London Irish heroes The BibleCode Sundays are heading out west for a Sunday afternoon session at Hayes Working Men’s Club on Sunday 15 November, 2pm to 5pm.
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California & West Coast Scene Report: The Young Dubliners Hit the Rising Road, the Sinners Ring In 2027 and the Wallopers Head West
Next stop on our tour of the regional scenes: California and the West Coast, from San Diego up to the Puget Sound. Flogging Molly’s home turf, where the Irish pubs have patios and the circle pits get sunburnt. The Mollys are out at sea this week with no 2027 dates posted yet, so here’s what everyone else is up to.
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Boys from the Black Stuff Mark Shane MacGowan’s Anniversary With Three Irish Shows
Three years on from losing Shane MacGowan, the core band from his Nenagh funeral are marking the anniversary the only way that makes sense: loud. Boys from the Black Stuff, Irish band Cronin plus former Popes accordionist Andy Nolan, play three Irish nights in late November.
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The Cloverhearts and The Cherry Coke$ Take Japan Tour 2027 on the Road
Two boozy bands, one January. Sydney’s Celtic punk road dogs The Cloverhearts are back in Japan for their first visit in two years, and they’re bringing Japan’s own Celtic punk veterans The Cherry Coke$ along for a three-night run.
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Stiff Little Fingers: Barbed Wire Love Tells the Story in the Fans’ Own Words
Belfast’s finest are getting the oral-history treatment. Barbed Wire Love: A People’s History of Stiff Little Fingers, compiled and edited by Ian Templeton, is out March 5, 2027 on Spenwood Books, and the band announced it on October 24.
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Enter the Haggis: Exit the Haggis Hits Streaming, Then One More Round in Texas
Enter the Haggis said goodbye in 2025, and now the goodbye is on every streaming service. Exit the Haggis, the Canadian Celtic rockers’ live double album, landed on Spotify and Apple Music on October 1: 27 tracks and two hours of music, recorded over two sold-out farewell nights in Troy, New York.
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20th Century Paddy: Shane MacGowan Tribute Gets Global Launch Parties
Shane MacGowan tribute album 20th Century Paddy isn’t out until November 13, but the wake starts early. Rubyworks has announced launch events running November 9 to 18 across Ireland, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and New York.
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Dónal Lunny, 1947–2026: The Bouzouki Man Who Rewired Irish Music
Dónal Lunny, the bouzouki man who rewired Irish music, died Friday morning in Dublin’s St James’s Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 79.
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The Langer’s Ball Kickstart Shamrocktoberfest: St. Patrick’s Day Meets the Beer Garden
St. Paul’s Irish folk-punk two-piece The Langer’s Ball have launched a Kickstarter for Shamrocktoberfest, a 14-track album that’s already recorded and built to carry you from St. Patrick’s Day to Oktoberfest and back again.
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Madra Salach Take Gorta on the Road: 2027 Europe, UK and Ireland Tour
Three weeks after debut album Gorta lands on Island Records on January 15, Dublin’s Madra Salach take it on the road, with the Gorta tour kicking off February 4 in Stockholm.
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