ChoiceCuts

28/11/2025

[JUST ANNOUNCED]

One night only! Join an all-star cast of singers and musicians as they pay tribute to the greatest soul artist of a generation, D’Angelo. Live at The Sugar Club, this 11-piece band will perform the Voodoo album in its entirety, plus select hits from Brown Sugar and Black Messiah. Expect special guests and a night of pure soul.

Tickets on Sale NOW!

The Sugar Club | 16.03.26

08/10/2025

The Yankari Afrobeat Collective return to The Sugar Club, Saturday 18th of October, for the annual Felabration, fresh from their debut tour in Turin and signing to Love.Universal.

This 13-piece powerhouse pays homage to the king, Fela Kuti, with classics like Fear Not for Man, Shakara, Water & more, delivering the energy, vibe, soul & community at the heart of Kuti’s legacy.

Don’t forget you can also catch him at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2025, Saturday 25th of October @ Kino 🎷

30/09/2025

POSTPONED

Due to a scheduling conflict, we must cancel the Orchestra Baobab X Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Vicar Street on Monday, 27th October. We’ll be rescheduling a new date for 2026 very soon!

All tickets are transferrable to the new date and refunds will be issued.

Don’t forget, you can still catch Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club on Sunday 26th of October!

Any queries, please contact [email protected].

20/09/2025

19/09/2025

ON SALE NOW!

ChoiceCuts presents >> Thundercat @ Vicar St.!

After selling out Dublin last year, he’s back with new music, “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” and “Children of the Baked Potato” (feat. Remi Wolf), and an epic North America + European tour.

A two-time GRAMMY winner, bass genius, and genre-bending visionary, this artist is not to be missed!

Fri 03.04.26 & Sat 04.04.26 | Vicar St.
bit.ly/Thundercat26 🎫

16/09/2025

ChoiceCuts presents >> Thundercat @ Vicar St.!

2x GRAMMY winner, bass virtuoso, cultural icon, and collaborator with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Stevie Wonder, SZA, Gorillaz & Silk Sonic. Beloved for hits like Them Changes and Dragonball Durag, he blurs jazz, funk, and pop culture into something uniquely his own.

Following sold-out shows last year in Dublin, he returns with brand new music, “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time” & “Children of the Baked Potato” (feat. Remi Wolf) and a huge North America + European tour!

Fri 03.04.26 & Sat 04.04.26 | Vicar St.
On Sale this Friday at 10am 🎫

10/09/2025

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - from releasing their Heritage EP on ChoiceCuts in 2010 to unforgettable nights at The Sugar Club and explosive sets at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, our journey with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble has been nothing short of legendary.

That same energy flows through Orchestra Baobab, icons of West African music whose fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Senegalese tradition has lit up stages worldwide. Returning to Cork in 2025, they bring their timeless sound back to the festival.

Upcoming Dublin & Cork shows presented by ChoiceCuts:

Friday 24th October - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Cyprus Avenue
Saturday 25th October - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Cyprus Avenue
Sunday 26th October - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club
Saturday 26th October - Orchestra Baobab @ Cork Opera House
Monday 27th October - Orchestra Baobab X Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Vicar St

08/09/2025

Chip Wickham’s brand new album The Eternal Now (Gondwana Records) lands today, his most progressive work yet. A heartfelt ode to artistic freedom and the beauty of letting go, the record is a flute-led, rhythm-heavy journey full of soulful grooves and expansive soundscapes.

Co-produced by Matthew Halsall and featuring Luke Flowers (The Cinematic Orchestra) & Sneaky (Mr Scruff), The Eternal Now draws inspiration from Lonnie Liston Smith, Sven Wunder, David Axelrod & more, while staying true to the golden, soulful warmth that makes Chip’s music so loved.

Wickham joins us in The Sugar Club on Friday 30th of January!

Tickets available now - bit.ly/TSCChipWickham 🎫

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05/09/2025

ON SALE NOW

ChoiceCuts presents >> Orchestra Baobab x Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Vicar Street!

Senegal meets Chicago in a one unforgettable night of rhythm & soul.

Mon 27.10 | Vicar Street
🎫 Tickets available now → bit.ly/OBXHBEVicarStreet

03/09/2025

ChoiceCuts presents >> Orchestra Baobab x Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Vicar Street!

Two legendary forces of global music unite for one incredible night.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Seven sons of jazz great Phil Cohran, carrying on his legacy with an unstoppable mix of brass, hip hop, funk & soul.

Orchestra Baobab: Icons of Senegalese music since 1970, fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms with Mandinka, Wolof & Serer traditions.

Monday 27.10 | Vicar Street
Tickets on sale Friday, 5th of September 10am 🎫

28/08/2025

Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople OUT NOW!

“Musically ambitious, exploratory, and principled, this is a necessary statement for our times.” - WIRE Magazine

Carlos Niño & Friends and Saul Williams have released their collaborative album Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople via International Anthem, recorded live beneath black oak and walnut trees in LA’s Coldwater Canyon Park.

Featuring all-star collabs including Kamasi Washington, Nate Mercereau, Aaron Shaw, Maia, Andres Renteria, Francesca Heart, and a guest appearance from poet Aja Monet, the record captures music as elemental, spiritual, and alive as the setting itself.

Where can you hear it live? Presented by Choicecuts:

Sunday, 26th October @ Live at St. Luke’s 🎷
Monday 27th October @ The Sugar Club

LISTEN NOW: bit.ly/ListenNowonSpotify

30/07/2025

Nação Zumbi shook the Button Factory last night with a thunderous celebration of Da Lama Ao Caos, 30 years strong and still pushing the sound of Brazil 🇧🇷⚡️

Presented by ChoiceCuts, the legends of manguebeat lit up the stage with rhythm and raw energy. Obrigado Nação Zumbi and obrigado to everyone who joined us!