CHOIR & COVERS
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Cork Opera House 8pm €28
corkoperahouse.ie
In the cold light of day it smacks of a mash-up too far. But when you relax and listen to this Belgian choir transforming songs such as Smells like Teen Spirit (Nirvana), Champagne Supernova (Oasis), With or Without You (U2), and Nothing Else Matters (Metallica), it all starts to make sense.
CLUB
Erick Morillo
Wright Venue, Dublin 10pm €33.50/€27.90
thewrightvenue.ie
Erick Morillo has long been a reliable go-to guy for big-room thrillers. He's probably still making decent wedge from the royalties on Reel 2 Real's I Like to Move It more than 20 years on, and continues to knock out smoking house cuts on Subliminal. Support tonight in the Swords' superclub from Niall Regan, Conor Bissett, Bob Courtney, Jamie Ennis and Fergus Keogh.
HOUSE
The Pig's Ear
The Sugar Club, Dublin 9pm €12
thesugarclub.com
Milo Johnson has considerable skin in the game. What began as a career buying and selling records in New York in the late 1980s has turned into a range of releases, first as Natureboy and now as DJ Nature, including 2014 Let the Children Play album. Johnson is joined tonight by Lil Dave. Plus, there's also a screening of NY77: The Coolest Year In Hell, Henry Corra's documentary on that infamous year in the Big Apple filled with riots, blackouts, serial killer Son of Sam on the prowl, and hip-hop and disco on the rise.
ELECTRONICA
Misfit
Thompson's, Belfast 9pm £10/£8
soundofmisfit.com
Paul Rose has been on quite a run with his Scuba alter-ego. Aside from overseeing things at the Hotflush label, Rose as producer has released three fine albums (Personality, Triangulation and, most recently, Claustrophobia) that sketch a line from bass activism through to techno thumpers. Moreover, Rose has shown his impeccable sound design instincts at every step of the journey. Support from Misfit duo Steve Body and Andrew Johnston.
THEATRE
The Gigli Concert
Gate Theatre, Dublin 7.30pm €25/€35
gate-theatre.ie
Last chance to see Tom Murphy's play about a quack who gets his comeuppance when a dodgy builder pays him a visit looking to sing like the Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli. This is Murphy at his finest: dark themes, wry humour and theatrical transformation. Performances from Declan Conlon, Denis Conway and Dawn Bradfield are as blustering and sensitive as the play demands. The final moments offer what theatre at its best can do so well: create something from nothing. As The Irishman laments: "There are too many facts in the world." The Gigli Concert counters that with creative truth.
