The 25 best gigs & clubs in Dublin city this week
Tuesday July 25
- TLMT on Film presents: The Punk Singer @ Light House Cinema (€12, 6:30pm)
The Last Mixed Tape’s Music Film series presents a film about riot grrl Kathleen hanna. - Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre (€75, sold out)
Might be your last time to see the Beach Boy live. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
New music showcase with Orla Gartland, The Young Folk, Tim Chadwick, Happy Abandon. - Yorkston Thorne Khan @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
experimental folk trio with releases on Domino.
Wednesday July 26
- Neon Atlas, Kate Dineen @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
Cork-based alt-indie
Thursday July 27
- Good Name Garden Party @ Tengu (Free, 6pm)
playing funk, house and afro from 6. - Crowclub: Hatchlings, Lisa Maria, SYLK @ Crowbar (Free, 9pm)
New night of acoustic-lead showcases. - Music and Laughs: The Young Folk, Moon Looks On, Miriam Donohue @ McGrattan’s (€10)
in support of Epilepsy Ireland; hosted by Rick O’Shea - Francesco Tristano @ National Concert Hall (€20)
Electronic/classical performance for Dublin International Piano Festival - SOMA #010 ft. Thumper, Chinese Newspaper & Vulpynes @ Whelan’s (Free)
Indie and rock club night with live music and DJs.
Friday July 28
- Circles Instore @ All City Record Store (Free, 2pm – 7pm)
DJ Deece, Sage ,Mode_1 , Niall Cleary, Cailín, Galactic Beat Club, This Greedy Pig, Daire Carolan - Unyielding Love, Destriers @ DBD (€10)
Scuzzy Dublin/Belfast rock from U:mack promoters. - Too Many Zooz : Beck’s Rhythm Series @ The Sugar Club (€23.50)
‘Brass House” NYC trio - Vision Collector – Holotropic Festival @ Meeting house Square (5pm, €15)
Open air Irish electronic festival - Nialler9 DJ set @ Hang Dai Chinese (Free, 10:30pm)
All vinyl set from myself. Hear last month’s set in full.
Saturday July 29
- Word Up & District Magazine: Spoken Word & Hip Hop Day Party @ Wigwam (€5, 1pm – 6pm)
Clara Rose Thornton, Natalya O’Flaherty, Mango, Tebi Rex, JyellowL & more - Punchestown Music Festival @ Punchestown (€69.50+)
Deacon Blue, Culture Club, Village People, Smash Hits. - Out to Lunch All Day Party: Call Super, Willow, Davy Kehoe @ Yamamori Tengu (€15, 11pm, WIN FREE PASSES)
Day party in Howth with Wino Wagon & more sold out. - Kerri Chandler (4 Hour Set), Sage @ District 8 (€22, 10pm)
Circles – Subject celebrates 10 years: Afterparty with house ledge. - Psychemagik @ Wah Wah Club (11pm, €8)
Disco and remix kings return for a boogie and a bop - Glitterball @ Number Twenty Two (€10, 11pm)
Christian Homan (2FM) & Dean Sherry b2b // 70s/80s remixed disco
Sunday July 30
- Ben Klock (4 hour set), Black Madonna, Cailin & more @ District 8 (€30, 2pm-11pm)
Circles – Subject celebrates 10 years with expansive lineup. - Sunil Sharpe @ Index (€15, 11pm)
Circles – Subject celebrates 10 years: Afterparty with techno local legend. - Punchestown Music Festival @ Punchestown (€69.50+)
Tom Jones, All Saints, Bonnie Tyler, ABC, Boney M. - Hotter Than July festival @ Smithfield (Free)
Manden Express, Kakatsitsi Master Drummers, Niwel Tsumbu Electric Quartet - Sloppy Seconds: Farah Elle, Rabble Babble and more @ The Grand Social (€6/€8)
all proceeds from this event with be going to the Abortion Rights Campaign
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