Live music and comedy in Dundalk's Toales this week

Thursday 10th October - Fireside Sessions present Rory Shaun + Charlie Skipp - Free admission, show starts 9pm.

Fireside Sessions is an acoustic club that showcases the best in acoustic acts, always inside by the fire in the bar, always free admission, and is proud to welcome back singer/songwriter Rory Shaun, who really impressed a packed Toales at his last headline show back in June, showcasing his alt 90's-inspired songwriting and personal, introspective lyrics.

Support on the night comes from Dundalk singer/songwriter Charlie Skipp who has just released his new single "Scorched Memory", out now on all streaming platforms.Show starts around 9pm, and as always, Fireside Sessions' admission is free!

Friday 11th October – El Paso Comedy presents Terry O'Neill + Guests - Admission €10. Doors 8pm

Join us on Friday 11th October at Toales Live Venue, Dundalk, for a night of top-quality, hilarious stand-up comedy with the El Paso Comedy Club, with all profits going to The 1903 Supporters club, raising funds to provide practical support to Dundalk Football Club for the remainder of the 2024 season!!

Featuring the incredible comedians:Gary Lynch, with headliner Terry O'Neill with Bill Conry, Raissa Masket, Diane O'Connor and guest El Paso Comedy Club host for the evening: Shinanne Higgins!

All that for just a tenner! That's what El Paso Comedy Club is all about - an evening filled with laughter and entertainment that won't break the bank..... Tickets: €10. Show starts at 8PM. See you there!

Saturday 12th October - Digital - A tribute to Joy Division + Gorgeous Wrecks - Doors open 8pm - Admission €10

Toales Live Venue is delighted to welcome back to Dundalk the Cork-based band Digital, who recreate perfectly the sound and stage show of Joy Division, the unique British indie group that refined the external chaos of 1970s punk into a disquieting inner turmoil, with their prominent, melodic bass, distinct rhythmic and textured guitar and drums, with complex, literary lyrics and mediumistic live performances, becoming of one of the most influential post-punk bands of all time.

The last time the band played in Toales, everyone there was truly astounded by how close Digital sounded to Joy Division, because the band pay particular attention to the production techniques of Unknown Pleasures, Closer & Still producer, Martin Hannet.

Digital performs an energetic live show featuring iconic songs spanning the entire Joy Division catalog, capturing both the starkness and warmth of Joy Division.

Blasting out classics like Disorder, New Dawn Fades, Ceremony, Atmosphere and LWTUA, Digital will have you moving to She's Lost Control, rocking to Warsaw and singing along to Transmission...Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance to the radio.
Support on the night comes from Gorgeous Wrecks - the electro duo that make bright, retro, alt-guitar pop with electronic undertones.

Doors are at 8pm and admission is only €10. Tickets available at Eventbrite.

Sunday 13th October - Gakkattack Promotions present The Hoakers + Fat Rabbit + Rant - Admission €8 - Doors 6pm

Gakkattack Promotions specialise in putting on the best punk bands live and it doesn't get much better than Belfast three-piece The Hoakers, who are launching their brand new album "Finding The Beauty In Chaos" which will be on sale on vinyl on the night.

The band started life in 2012 as A.R.S.E, a punk covers band, comprising ex members of Belfast punk bands, Asylum, Re’bel and Stalag 17, Donal McCann on drums & vocals, Petesy Burns on bass & vocals and Marty Lenane on guitar & vocals.

After a few years playing all the old classics in bars and clubs on the local scene, in late 2019 the band decided to leave the covers behind, get back to their roots and start writing original material.

Drawing from their many and varied influences, they produce a driving sound that has been likened to a fusion of the many different styles of punk North of the ‘border’ - danceable and singalongable and with intelligent observant lyrics....  It's punk and new wave and modern and relevant and catchy and brilliant!!

Support on the night comes from Dundalk three-piece Fat Rabbit and Belfast's RantIt's a Sunday Session so doors open early, at 6pm and it's only €8 admission.