Against All Odds Performance at Rua Red, Tallaght

What to Expect

Against All Odds is a showcase performance at Rua Red Arts Centre hosted by JUKETHEDON, described as celebrating a debut album that explores resilience and lived experience through rhythm and poetry. The event is aimed specifically at an 18-35 audience, positioning it closer to a spoken word and music night than a formal gallery event, and reflecting Rua Red’s ongoing role as a platform for younger, emerging artists in South Dublin.

The afternoon-into-evening timing, running from 2:00pm to 6:00pm with a cut-off on entry at 3:00pm, suggests a structured programme rather than a drop-in event, so arriving within the first hour matters if you want to catch the full show. At €10, it sits at an accessible price point typical of Rua Red’s community-facing programming, which tends to favour keeping work by local and emerging artists affordable rather than pitching events at gallery-opening prices.

Rua Red has built a reputation over the years as one of South Dublin’s key spaces for participatory and socially engaged art, often programming work that deals directly with identity, community and personal experience rather than purely visual exhibitions. Against All Odds fits that pattern, using a debut album as the anchor for a live performance built around its themes rather than simply staging a listening event.

Good to Know

• Saturday 22 August, running 2:00pm to 6:00pm, with no entry permitted after 3:00pm
• Hosted by JUKETHEDON, built around a debut album exploring resilience and lived experience
• Aimed at an 18-35 audience
• Tickets cost €10
• Held at Rua Red, South Dublin’s dedicated participatory arts centre in Tallaght

Getting There

Rua Red is on Plas Parthalan in Tallaght, close to the Luas Red Line’s Tallaght stop and served by bus routes 16, 49, 54A, 65 and 175. Parking is available nearby in The Square shopping centre.