WHAT’S ON

The LaFontaines take the stage at Dublin Workman’s Club this evening and trad rockers Hell For Leather are in Rearden’s of Cork. Indie giants Arctic

Monkeys, left, play two sold out shows in the 3Arena on tomorrow and Tuesday. Shania Twain plays the following two nights in the same venue. Pianist par excellence

Barry Douglas is in concert at the NUI Galway on Wednesday.

Chasing Abbey play the Dublin Academy (on Abbey Street, coincidentally enough) on Thursday, Dolan’s of Limerick on Friday and Killarney’s INEC on Saturday. All bow down to the God-like Cliff Richard on Thursday also in the INEC Killarney or do so on Saturday in the 3Arena. The highly recommended

Lost Brothers will weave their spell in DeBarra’s Clonakilty on Thursday, Leap on Friday and Ballydehob on Saturday while in Cork city, Jimmy

Crowley is playing in the Triskel Arts Centre from Thursday to Saturday. The marvellous Anna

Calvi plays the Dublin Tivoli on Friday or catch Patrick Bergin showing off his musical side in St Kieran’s Hall, Cloughjordan. UK Indie dance act Three Trapped

Tigers will bite and scratch and scream all night if you don’t catch them in Dublin’s Bello Bar on Friday.

Daithí does Dún Laoghaire, The Purty Kitchen to be precise, on Saturday, while Ralph

Rolle is in The Bowery, Rathmines, Dave Jones

Quartet are in Wexford Arts Centre and reggae man Cian Finn in is Waterford’s Central Arts.