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Jimmy Carr Olympia Theatre Sep 09, 2010

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André Rieu The O2 Sep 25, 2010

Santana The O2 Sep 29, 2010

Supertramp The O2 Oct 08, 2010

Imogen Heap Button Factory Oct 28, 2010

Robert Plant and The Band Of Joy Olympia Theatre Nov 01, 2010

Simply Red The O2 Nov 07, 2010

The Waterboys Grand Canal Theatre Nov 07, 2010

Gorillaz The O2 Nov 11, 2010

Michael Bolton Grand Canal Theatre Nov 11, 2010

Paul Weller Olympia Theatre Nov 16, 2010

Jimmy Eat World POD Nov 18, 2010

Gogol Bordello Olympia Theatre Nov 22, 2010

UB40 National Stadium Nov 22, 2010

Andrea Bocelli The O2 Nov 22, 2010

The War of the Worlds The O2 Nov 29, 2010

The Drums The Academy Dec 01, 2010

Arcade Fire + Vampire Weekend + Devendra Banhart The O2 Dec 05, 2010

Shakira The O2 Dec 16, 2010

Meatloaf The O2 Dec 18, 2010

You Me At Six Olympia Theatre Dec 19, 2010

JLS The O2 Jan 09, 2011

Boyzone The O2 Mar 15, 2011

Chris de Burgh The O2 Apr 21, 2011

Peter Kay The O2 Apr 28, 2011

Lenny Henry Olympia Theatre May 15, 2011

Today's Events: Jan 31, 2010

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	RecommendedTemple Bar TradFest Information	Jan 27, 2010 - Feb 01, 2010
It seems hard to believe given the enhanced scale of this year’s Temple Bar Trad Festival that this musical celebration is only entering its fourth year. In 2006 Dublin enjoyed its first traditional music festival in nearly twenty years and the result was a humble toe in the water to see if the growing interest in traditional music in the Temple Bar area could support an event running over several days and harnessing big venues like The Olympia and the Bank of Ireland Arts Centre. The answer was a resounding yes and now, in its fourth year, the festival has both got larger and smaller. Larger in the sense that the number of musicians performing in it can be numbered literally in the hundreds but smaller in the sense that the showcase concerts have moved to more intimate, contemporary venues like The Project Arts Centre and The Button Factory. This is a festival that looks forward as well as back.

	Emergenza Information	Dec 09, 2009 - Apr 27, 2010
Emergenza is the world's biggest festival for unsigned bands, with an average of 6,000 bands participating every year in 200 different cities all over the world. Every year the national finalists gets to spend three days in Germany at the Taubertal Open Air festival, where the world final takes place, with an average of 30,000 people showing up over the weekend. This is where, every year, the best band wins a professional production for their first album and where plenty of other musicians are rewarder for their skills with prizes from the festival's sponsors.

	Highly RecommendedDara O'BriainVicar Street @ 20:30 Comedy • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Buy Tickets
After leaving college, Ó Briain began working at RTÉ as a children's TV presenter. At this time he also began performing his first stand-up gigs on the Irish comedy circuit. He admitted, "I did the trip from Donegal to Dublin to play to six people; then I turned round and drove home again. I did about three or four years playing to a lot of bad rooms, but learning as I went. It's not bad when someone gives you 40 quid for standing up and telling jokes. I remember thinking: 'This is the life.'"

	RecommendedHave You Got The MMX Factor?The Village @ 22:00 Karaoke • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
Rock & Roll Karaoke Song Contest. First prize €500. Calling all Karaoke Angels & Demons to sing for the glory of Rock & Roll. Contest commences January 10th, heats every Sunday. Grand final February 28th. The audience picks two finalists each week to go through. Your host Brother Declan with Songs of Faith & Devotion from DJ Rory Montane.

	A Light in the Darkness Turner's Watercolours & Silhouettes and MiniaturesNational Gallery Art • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
The National Gallery of Ireland's famous Vaughan collection of watercolours by JMW Turner (1775-1851) will be on display for the month of January. It includes Turner's most striking works in watercolour painted during his later European tours: the Doge's Palace in Venice, Lake Lucerne, and the fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland. This year the exhibition will be complemented by a display of seventeenth-, eight eenth- and nineteenth-century silhouettes and miniatures from the Mary A. McNeill Bequest, comprising works by John Comerford, Richard Crosse and William Grimaldi.

