Foy Vance: The Wake World Tour at Town Hall Theatre

What to Expect

The Wake is Foy Vance’s seventh album and the end of something he began a long time ago. The cycle started with the death of his father in 1999 and ran through seven records from his 2007 debut Hope onwards, and this one closes it. Ethan Johns produced, which pushes the sound towards the live-room warmth Johns is known for, and the writing sits where Vance has always worked: folk structures with soul phrasing and a strong pull towards southern blues.

The material is direct about grief, faith and what is left after a long reckoning, and Vance’s live shows tend to be built around the voice rather than production. Roisin Dubh present the Galway date at the Town Hall Theatre rather than in their own Dominick Street room, which means a seated main-stage show. It falls on the Friday of Halloween weekend, when the city is busy with the Macnas parade and the Gaillimh Ah-Boo! programme.

Good to Know

• Friday 30 October 2026 at Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square, Galway City.
• Presented by Roisin Dubh at the Town Hall Theatre.
• Touring The Wake, Foy Vance’s seventh album, produced by Ethan Johns.
• Ticket prices and the start time are not printed on the Town Hall Theatre listing, so confirm at booking.
• Halloween weekend in Galway is busy; book accommodation and parking early.
• Booking through Town Hall Theatre at tht.ie.

Getting There

Town Hall Theatre is on Courthouse Square at the city end of the Salmon Weir Bridge, five minutes’ walk from Eyre Square via Eglinton Street and Woodquay. Drivers arrive on the M6 and N6 from Dublin, Athlone and Ballinasloe, or the M18 and N18 from Limerick, Gort and Ennis. The Cathedral car park across the bridge is the nearest large car park and the Corrib Shopping Centre multi-storey is close by, though both fill fast on Halloween weekend. Ceannt Station is roughly ten minutes on foot for trains and Bus Éireann coaches.