About

For over 12 years now, I have been hosting and producing musical shows known as Kieran Quinn’s Theme Nights. The 34th (!) such event will take place in May 2024. They’re immensely popular and feature top quality live show entertainment - we sold out Dublin’s Vicar St in 2019 and Sligo’s Hawk’s Well Theatre on numerous occasions. There is huge goodwill associated with them locally - the people of Sligo raised over €30k in a crowdfunding campaign during COVID to provide much-needed paid work for dozens of local musicians and creatives.

The Theme Nights are unique, exciting and fun, and have become joyous musical celebrations in the Sligo calendar. Shows can feature up to 100 musicians and performers - professional and amateur, young and old - and they are truly an example of people coming together to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

I also run an associated youth programme - the Teenage Theme Nights - which provides a platform for teenage musicians to perform with their peers in a professional, safe and friendly environment.

Keep up to date with the Theme Nights on Instagram (below).

Podcast

My friends and I have interviewed many Theme Night stars and others on our monthly podcast ‘In The Lamplight’.

Click below to find out more.

Full list of Theme Nights 

Theme Night #34 (upcoming) - Beginnings - May 2024, Vicar St.

Theme Night #33 - Simon & Sting - Feb 2024, Abbey Arts Centre

Theme Night #33 - Simon & Sting - Feb 2024, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #32 - The Power of Love - Oct 2023, Abbey Arts Centre

Theme Night #32 - The Power of Love - Oct 2023, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #31 - Stories in Song - Jan 2023, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #30 - Musicals - Oct 2022, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #29 - Freedom! - May 2022, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #28 - How Can I Keep From Singing? - Dec 2021, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #27 - Summer and Sunshine - July 2020, streamed online.

Theme Night #26 - Ireland in Song - April 2020, streamed online.

Theme Night #25 - BeeGees and The Disco Era - Feb 2020 - Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #24 - Stevie Wonder - Sept 2019, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #23 - Bruce Springsteen (Live in Dublin) - May 2019, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #22 - The Story So Far - Feb 2019, Vicar St.

Theme Night #21 - Duets - Sept 2018, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #20 - The Eagles - April 2018, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #19 - Elvis at Christmas - Dec 2017, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #18 - Big Band - July 2017, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #17 - Sport - March 2017, Knocknarea Arena

Theme Night #16 - Stadium Anthems - Aug 2016, Stephen St. Cultural Plaza

Theme Night #15 - Piano Man (Billy Joel and Elton John) - May 2016, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #14 - A Night at the Grand Ole Opry - Jan 2016, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #13 - Film Music - May 2015, Hawk’s Well Theatre

Theme Night #12 - Motown - Feb 2015, The Velvet Rooms

Theme Night #11 - The Best of Irish - Oct 2014, The Velvet Rooms

Theme Night #10 - Burt Bacharach - June 2014, The Velvet Rooms

Theme Night #9 - The Beatles - March 2014 - The Velvet Rooms

Theme Night #8 - A Night at the Troubadour - Aug 2013, Source Sligo

Theme Night #7 - Michael Jackson - March 2013, Source Sligo

Theme Night #6 - Christmas Songs II - Dec 2012, Source Sligo

Theme Night #5 - Paul Simon - Oct 2012, Source Sligo

Theme Night #4 - Poets of Popular Music - Aug 2012, Source Sligo

Theme Night #3 - Divas - March 2012, Source Sligo

Theme Night #2 - Tom Waits - Dec 2011, Source Sligo

Theme Night #1 - Christmas Songs - Dec 2011, Source Sligo