Event of the weekTake That: The Circus LiveSaturday, July 4th, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 5pm, €266/€146.25/€126.25, ticketmaster.ieTake That’s Circus Live tour, a reboot of the 2009 original to support their forthcoming album, features a 40-strong company of trapeze artists, acrobats, fire eaters, clowns, aerialists, dancers, marching drummers and – in for a penny, in for a pound – a mechanical elephant, a huge inflatable ringmaster and a hot-air balloon. By all accounts, this is a spectacular show that doesn’t short-change fans. Set lists from its British leg include just one new song, You’re a Superstar, among more than 20 of their best known.Gigs Paddy CaseySaturday, July 4th, NCH, Dublin, 8pm, €37.50/€30, nch.ieAs part of the National Concert Hall’s Landmark series, Paddy Casey performs his first two albums, Amen (So Be It), from 1999, and Living, from 2003. Their enduring songs, such as Saints & Sinners, Sweet Suburban Sky, The Lucky One, Livin’, Whatever Gets You True and Bend Down Low, have bolstered the Dublin singer-songwriter’s reputation as a songwriter. If we’re lucky, he might throw in his new single, This Is to Move, the first track from his forthcoming studio album.Elvis Costello & The ImpostersSunday, July 5th, Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, 6pm, €65.70, ticketmaster.ieDespite Elvis Costello’s polymathic appetites for every style of music under the sun, a good chunk of long-time fans can’t wait to hear a full show consisting of songs culled from albums that he released between 1977 and 1986. Subtitled Radio Soul!: From the Early Days to the Late Hours, a set list of more than 20 tracks includes fan favourites (on any given night it could be Pump It Up, Waiting for the End of the World, Radio Radio, Mystery Dance or High Fidelity) and some sneaky revisionist versions. Special guest guitarist Charlie Sexton keeps things extra punchy.Shania TwainTuesday, July 7th, Thomond Park, Limerick, 5pm, €99.25/€79.25, ticketmaster.ieAs the bestselling female artist in the history of country music – more than 100 million records sold, billions of streaming plays, and a monthly Spotify listenership of more than 17 million – Shania Twain can safely lay claim to the title of queen of country pop. Alongside hit songs such as You’re Still the One, Man! I Feel Like a Woman! and That Don’t Impress Me Much, she’ll be debuting songs from her forthcoming album Little Miss Twain. Special guests include the English pop singer Sophie-Ellis-Baxter and the Wexford teenager Jesse Sludds.FilmGalway Film FleadhFrom Tuesday, July 7th, until Sunday, July 12th, Palás Cinema/Town Hall Theatre, various times and prices, galwayfilmfleadh.com The 38th edition of Galway Film Fleadh features more than 100 films showcasing the best new Irish cinema alongside award-winning international work. A particular focus this year is on music films “across a broad spectrum of genres, celebrating music as a unifying force in a time of great division in the world”, according to the festival’s programmer, Charlene Lydon. The music strand includes the world premiere of Almost Without You, featuring the Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke. The subject of the festival’s actor’s masterclass (Saturday, July 11th, Galmont Hotel, 10am, €50) is the actor, playwright and director Rory Kinnear, whose latest film, Learning to Breathe Under Water, receives its Irish premiere on Friday, July 10th (Town Hall Theatre, 6pm).LiteratureWest Cork Literary FestivalFrom Friday, July 10th, until Friday, July 17th, Bantry, Co Cork, various venues, times and prices, westcorkmusic.ieThe 28th West Cork Literary Festival is its largest so far, with more than 115 authors across 100 events that include author interviews, workshops, poetry readings, panel discussions, children’s events and spoken-word showcases. Highlights include John Banville and Victoria Kennefick in conversation (Sunday, July 12th, Maritime Hotel, 3pm, €15), Ian Rankin (Monday, July 13th, Maritime Hotel, 8.30pm, €25), Jung Chang (Wednesday, July 15th, Maritime Hotel, 8.30pm, €20), Sara Baume and Marion Coutts (Thursday, July 16th, Future Forests, noon, €18), Jonathan Coe (Thursday, July 16th, Maritime Hotel, 8.30pm, €20) and Liz Nugent and Louise O’Neill in conversation with Maeve Higgins (Friday, July 17th, Maritime Hotel, 8.30pm, €20).Arts festivalCairde Sligo Arts FestivalFrom Saturday, July 4th, until Saturday, July 11th, Sligo town and area, various venues, times and prices, cairdefestival.comFeaturing eight days of multidisciplinary arts events, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival aims to establish long-term connections between artists and communities across Co Sligo. This year’s highlights include Anatomy of a Novel, with the Belfast-based writer Jan Carson (Wednesday, July 8th, 6pm, €14, Yeats Building), Junk Ensemble’s Storm 1.0 (Thursday, July 9th, 7pm, €25/€20, Hawk’s Well Theatre) and the storytelling ensemble Moth & Butterfly Tellers (Friday, 8pm, €18, Ellen’s Bar, Maugherow). Arts & WellnessComeragh’s Wild FestivalFrom Thursday, July 9th, until Sunday, July 12th, Curraheen, Co Waterford, various prices and times, comeraghswild.comAn intriguing addition to the cultural calendar, Comeragh’s Wild Festival blends comedy, music, theatre, visual art and storytelling with traditional crafts, hiking, mountain biking and yoga. Highlights include Bernard Casey (Thursday, July 9th, Village Bar, Rathgormack, 8pm, €20), The Frank and Walters (Friday, July 10th, Cooney’s Yard, Lemybrien, 5pm, €30), Between Two Thresholds (Saturday, July 11th, Clonlea Parish Hall, 5pm, €10) and Duke Special (Sunday, July 12th, Clonagam Church, Portlaw, 2.30pm, €30). Still runningLiberty Music Festival Saturday, July 4th, and Sunday, July 5th, Thurles, Co Tipperary, €85/€45/€35, libertymusicfestival.ieThis is the fifth year of Ireland’s largest tribute-band festival, where musicians replicate some of your favourite songs from the 1970s onward. Acts include Qween, The ELO Experience, Blondied, Complete Madness, EZ/DC and The Paul Weller Experience.Book it this weekManic Street Preachers, 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, October 21st and 22nd, ticketmaster.ieThe Script, 3Arena, Dublin, October 30th and 31st, ticketmaster.ieHarry Enfield & No Chums, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, November 29th, ticketmaster.ieIceage, Whelan’s, Dublin, February 19th, foggynotions.ie