POP
Kylie
3Arena Dublin 8pm €86/€70.45/€65.70 3Arena.ie Also Sun, Belfast
She's on her way to 50, but Kylie Minogue shows no signs of slowing down. She's a really good pop star, too: from her 1987 debut single, The Loco-Motion, to this year's album (her 12th), Kiss Me Once, quality dance-pop has rarely been out of her grasp.

TRADITIONAL
Dermot Byrne and Floriane Blancke with Seamus Begley and Garry Ó Briain
Johnston's hall, Kinvara, Galway 8pm €10 kinvaramusic.com
Altan's accordist, Byrne and his partner, Breton harpist and singer Blancke, would be reason enough to part with the cover charge, but the added attraction of west Kerry box player and singer Seamus Begley enjoying a purple patch in his career in recent years) and multi-instrumentalist, Ó Briain promises to make this a very special night.

SHOWCASE
MajorProblems
Opium Rooms Dublin 11pm €8 soundcloud.com/majorproblems
Irish label Major Problems come out of the shadows for this soiree to show off their wares. There will be live sets from New Jackson, the excellent Terriers and west coast electronic marauders February & Mars. Label honcho Barry Redsettaz will be on the decks and new release from the Compassion Crew, Masters of the Gentlemanly Art, will be on sale on the night.

PERFORMANCE ART
Lindsey Stirling
Vicar St Dublin 7.30pm €19.50 vicarstreet.ie
US violinist, performance artist, dancer and YouTube sensation? It seems that Lindsey Stirling (right) – formerly a quarter- finalist on America's Got Talent – has many, er, strings to her bow, not least being on the list of nominees for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for her self-titled debut album. Different? You betcha.

MUSIC/COMEDY
Beardyman
Whelan's Dublin 8pm €20/€15 beardyman.co.uk
A hit at the Edinburgh Fringe a few months ago, Beardyman's One Album Per Hour show sees him add comedy and improv to his enviable range of talents. In a nutshell, Darren Foreman's aim is to make a full album in the space of 60 minutes using his Beardytron 5000 Mk II production system and inputs from the audience on song themes and titles. Expect chaos, spills, giggles and some fantastic musical chops.

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Frontman David Gedge is the only constant member, and his commitment has never dimmed. Tonight, they play their Watusi album in full, as well as other tunes from a three-decade career.

FOOD
Gulp!
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin 7.30pm €4/€7 festivalofcuriosity.ie
As part of the Festival of Curiosity, broadcaster Jonathan McCrea and chef Ivan Varian present Gulp. A few audience members will be dragged on stage to eat raw lemons that taste sweet, suck on a scorpion lollipop, or dig into some fried brains. Those in the stalls can learn how to cook sous vide with a cooler box, eat some dry-ice cream or taste engineered anti-food.