A shorter guide than usual on account of me skedaddling to South Africa for the week but feel free to fill in the blanks in the comments. All gigs are 8pm doors unless stated otherwise. Also, don’t forget the FREE State gig in the Mercantile this Friday.
Tuesday 11th May
– Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill @ Vicar. St (€29)
– CocoRosie, Light Asylum @ The Button Factory (€20)
Wednesday 12th May
– Mission of Burma, Logikparty @ Crawdaddy (€19)
Thursday 13th May
– Soundcheck @ Spy (7pm, Free, €5 after 11pm)
– PANDAmonium! @ Pravda (free)
– The Books @ The Button Factory (€20)
– The Minutes @ Academy 2, Dublin (€10)
Friday 14th May
– State Vs Richter Collective: Jogging, Enemies, We Cut Corners @ The Mercantile (FREE)
– Lafaro @ Academy 2
– Cathy Davey @ Olympia (€28)
– Foals @ Academy (Heineken Green Spheres ticket only event)
– MUD: Pangaea, Boxcutter, McMash Clan, Gamepak @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Saturday 15th May
– 65daysofstatic @ Crawdaddy (€14)
– Ballroom #98: Marvin, Boxes, Enemies, Groundburst @ The Lower Deck (€10)
– Pogo’s 5th Birthday: Optimo DJs, Not Squares, The Cast of Cheers & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Sunday 16th May
– Africa Day: Jape, Niwel Tsumbu, Solo Cissokho & more @ Iveagh Gardens (Fee, noon – 7pm)
– Communion @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7, 6.30pm)
– Hefty Horse: Seamus Fogerty, Lisa O’Neill, Derrick Devine @ Anseo (€5)
– Tim Hecker, Cloudeater @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
– Kele, Mama @ The Academy (€20)
Monday 17th May
– Yours Truly: Thieves Like Us (Kitsune), Cloud Castle Lake, Spies @ Crawdaddy (€12)
– Hefty Mondays: The Holy Roman Army + The Former Soviet Republic @ Whelan’s (free, 8pm)
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