Finbar Hoban Presents

16/10/2026

Our good friends Driven Snow are performing at bridge st in Castlebar this evening. These guys are great

15/10/2026

GO TO THIS! Slyrydes bridge st

Delighted to announce Slyrydes will perform live in the Marquee 🎪 at this year's amazing .ie festival 2026!!!!

TICKETS - 🎟 http://westxwest.ie/

15/10/2026

Grace: The Songs of Jeff Buckley, live at Friday December 4th, tickets on sale here https://thelinenhall.ticketsolve.com/share/873688245

13/10/2026

13/10/2026

They are the band of the moment in Castlebar and we are so delighted to have them on the bill for this show. Granny’s Handbag will be opening for Deuce - A Tribute to Rory Gallagher and Shades of Lizzy on November 21st at The Garbo's Venue in Castlebar

Tickets https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1989339950343?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/10/2026

For the week that is in it and with the release of “DOPAMINE CHAMBER” later this week here is Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. performing at The Garbo's Venue in Castlebar 2017 when the band were known as “The Fontaines” before the “DC” took affect ,

Photo by Michael Quinn 2017

12/10/2026

We didn’t do it in 2018, but….

11/10/2026

We are delighted to announce our support acts for our show with Seamus Fogarty at The Linenhall, Castlebar on November 12th.

After releasing one of the best local/Irish albums “In Memoriam” the wonderful local Irish act Minor Sigh will be performing live
"Minor Sigh is a quiet revelation..In Memoriam muses artfully on life and loss..a very fine debut album"
- The Goo Magazine

Paul Brett has put together a beautiful album under the name of Minor Sigh...it's the kind of music that sounds like it is being played just for you from a few rooms away; an enchanting listen"
- Dan Hegarty 2fm
"
In Memoriam is an album delivered with brutal honesty, loss, and the coming together of friendship and love...This is an album that really grows on you after a few listens, get it, pay for it and turn it up. Album of the month"
- finbarhobanpresents.com

We also have another local Irish artist from Swinford called Darragh Golden opening the show who is just about to release a self titled album in November

Tickets are on sale now https://www.thelinenhall.com/whats-on/events/seamus-fogarty

11/10/2026

2027 can not come quick enough!!

We are delighted to welcome back Rugged Little Pill to The Garbo's Venue Venue in Castlebar

Rugged Little Pill are Ireland’s premier Alanis Morissette Tribute and they will be performing at The Garbo's Venue in Castlebar Co Mayo on March 6th 2027

Regarded as the “Queen of Alt-Rock Angst”, Alanis Morissette has become a cultural phenomenon for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. She has sold more than 60 million records worldwide

Rugged Little Pill are considered to be one of the best tribute acts in Ireland, they are a professional 6-piece band and have toured the length and breath of Ireland and will be performing tracks from Alanis Morrissette’s platinum selling third album “Jagged Little Pill” which had nine Grammy Award nominations, of which it won five: Album of the Year, making her the youngest artist to win the award at the time; Best Rock Album; Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Time to whisk you back to a more innocent time in the nineties and hear all the classics including “Hand in My Pocket” “Ironic”, “Head Over Feet” and a whole lot more!

Tickets on sale now https://tinyurl.com/4ypwma9

11/10/2026

An Evening of Spoken Word. Promoting his lastest book 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' based on his memoirs. Special guest interview with local music promoter Finbar Hoban included in this event.

John Robb

bridge st Castlebar
Saturday, Nov 28th
Doors: 7.30pm
Show: 8pm

Not just a well known face from TV but also a best selling author, musician, journalist, Louder Than War music website boss, Louder Than Words and Louder Than War Live festivals boss, and punk rock warlord as well as TV/ radio talking head plus singer from post-punk critically acclaimed mainstays The Membranes and also Goldblade.

John Robb is all these things and more and his latest book in 2026 on his memoirs 'Punk Rock Ruined My Life' will cover all of this and his adventures in punk and post punk and much more.

His previous released books ‘Live Forever – The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Oasis’ and ‘The Art Of Darkness – The History Of Goth’ are both acclaimed worldwide pop culture best sellers joining his past book achievements ‘The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop’.

John Robb grew up in Blackpool (who have now made him an ambassador for the town) before punk rock came along and saved his life. In the post-punk era he formed the Membranes – the highly influential post-punk band whose current critically eulogised albums keep pushing forward with added choirs and textures.

He was one of the leading post-punk fanzine writers in the UK with ‘Rox’ before he went on to write for the rock press with Sounds in the 80s. He was the first person to interview Nirvana and coined the expression Britpop and was instrumental in documenting the Madchester scene with his writing. His website louderthanwar.com is currently one of the top 3 most read music and culture sites in the UK and at the front of diverse modern culture, saw him very nearly release the Fontaines D.C.'s first single and gave Charli XCX her first review amongst other many firsts.

Tickets on sale now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993627295909?aff=oddtdtcreator