WHAT’S ON

The Galway International Arts Festival continues tonight with The Stunning rocking the Big Top and masterful singer-songwriter David Keenan in Monroe’s. See www.giaf.ie for details of more shows. The Trinity College Summer Series kicks off with the unmissable Grace Jones (left) tomorrow, Il Divo will delight fans of pop opera on Tuesday, Rag’n’Bone Man is there on Wednesday; Bryan Ferry (See main article) on Friday, and Gavin James on Saturday. Look out for an interview with closing night headliner Imelda May (below) next week. Bring your ear plugs to the Tivoli Dublin on Tuesday for seminal industrial metallers, Ministry. Steve Earle and the Dukes are in Vicar Street on Tuesday and the Limelight Belfast on Wednesday. The 4 of Us play Gibney’s in Malahide on Thursday while The wonderfully named All Our Exes Live in Texas are in DeBarra’s Clonakilty on Thursday. The Aussie alt-country band also play in Dolan’s of Limerick on Saturday. A host of great northern acts say goodbye to the Mandela Hall Belfast on Friday including And So I Watch You From Afar, Mojo Fury and the very promising Cherym. Indie legends The Wedding Present play Whelan’s in Dublin on Friday while The High Kings are in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel Carlow on Friday. Nutty Boys and Girls will be out in force for Madness in the 3Arena on Saturday while Jake Carter is in the Maritime Hotel in Bantry. You can also catch Mark Geary in the Workman’s Dublin on the same evening.