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Heading to a concert at Malahide Castle? Here's everything you need to know

Iron Maiden are taking to the stage tonight, with Neil Young, Alanis Morissette and Duran Duran also set to perform over the weekend.

LAST UPDATE | 25 Jun

VETERAN HEAVY METAL band Iron Maiden are set to take to the stage at Dublin’s Malahide Castle tonight as part of their Run For Your Lives world tour. 

The group are one of a number of artists who will be performing there over the next few nights as part of the summer schedule, including Neil Young, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Duran Duran with Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Mumford & Sons. 

If you’re one of the thousands of people who will be heading there to enjoy one or all of the artists, here’s everything you need to know.

Ticket information

Anyone going to a concert at Malahide Castle is being urged to make sure they have the Ticketmaster app on their phone and they are signed in before they arrive. Screenshots of tickets will not be accepted.

Are there any tickets left?

There are a small number of resale tickets for Iron Maiden on Ticketmaster, with a starting price of €91.30. If you’re hoping to get one, you better act fast. 

There is also availability for some of the other acts performing in the next few days, but some of these tickets are also selling fast. 

What time should I get there?

Gates open at 5pm this evening, with the show starting an hour later at 6pm. Hailstorm and The Raven Age are supporting Iron Maiden, so they’ll be up first before the headliners. 

For the other acts, the times are the following:

  • Neil Young (with Van Morrison and Everyone Says Hi): Gates open at 5pm, show starts at 6pm
  • Justin Timberlake (with Jess Glynne and Olivia Lunny): Gates open at 4pm, show starts at 5pm
  • Alanis Morissette (with Liz Phair and Irish Women in Harmony): Gates open at 4pm, show starts at 5pm
  • Duran Duran (with Nile Rodgers & Chic and JC Stewart): Gates open at 5pm, show starts at 6pm
  • Mumford & Sons: Gates open at 4pm, show starts at 5pm

How do I get there?

Malahide Castle is one of the trickier venues to get to when it comes to concerts. 

Concert-goers are being encouraged to use public transport as parking is limited and traffic delays are expected. They are also being advised to allow an extra three hours travel time to and from the venue. 

The organisers said information about all types of transport and parking bookings are available via the Evntz app.

IMG_5758 A map of the site. MCD MCD

If you’re going by DART, the nearest station is Malahide, which is roughly a 15-minute walk from the venue. Trains run directly from Dublin city centre stations, including Connolly, Tara Street, Pearse, and Grand Canal Dock.

For those planning to take the bus, the H2 and 42 routes both go to the Malahide Road from Dublin city centre. Anyone coming from Dublin Airport can take the 102 to go directly to the Malahide Road. 

Direct buses to the venue have also been organised through Concert Express, with return buses available from Ratoath, Ashbourne, Swords, Blanchardstown, Corduff and Finglas.

You can book a ticket for one of these buses here

What can’t I bring with me?

The organisers has compiled a list of items that won’t be allowed in the venue. These include:

  • Bags bigger than A4 size
  • Chairs
  • Animals
  • Glass and cans
  • Umbrellas
  • Selfie sticks
  • Alcohol
  • Drones
  • Laser pens
  • Fireworks/flares
  • Aerosols
  • Megaphones/air horns
  • Professional cameras

What’s the weather doing?

It’s going to be warm, but a jacket – or a rain poncho – might be needed. 

According to Met Éireann, Dublin will be mostly cloudy and dry today, with a light to moderate southerly breeze and highest temperatures of 21 or 22.

More cloud will turn to outbreaks of rain later tonight though, and the temperature will drop to between 12 and 13 degrees.

The picture doesn’t look very different for tomorrow, with dry and sunny spells earlier in the day expected to give way to an increase in clouds during the afternoon and evening, bringing some outbreaks of rain. Temperatures will reach highs of 18 or 19 degrees.

