Vicar Street has hosted some of the world's best known performers and comedy acts from around the world. Here are some of the acts that have performed at the venue.
Comedy Performances
Date(s) Artist(s) Notes/ShowDara Ó BriainJanuary 23–24, 28–31, February 4–7, 18–19 & 21, 2010 June 24–25 & 27, July 3, 8–10 & 16 & 27, 2010, September 2–5, 9–12, 2010 January 4–7, 11–14, 25–28, 2012, February 1–3, July 4–7, 11–14, September 6–8, 13–15, 20, 2012 November 22–24, 28–30, December 1, 201230 Shows in 2010 - SOLD OUT "Craic Dealer"( 37 shows in 2012)Tommy TiernanNovember 27–21 & December 1–5, 2010 January 6–8, 13–15, 20–23, 27–29, June 16–17 & 24–25, 2011 April 5,7 & 12–14 & 19–21 & 28, 2012 January 3–6, 10–11, 17–20, 24–27, 2013"Crooked Man" (2011) "Poot" (2012) "Stray Sod" (2013)Neil DelamereDecember 17, 2010 February 11–12 & May 6, 2011 November 26 & December 17, 2011, February 10–11, March 9, 2012 February 8–9, 2013 February 7–8, 2014 "Implement of Divilment" (2011) "Restructuring" (2012) "DelaMere Mortal" (2013) "Smart Bomb" (2014)Jason ByrneDecember 18, 2010 May 21, 2011 February 1, 2013 January 11 & 18, 2014 "Cirque du Byrne" (2011) "The People's Puppeteer" (2013) Katherine LynchDecember 9–12, 2010 February 3–5, 2011; May 13–14, 2011; December 2, 2011"The Hack of Ya Tour"Stephen K AmosFebruary 17, 2011Andrew MaxwellFebruary 19 & September 23, 2011 February 4, 2012 March 8, 2013D'UnbelievablesFebruary 21–26, 2010 March 7–12, 2010 April 18–21 & 23, 2010"One Hell of a Do Tour"David McSavageMarch 5, 2011 February 18, 2012"He's Alive Inside"The NualasMarch 25, 2011 & June 8, 2012"One Night of Dignity" (2012)Sarah MillicanApril 2 & October 16, 2011"Chatterbox"Des BishopApril 28,30 & June 11, 2011 25–26 May & 22–23 June 2012"My Dad was Nearly James Bond" "Offbeat" (May) "Likes To Bang" (June)Jason ManfordSeptember 16–17, 2011 November 27–28, 2013 First World Problems (2013)Dylan MoranOctober 5–9 & 27–29, 2011"Yeah Yeah"Tim MinchinOctober 13–15 & 30, 2011Demetri MartinOctober 18, 2011Micky FlanaganOctober 22, 2011"Out Out"Dave GormanNovember 5, 2011 October 10, 2014"Dave Gorman's Powerpoint Presentation" "Gets Straight to the Point* (*The Power Point)Reginald D. HunterNovember 18, 2011 May 24, 2013"Sometimes Even The Devil Tells The Truth" (2011) "In The Midst Of Crackers" (2013)Stephen MerchantNovember 23–24, 2011"Hello Ladies...Tour"Omid DjaliliDecember 3, 2011"Tour of Duty"Dead Cat BounceDecember 23, 2011"Howl of the She-leopard"Jay and Silent BobFebruary 21–22, 2012"Get Old Tour"PJ GallagherMarch 23 & May 4, 2012Simon AmstellMay 21–22, 2010 May 5, 2012"Do Nothing" (Recorded for DVD) "Numb"Stewart LeeMay 17–18, 2012"Carpet Remnant World"Stewart FrancisJune 9, 2012"Outstanding In His Field"John BishopSeptember 9–11, 2012"Rollercoaster Tour Preview"Joan RiversOctober 9–10, 2012"The Now or Never Tour"Rhod GilbertOctober 11–12, 2012"The Man with the Flaming Battenberg Tattoo"Patrick KieltyOctober 13, 2012Mario RosenstockOctober 18–20 & 25–27, 2012"Gift Grub 2 Live"JimeoinNovember 3, 2012"Lovely"Greg DaviesDecember 8, 2012"The Back of my Mum's Head"Al Murray March 9 & November 15, 2013 "The Only Way Is Epic Tour" (2013)
