This year marks the sixteenth annual Five Lamps Arts Festival. Things kick off on the 13th of March with a jam-packed schedule ending on the 2nd of April. These three weeks of fun will celebrate all things art, culture, diversity, and inclusion. Paul Kelly’s exhibition in Central Bank will mark the beginning of the festival with a captivating exhibition. Named ‘Winds of Change’, this will illustrate the ever-changing urban landscape of Dublin1 through his photography and short film. By coming to this event, you will immerse yourself in the culture and spirit of the North Inner City

Two North-Eastern Mercury Prize-nominated artists from different musical worlds find common ground with an exploratory merging of voices and acoustic sounds. After first meeting backstage at an Africa Express show in Middlesbrough Town Hall, Paul approached Rachel to see if she would like to sing together, given his interest in folk music and their regional connections. As one of two lead singers of The Unthanks, Rachel Unthank has dedicated much of her career to celebrating folk songs by writers little known beyond the North East, such as Graeme Miles, whose 'Horumarye' appears on the album.

The K’s: Jamie Boyle (Vocals/Guitar), Ryan Breslin (Lead Guitar), Dexter Baker (Bass) and Jordan Holden (Drums). The K’s formed in Earlestown (a suburb directly in between Manchester and Liverpool) in late 2017 by four school friends who have now become impossible to ignore. With just six singles released, their streaming numbers are comfortably in the millions, with 37,310 monthly Spotify listeners and self released debut single ‘Sarajevo’ notching 2.2 million streams.

Onion Boys are the only Rock Band to ever truly be in a Rock Band. Taking vulnerable masculine patheticist bravado to exactly where it’s been before, revolutionising Guitar Music by regurgitating the same thing you’ve already heard. Rapidly gathering acclaim and notoriety across the country for their infectious, raw sound and raucous live show, Onion Boys gear up for the release of their latest single: A swaggering punch to the gut, taking aim at decision-paralysed millennials as they try to ‘grow up’ and face their fear of losing relevance in a social media dominated world.

The Ark presents an exciting new music show by Lauren Kinsella. Join three outstanding singers in a concert of stunning songs that reveal the strange and beautiful world of fungi – one of nature's most invisible kingdoms. For children aged 8+. Welcome to the fungiverse! Be drawn into a miniature musical world, where three amazing vocalists - Lauren, Liselotte and Michelle forage for songs and sounds on a journey through the natural world. In this highly original music performance, our singers celebrate mushrooms of all kinds with their beautiful harmonies, thrilling improvisation and rhyt

Ireland’s only international music festival for young audiences returns for what promises to be the biggest bang yet! An adventurous celebration of music of all kinds, BIG BANG Dublin! encourages curiosity and musical discovery with outstanding music performances and intriguing installations from Ireland and abroad.

After thirty years as one of the world’s leading Celtic Rock bands, The Young Dubliners have begun work on their tenth studio album while still maintaining their busy tour schedule. Having survived the crushing impact of the lockdown on their industry they have returned stronger than ever and determined to bring their fusion of Celtic and rock music to as many people as they can. The band is Keith Roberts (vocals / guitar), Chas Waltz (Violin, keys, vocals),Justin Pecot (guitar, vocals), Dave Ingraham (drums) and Ethan Jones (bass guitar). With a solid line up, a new batch of songs

Conducted by Ciarán Kelly with soloists Kelli-Ann Masterson, Soprano, Megan O’Neill, Soprano, Leanne Fitzgerald, Alto, Andrew Gavin, Tenor, and Rory Dunne, Bass. This is a rare opportunity to experience and enjoy Mozart’s two great masterpieces in one concert. The Requiem was Mozart’s final work, composed in the short period before his death in December 1791. He was only 35. Though completed by others in his circle, Mozart, as with the Mass in C Minor, which he had mostly written by the mid 1780s, captures the drama and visceral emotion of the liturgy. Though much scholarly deb

NIGHTHAWKS is a mixture of different types of music, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, spoken word, and short theatre. NIGHTHAWKS originally ran at the Cobalt Café & Gallery from 2008 until 2020. During that time, NIGHTHAWKS put on well over 250 acts, and every show completely sold out. NIGHTHAWKS also put on shows at other venues and festivals, including the Guinness Storehouse, the Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley, Twisted Pepper, Electric Picnic, and the Flat Lake Festival; and NIGHTHAWKS helped to curate a large number of live shows on RTE RADIO 1 for Arena. Put simply, NIGHTHAWKS is th