Live Music Guide
Live Music in Kildare
Kildare's live music is spread across Naas, Newbridge, Maynooth, Kilcullen and Clane, with the Keadeen Hotel's country nights and the Moat Theatre's shows leading the way. LocalJams tracks every listed gig across the county, updated nightly.
Explore all Kildare gigsThe Kildare live music scene
Kildare borders Dublin to the east and stretches across the Curragh to the Bog of Allen, and LocalJams holds 43 venues for it, with 21 of them listing gigs in the coming months, a higher proportion than most counties. Naas has the biggest cluster with seven venues on file, then Newbridge, Maynooth, Kildare town, Straffan, Athy, Clane and Celbridge. Just over 50 gigs are listed, around 60 per cent of them ticketed, and the tags run country first, then folk and rock.
The Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge is the county's busiest listed venue and firmly country: a triple bill of Declan Nerney, Jack Keogh and Sandy Kelly in November, Onóir in December and Nathan Carter after Christmas. The Moat Theatre on the Dublin Road in Naas carries shows rather than gigs, with Movicals, Dominic Kirwan, Naas Musical Society's Sounds Of The 70s, Fleetwood Shack and The Muddy River Band's Van Morrison songbook, while 33 South Main in Naas has a run of October bar gigs and Lawlor's of Naas lists the Cash Returns Show and Foster and Allen. The Roost on Main Street in Maynooth mixes TWOFACED with tribute and over-30s nights, Fallons Bar & Cafe in Kilcullen hosts Susan O'Neill under its Red Hot Music Club banner, and Clongowes Wood College in Clane lists the Millicent Singers in December.
No free-entry gigs are flagged in Kildare at present and the data shows no weekly session pattern, so this is a county for booked nights out rather than drop-in trad.
Upcoming gigs in Kildare
See allFri, 16 Oct8:00 PM
Shane O Dwyer
33 South Main
Naas
Sat, 17 Oct7:00 PM
McCarthys
McCarthys
Johnstown
Sat, 17 Oct8:00 PM
Legend Rob Strong + His Band
McAuley Place
Naas
Sat, 17 Oct8:00 PM
Sharp Shooter
33 South Main
Naas
Sat, 17 Oct8:00 PM
IE/DC Back to the Beginning
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse
Kill
Wed, 21 Oct8:00 PM
Movicals The Best Of Movie Musicals
Moat theatre
Nass
Wed, 21 Oct8:00 PM
Movicals The Best Of Movie Musicals
Moat theatre
Naas
Wed, 21 Oct8:00 PM
TWOFACED
The Roost
Maynooth
Fri, 23 Oct8:00 PM
Bill Laurence
St. David's Church
Naas
Sat, 24 Oct8:30 PM
Smash Hits at The Roost
The Roost
Maynooth
Sun, 25 Oct6:00 PM
Over 30’s: Nothing But 80’s and 90’s at The Roost!
The Roost
Maynooth
Sun, 25 Oct8:00 PM
The Waxies
33 South Main
Naas
Mon, 26 Oct2:00 PM
Louder Together 2026 - All Ages
Springfield hotel Leixlip
Leixlip
Wed, 28 Oct
Red Hot Music Club membership 2026/2027.
Fallons Bar & Cafe
Kilcullen
Thu, 29 Oct8:30 AM
Susan O'Neill
Fallons Bar & Cafe
Kilcullen
Fri, 30 Oct8:00 PM
Over 30s Night Halloween Edition
33 South Main
Naas
Fri, 30 Oct8:00 PM
Baroque Heroines
Hunting Room, Castletown House
Celbridge
Sat, 31 Oct8:00 PM
Hot Fuss
33 South Main
Naas
Sun, 1 Nov7:00 PM
Faurés Requiem
Straffan Parish Church
Straffan
Sun, 1 Nov8:00 PM
Dominic Kirwan
Moat theatre
Nass
Sun, 1 Nov8:00 PM
Dominic Kirwan
Moat theatre
Naas
Tue, 3 Nov8:00 PM
Sounds Of The 70s Naas Musical Society
Moat theatre
Naas
Tue, 3 Nov8:00 PM
Sounds Of The 70s Naas Musical Society
Moat theatre
Nass
Thu, 5 Nov8:00 PM
Sounds Of The 70s Naas Musical Society
Moat theatre
Naas
Thu, 5 Nov8:00 PM
Sounds Of The 70s Naas Musical Society
Moat theatre
Nass
Fri, 6 Nov8:00 PM
Fleetwood Shack
Moat theatre
Nass
Fri, 6 Nov8:00 PM
Fleetwood Shack
Moat theatre
Naas
Sat, 7 Nov8:00 PM
Andy Irvine & Quilty
Riverbank Arts Centre
Newbridge
Sat, 7 Nov8:00 PM
The Piano Men - The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel By Candlelight
The Legacy Suite at South Clubhouse
Straffan
Sat, 7 Nov8:00 PM
The Songs Of Bob Dylan Neil Young + Van Morrison Performed By The Muddy River Band
Moat theatre
Nass
Sat, 7 Nov8:00 PM
The Songs Of Bob Dylan Neil Young And Van Morrison Performed By The Muddy River Band
Moat theatre
Naas
Sun, 8 Nov3:30 PM
Maurice Duruflé + Sharon Carty + John Molloy + Proinnsías O' Duinn
D08 XN66
Dublin
Sat, 14 Nov8:00 PM
The Druids
Moat theatre
Nass
Sat, 14 Nov8:00 PM
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Clane GAA
Clane
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All venuesLive music in Kildare: FAQ
Where can I find live music in Kildare tonight?
The listings on this page show upcoming gigs across Kildare, refreshed every night. Open any gig to see the line-up, start time, ticket details and a map to the venue. For a filtered view by date, genre or price, use the Explore page.
Are there free gigs in Kildare?
Sometimes, but none of the Kildare gigs currently listed on this page is marked free. We only mark a gig as free when there's positive evidence for it, so the green "Free Entry" badge appears only when the venue or promoter says so. Listings refresh nightly, and the Explore page lets you filter by price.
Where can I find traditional Irish music sessions in Kildare?
Our Kildare listings don't currently show a weekly traditional session pattern; the county's calendar is built on ticketed hotel, theatre and bar gigs in Naas, Newbridge and Maynooth. The nearest nightly sessions in our data are in Dublin city, and the Explore page with the Kildare filter will show any new session listings as they arrive.
How often are Kildare gig listings updated?
Every night. Our crawlers read public listings from venue websites, ticketing platforms and established what's-on guides, then clean and de-duplicate them so the listings stay accurate and focused on live music.
Can I find ticketed concerts as well as pub gigs in Kildare?
Yes. LocalJams lists everything from free trad sessions to ticketed concerts and touring shows. Where a ticket page exists we link straight to it — we never sell tickets ourselves, so the venue or promoter is always the final word on prices and availability.