TRAD
Maura O'Connell, Karan Casey, Martin Tourish and Ed Boyd
The Sugar Club, Dublin 8pm €18/€13
musicnetwork.ie
Maura O’Connell, veteran of De Danann and longtime resident of Nashville, joins Waterford singer Karan Casey for the first Music Network tour of the year. Let’s see how the singers’ voices coalesce. Joined by Donegal piano accordionist Martin Tourish and Lúnasa guitarist Ed Boyd.
METAL
Slipknot
3Arena, Dublin 8pm €69.50/€59.50
3arena.ie
If you likes your metal like I likes me metal, etc, then you’ll be gagging for the arrival of this Des Moines band. Aggressive, relentless and self-consciously chaotic Slipknot might be, but there are few metal bands out there that can even think of playing such a large venue, let alone doing so. Special guests are Slipknot’s brothers-in- arms, Korn.
HIP-HOP
Brooklyn Zoo
Electric Garden, Galway 11pm €5
facebook.com/BrooklynZooIreland
Your midweek hip-hop get up and get down. Brooklyn Zoo have put on hip-hop nights throughout the country over the past few years, gaining a rep for top-ranking nights featuring old and new cuts. A range of DJs who know the score, special guests and giveaways on the night all combine to make for a hopping night out.
OPERA
Ormindo
Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin Sun-Sat 7.30pm/5pm €15-25
tcd.ie/beckett-theatre
The RIAM presents the Irish premiere of Cavalli's "comic baroque extravaganza of sexual intrigue, deception and delight", which sounds to us like just another day in the Ticket office. David Adams conducts with direction from Ben Barnes.
