Upcoming gigs in Dundalk's Toales
Comedy and plenty of live music will take place in Toales this week
Wednesday 12th June - El Paso Comedy Club presents James Goldsbury plus special guests. €10 adm, doors 8pm.
El Paso Comedy Club returns to Toales for a night of hilarious stand-up!
Featuring the incredible comedians: James Goldsbury (Savage Eye, Headwreckers, RTE) plus Jessica Collins, James Downey, Jay Fitzsimmons and Justin Cass.
Don’t miss out on an evening filled with laughter and entertainment, hosted as always by El Paso's very own, the fabulous Elizabeth Redmond.
Thursday 13th June - Fireside Sessions presents Caroline Reel - Free Adm, show starts 9pm.
Toales' 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 Caroline Reel, well known to Toales as the host of the monthly music night Avocado Rocks.
But Caroline is an accomplished singer/songwriter in her own right, originally from Silverbridge, County Armagh, and now based in Dundalk, and has a gentle acoustic folk sound with celtic influences. This is a free event and starts at 9pm.
Friday 14th June - Ben Reel - Tickets €10 at Eventbrite / €15 on the door
Ben Reel Band returns to Toales to celebrate the re-release on CD and Spotify of his debut album 'This is the Movie' (25th anniversary edition remastered).
The band will play the whole album on the night plus a mixture of best songs to date.
At the age of 17 Ben Reel formed his first band at Crossmaglen High School in the year of 1989. Surrounded by a heavily fortified British army military presence - Rock ‘n’ roll was an escape and a way out for four young aspiring teenagers who grew up in the midst of the troubles in South Armagh knowing only war as their normality.
After the demise of his band ‘Promised Land’ (Trim the Velvet) in 1996 Ben released his debut solo album in 1999 ‘This is the Movie’. Here it is in all its glory remastered for the 25th anniversary and sounding better than ever.
Saturday 15th June - Run to the Beast (Iron Maiden Tribute) Adm €10, doors 8pm
Formed by five die-hard Iron Maiden fans to create a truly electrifying tribute to this legendary British heavy metal band, Run to the Beast play an authentic and energetic Iron Maiden performance, packed with powerful vocals, blistering guitar solos, and thunderous drumming, and a setlist of all the classic hits from over 40 years of material and 17 studio albums, but also some surprises in there selected by the band as fans for the fans.