The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // March 11th - 17th

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Tuesday March 11th

• Beyoncé @ The O2 (€82-€100 with fees)
  [Pop] The Mrs. Carter World Tour. She might be Queen Bee but those tickets are expensive. 

Wednesday March 12th

• Beyoncé @ The O2 (€82-€100 with fees)
  [Pop] The Mrs. Carter World Tour. She might be Queen Bee but those tickets are expensive.
  
• Come On Live Long @ Twisted Pepper (€5)
  [indie] Trying out new songs live
  
• Metronomy @ Olympia Theatre  (€22)
  [Indie] The English band just released their Love Letters album.
• Culture Vultures: Cat Dowling, Eleanor Tiernan @ The Odessa Club (€10)
  [Folk] Tony Clayton–Lea curates music, interview and performance.

Thursday March 13th

• Stiff Little Fingers @ The Academy  (€22)
  [Rock] Classic Belfast punk rock band.
• Corner Boy @ Whelan’s  (€8)
  [Indie-pop] Wexford band on the up.
• PAWS @ The Workman’s Club  (€9)
  [indie-rock] Glasgow three-piece rockers.
• I Heart The Monster Hero @ The Grand Social (€7)
  [Indie] “Tromatizing trippy fist pump inducing shout out loud fun school music”

Friday March 14th

• R.S.A.G, Lasertom, Imploded View @  Button Factory (Free)
  [Alternative] Live Recording + Filming of RSAG’s new show. 
• Goulash Disko Festival: Global Soundclash @ Twisted Pepper (€12/€10, 10:30pm)
  [Dance] Balkan beats, dub, reggae, nu cumbia and what not.

Saturday March 15th

• Breakfast Club: Paddies Weekend @ The Dark Horse Inn (7:30am-Noon, €10)
  [Early morning] Early rising club with Costelloe, Sam Kay Loud Mouth and Ois Butler-Doyle .
• No Spill Blood, Crowhammer @ Whelan’s (€10)
  [Rock] Synth-heft three-piece.
• Alias Empire @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
  [Electro rock] The band formerly known as Dry County.
  
• Vann Music, Otherkin, Children of the Sun, Alibi Trax @ Button Factory (€1o)
  [Indie]  New Irish indie bands. 
• Popical Island presents: Stanley Brinks, The Wave Pictures @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
  [Indie] Former Herman Düne band member plus more.
• Gregory Porter @ The Sugar Club (€33, 8pm/10:30pm)
  [Soul] Two shows in one night.
• Hidden Agenda: Adultrock, Diamond Dagger @ Button Factory (€8/€5, 11pm)
  [Dance] Plus Marcus Dunne (Ignored Playaz) / Colin Devine (Hidden Agenda)

Sunday March 16th

• Greenhouse: Laurent Garnier, The Japanese Popstars & more @ Meeting House Square / NEDE (€22.50 , 2pm – 11pm)
  [DJs] Abstract & Pod start their festivities early in the day outdoors.
• Paddy’s weekend @ The Workman’s Club/ Garage Bar (5pm, Free)
  [Indie/Alternative] Overhead, The Albatross, Squarehead, The Notas, Other Creatures, plus DJs and more over 2 days.
• An evening with Dónal Lunny and Friends @ National Concert Hall (€25-€35)
  [Trad/folk] Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Zoë Conway, Sylvain Barou, Padraig Rynne.
• Jameson St. Patrick’s LIVE: White Lies, Funeral Suits, Darling @ The Ambassador (€10)
  [Live] First Irish gig since 2009 from White Lies.
• Super Sunday Special @ The Sugar Club (€10, 9pm)
  [Live/DJs] Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble (14 piece soul afro funk), Interskalactic ( 9 piece ska/reggae), DJ Tu-Ki, DJ Scope, Will Dempsey
• Kodaline @ The O2 (€30)
  [Pop] Their biggest Irish show yet.
• POD presents Laurent Garnier @ Button Factory (€24.75)
  [Dance] Four hour set
• Network #3: Ben Sims, Levon Vincent, TR\\ER (Truss vs Tessela) @ The Grand Social (€20 on door)
  [Dance] Big dance event also featuring Boya, Cian Byrne, Mark Murphy, DJ Deece.
  
• Bodytonic & Life Present Dimensions  @ Twisted Pepper (€18/€15)
  [Dance] Marcel Dettmann (Ostgut, DE) Zed Bias AKA Maddslinky
• Bedlam & Archetype present: Ejeca & Andhim @ Tivoli Theatre (€20+)
  [Dance] Belfast garage house DJ / Cologne house DJ
• Discotekken Acid House Party @ Pacino’s (€12)
  [Dance] Acid house DJ Tin Man (Live), TR-One & More

Monday March 17th

• Paddy’s Day @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, Noon til late)
  [DJ] Conor L, Discotekken, Luke B, Platinum Ray and more.  
• Greenhouse: Mano Le Tough, Cassy & Nightflight & more @ Meeting House Square / NEDE (€22.50 , 2pm – 11pm)
  [DJs] Abstract & Pod start their festivities early in the day outdoors.
• St Patrick’s Day Post Parade Party @ Button Factory (€7, 2:30pm)
  [Live] The Frank & Walters, Kila, Early House & Interskalactic
• Paddy’s Day @ The Grand Social (€10, Free before 6pm)
  [Dance] Toby Kaar – DJ Set, Kelly-Anne Byrne, 4wrd Grad, Colin Perkins and more.
  Max St. Croix & Guests.
  
• Trailblaze: We Need To Talk About Ireland @ Mansion House (SOLD OUT)
  [Live event] Speakers, thinkers and musicians including Martin Hayes, Nina Hynes Daithí and more
• Paddy’s weekend @ The Workman’s Club/ Garage Bar (5pm, Free)
  [Indie/Alternative] Overhead, The Albatross, Squarehead, The Notas, Other Creatures, plus DJs and more over 2 days.
• The Building Society – St Patrick’s Day @ Twisted Pepper (€20+ , 3pm €3am)
  [Dance] Tale Of Us, Artful Dodger, Florian Kupfer, Billy Nasty and more.
  
• Moodymann @ The Grand Social (€19.50)
  [Dance] Eccentric Detroit producer and DJ returns.
  

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent,  Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter,  and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.

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