'Golden Slumber' and 'Here comes
the sun' BUY
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Wed
29th May The
Unthanks "Unaccompanied-As We Are"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €25
Where does a band go, after a symphonic journey
that peaks with orchestral performances at
the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall?
Back to the beginning of course. Before fronting
one of the most artistically brave and revered
bands working today, Tyneside sisters Rachel
and Becky Unthank grew up singing songs without
accompaniment, in weaving, unschooled vocal
harmony. As if to prove that creativity should
never be about ambition or aspiration, The
Unthanks move on from their recent orchestral
explorations by going back to what they know
and do best - singing in unaccompanied harmony
- joined on this tour by Unthanks member Niopha
Keegan to make a vocal trio. BUY
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JUNE
2019
Sat
1st June Mack
Fleetwood
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Ireland's premier tribute to the Supergroup
Fleetwood Mac, bring you on a magical musical
journey from the Peter Green blues era to
the multi-platinum selling Anglo/American
band that still tour today. MACK FLEETWOOD
deliver a spellbinding show. Their love of
the material and musical prowess shines through
in each song.They will bewitch you with authentic
renditions all your favourite Fleetwood Mac
hits. BUY
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Thu
6th June Lioness
- The Amy Winehouse Experience
Doors 8pm - Tickets €22
She's back to black... The astounding and
most talked about Amy Winehouse Lioness show
returns to The Spirit Store. Amy Winehouse
made a huge impact in her career which was
tragically too short . Her voice and her unique
interpretation of songs made her simply an
icon in the world of music .Amy's albums "Frank",
the Grammy award winning "Back To Black"
and "Lioness" are rated as amongst
the best albums ever. To honour such a music
icon as Amy Winehouse takes a very special
talent. BUY
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OCTOBER
2019
Sat
26th October David
O'Doherty "You Have To Laugh"
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18
Unhook your mindbras. David O'Doherty is back
at The Spirit Store with a brand-new show
made up of talking and songs played on a crappy
keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2's Live
At The Apollo and Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10
Cats Does Countdown. Tickets on sale Fri
25th Jan at 9am. BUY
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