{"id":181874,"date":"2025-12-08T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/181874\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:11:09","slug":"major-acts-to-headline-iconic-limerick-venues-all-across-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/181874\/","title":{"rendered":"Major acts to headline iconic Limerick venues all across the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A WAVE of major live shows have been announced for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/131\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick<\/a> next year, with events set to light up both the Docklands and King John\u2019s Castle.<\/p>\n<p>One of Ireland\u2019s top live acts, The Coronas, will make a big return to the castle stage on Friday, May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Long celebrated for their soaring choruses and infectious anthems the band continues to dominate at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/education\/1953411\/irish-language-playschool-in-limerick-recognised-by-the-all-ireland-business-federation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Irish language playschool in Limerick recognised by the All-Ireland Business Federation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their last four albums have all entered the Irish charts at No 1, and their global fanbase has grown through sold-out tours across the UK, North America, and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Also returning to Limerick is Dec Pierce\u2019s Block Rockin\u2019 Beats, part of the 2026 Docklands Festival and taking place on Saturday, August 15.<\/p>\n<p>Known as one of Ireland\u2019s most explosive live shows, it reimagines iconic dance anthems from Underworld, Faithless, The Prodigy, and more, delivered by a full live band and special guest vocalists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe show is all about energy, nostalgia, fun &#8211; we want you to completely lose yourself for a few hours.\u201d said Dec.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the announcements, acclaimed Irish band Bell X1 will take over King John\u2019s Castle on Saturday, June 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Known for their genre-spanning sound and dynamic live performances, the group is also working on a new album due next year.<\/p>\n<p>Their Limerick show will open their Irish summer tour.<\/p>\n<p>Further information and ticket details for all three of these highly anticipated Limerick gigs is available on both dolans.ie and ticketmaster.ie.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A WAVE of major live shows have been announced for Limerick next year, with events set to light&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181875,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[19289,93,61,60,72769,1396,90108,98778],"class_list":{"0":"post-181874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-dolans","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-king-johns-castle","13":"tag-limerick","14":"tag-live-at-the-castle","15":"tag-live-at-the-docklands"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}