Set Theatre Kilkenny

05/06/2026

𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗

Following a sold out world tour, comedian and author David Nihill and his brand new show, Taking Tangents, are coming back to Set Theatre Kilkenny on Friday 2nd October

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04/06/2026

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The Tallest Man On Earth
Saturday 29 August
Saint Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower

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In the heart of Kilkenny, beneath vaulted stone and centuries of echoes, a new kind of music gathering begins.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗨𝗽 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 is a meeting of past and present, a concert series set within the quiet medieval grandeur of St. Canice's Cathedral, where every note lingers a little longer.

Here, artists who usually fill main stages at festivals, are drawn into something more intimate.

Music unfolds differently in a space shaped by time.

Poster Design by Leon Murphy Creative

04/06/2026

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Bonnie Prince Billy
Thursday 10 September
Set Theatre Kilkenny

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04/06/2026

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Madra Salach
Thursday 17 December
Set Theatre Kilkenny

Tickets set.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173673166

29/05/2026

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 / 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪

Jarlath Regan
Saturday 20 February
Set Theatre Kilkenny

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Ireland’s favourite comedian/Mammy translator, Jarlath Regan is back on the road with a brand new standup show for 2027 -- “Craic Pot.”

Packed to the gills with brand new material, Craic Pot is a masterclass in storytelling, packed with razor-sharp standup, ridiculous real-life moments and the kind of laugh-out-loud honesty that has made Regan a household name.

In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, Craic Pot is the perfect antidote -- a night of big laughs, shared experiences and the kind of feel-good comedy that leaves audiences walking out lighter than they came in. As one critic put it, Regan remains “the jewel in Ireland’s comedy crown” (The Examiner).

29/05/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 - Freya Ridings

Freya's brand new album Mother Of Pearl is released into the world today. We're looking forward to hearing it in all its glory in Saint Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower this September

Less than 20 tickets left for this show, with support by the wonderful Bea

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28/05/2026

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Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band
Thursday 17 September
Set Theatre Kilkenny

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Set Theatre Kilkenny and Foggy Notions proudly presents the return of Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band to Kilkenny on September 17th

In 2025, the band released their second studio album, “New Threats from the Soul”, which Pitchfork included in its ‘Best New Albums’ section, praising Ryan as “an essential new voice in American indie rock.” Go give this already-classic Americana record a listen!

New Threats from the Soul is a masterclass in reducing the sublime to the prosaic, immensity to infinitesimally, and vice versa (the trick can only work both ways). Everything in our universe is essentially flotsam or jetsam, rubbish heaps of fragments and shards. We, especially, are jerry-rigs of bubblegum and driftwood, inconsistencies and incoherencies, dead dreams and necrophagous hopes. The record functions in parallel with Kafka’s winking dictum that there is an infinite amount of hope in the universe, just not for us. New Threats suggests that maybe, just maybe, something like redemption is possible, but only once we’re entirely emptied out and hawked in toto down at Walden Pawn.

28/05/2026

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Qween
Friday 26 June
Set Theatre Kilkenny

Tickets set.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173672503

Qween’s live two hour production of the band’s greatest hits preserves the image, sound, and stage personas of classic Queen

28/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻 𝟯 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄)

The Swedish singer-songwriter troubadour Kristian Matsson, better known as The Tallest Man on Earth returns with the track "Colors." This is the first preview of his upcoming work for the year. Matsson has a rare talent for captivating an audience with just his raw, grainy voice and a guitar. He plays various string instruments, ranging from acoustic guitar to banjo, and he recently started exploring the realm of the violin.

Kristian will be playing a selection of festival and headline shows in Sweden and Ireland this summer, finishing in Kilkenny’s Saint Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower on Saturday 29 August

Tickets set.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173672300

27/05/2026

❤ Kilkenny Live

Kristian Matsson will be playing a selection of festival and headline shows in Sweden and Ireland