	Between Metaphor and Object: Art of the 90s from the IMMA CollectionIrish Museum of Modern Art @ 12:00 Art • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €0
Between Metaphor and Object features a range of works from the IMMA Collection, primarily sculptures and installation works from the 1990s. It provides perspectives on the diversity of practice that is represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international trends of the decade. The title of the exhibition references perceived polarities in art since the 1960s and also proposes the idea of the continuous flux visited upon artworks in the mind of the viewer between symbolism and objecthood. Notably the exhibition incorporates a number of pieces from the Weltkunst Collection, which is on loan to IMMA since 1994. This significant collection of British sculpture and drawings of the 1980s and ‘90s will return to the Weltkunst Foundation in 2010 and the exhibition acknowledges the generous loan of these works.

	Crash Test CabaretOdessa Club @ 20:00 Experimental • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €8
Santa’s Second Coming! Crash Test Cabaret Troupe Appollonia Bellydance Alexia Lace Gooseberry Fluffy D DJ KXB MC Mr Rustle Plus Open Mic Spot, Games & Prizes! Falling out of the fireplace fashionably late on Sunday January 31st is the Crash Test Christmas After-Party.

	Dinosaur EncounterAmbassador Theatre @ 10:00 Exhibition • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €10
Nobody has ever seen a living dinosaur, but scientists can give us a good idea of what they looked like and how they moved. We often imagine dinosaurs as colossal flesh-eating beasts that lived on our planet for an incredible 160 million years. Some were indeed gigantic, but many were only as heavy as a Labrador dog and many were vegetarian! Did you know that the Ornithomimus could run faster than an Olympic sprinter? See how the sociable Triceratops lived in herds, caring for and protecting their young. Meet Dilophosaurus, a relative of the first dinosaur found in Scotland. Come face to face with the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the fiercest land predators ever known. This massive animatronic model, 4 metres tall and 7 metres long, is so lifelike you’ll think it’s the real thing! Walk past the head of a hungry Tyrannosaurus and watch as his terrifying jaws go SNAP!

	Elbow RoomSouthwilliam @ 21:00 DJ • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
King tee, brother Like, Ben e see.

	Escapades: Colette QuartetBewley's Cafe Theatre @ 20:15 Jazz • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €15
a series of monthly gigs entitled ‘Escapades’ performed by Colettequartet. Each performance 'Escapade' is a one-off and focuses on a different musical genre aligned to Jazz and infuses it with new life. Perfect for musical magpies! The first ‘Escapade’ celebrates the music of Sarah Vaughan, one the key voices in jazz who had the feisty nickname ‘Sassy’ and was winner of the ‘highest honour in jazz’, The NEA Jazz Masters Award. Balanced with an exciting collection of originals songs from Colettequartet, the evening will be filled with the beautiful melodies of classics like ‘Misty’, ‘Tenderly’ and ‘Whatever Lola wants’. Colette is joined by Johnny Taylor on piano, Andrew Csibi on Double bass and Dominic Mullan on drums.

	In The Blood - Kilfenora Ceili BandIrish Film Institute @ 12:00 Film	Jan 31, 2010
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	Jack and the BeanstalkGaiety Theatre @ 13:30 Theatre • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €16.50 - €35
The much-loved traditional pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk returns to The Gaiety Theatre. Join Jack and his beanstalk on a giant adventure, where Jack must outwit and outrun the giant. This classic tale will capture children’s interest and spark their imagination. When Jack swaps his cow for some magic beans, they grow into an enormous magic beanstalk. Can Jack climb the beanstalk, save the lovely princess from the giant and escape with all his arms and legs? Come along and follow Jack up the beanstalk to find out!

	Outdoor CeiliMeetinghouse Square @ 13:30 Folk	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	Photo ExhibitionTemple Bar Gallery and Studios @ 11:00 Exhibition	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	Picturing New YorkIrish Museum of Modern Art @ 14:00 Photography • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €0
Picturing New York comprises 145 masterworks from the photographic collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, covering the period from the 1880s to the present day. It celebrates the tradition of photographing New York, a tradition that frames and influences the perception of this vibrant urban centre. Including photographs by such influential photographers as Berenice Abbot, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Lisette Model, Alfred Stieglitz and Cindy Sherman, it explores both New York and its inhabitants, highlighting associations – from the vast, overwhelming architecture and bright lights, to the diversity of people that lie at the soul of the city.

