The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (7th – 13th June)
A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments. This post gets a lot of hits every week.
Highlights this week include gigs from Gold Panda, Julian Lynch, Matthew Dear, Rhino Magic, MEN and Lone. I’ll be DJing with Loreana on Saturday night in Twisted Pepper Café after 11pm.
Tuesday 7th June
- Ruby Sessions: Jason Collet (Broken Social Scene), Reader’s Wives, The Trou @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
- Rua Unplugged: @ O Byrne’s, Bolton St. x Capel St (9pm, Free)
- Julian Lynch, Ducktails, Big Troubles @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
- Jake Clemons, Glen Hansard @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
Wednesday 8th June
- Lisa Hannigan, John Smith, Jake Clemons @ Whelan’s (€21)
- Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
- Where The Mugic Happens: More Tiny Giants and more @ Button Factory (7pm, Free)
Thursday 9th June
- Boiler Room uStream 1st birthday screening @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
- Matthew Dear, Catscars @ Whelan’s (€18)
- Twinkranes @ Odessa Club (€10, 8.30pm)
- Murmur presents: Talons, Friend?, Overhead the Albatross @ The Mercantile (€8)
Friday 10th June
- Great Lakes Mystery, Goodtime, Magic Pockets @ Whelan’s (€5)
- Public Image Ltd (PiL) @ Tripod (€44.50 & €48.50)
- Come On Live Long, Conor Walsh @ Crawdaddy (€5)
- Hercules & Love Affair, Bitches With Wolves @ Button Factory (€22.50)
- Sounds Of System Breakdown @ Crawdaddy (11pm, €TBC)
- Rhino Magic album launch, No Monster Club, Porn On Vinyl @ Hello Operator, Rutland Place (€10, €12 with poster, BYOB)
- Low Sea @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11.30pm, Club entry)
Saturday 11th June
- Gold Panda, Toby Kaar @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
- FMC Tour: Adebisi Shank, Heathers, O Emperor, The Crayon Set @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Ladytron @ Tripod (€20)
- Journey & Foreigner @ The O2 (€49.20)
- Frighten the Horses: MEN, Ophelia MC, Koolthing, Felch @ Block-T (€10, BYOB)
- Pogo: Lone, TR-One @ Twisted Pepper Basement (11pm, €12 entry to all areas)
- First Thought Best Thought: Defcon, Cloud Castle Lake @ Twisted Pepper Loft (11pm, €12 entry to all areas)
- Frighten the Horses: MEN, Ophelia MC, Koolthing, Felch @ Block-T (€10, BYOB)
- Miss Come As Soon As Your Hear 2011 @ Twisted Pepper Stage (11pm, €12 entry to all areas)
- State Social: DJs Loreana and Nialler9 @ Twisted Pepper Cafe (11pm-late, €12 entry to all areas)
Sunday 12th June
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
Monday 13th June
- Alex Winston @ The Sugar Club (€13.50)
Golden Girls – Kinetic (Lone remix) by Lone
Rhino Magic – Best Possible End by tender_objects
Rhino Magic – Neitzsche Hearts Wagner by tender_objects
I Can’t Feel by TimeOutNewYork
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