National Concert Hall announce Tanita Tikaram, Paul Brady and Martin Hayes for 2025/26 performances

The National Concert Hall has unveiled a series of concerts from renowned musicians in November 2025 and March 2026.

Tanita Tikaram is set to play on November 10, 2025, with Irish songwriter Paul Brady headlining on November 22, 2025.

Martin Hayes and The Common Ground Ensemble will play two shows on March 7 and 8, 2026, featuring special guests: American folk artist Sam Amidon, sean-nós singer and harpist Síle Denvir and Irish dancer Stephanie Keane.

The Irish return of German-born British pop/folk songwriter Tanita Tikaram follows her latest album LIAR (Love Isn't a Right), out on October 10 this year.

This is her first album in almost four decades and is a reflection on her debut record, Ancient Heat, which she released when she was nineteen years old in 1988. Tikaram describes her new album as a way of trying to find a palace in the world as an “older woman”.

A veteran of the National Concert Hall stage, Paul Brady is among Ireland’s most celebrated artists. The Strabande-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist incorporates influences from various genres into his music, from folk and traditional blues to classic pop.

Martin Hayes is highly regarded as one of the most significant musicians within the Irish traditional music scene. The fiddle player has previously played at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Good Friday Agreement's 25th anniversary in 2023. The founder of music group The Gloaming will have a double bill on the National Concert Hall stage in March 2026.

For those interested, tickets for these gigs go on sale this Friday, July 4, at 10 am, available here.