It will turn mild and breezy later on Thursday evening with outbreaks of rain moving eastwards and lows of 11 to 15 degrees. There will also be some hill and coastal mist and fog too, Met Éireann said.

The changeable weather is expected to continue into Friday and over the weekend, so anyone going to a concert at Malahide Castle should check the forecast on the day. 

Anything else I should know?

Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 25 at all times. The organisers said unaccompanied under 16s will be refused entry. 

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    Mute Hibernicus
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    Jun 25th 2025, 12:31 PM

    How is a tricky venue to get to? Dart runs straight to back gates of castle

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:06 PM

    @Hibernicus: Didn’t realise the Dart goes from every county in Ireland

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    Jun 25th 2025, 2:02 PM

    @Hibernicus: Yes but been Ireland there are no extra darts, massive queues, and you’d be quicker walking back into the City Centre. Great venue, but terrible location.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 4:04 PM

    @Don Johnson: Ok, Crocket, did u realise Dart connects with mainline train stations and park & ride facilities, or were u too busy playing the smart ass?

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    Jun 25th 2025, 4:10 PM

    @The Firestarter: on the Dart now with a bunch of Maiden fans and seems to be plain sailing. Top tip : Gibneys does a nice pint, hang back for one after concert finishes and wait for the queues to abate a little.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 9:57 PM

    @Hibernicus: Gibneys is only €25 per pint too. Absolute bargain

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    Jun 26th 2025, 9:40 PM

    @Don Johnson:
    What’s your take on, The tariffs and the new digital currency Revolution plus Bitcoin as our Reserved Currency?

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:40 PM

    Won’t be going, but the first metal album I ever bought was ‘Live after death’ and an ‘Aces High’ poster. They had some savage artwork on all their albums.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 12:28 PM

    Great band, s h i t e venue.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:22 PM

    @Nollaig Adderley:
    What’s wrong with it ? Never had a problem with it myself.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 2:57 PM

    @Regular John: from my it’s a nightmare to get home. It’s a bottle neck that overwhelms public transportation.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 5:23 PM

    @Nollaig Adderley: that’s Marlay Park for me. It’s gotten to a point where I might not go to a concert of a band I like if it’s there.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 7:03 PM

    @Nollaig Adderley:
    Ah, I see, I’m not a million miles away from it so don’t have those problems.

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    Jun 26th 2025, 9:42 PM

    @Nollaig Adderley: What’s your take on, The tariffs and the new digital currency Revolution plus Bitcoin as our Reserved Currency

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    Jun 25th 2025, 12:18 PM

    Only head bangers would go and watch those devil worshippers

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    Jun 25th 2025, 12:32 PM

    @Lance Taylor: ah I see what you did there. Very droll.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 12:32 PM

    @Lance Taylor: edgy

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:31 PM

    @Fergus O’Donnell: I remember all their posters of ghouls attacking ladies. Very sick of you ask me

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    Jun 25th 2025, 3:28 PM

    @Lance Taylor: But you were celebrating the murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child in Gaza a month or two back. Said she was a terrorist carrier.
    So you’re not OK with fictional ghouls attacking ladies on posters. But you are OK with the IDF murdering them in real life……weird to say the least.

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    Jun 25th 2025, 5:21 PM

    @Eugene Burns: no I was not stop with that fake

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:45 PM

    O.A.P. rock! The best kind…

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    Jun 26th 2025, 9:42 PM

    @William Tallon: What’s your take on, The tariffs and the new digital currency Revolution plus Bitcoin as our Reserved Currency

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:07 PM

    I’ll be there screaming my heart out!

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    Jun 26th 2025, 9:42 PM

    @Rui Firmino: What’s your take on, The tariffs and the new digital currency Revolution plus Bitcoin as our Reserved Currency

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    Jun 25th 2025, 1:31 PM

    no need castle Donnington 1988

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    Jun 25th 2025, 4:05 PM

    Get buses from Swords not the longest walk, when take in the waiting times in Malahide.

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