Highlights: Hard Working Class Heroes, Bondax & Ifan Dafydd (win tickets below), John Cale, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Ras G, Mumblin’ Deaf Ro  & Spook  in NCH, David Kitt performing Small Moments.

This is the weekly list of recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven days published every Tuesday. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend events not present in the comments below. If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.

Ticket giveaways:

• Saturday: Hidden Agenda presents: Bondax, Ifan Dafydd, Clu @ Button Factory
• Weekend  - Hard Working Class Heroes
• How to enter - Email  freebies@nialler9.com with your full name, the gig in the Subject line and phone number before 6pm WEDNESDAY to enter.

Tuesday October 2nd

• Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
• Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Mono/Poly @ Button Factory (€20)

Wednesday October 3rd

• John Cale @ Button Factory (€29)
• Kaleidoscope @ Odessa (€10)

Thursday October 4th

• Hard Working Class Heroes convention @ Button Factory, Filmbase  (Free, all day)
• Hard Working Class Heroes And The City – free performances @ various places (Free, Noon – 4pm)
• Hard Working Class Heroes: Solar Bears, Clu,  A Dark Horse, Ginnels, Hush War Cry, Lemonada, SertOne  & more  @ Various venues (€20 per night, €45 for three-days)
• Gunn – Truscinski Duo, Desert Heat & Cian Nugent & The Cosmos @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB)
• Damien Dempsey @ The Button Factory (€28)
• Juice presents French Fries @ Twisted Pepper (€8, 10.30pm)

Friday October 5th

• Hard Working Class Heroes convention @ Button Factory, Filmbase  (Free, all day)
• Hard Working Class Heroes And The City – free performances @ various places (Free, Noon – 4pm)
• Hard Working Class Heroes: Frank B, Croupier, Le Galaxie, Young Wonder, Lisa O’ Neill, We Cut Corners, Spook & more  @ Various venues  (€20 per night, €45 for three-days)
• Hard Working Class Heroes: OTR vs Nialler9: Ships, Kool Thing, Forrests, Come On Live Long, Elaine Mai, Simon Bird, Girl Band, DJ Gugai @ The Workman’s Club (€20 for all venues, possibly €10 on door?)
• Children Of The Fat: JP13, Pimps & Gimps, Lee Harveys, Blazin’ 38s @ Sweeneys (Free)
• The House presents: Seti The First, Claire-Louise Bennett, Les Serpents Mystiques, Anna Carey & Patrick Freyne @ Annesley House, 70 North Strand Rd (€10, 8:30pm)

Saturday October 6th

• Record Fair @ Sweeneys (Noon)
• Hard Working Class Heroes And The City – free performances @ various places (Free, Noon – 4pm)
• Hard Working Class Heroes convention @ Button Factory, Filmbase  (Free, all day)
• Hard Working Class Heroes: GPO, Skelocrats, Slow Skies, Eatenbybears, White Collar Boy, REID, Owensie, Hudson Taylor, Delorentos, Sleep Thieves, Last days of 1984 & more  @ Various venues  (€20 per night, €45 for three-days)
• David Kitt performs Small Moments, Katie Kim @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
• Children Of The Fat: My Empire, The Cold 100, David Bowe, Jigsaw Murders, Knots, Radioactive Granma @ Sweeneys (Free)
• FUN., Walk The Moon @ The Academy (Sold out)
• Satellite Studios Presents Catscars and Nanu Nanu @ Supafast Building (€5/6, BYOB)
• All City / The Bernard Shaw present Ras G & the ASP @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 9pm)
• Retro Revival: Hot Colossus, The Strypes, Candice Gordon, Evil Sons, Princess @ Sweeneys (€5, 9pm)
• Hidden Agenda presents: Bondax, Ifan Dafydd, Clu @ Button Factory (WIN TICKETS)
• Big Dish Go 7th Birthday: Regis, Dj Moneyshot, Fran Harnett, Handsome Paddy @ Twisted Pepper (€15 / €10 in advance, 10.30pm)

Sunday October 7th

• Mumblin Deaf Ro and Spook of the Thirteenth Lock @ the National Concert Hall (€5)

Monday october 8th

• I Am Not Lefthanded, The Crayon Set , Fat Baby Panda @ The Grand Social (Free)