At Crown Live · Crown Quarter, Monck Street, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Y35 XC95
Wild Things bills itself as the number one Luke Combs tribute act on the circuit, and this Crown Live date brings that show to Wexford town fronted by Tony Cunningham. It is a straightforward tribute concert format: a full band working through the American country star’s biggest songs, aimed at the crowd who cannot get to a Luke Combs stadium show but still want the singalong experience of his catalogue live. Crown Live is the venue side of the Crown Quarter complex on Monck Street, a proper standing gig space rather than a pub back room, so expect a fuller production with dedicated sound and lighting compared to a typical Friday night pub band. Doors open well ahead of the show to let the room fill before the main set starts.
Crown Quarter has built a reputation as Wexford town’s main live entertainment complex, running the Crown Live venue alongside its Garden Bar and Front Bar, which both host their own weekly live music nights. A tribute show like this on a Friday sits at the bigger, more produced end of what the complex offers, distinct from the smaller weekly bar sessions elsewhere in the same building. Luke Combs’ own catalogue, built on stadium-filling country anthems, translates well to a tribute format that leans on audience singalongs, so expect the room to be loud and participatory rather than a quiet listening gig.
Crown Live is on Monck Street in Wexford town, part of the Crown Quarter complex within easy walking distance of Main Street and the Bull Ring. Irish Rail serves Wexford from Dublin Connolly in around two hours, and Bus Éireann and Wexford Bus both stop in the town centre. On-street parking and the quayfront car parks are a short walk away.
Heading to Crown Live in Wexford? Wexford has plenty more to see. Read the Wexford area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.