All we Have are Days returns for its third edition over Brigid’s weekend, from Friday January 29th to Monday February 1st 2027 in Limerick City.
Presented by thefive&eight in partnership with Guinness and Limerick City & County Council, the festival has 140 artists and 60 shows across 25 venues over four days. It is programmed into the city’s pubs and cultural spaces, celebrating the end of winter and the arrival of spring, with music, literature, theatre, spoken word and conversation.
Gurriers, Cormac Begley & guests and Thomas Bartlett lead the first wave of announcements, which features:
- Gurriers
- Cormac Begley & guests
- Thomas Bartlett
- Denise Chaila
- Felispeaks
- Bronagh Gallagher
- Caoi de Barra
- THEATRE
- Anna B Savage
- Dowry
- ROE
- Zkellies
- Cruel Sister
- Brooki
- Negro Impacto
- Leah Hayden Cassidy
- Pellador
- Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
- Esme O’Riordan
- Catherine Ireton
- Arveene
- Steve Ryan
- Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
- Thimali Kodikara
- Mother Of Pearl
- Gag Reflex
- CodEye
- Opening Bars
- Strictly Rhythm
- Trad Folkin’ Rocks
- Tintean Sessions
- Winner Flags
Felispeaks will be in conversation with climate activist and producer Thimali Kodikara, and barber Leah Hayden Cassidy guest curates her CROÍ Sessions with friends and family in Flannery’s of Shannon Street. The London Irish Centre and Edinburgh Fringe artist team return to host conversations about Irish artists abroad.
Local collectives are also back. Wombat Promotion’s Sunday Service returns to Dolan’s Warehouse with Gag Reflex, Mother of Pearl and CodEye, and Aoife Nic Canna’s Hip Hop Sundays brings the Dublin club night to JJ Bowles, the city’s oldest pub. The clubnights Trad Folkin’ Rocks, Strictly Rhythm, Tintean Sessions and Winner Flags also return.
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Venues announced so far are Theatre Royal, John’s Church/Dance Limerick, Dolan’s, The Commercial, Pharmacia, Mother Mac’s, The White House, Flannery’s, JJ Bowles, Myles Breen’s, The Old Quarter, The Coach House at 2 Pery Square, No 1. Pery Square, South’s, Glen Tavern, 101 and Costelloes. As in previous years, there will be pub sessions and pop-up performances, and many events are free to attend, though booking is required.
Further artists, guest curations, conversations and club nights will be announced in early December.
Tickets
Tickets for selected shows are on sale now from Eventbrite, priced from €10 to €28.
For more information, the full line-up and announcements, see allwehavearedays.com.
All we Have are Days is in partnership with Guinness, Limerick City & County Council Mayoral Fund, Bus Éireann, Absolute Hotel and Film in Limerick.
Follow on Instagram and Facebook @allwehavearedays for announcements and ticket releases.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. Niall is the chost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and host of monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