Music Performances Date(s) Artist(s) NotesFebruary 17, 2001Gary NumanPure Album Tour. First Irish concertApril 18–19, 25, 28 & August 4–5, 2010JedwardPlanet Jedward TourDecember 19–20, 2010 September 26, 2011 December 13,14,18,20,21, 2011 December 11,12,19 & 20, 2012, January 8, 2013Christy Moorewith Declan Sinnott Songs for Somalia w/ Declan Sinnott. with Declan SinnottDecember 21–22, 2010VillagersFirst show SOLD OUTDecember 23, 2010SpringbreakDecember 27, 2010 July 2, 2011 December 27, 2012AslanDecember 28–30, 2010 December 29–30, 2011 December 28–30, 2012The DublinersDecember 31, 2010 December 31, 2012Mixed Tape New Year's Eve Partywith Cathy Davey, Lisa Hannigan and many more with Paddy Casey, Cathy Davey and moreJanuary 4, 2010Vibe for Philo - 25th AnniversaryBrian "Robbo" RobertsonJanuary 31 & February 1, 2011Imelda MayFebruary 18, 2011 November 26, 2012Ben Folds Ben Folds FiveEuropean TourMarch 4, 2011The DecemberistsMarch 26, 2011 March 31, 2012The Fureys & Davey ArthurMarch 30 & June 9, 2011 November 29, 2011The Frames The Frames with The Mary Janes & FriendsPerforming New Album In aid of The Fragile X SocietyApril 1, 2011 November 11–12, 2011 September 28, 2012Paul Bradywith Andy IrvineApril 5, 2011Children of BodomApril 6 & 7, 2011 November 17, 2012Bell X1April 8, 2011Cry Before DawnApril 9, 2011The UnthanksApril 10, 2011The Low AnthemApril 15–16, 2011Josh RitterAnd The Royal City BandMay 1, 2011The Human LeagueMay 5, 2011Jamie LawsonMay 7, 2011The High KingsIrish TourMay 16, 2011Explosions in the SkyMay 17, 2011Grant Lee BuffaloMay 18, 2011Mercury RevPerforming Deserters Songs LiveMay 27 & July 1, 2011Jack LPiano and Strings EveningJune 1, 2011 October 24, 2012The Tallest Man on EarthJune 3, 2011Olly MursFirst headlining TourJune 5, 2011Andrea CorrJune 18–19, 2011GrindermanSecond show added due to demand.June 20, 2011Paul SimonSOLD OUTJune 27, 2011Ziggy MarleyJuly 4, 2011Gregg AllmanMoved from The Grand Canal TheatreJuly 16, 2011Richard ThompsonJuly 21, 2011Black Country CommunionJuly 22, 2011Tom Tom ClubJuly 27, 2011Brian SetzerRockabilly RiotJuly 29–30, 2011MorrisseySOLD OUTSeptember 9, 2011 December 22–23, 2012Damien DempseySeptember 18, 2011SqueezeSeptember 27, 2011Crosby & NashNovember 4, 2011Ed SheeranFirst Irish Headline showNovember 19, 2011Anna CalviNovember 25, 2011Adam AntDecember 5–6, 2011Bombay Bicycle ClubExtra date added due to demand.December 8, 2011Pajama MenDecember 9, 2011David KittPerforming The Big RomanceDecember 10, 2011Agnes ObelIrish TourDecember 22, 2011 March 16, 2012Lisa HanniganIrish TourJanuary 20, 2012 16–17 June 2012Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn & Paddy GlackinCelebrating his 70th BirthdayJanuary 21, 2012Henry RollinsThe Long March (Spoken Word)January 31, 2012Bonnie Prince BillyFebruary 9, 2012January 12–13, 2013Dropkick Murphy'sEuropean TourAlbum launch showsFebruary 15, 2012Nick LoweMarch 1–2, 2012Randy NewmanEuropean TourMarch 7, 2012Jeff MagnumMarch 10, 2012Therapy?March 17, 2012The Presidents of the United States of AmericaMarch 24, 2012SpiritualizedMoved from October 7, 2010May 17, 2012Hue and Cry"Hot Wire Stripped"May 19, 2012Bob GeldofFirst Irish show since 2005.May 24, 2012Dionne WarwickJuly 15, 2012Tune-YardsJuly 18, 2012Ministry"Defibrillatour"July 19, 2012John HiattJuly 24, 2012Dr. John and The Lower 911September 21, 2012The StunningSeptember 22, 2012Joan ArmatradingSeptember 27, 2012Darren Hayes"The Secret's Out Tour"October 28, 2012Beach HouseOctober 29, 2012The WalkmenNovember 4, 2012The StylisticsNovember 6, 2012Animal CollectiveNovember 25, 2012First Aid KitDecember 4, 2012Steve VaiDecember 18, 2012Glen HansardDecember 21, 2012DelorentosJanuary 21, 2013Paloma FaithFebruary 26, 2013Cody SimpsonWelcome to Paradise TourApril 13, 2013Matchbox TwentyNorth TourOctober 28, 2013 & March 29, 2014Keywestsold outOctober 26, 2015"Weird Al" YankovicThe Mandatory World Tour
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