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Ticket giveaways this week:
- Saturday: James Zabiela @ Button Factory (€18, 11pm)
- Saturday: Subject presents Deep Shit – Jack Friendly Fires DJ set @ Twisted Pepper (€13, 11pm)
How to enter ticket comp – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 3pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday July 22
- Bunny Wailer & The Solomonic Reggaestra @ The Button Factory (€32.50) [Reggae] ten piece band with brass section.
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Wednesday July 23
- Tycho, Ulrich Schnauss @ Button Factory (€14) [Electronic] Double bill of Scott Hansen’s cinematic three-piece / and German electronic producer.
- Scoop Foundation fundraiser: CFit, Dogs, Kevin McGahern, Street art @ Block T (€10, BYOB) [Fundraiser] Help build a school in India – free beer.
Tonight, help @scoopfoundation build a school in India in @BLOCK_T with Dogs, Cfit, @kevinmcgahern, street & more.
https://www.facebook.com/events/308271149339639/?fref=ts
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Thursday July 24
- Samantha Crain @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13) [Folk] American country-folk singer as seen on Other Voices.
- XX FEMINIST PARTY @ Sweeney’s (Dree before 10pm, €3.50 after 10pm, €5 after midnight) [Party] Afree film screening at 8pm, followed by poetry readings and spoken word, comedy, a live band, and DJ sets with visuals to finish
- Immortal Technique @ The Sugar Club (SOLD OUT, second show added Friday) [Rap] Peruvian New York MC with a political edge.
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Friday July 25
- Mother And Nialler9 present The Last Days of Disco @ Moxie Studios (10pm, €15, BYOB) [Disco/electronic] With Ships, Diosco Na Mbo, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Mother DJs and Nialler9.
- Knockanstockan Festival @ Blessington Lakes, Wicklow (€75 for two days) [Festival] Featuring Come On Live Long, Meltybrains?, Enemies, Liz Flume, Tucan and more.
- Swords, Deaf Joe & Elastic Sleep @ Button Factory (€10) [Indie/rock] Swords’ only Summer gig where they’ll be playing new music. Daft As Punk tribute after.
- Funzo @ Twisted Pepper (€whatevs) [Rap] Irish rap with Funzo and Boss Level crew.
- Former Soviet Republic, Me And My Dog, Swimmers @ The Pop Inn (€7, BYOB) [Indie/rock] First FSR gig since launch of EP.
- Good Fridays: Bastard Assignments @ Block T (€10, BYOB) [Electronic] New Experimental Music from Irish & UK Composers
- Immortal Technique @ The Sugar Club (€17.50) [Rap] Peruvian New York MC with a political edge.
- Ital & Aurora Halal @ The Grand Social (11:30pm, (€8/€10) [Electronic] Planet Mu producer has teamed up with AH as Lovers Rock.
- Bluegrass Country & Roots Festival @ Whelan’s (Free, 3 days) [Festival] I Draw Slow, Prairie Dogs, Blood Red Mountain Band, Gavin Glass & more.
- Clang Sayne, James O Sullivan, David Lacey, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh Trio @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB) [Alternative] Jazz, classical improvised and folk music.
- Pressplay @ Pacino’s (€8, Midnight) [Club] “Disco and house and a side serving of fresh techno.” Mike kearney/Sarah O’Toole/Rob Le nan/Eoghan Farrell & more.
- Sweatbox presents A History Of House @ The Hub (€7 before midnight, €9 after ) [Club] Sweaty gay house DJ Karen.
- MUD: RoSom19 & TWIN Present Scuba @ The Twisted Pepper (10:30pm, €TBC) [Dance] Hotflush recordings UK dubstep/house producer.
- Abstract Present Terry Francis @ The Pygmalion (€8/€10, 10pm) [Dance] Dub House DJ.
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Saturday July 26
- Summer Rising daytime @ IMMA (Free, noon ) [Festival] Site responsive performances by Sean MacErlaine, The BQ Trio and more in daytime.
- City Spectacular Soul Picnic @ Merrion Square (Free, Noon – 6pm) [Soul] Dublin Soul Festival in its new guise with Fox E & The Good Hands, Zaska and more.
- Discotekken & HSSH: Telephones @ Pallas Projects/Studios (€10/€13, Noon- 9pm) [Daytime party] DJs, badminton, rap bake sale, brunch and more
- Sunsets Disco Brunch / Afterparty @ Sound House, Mountjoy Square (€27.50, BYOB, 5pm) [Charity] Brunch from 2:30pm (€37) and separate gig with Sleep Thieves, Brian Deady and more in aid of SOAR.
- Knockanstockan Festival @ Blessington Lakes, Wicklow (€75 for two days) [Festival] Featuring Booka Brass, I Draw Slow, The Hot Sprockets, Fox Jaw, Overhead, The Albatross & more.
- Summer party: Gang Colours, Donal Dineen, David Kitt, Somerville @ IMMA Chapel (€15) [Night party] Closing party of the IMMA Festival. With Emmet Condon, 11:11.
- The Art of the Song: David Bowie @ NCH (€25) [Dance] Featuring Lisa Hannigan, Duke Special, Jape, Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh, Heathers and Adrian Crowley & special house band.
- Bouts, Subplots, Come On Live Long @ The Pop Inn (€10, BYOB)
[Indie/rock] Rare sets from 3 bands. - Bluegrass Country & Roots Festival @ Whelan’s (Free, 3 days) [Festival] I Draw Slow, Prairie Dogs, Blood Red Mountain Band, Gavin Glass & more.
- Wounds, Otherkin @ Whelan’s (€8) [Two shows] One All Ages show 4-6pm with Acrobat and no alcohol / Other late show.
- James Zabiela @ Button Factory (€18, 11pm, WIN TICKETS) [Dance] UK tech house producer – Boiler Room mix.
- Subject presents Deep Shit – Jack Friendly Fires DJ set @ Twisted Pepper (€13, 11pm, WIN TICKETS) [DJs] One half of Deep Shit, Friendly Fires’ dance project DJs.
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Sunday July 27
- City Spectacular Soul Picnic @ Merrion Square (Free, Noon – 6pm) [Soul] Dublin Soul Festival in its new guise with Dublin Gospel Choir, The Barley Mob and more.
- Listen at Lilliput @ Lilliput Stores (€8/€10) [improv] percussionist Alex Petcu, sound improvisation from UK guitarist James O Sullivan, voice and double bass duo Sue Rynhart & Dan Bodwel
- Sim Simma! @ The Twisted Pepper (6pm, Free) [Reggae] Reggae, dancehall and afrobeat club. Johnny Dread, Tadhg Byrna Bwoi, Frankie Grimes.
- Bluegrass Country & Roots Festival @ Whelan’s (Free, 3 days) [Festival] I Draw Slow, Prairie Dogs, Blood Red Mountain Band, Gavin Glass & more.
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Monday July 29
- Dublin International Piano Festival: Artur Pizarro @ John Field Room, NCH (€20) [Piano] Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro plays Rachmaninov and Albeniz.
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