• Date
  • Location Virgin Media Park, Tramore Road, Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland

Snow Patrol

‘THE FOREST IS THE PATH’ OUT NOW

    • Thu 19th Jun 2025
    • Virgin Media Park, Cork
    • (Formally Musgrave Park)
    • Doors 5:00 PM
  • Snow Patrol | MCD.ie
  • Transport Options – Getting to and from Musgrave Park – now named Virgin Media Park, Cork
  • Use the TFI Journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route to & from Cork city centre (Parnell Place Bus Station or Kent Train Station).
  • Use the destination “Musgrave Park, Pearse Road”  in your TFI Live App / Journey Planner website.
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    • 25th February 2025 – 3Arena, Dublin
    • 27th February 2025 – SSE Arena, Belfast
    • 28th February 2025 – SSE Arena, Belfast
    • 21st June 2025  – Belsonic, Belfast

SNOW PATROL announce outdoor shows for summer 2025 with dates at Virgin Media Park, Cork on Thursday 19th June and Belsonic, Belfast on Saturday 21 June 2025.

Their stunning number one new album The Forest Is The Path’ featuring new single Everythings Here And Nothings Lost’ is out now.

The Forest is the Path is the Northern Irish bands eighth studio album and marks their eagerly awaited return after six years, following 2018s ‘Wildness. It is produced by Fraser T Smith (Adele/Dave/Stormzy) and the band. Now comprising the trio of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, Snow Patrol offered the first tastes of their extraordinary new album with singles The Beginning, ‘This Is The Sound Of Your Voice’ and ‘All.

The Forest Is The Path was written by Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody and Johnny McDaid and features twelve tracks. Fraser T Smith, Will Reynolds, Roy Kerr and Troy Van Leeuwen (QOTSA) also contributed to the writing on some of the songs on the album. The album and single artwork features paintings by Gary Lightbody.

 

 

Virgin Media Park Musgrave park Cork seating map

Transport Options – Getting to and from Virgin Media Park Cork (Formerly Musgrave Park) 

  • Use the TFI Journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route to & from Cork city centre (Parnell Place Bus Station or Kent Train Station).
  • Use the destination “Musgrave Park, Pearse Road”  in your TFI Live App / Journey Planner website.
  • By Bus 203 and 213 routes from Cork City centre.
  • Bus Éireann provide great links to Cork Parnell Place Bus Station from all over the country.

NOTE: Route 203
Wed 17 June to  Friday 19 June 2026 Nightly Closure 20:00-06:00:
he 203 route has some diversions in place due to roadworks. This is the info provided on Bus Éireann’s website

Nightly Closure 20:00-06:00 through to 19/06/2026

To facilitate works on Pouladuff Road a diversion will be in place. Manor Farm can’t be served, stops 243951, 244141, 246251, 235851, 235861 will not be served for duration of works.

Please use stop Connolly Park 244131 for duration of nightly closures.

Due to the temporary road closure at junction of Fairfield Road and Knockpogue Avenue from 5 May to 29 June inclusive, the Route 203 southbound service to Ballyphehane/Lehenaghmore will not operate via Fairfield Road bus stops 242521 and 242531.

An alternative temporary bus stop will be available on Upper Fairhill before it’s junction with Fairfield Avenue.

Irish Rail – Cork Kent Train station

Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail provide great links to Cork Kent Train station from all over the country.

Check above for Bus routes from the Train Station to the venue.

  • By Bus 203 and 213 routes from Cork City centre.

To plan your journey see Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail for timetables and routes.

  • Use the TFI Journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route to & from Cork city centre (Parnell Place Bus Station or Kent Train Station).
  • Use the destination “Musgrave Park, Pearse Road”  in your TFI Live App / Journey Planner website.

On 19th June (into AM 20th )  – Following Kodaline concerts in Virgin Media  Park.

Irish Rail are also putting on extra trains:

  • 23:15 Cork to Midleton
  • 23:30 Cork to Cobh
  • 00:15 Cork to Midleton
  • 00:25 Cork to Mallow
  • 00:30 Cork to Cobh
  • 23:45 Midleton to Cork
  • 00:45 Midleton to Cork
  • 00:01 Cobh to Cork
  • 01:00 Cobh to Cork

Walking is approx 38 minutes from Cork city centre.

Musgrave Park

79 Kent Road Cork T12 FX40 County Cork
Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane
Virgin Media Park Musgrave park Cork seating map
Virgin Media Park, Tramore Road, Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland