CLASSIC POP
Human League
Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin 6pm €15 01-2890500
Bulmers Live at Leopardstown 2015 series of gigs concludes with an always welcome performance by Sheffield's Human League (right), which, even 35 years on from their once major chart presence, manage to make those hits of yesterday appear totally of the now. Expect to throw shapes of every kind to the likes of Don't You Want Me, The Sound of the Crowd, Human, Open Your Heart and Love Action (I Believe in Love).
TRAD
Transatlantic Connections: The James Morrison Story
Knocknarea Arena, Sligo town 8pm €20 fleadhcheoil.ie
Sligo Fleadh joins dots across the music in many ways this year and this concert, exploring the music and legacy of the late, great Sligo fiddler, James Morrison (who left Sligo for the bright lights of NY in 1915) adds further to the mix. Musical director, Oisín Mac Diarmada has drawn together a rainbow mix of musicians including Frankie Gavin, Téada, Seán McKeon, John Blake and many others.
ODD METER GROOVES
3G
JJ Smyths, Aungier st., 9pm, €10, jjsmyths.com
Bass-and-drum team Ronan and Conor Guilfoyle are intrepid explorers of the rhythmic jungle, and their book on complex rhythms has become a standard text for jazz musicians around the world. Now Ronan’s son, guitarist Chris, has joined the expedition and is already showing signs that even greater things may be ahead for the Dun Laoghaire dynasty. The faint-hearted should look elsewhere for entertainment tonight.
