Cork scene guide
Cork scene guide. House lands at The Pav. Venues, promoters and artists in Cork. Follow artists and venues, and play every artist's sets on soundcheck.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Ian Pooley: The Pav, Cork Opera House, Rising Sons Brewery
- Techno · if you like AMR: Savoy, Aye, Dali
- Disco · if you like Tara Casey: Rising Sons Brewery, The Roundy, Dali
- Deep House · if you like Ant of Generic People: The Roundy, The Liberty Bar
Busiest venues
How big is Cork’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 202 gigs across 31 venues in Cork, featuring 184 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Cork tonight.
Which Cork venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Dali | 56 |
| The Pav | 44 |
| Cyprus Avenue | 24 |
| The Liberty Bar | 14 |
| Connollys of Leap | 8 |
| Savoy | 7 |
| Kino | 7 |
| Liquid Lounge | 6 |
| An Spailpin Fánach | 5 |
| Aye | 3 |
What time do Cork gigs start and end?
From the 202 listings publishing door times: the median Cork gig opens at 21:00. 59% open before 22:00, 41% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 14 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 0% run past 04:00 and 0% go to 06:00 or later.
When does Cork go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (42% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 75% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Cork sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 34% · Techno 30% · Disco 10% · Electro 6% · Club 6% · Deep House 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.