The Backroom at McGrory’s is one of the top venues for live music in Ireland.
Purpose built to enhance live music performance, the venue has a top class Turbosound P.A. and Avolites controlled lighting system permanently installed. Since it first opened its doors, acts from all around the world have regularly appeared in Mac’s.
Many of Ireland’s top acts have all performed in The Backroom including such names as;
| - Altan - Mary Black - Damien Dempsey - Brian Kennedy - Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill |
- Sharon Shannon - Four Men & A Dog - Frankie Gavin - The Sawdoctors - Cara Dillon |
Not to forgot other top acts to have taken centre stage in The Backroom including;
| - Republic of Loose - Duke Special |
- The Blizzards - Juliet Turner |
World famous names have also performed live in The Backroom, to name but a few;
| - Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - Guy Clark - China Crisis- John Martyn - Arlo Guthrie - Chris Hillman - Maria Muldaur - Kathryn Williams - Burrito Deluxe featuring Sneaky Pete & Garth Hudson |
- The Selector - Rodney Crowell - Tommy Emmanuel - Albert Lee - The Bundu Boys - Ron Sexsmith - Townes Van Zandt* |
Ireland’s most northerly venue regularly features major tour itineraries alongside the major cities and a list that reads London, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast, Galway and Culdaff is not unusual. Not bad for a village of just 200 people!
*(Townes Van Zandt’s live album ‘Absolutely Nothing’ was recorded in The Backroom)
