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Venue guide · Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Whelan's

Wexford Street's home of live music for over 70 years. The main room holds 450 standing, while Upstairs and Little Whelan's put on smaller gigs, comedy and late nights.

115 upcoming shows

Tonight at Whelan's

Also tonight

Coming up at Whelan's

September 2026

Dave Elliott

Tomorrow

Dave Elliott

8pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €21.50

October 2026

Cherry Comedy

Thursday

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 8 October

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 15 October

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Emer Maguire - Perfectly Chaotic

Sunday 18 October

Emer Maguire - Perfectly Chaotic

8pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €21.00

Keith Fox

Sunday 18 October

Keith Fox

8pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €15.00

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 22 October

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 29 October

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

November 2026

Emer Maguire - Perfectly Chaotic

Sunday 1 November

Emer Maguire - Perfectly Chaotic

8pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €21.00

Martin Angolo

Monday 2 November

Martin Angolo

8pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €23.40

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 5 November

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

William Thompson

Sunday 8 November

William Thompson

9pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €19.00

Anesti Danelis

Thursday 12 November

Anesti Danelis

8pm · Theatre · Upstairs

Eve Darcy

Thursday 12 November

Eve Darcy

8pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €15.00

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 12 November

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Cherry Comedy

Thursday 19 November

Cherry Comedy

8:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue

Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?

Saturday 21 November

Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?

7pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €26.40

Edwin Sammon

Sunday 22 November

Edwin Sammon

9pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €18.00

December 2026

Hannah East - Express Yourself

Wednesday 2 December

Hannah East - Express Yourself

8pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €29.50

January 2027

Daniel Lukas

Sunday 24 January

Daniel Lukas

8pm · Comedy · Upstairs · €16.50

February 2027

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

Wednesday 24 February

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

7pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €24.40

March 2027

Seann Walsh: This Is Torture

Wednesday 24 March

Seann Walsh: This Is Torture

8pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €25.40

Rhys James: Chop Logic

Wednesday 31 March

Rhys James: Chop Logic

7:30pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €24.40

April 2027

Sharon Mannion

Saturday 10 April

Sharon Mannion

Comedy · Upstairs · €21.50

Lawrence Chaney

Wednesday 21 April

Lawrence Chaney

7pm · Comedy · Main Venue · €30.00

The rooms

No seating plan here: Whelan's is a standing venue across several rooms. Your ticket says which room the show is in.

  • Main Venue450 standing, with its own bar and sound desk. The room most touring acts play.
  • UpstairsLive music, comedy and silent discos.
  • Little Whelan'sIntimate shows and parties.
  • Front BarOpen daily. No ticket needed.

Seating plans are the venue's own, so we link to them rather than copy them.

Getting there & venue info

The essentials

Address
25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 H527
Directions ↗
Main room
450 standing
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 5pm–1.30am · Fri–Sat 5pm–2.30am · Sun 5pm–1am

Checked against the venue's own pages on Monday 28 September 2026: Whelan's, Whelan's: Our spaces. Details change, so confirm with Whelan's before you travel.

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