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The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week.
Highlights: Outdoor gig extravanganza in Phoenix Park and Iveagh Gardens, 10 Days In Dublin, Bobby Womack, LE1F, JD Samson, Ultramagnetic MCs, Halves…
Ticket freebies this week:
- A pair of passes to R.S.A.G., Sunken Foal, Carried By Waves @ Twisted Pepper (Friday). Full details of each show and how to enter below.
- How to enter – 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. Entries close at 5pm the day before the gig.
If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
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Tuesday July 9th
- Bobby Womack @ Olympia Theatre (€40-€47)
[Soul] The Bravest Man in the Universe on his Damon Albarn-bumped tour. - Peace @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12.50)
[indie-rock] UK indie band and recent NME cover stars. Support Superfood. ‘Wraith’ - 10 Days In Dublin: Elaine Mai, Any McAllister @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
[indie/folk] Literally looped alt-indie/ Harpist
Wednesday July 10th
- Justin Timberlake @ Phoenix Park (€80)
[Outdoor] Currently caught up in an art vs gratuitous nudity music video debate. Hint: It’s the latter. Support Jessie J, James Arthur. - 10 Days In Dublin: The Motown Sound Reworked @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Soul] 6 bands rework Motown songs. - Orla Gartland @ Unitarian Church (SOLD OUT)
[Acoustic] Impressive form from the young singer. - 10 Days In Dublin: Stu Daly @ Avenue Road Gallery, Portobello (€5)
[Folk] 7-piece ensemble folk band. - Hiatus Kaiyote @ The Sugar Club (€12)
[Soul] Melbourne future soul band with support from Butter.
Thursday July 11th
- Imelda May @ Iveagh Gardens (€40, 6:30pm)
[Outdoor] Rockabilly Liberties lady. - An Evening With Brian Ferry @ National Concert Hall (€35-€75)
[Rock] Plus Orchestra. Can’t see his name without thinking of Alan Partridge these days. - Bodytonic & Pod: Le1F @ Twisted Pepper (€10,11pm)
[Club rap] Vogue NYC rapper is lots of fun. Moossman downstairs.
Friday July 12th
- The Tallest Man On Earth @ Iveagh Gardens (€33.50, 6:30pm)
[Outdoor] He’s big in Ireland. Support TBA. - Thinkerrs @ Whelan’s (€10 with album)
[folk] Patrick Hallinan’s folk-leaning band release Black Dog. - 10 Days In Dublin: Simon Bird and Ickis Mirolo: Cockpuke @ The Joinery (€8)
[Electronic] improvised noise duo with help from Margie Lewis, Lorem Ipsum and members of Turning Down Sex and Girl Band. - JD Samson (Men / Le Tigre) DJ Set @ The Grand Social (€12)
[DJ/live] Plus Support Tieranniesaur, Wunderbra and Xnthny. - 10 Days In Dublin: Rock Against Racism @ Sweeney’s (€5)
[Rock] Amazing Apples, Punch Face Champions and more. - 10 Days In Dublin: CODES @The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Alt-rock] First live show from the band in over a year before the 2nd album comes. - Ultramagnetic MCs @ The Sugar Club (€25)
[Hip-hop] Old-school rap – Give The Drummer Some. - Kenny Dope @ The Sugar Club (11:30pm, €17.50)
[DJ] The legend of Masters Of Work. - R.S.A.G., Sunken Foal, Carried By Waves @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
[Alternative] Launch of Jeremy Hickey’s Rotate EP.
Saturday July 13th
- Toejam Carboot Sale @ Moxie Studios (Free, Noon to 6pm)
[Market] A new space with stuff for sale and DJs. - The Killers, Frank Ocean, Haim, Two Door Cinema Club @ Phoenix Park (€61, 4pm)
[Outdoor] A top notch support bill and then Brandon Flowers and co. - Guilty Optics, Squarehead, Jogging, Back And To The Left & more @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
[Rock] Good lineup of local rock bands. - The Gorgeous Colors, Come On Live Long @ The Grand Social (€8/€6)
[Indie] Listen to the band’s new song ‘Bright Ideas’. - Martin Hayes @ National Concert Hall (€20-€35)
[Trad] Masters of Tradition plus guests. - BellX1, Fionn Regan, We Cut Corners @ Iveagh Gardens (€35)
[Outdoor] All-Irish lineup in the park. - The Undertones @ The Village (€22)
[Rock] Vintage Belfast punk still give a good show. - Halves, Overhead the Albatross, Bantum @ Button Factory (€10)
[Ambient/experimental] Album launch for the album Boa Howl. - 10 Days In Dublin: Ana Gog @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
[Folk] Intricate folk-amped band. - 10 Days In Dublin: My Friend has a Meltybrain? @ Unitarian Church (€10)
[Ambient/experimental] The band Meltybrains put on an A/V show. - Hidden Agenda: Lovebirds & Southpaw DJs @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] German Deep house producer. - Abstract presents Benoit & Sergio @ The Pygmalion (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Washington house/techno duo.
Sunday July 14th
- Damien Dempsey, Wallis Bird, Gavin James @ Iveagh Gardens (€33.50, 5:30pm)
[Outdoor] Acoustic troubadour all-Irish lineup - Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard, The Vaccines, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ Phoenix Park (€61, 4pm)
[Outdoor] “AND IIIII” ad infinitum from the inoffensive headliners. Reasonable support. - Mississippi Records & Alan Lomax Archives @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Screening] Film, stories & images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archive. - The Music Tapes, Crayonsmith @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[DJs] The musical project of Neutral Milk Hotel member Julian Koster with Robbie Cucchiaro of The Olivia Tremor Control.
Monday July 15th
- Catchup on Les Revenants/The Returned
