The CoCo Club are delighted to have the Queen of Cork herself, Laura O’Mahony as host for our October 8th CoCo Comedy Show. She is wonderfully zany and hilarious. It’s an incredible line up with some of Irelands best and up and coming comedians on the bill.
Donal McSweeney, Georgia O’Gorman & Cornelius P. O’Sullivan
Closing our show is the extremely popular Sinead Quinlan!
Fin Dwyer opens the festival with his historical tales from the Great Famine to the Maamtrasna Murders, the Norman Invasion to Irish Partisans in the Spanish Civil War – this podcast tells our history like you’ve never heard it before…
The Two Norries Podcast is hosted by northside natives James Leonard & Timmy Long who discuss serious topics such as addiction, crime and mental health with a bit of humour.
A podcast for and with activists, artists, experts, misfits, and scallywags presented by Ainle Ó Cairealláin.
Please do not book a table for more people than will attend as it means that others will miss out. If you are only 3 people then book a table for 3, please don’t book a table for 4. Thanks for understanding!
Join hosts Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Delaney as they come to you live from The Creep Cave in lockdown Dublin!
We’ll be beaming the girls on to the Big Screen in the Kino so sit back, relax and enjoy a few early evening cocktails as the gang investigate and report on the lesser known details of the bizarre stories that made the headlines. From con artists to encounters with the supernatural, we delve deeper than any normal person has time for.
Your favourite Agony Aunt has been sorting out Cork’s problems in the Irish Examiner every Friday for aaaaaages now girl. Catch her on stage, alongside a cast of colourful characters, for Cork Podcast Festival. What’s your problem?
Half man, half piano – Franck Brass returns to tickle the ivory keys for another night of croonerism and song in the gorgeous surrounds of the Kino. With him on the night will be the outstanding voice of Amy McKenna! So sit back and sip up some classic cocktails on this very elegant occasion as part of the aprés festival activities.
Every week The Mick Clifford podcast brings you an engaging slice of current affairs. The big stories of the week and some of the off-agenda stories featured in the Irish Examiner.
Join Mick for his first live podcast as part of Cork Podcast Festival 2020 where he will be in conversation with one of Cork’s most treasured assets, John Spillane!
If there is one thing positive to come out of lockdown it is this unique podcast, Make Me An Island – Donal Dineen Radio. Country by country, from one energy explosion to the next, Dónal presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe. No stone unturned. All the colours, every mood.
We close out our festival for 2020 in the finest of fashions with music and words to soothe the soul.
Cork native legends The Love Buzz come to bless the Kino stage with alt rock slaps amidst their newest release.
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS: 21:50
Flywheel are a five piece psychedelic-pop band formed in Cork in 1994. Influenced by My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins and 18th Dye they released the 1996 album “She” with IWH Records in Sweden. The LP has been described by the Irish Examiner as “one of the truly great “lost” Cork albums”. They broke up shortly after the release but have reformed in 2020 for a series of gigs,recordings and one off secret shows.
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS 21:50
Paul Noonan is a Dublin based songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the frontman of the Irish group Bell X1 and as a solo artist and collaborator on various musical projects including Printer Clips, Starboard Home, and Imagining Ireland 21st Century Song.
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS: 21:50
Paul Noonan is a Dublin based songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the frontman of the Irish group Bell X1 and as a solo artist and collaborator on various musical projects including Printer Clips, Starboard Home, and Imagining Ireland 21st Century Song.
Got a thing for vagina puppets, morbid humour, sweet harmonies & partial nudity? Then get in to The Wild Geeze!
Comedian farmer Breda Larkin & Burlesque Songstress Miss Lavelle are just your average Queer, Irish, insubordinate, crude comedy duo who’s show beats to its own unique rhythm of mind your mental health and laughter is the best medicine.
With special guest, savage poet and rap realist Julie Goo! Let’s get wild!!
Early Doors 19:30 // Late Doors 21:50
The CoCo Club are delighted to present one of Irelands funniest comedians Joanne McNally!
“A truly gifted stand-up” Sunday Times
“Most exciting thing to happen in Irish comedy in years” Irish Times
Early Doors 19:30 // Late Doors 21:50
The CoCo Club are delighted to present one of Irelands funniest comedians Joanne McNally!
