Tolu Makay: People Still Cry in Summer Tour

What to Expect

Tolu Makay plays Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge on Thursday 1 October 2026 as part of her People Still Cry in Summer tour. The Nigerian-Irish alternative pop and soul singer built her reputation on a voice that carries a room and on live performances that lean hard into the emotional weight of the material.

Her national profile came from a cover that moved Graham Norton to tears, which led on to a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington. She has opened for Disclosure, supported Gabrielle at the 3Arena and appeared in an RTE documentary alongside Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan. Her EP People Still Cry in the Summer came out in 2025 and gives this tour its name, and she reached the final of Dancing with the Stars in 2026. Tickets are €25. This is another reduced-capacity Riverbank date, with works ongoing on the neighbouring Newbridge Library building and the seating plan subject to change.

Good to Know

• Date: Thursday 1 October 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
• Venue: Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 D962
• Price: €25
• Booking: through the Riverbank Ticketsolve page
• Touring the 2025 EP People Still Cry in the Summer
• Reduced capacity due to adjacent building works; seating plan subject to change

Getting There

Riverbank Arts Centre is on Main Street in the centre of Newbridge. The town is off the M7 around 50 km south-west of Dublin and clearly signposted from the motorway junction, with public parking a short walk from the venue. Newbridge railway station is on the Dublin Heuston to Kildare and Waterford line, about 40 minutes from Dublin, and the arts centre is a few minutes on foot from there. Bus Eireann serves Newbridge from Dublin, Naas and Kildare town.