The Beta Band at Vicar Street

What to Expect

The Beta Band occupy a very specific place in the British music of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their records, from the early EPs through The Three EPs compilation and albums like The Beta Band, Hot Shots II and Heroes to Zeros, were unlike anything else being made at the time: weird, funny, sample-heavy, melodic and occasionally transcendent. Nick Hornby’s famous scene in High Fidelity, where the record store plays a Beta Band song and the customers immediately want to buy it, captures something real about the effect their music could have on people hearing it fresh.

A Vicar Street show on 22 July 2026 is a significant Dublin date for a band whose live performances have always matched the ambition of their records. This is a Foggy Notions presentation. Tickets are expected to sell out well in advance.

Good to Know

• Show at 8:00pm, doors earlier

• Foggy Notions presentation

• Tickets via Ticketmaster.ie

• High demand expected for this rare Irish date

Getting There

Vicar Street is on Thomas Street in Dublin 8 in the Liberties. The nearest Luas stop is Four Courts on the Red Line, about ten minutes on foot. Dublin Bus routes 13, 40 and 123 serve the area. There is limited street parking nearby.