The Nialler9 Gig Guide for March 25th – 31st
The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9. All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check link for ticket prices.
Gig Guide Highlights: New Jackson, Coco and Clair Clair, Mount Kimbie, Indie Sleaze Disco, John Cale,Stop The Lights With Kelly-Anne Byrne, Club Comfort, Fish56Octagon, Club Loosen, Lambert, DEHD, Sprints, Problem Patterns, Marlon Hoffstadt, Why?, Loreen, Panchiko.
What gigs are on in Dublin tonight?
Tuesday March 25th
Panchiko @ Button Factory
The Nottingham band who were discovered by 4Chan long after they made their first album.
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards @ The Sugar Club
The annual awards and live performances from Annie-Dog, Florence Road, F3miii, DJ Maria Lawlor.
Colin Meloy @ Vicar Street
The Decemberists singer.
Mark Eitzel @ Whelan’s
Playing his first show in 8 years including many of his American Music Club hits.
Gig for Gaza @ The Workman’s Club
Fundraising concert in aid of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society with New Teeth, C-Theory and Stereochorus.
Rebecca Black @ The Academy
The Friday viral hitmaker has reinvented herself as a dance pop star. Support: Blue Hawaii.
Wednesday March 26th
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) [Listening Party] @ The Big Romance (7pm)
Join Nialler9 and Andrea Cleary for this month’s Listen Closely album party in the Big Romance. SOLD OUT.
The Jam Tarts, The Tenters, Kate Dineen @ Arthur’s
Blues, Jazz, Folk, gypsy jazz, indie folk.
Six Organs of Admittance @ Bello Bar
American new folk guitarist Ben Chasny.
Hot 8 Brass Band @ The Academy
New Orleans funk hip-hop brass band.
Thursday March 27th
WHY? @ Whelan’s
Yoni Wolf’s underground hip hop, avant-pop, and psych-rock project continues to bear fruit. ‘Jump’
Loreen @ 3Olympia Theatre
Swedish singer and songwriter who is collaborating with Olafur Arnalds as Sages.
The Leon Stax Equation @ The Workman’s Club
Soul funk six-piece from Galway
Fred Wesley – Generations @ The Grand Social
The American trombonist is known for his work with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic.
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Friday March 28th
The Cunning Linguists @ The Morris Bar, Talbot Street
New fortnightly hip-hop night with performances from Shapez +FMC headlining with support from Big Jamebo, Lizzy C and Spinoza. Open mic on the night too.
Lambert @ The Unitarian Church
Homebeat present the return of the Masked German pianist & composer.
Hyperdawn, Minced Oath @ Bello Bar
Manchester experimental pop duo and Dunk Murphy of Sunken Foal’s other electonic project.
New Jackson, Rory Sweeney, The Outside @ Button Factory
David Kitt on 14 years of his electronic project New Jackson (Podcast)
Stop The Lights @ Hen’s Teeth
DJ Kelly-Anne Byrne is finally doing her own club night again.
Kaycee @ The Pyg
Electronic DJ.
Mount Kimbie @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
4 Hour DJ Set. Sold Out.
Guts (DJ Set) @ Wigwam (11pm)
French soul funk hip-hop producer.
Imogen & EMA @ Tengu (11pm)
IMOGEN channels dystopian electro, rumbling bass, UK techno and choppy breaks while Dubliner EMA runs Woozy, is the booker @ Tengu, and plays bass-heavy music.
The House of Funk, Spraoi Mór @ The Sound House (11pm)
Disco, Synth-pop, Italo, and even a little Rock and Roll.
Daire @ Index (11pm)
Northern Irish party starter.
X-Coast @ Block (11pm)
90s-inspired European rave DJ. Support Derv.
Saturday March 29th
HERSET @ Clink, Abbey Street Upper (Noon to 4pm)
Female DJ Networking Workshop with DJ Shaz.
International Piano Day @ O’Regans
The event, organised by Dublin-based pianist and composer Daniel Luke, will feature performances from an outstanding lineup, including Brian Crosby, Lōwli, Johnny Taylor, and Daniel. Free admission with a suggested donation on the door raising funds in support of people living in Direct Provision.
Sprints @ The Grand Social (4pm/8pm)
Matinee and evening shows from the Dublin alt-rockers.
Problem Patterns @ The Grand Social (5:30pm)
Early show from the Belfast DIY feminist queer punk band with support Racecar Bed, Survival Horror and Uptight Dad.
Marlon Hoffstadt @ SILO (5pm – 11pm)
AKA DJ Daddy Trance and support Kyle Starkey, Surf 2 Glory, Byron Yeates, Rhyzine. Afterparty in Index.
Montauk Hotel @ The Workman’s Cellar
80s-influenced indie pop band with support from Naoise. New single out Friday.
Dehd @ Whelan’s
Chicago indie rock trio. ‘Mood Ring’
The Howlers @ Whelan’s Upstairs
UK desert rock pop band.
BILK @ The Workman’s Club
Essex rock ‘n’ punk band. Support Amniotics.
Coco & Clair Clair @ Button Factory
Atlanta-based dreamy electronic pop duo. ‘My Girl’
B.I.G @ The Sugar Club
A tribute to the Notorious B.I.G with Lil Cease & The Frank White Experience
Indie Sleaze Disco Club @ The Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
The sixth instalment of Nialler9’s Indie Disco night. DJ guest: Sally Cinnamon.
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Fish56Octagon @ Block (11pm)
The viral dance DJ is back in Dublin.
Club Comfort present: Neana + Selky B2B K8OLO @ Tengu (11pm)
DJ and producer Neana,= first gained recognition as one of the younger members of the iconic label Night Slugs. Now based in Berlin, he co-founded the club night Infinite Quest. His DJ sets blend abrasive rhythms with subtle nuances, incorporating elements of Tribal House, UK Funky, Grime, and R&B
SKETCH: Neil Flynn + GRL @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Neil Flynn brings his Sketch party where a guest is invited. Cailín appears this month under her house moniker.
Sunday March 30th
Club Loosen @ Hen’s Teeth (1pm – 6pm)
The latest in the Sober Rave series. DJ Efa O’Neill playing a 5 hour set
Sing Along Social: Mammy Mia! @ The Sugar Club (3pm)
Mother’s day x ABBA party. ABBA and other favourite divas like Whitney, Mariah and Sinéad O’Connor.
Emmy Shigeta and friends @ Fidelity Bar
Daniel Young joins Emmy this week.
Monday March 31st
John Cale @ Vicar Street
Welsh musician and composer who became known for co-founding The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in New York, and has collaborated with everyone: Brian Eno, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Manic Street Preachers, The Replacements, Weyes Blood to Kelly Lee Owens, produced various soundtracks like American Psycho and just released his eighteenth studio album Poptical Illusion.
eyejust @ Grand Social
Dreampop indie rock band. Support SELL EVERYTHING, Mac Steady and Kapayja
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s (9pm)
Open Mic singer-songwriter night.
Ogretta, Olviia Hartman @ Little Whelan’s
Irish singer-songwriter, Ogreta, returns home after beginning her music career in Los Angeles. She brings along a staple of the LA singer-songwriter scene, Olivia Kaplan, for a short run through southern Ireland. The two will co-headline small venues in Galway, Dingle, West Cork and Dublin.
