Cash Returns - A Tribute to Johnny and June

What to Expect

Cash Returns is a tribute show built around the music of Johnny Cash and June Carter, with JP Mac taking the role of Johnny Cash and Karen Lyttle as June Carter, backed by a full band and cast of backing vocalists. The show works through the pair’s best known material, including “Jackson”, “Ring of Fire” and “Hurt”, and is staged to recreate the atmosphere of both the Grand Ole Opry and Cash’s famous prison concerts, mixing music with narration and stage design rather than just running through a straight setlist. The production has picked up genuine industry recognition rather than just being a covers night out, winning Best Tribute Act at the Northern Ireland Country Music Awards in both 2020 and 2022, and Best Tribute Band at the Hot Country TV Awards in 2016, which reflects a level of vocal and stage detail well beyond a typical pub tribute act. The show has toured extensively around Ireland and the UK, and its move into full theatre and arts centre bookings like this one, rather than club and pub circuit dates, tells its own story about the strength of the production’s costume, narration and vocal work. Cash’s catalogue spans gospel, folk and outlaw country, so expect the setlist to range well beyond the handful of songs most casual listeners would know him for.

Good to Know

• Saturday 17 October 2026, doors for an 8pm start, glor Irish Music Centre, Ennis.
• Tickets from €32 plus a €1 booking fee, through the glor box office or online via ticketsolve.
• Full band show with backing vocalists in the main auditorium at glor.
• Award-winning tribute act, not the original artists.
• glor’s bar and cafe are open before the show and during the interval.

Getting There

glor is on Causeway Link in Ennis town centre, a short walk from the bus and rail station and the main town centre car parks. Ennis is served by Bus Eireann routes from Limerick, Galway and Shannon Airport, and by rail on the Limerick to Ennis line.