Susan McCann - A Life in Music, Market Place Theatre Armagh

What to Expect

Susan McCann, a long-established name on the Irish country music scene, brings her show A Life in Music to Market Place Theatre on Thursday 17 September 2026. The evening combines live performance with McCann talking through her career, giving the concert a more personal, storytelling feel than a standard set of hits. It plays the theatre’s main auditorium as a single seated evening show.

The show fits into a wider run of Irish and country music concerts at the venue through September, sitting alongside Robert Mizzell’s Nashville Songbook and Realta earlier in the month. For long-time fans of Irish country music, a “life in music” format like this tends to draw on decades of back catalogue rather than a narrow set list, making it a fuller retrospective than a typical support-band gig.

Good to Know

• Thursday 17 September 2026, doors for 8:00pm start
• Venue: main auditorium, Market Place Theatre, Market Street, Armagh BT61 7BW
• Ticketed - book via the Market Place Theatre ticket page for current pricing
• Part of the venue’s September run of Irish and country concerts

Getting There

Market Place Theatre sits on Market Street in Armagh city centre. Armagh is roughly 40 minutes from Belfast via the A3, and around an hour from Dublin via the M1 and A28. Translink buses run from Belfast’s Europa Buscentre into Armagh bus station on Lonsdale Road, a short walk from the theatre, and pay-and-display parking is available nearby on Thomas Street and Scotch Street.

While You’re in Armagh

Armagh’s compact city centre makes it easy to build a full evening around a show. Two cathedrals, both named St Patrick’s, sit on facing hilltops in the city, and the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium is a short walk from Market Street. A number of pubs and restaurants around the Shambles and English Street are within easy reach for dinner beforehand.