Arco Arena

Arco Arena are an original Irish four piece post funk / dance-rock band from the currently vibrant music scene of Dundalk , County Louth, Ireland.

Mixing an entirely unexpected original blend of heavy funk-focused shifting time signatures with straight up earworm hooks, described as the heavy riffage of bands like Idles, LaFaro, Rage Against The Machine, And So I Watch You From Afar, and Pixies crossed with the unstoppable danceyness of Foals, Battles, Chic, Adebisi Shank, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Talking Heads and the funk stomp of Breakwater, The Bar-Kays, and Parliament Funkadelic their frenetic live shows are a rolling cascade of starting-never-stopping riffs, vivid lyricism and surprise mid-song trade offs between dual vocalists bassist Eoghan Maguire and guitarist Charlie Abbott, staccato interwoven instrumentals, and crowd singalongs.

They've performed at prestigious venues and festivals all over Ireland from The Spirit Store in Louth and the Roisin Dubh in Galway, to The Workmans Club in Dublin and Livestock Festival, Aurfest, Bold Frontiers, Skylite Festival and many others.

With a slew of self released singles and EPs under their belt, a debut album "Ties" released in August 2026 and their recognition and inclusion in RTE 2XM's 2021 ''Lockdown Livestream'' and selection as 2024 finalists in Irish Music Month's ''A New Local Hero'' Irish Talent competition with Hot Press and IMRO the future looks extremely bright for Arco Arena