“A truly gifted stand-up” Sunday Times
“Most exciting thing to happen in Irish comedy in years” Irish Times
Early Doors 19:30 // Late Doors 21:50
Tickets €22.50 per person based on booking a table of 2 – 5 people (excluding booking fee)
The Wicklow trio have returned this summer with the first taste of their new album “Don’t Say It” and “Brutal Lottery”. Recording at JRS Studios in Berlin, the band relocated to the German capital. Now, they are returning to Ireland for a socially distanced mini-tour, to launch their latest single and bring news of their sophomore album.
“It’s evident, from the way in which the band communicate with each-other on stage, that they have been playing together for years. They seem to be so in tune with one another that they’re capable of predicting each-others’ next move without a side-wards glance.” Goldenplec
Galway artist Niamh Regan has long been lauded as one of Ireland’s most promising folk talents, and she’s about to prove just that with the release of her debut album ‘Hemet’ coming 4th September 2020.
The Irish Times described Regan’s teenage demos as “bursting with potential”, and at seventeen this precocious folk singer won a Paul Brady scholarship to study flute and guitar at the University of Limerick. Here, she formed the trad/bluegrass band Juhn Echo, and once again drew plaudits from The Irish Times who highlighted her “stunning vocals”.
CMAT is a global pop star who lives in Dublin with her grandparents, where she is currently recovering from an AliExpress addiction. Her influences include Dory Previn, John Grant, Paris Hilton, XTC and KFC. Her debut single, ‘Another Day (kfc)’ was released at the end of April, with follow-up ‘Rodney’ coming out on June 24.
Paste Magazine: “CMAT has made waves in very little time with her infectiously camp, tongue-in-cheek nature, evoking Dolly Parton and Lily Allen at the same time.”
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS: 21:50
Existing originally as an anonymous solo outfit, the now six-piece band have evolved hugely in recent years. With an eclectic musical style they draw on elements of psych, rockabilly, and bar-room & crooner ballads, with an emphasis on effects and lo-fi synth sounds.
They pride themselves on their unique visual style, with in house audio-visual elements playing a huge part in their live set.
Lowlek have made regular appearances on the Irish festival circuit, having played Castlepalooza, Knockanstockan, Vantastival, and 2019s Body & Soul. Lowlek recently launched their newest single ‘Again’, from their upcoming untitled LP.
Thursday the 5th of November the CoCo Club presents Mike Morgan live at the Kino. Mike is an award winning act who is one of Ireland’s fastest growing comedians. Fast paced high energy and downright hilarious Mike Morgan is a new breed of comic. Winner of the prestigious Show me the funny 2020 get you tickets fast before they are snapped up!
Hosted by Cornelius P O’Sullivan, naturally.
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS: 21:50
Come join one of Ireland’s greatest singers and troubadours Liam O’Maonlai for this magical special night at the Kino. Liam came to most peoples attention with his band – The Hothouse Flowers when they joined Polygram records.
Through his musical journey in traditional and Sean Nós singing he consistently astounds with vocal voyaging and superb musicianship. A native of Dublin he first came to prominence with the Benzini brothers busking on the Dublin streets with Fiachna O’Braonain. The two of them went on to form the Hothouse Flowers who rose to international success with their debut LP “People” and the massive European hit single “Don’t go” .
EARLY DOORS: 19:30 // LATE DOORS: 21:50
Brand new mixtape FOREVER CLASSIC is out on the 2nd October and you can pre-order/pre/save now at this link – https://awal.ffm.to/forever-classic
Sonically, there’s dizzying variety within Gough’s productions. Graduating from the sample-heavy sound of 2018’s acclaimed ‘Infomercial Tape’, ‘80%’ features both brilliantly old school beats on ‘Breakfast’ and jazz-influenced understatement in the shape of ‘Dear SJ’. On recent B-side ‘Be Kind’ he delves even further into the woozier side of the latter, as inspired by contemporary names like Yussef Dayes, Kamal Williams, and Alfa Mist, as he is undisputed giants of the form, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Chet Baker. Vocally, there’s an engaging authenticity to his easy flow, adding additional weight to his quick-witted bars.
According to Gough, future material is set to be even more diverse. Forthcoming mixtape Forever Classic is billed as 90s-inspired but with a range that reportedly extends from bossa nova to the breakbeat and Beastie Boys-influence of lead single ‘Heart Attack’. It’s this combination of creative restlessness and undeniable talent that makes Gough an exciting proposition, even if he’s far too modest himself to admit it.
