Let It Be: The Music of The Beatles

Let It Be: The Music of The Beatles brings a full stage tribute to the Fab Four to the Watergate Theatre on Thursday, 1 October 2026. The touring production works through the band’s catalogue more or less chronologically, from the early Cavern Club years through to the studio experiments of Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road, with a live band recreating the vocal harmonies on stage. Irish singer Jake Carter, Liverpool-born but Dublin-based, fronts the show, which its producers pitch as more than a straight covers set.

What to expect

Expect a run through the Beatles songbook that follows the band’s own timeline rather than jumping straight to a greatest-hits set list, with the look and sound of the show shifting as it moves from the mop-top years into the later, more experimental period. Costume and staging change to match, and the live band handles the multi-part harmonies that made the originals distinctive, which is harder to pull off live than it sounds. It is billed as a concert experience rather than a scripted musical, so there is no narrative thread beyond the songs themselves and the arc of the band’s career. It plays the Watergate for one night only as part of a wider Irish tour, and the venue’s mid-sized theatre setup suits an amplified band show better than a larger arena would. Doors are usually earlier than the 8pm start; the box office can confirm exact timing closer to the date.

Getting there

The Watergate Theatre is on Parliament Street in Kilkenny city centre, on the medieval mile between the castle and the cathedral. It is a walk-in venue with no dedicated car park, so use one of the city centre’s pay-and-display car parks. Kilkenny’s train and bus stations are both roughly a 10 to 15 minute walk away.

While you’re in Kilkenny

Parliament Street sits in the middle of Kilkenny’s medieval mile, so there is plenty to fill the hours before curtain up, from the castle grounds to the Butler Gallery and the lanes off High Street. There is more to see in Kilkenny and across Co. Kilkenny.

Good to know

• Date: Thursday, 1 October 2026
• Time: 8:00pm
• Venue: Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny
• Price: €32
• Booking: via the Watergate Theatre box office and website