	Princess DressThe Joinery @ 12:00 Art • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
Open Thursday 6 to 8pm. Open all other days 12pm to 6pm. This is by Helena Lehtinen Princess Dress is an exhibition of new photographs by Helena Lehtinen. Her work looks at the beliefs, customs and values acquired from early childhood onwards. The work investigates gender in particular, values that are specific to women in their development from childhood to adulthood.

	Puck FairJJ Smyths @ 20:00 Folk • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €10
Brian Dunning has a breathtaking command of the flute, coupled with a most personal approach to jazz improvisation and traditional music. He returns here to the original framework of one of his most successful projects, bringing together the versatile guitar playing of Sean Whelan and the infectious grooves of percussionist Robbie Harris. Twenty one years on from the original line up’s debut release Fair Play, Dunning, Whelan and Harris have released forgotten Carnival, an all acoustic affair that reboots the Puck Fair signature of Celtic inflection and jazz spontaneity for the 21st century.

	Que Pezon!The Mezz @ 22:00 World Music • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
World music regulars.

	Short FilmsMeetinghouse Square @ 18:30 Film	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	The Bionic RatsFoggy Dew @ 19:30 Reggae	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event

	The Bride of the Year ShowRDS @ 11:30 Exhibition	Jan 31, 2010 Buy Tickets

	The Hounds of UlsterTemple Bar Square Folk	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	The Showband ShowOlympia Theatre Rock • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €28
The Showband Show to top them all! Starring some of the people who were there from the beginning of this magical era, Ronan Collins, Paddy Cole, Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, Sean Dunphy, Sean O ‘Dowd, Lorraine McDonald, The Conquerors Showband and many more.

	Turner's Travel's AbroadNational Gallery @ 15:00 Art • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
Lecturer Niamh MacNally, National Gallery of Ireland

	What Happens Next Is A SecretIrish Museum of Modern Art @ 12:00 Art • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
This is an experimental exhibition which attempts to addresses the question of what happens when artworks become part of a collection and are subsequently shown in many different contexts. Working from a potential list of works, the artworks will be changed during the course of the exhibition, with removal of artworks generating absences which call to mind gaps in our memory and point to the partially hidden nature of Museum collections. Additions of works will draw out new and perhaps unexpected associations, and new narratives will emerge within the overall structure of the exhibition. Other strategies such as repositioning works within the exhibition will be used to alter the pace of the exhibition. A list of these potential works will not be disclosed in advance.

	Nutan Photography ExhibitionGallery of Photography @ 11:00 Photography	Jan 31, 2010
	This event is part of the Temple Bar TradFest festival.

	Harry PrendegastThe Temple Bar @ 11:30 Folk	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event

	Big Dog & BearThe Temple Bar @ 14:00 Folk	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event

	Johann Strauss GalaNational Concert Hall @ 15:15 Information	Jan 31, 2010 €23 - €45
Johann Strauss Orchestra ▪Directed in the traditional Viennese manner by David Juritz with sparkling soprano soloist Caroline Macphie Johann Strauss Dancers in beautiful costumes of the period. Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with a magical mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends.

	Lad LaneThe Temple Bar @ 17:30 Folk • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
Ladlane formed in 2004 in Dublin. The band features Eugene Quinn from Templeogue, Dublin on guitar/banjo/vocals, Ray Dempsey from Ballyduff, Co. Waterford on accordion and Colm Keane from somewhere in north county Dublin on fiddle/vocals.

	Johann Strauss GalaNational Concert Hall @ 20:00 Information	Jan 31, 2010 €23 - €45
Johann Strauss Orchestra ▪Directed in the traditional Viennese manner by David Juritz with sparkling soprano soloist Caroline Macphie Johann Strauss Dancers in beautiful costumes of the period. Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with a magical mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends.

	What's New @ The InternationalThe International Bar @ 20:30 Comedy • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €5
With resident MC's Aidan Bishop & Des Bishop, on Sundays is the latest edition, offering Ireland's top comedians the opportunity to test-run brand new material.

	Zebra 3The Temple Bar @ 21:15 Folk	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event

	Tommy Nicholson + Gearoid Farrelly + Gary JonesHa'penny Bridge Inn @ 21:30 Comedy • Information	Jan 31, 2010 €7
Resident M.C. Simon O’Keeffe

	Que Pezon!The Mezz @ 22:00 World Music • Information	Jan 31, 2010 Free Event
Que Pezon! is a Dublin based band. The group is best described as a international musical community who believe in "organic, free-range music".They have been performing tirelessly for the past 7 years. For a true experience of International conFusion check out Que Pezon! in The Mezz, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, every Sunday from 10 pm.

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