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music · Saturday 12 September 2026 · 7:00pm 
Jim and Melissa Brady in Concert - Craigavon Civic Centre
At Craigavon Civic Centre · 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Co. Armagh BT64 1AL
At Craigavon Civic Centre · 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, Co. Armagh BT64 1AL
American gospel performers Jim and Melissa Brady bring their concert tour to Craigavon Civic Centre on Saturday 12 September 2026, with the Armagh date forming the second night of a short Northern Ireland run. The couple are well known on the Southern and country gospel circuit, and their Craigavon show is backed by the New Song Concerts Choir, giving the evening a fuller, choir-led sound alongside the duo’s own material. Doors open ahead of the 7:00pm start, with the show running for around three hours.
It’s a rare Armagh borough date for touring American gospel acts, and the choir support means it plays as much like a concert event as a church programme, held in the civic centre’s main auditorium rather than a church hall. Jim and Melissa Brady have built a following through radio play and touring across the gospel and country-gospel circuit, and this kind of joint duo-and-choir bill tends to draw a mixed audience of regular gospel concertgoers and people simply curious to see American touring acts play a local venue.
Craigavon Civic Centre sits just off Lakeview Road in Craigavon, with its own car park on site. The town is roughly midway between Portadown and Lurgan and well served by the main A3 and A76 roads, with Portadown rail station the nearest train stop, a short taxi ride from the venue.
Craigavon’s lakes and the wider Craigavon Lakes park are a short walk from the civic centre for anyone arriving early, and Rushmere Shopping Centre nearby has cafes and restaurants for a meal before the concert. With the show running close to three hours, it’s worth eating beforehand rather than planning around a late dinner afterwards.
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