We’ve got the lowdown on the best fun and entertainment on offer, with a queer edge, this month…

Until September 3 – Billy Elliot

Dancing away the blues for ten years, and now at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. €25-€68.50, bordgaisenergytheatre.ie. See our review here, booking here.

August 5 – Dragged Up

NYC-based Bob the Drag Queen and Boston’s Laila McQueen lay it on thick at Dublin’s Hangar on Andrew’s Lane, 9pm, tickets €15-€32 here.

August 11 Feile An Phobail

A blast from the past from Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman (pictured) Holly Johnson (August 11) and All Saints (August 7) at Belfast’s Feile and Phobal festival at Falls Park, tickets here.

August 12-13, Stendhal Festival of Art

Therapy and Lynched join a host of others at Limavady’s boutique arts and music festival, tickets here.

August 15 to 21, Galway Pride Festival

A host of community events and entertainment in the west as Galway Pride stretches to a week-long festival, galwaypridefestival.com

August 15, Louis CK

Emmy-award winning comedian and longtime friend o’ gays brings his deadpan schtick to the 3 Arena, tickets €49.65/ €55.70 here.

August 18, The Corrs

Maybe you’re one of the few who don’t Runaway when they come on the radio? Catch them at Belfast’s Belsonic festival, tickets here.

August 19, Rogers & Hammerstein Tribute

The National Concert Hall hosts an evening of songs from the duo’s most famous works such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma and The King and I, tickets here.

August 25-26 Tennant’s Vital

Belfast-based music fest featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avicii and tons more at Boucher Playing Fields, tickets here.

August 26, Amy Schumer

Schumer? I hardly know her! Catch the hilarious Amy at Dublin’s 3 Arena, tickets €50 / €56 here.