POP

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Nerve Centre 9pm £25 nervecentre.org Also Mon, Belfast; Tues, Dublin; Thurs, Galway

Take an original member of The Beautiful South (Mr Heaton) and team him up on stage (and on record) with one of that band's treasured female singers (Ms Abbott, right), and you've got a recipe for alert, pithy pop music. Don't be embarrassed to singalong to hits such as You Keep it All In, A Little Time, and Bell-Bottomed Tear. TCL

TRADITIONAL

Pádraig O’Keeffe Festival

River Island hotel, Castleisland 7.30pm €20 066-7142555

Celebrating the life of the iconic Sliabh Luachra fiddler, this year’s gala concert marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Johnny O’Leary, an accordion player whose tunes were boundless and whose rhythmic style was a boon to dancers. Guests include O’Leary’s grandson, Bryan, who is this year’s TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year. SL

We Banjo 3

Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo 8pm €18 sligolive.ie

Seldom have banjos and fiddles seemed so hip. The Scahill and Howley siblings put the fun and raucous energy back into the banjo, that much maligned instrument, stamping their passports along the way in unlikely pitstops from Sligo to Kerry to Appalachia. Guests of Sligo Live. SL

FESTIVAL

Samhain

Loughcrew Gardens, Co Meath 3pm €65 samhain-festival.com

The summer festivals may have packed their tents for the year, but there are still some festival-friendly events pushing out the boat for the autumn and winter. Samhain’s musical line-up is pretty damn smart, with Jon Hopkins, John Talabot, Maya Jane Coles, Booka Shade, SCNTST, Jimmy Edgar and many more. There’s also the usual array of sideshows including craft beer and gourmet grub. JC

HOUSE

Hot Since 82

Savoy Cork 10.30pm €17.35 hotsince82.com

The current house revival has lifted many boats, including that of Barnsley-born DJ and producer Daley Padley, whose productions and remixes have scored big in recent times. What’s fascinating about his work is the deep, emotional buzz in the soaring grooves, as Padley harks back to classic house and tech sounds. JC

TECHNO

Ben Klock

Twisted Pepper Dublin 10.30pm €18 the-beatyard.com

You know what you get when Ben Klock comes to town. A regular at Berlin’s Berghain, Klock’s run of raw, rough and evocative tracks on Ostgut Ton, Bpitch Control and his own Klockworks label have spread the word about the German DJ’s techno prowess. Support tonight from Barry Redsetta, as the citywide Beatyard festival comes to a close. JC