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music · Saturday 8 August 2026 · 8:30pm 
Jazz Evening at The Source Arts Centre
At The Source Arts Centre · Greenmount Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
At The Source Arts Centre · Greenmount Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
An August Saturday evening of live jazz at The Source Arts Centre is a good reason to make the trip to Thurles. This is a proper seated concert setting - a 250-seat theatre with a bar attached - so it suits anyone who wants to hear music well rather than shout over it in a pub. The programme mixes local and visiting musicians playing smooth jazz, bebop, and contemporary styles, which means the set can shift in feel as the night moves on. It works for a date night, a casual outing with musically inclined friends, or anyone who fancies a decent evening out in a county town.
The Source Arts Centre has been one of the better mid-sized live venues in the Irish midlands since it opened in 2006. The theatre is compact enough that there is no bad seat - you are close to the stage wherever you end up. Smooth jazz, bebop, and contemporary jazz vary a fair bit in energy and tempo, so expect the evening to cover some ground rather than stay in one gear throughout. The bar is open before the show and at the interval, and it is worth arriving a little early to settle in before the 8:30pm start. Specific artists and ticket prices are confirmed closer to the date on the venue website.
Thurles is on the main Dublin-Cork rail line, with Irish Rail intercity services stopping here from both directions. The station is about a ten-minute walk from Greenmount Street, where The Source is located. By road, Thurles sits just off the M8 corridor - roughly an hour from Cork and under two hours from Dublin. Town centre parking is straightforward, and there is an underground car park close to the venue.
Semple Stadium, one of the great grounds in Gaelic games, is within easy walking distance of the arts centre. The town has a good few places to eat before a show if you want to make a full evening of it. There is more to see in Thurles and across Co. Tipperary.
Heading to The Source Arts Centre in Thurles? Tipperary has plenty more to see. Read the Thurles area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.