This week from Thursday July 2nd to Saturday July 4th, Whelan’s Summer Watch sees over 50 emerging bands play the venue.
Recommended acts like Mt. Heads, Gag Reflex, Fortune Igiebor, Danzi, Therapy Horse, Empty Internet, Molly Donnery, Orla Monelle, Barnburner, Mantle, Salamay, Miranda Faul, Eppie and Mount Pyrus are playing across the three nights.
Check out the full list of acts linked below, with some choice music videos and the timetable per day. Tickets are only €6 a night.

Here’s the full timetable laid out so you can see who plays when:
THURSDAY 2ND
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MAIN ROOM
19:45-20:15 SAIBHIN
20:30-21:00 SOFTDRINK MILLIONAIRE
21:15-21:45 GROEV
22:00-22:30 ARABÚ
22:45-23:15 BULBS
UPSTAIRS
19:30-20:00 AYLU
20:15-20:45 MDR
21:00-21:30 SAOL
21:45-22:15 SOFT RULES
22:30-23:00 EMPTY INTERNET
23:15-23:45 LARA FITZSIMONS
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:00-20:30 ORLA MONELLE
20:45-21:15 EOGHAN DALY
21:30-22:00 GEMMA COX
22:15-22:45 BARNBURNER
FRIDAY 3RD
MAIN ROOM
19:45-20:15 AVA MCKECHNIE
20:30-21:00 BBFT
21:15-21:45 MANTLE
22:00-22:30 RUNNER
22:45-23:15 KAPAYJA
23:30-00:00 PRETTY POLICE
00:15-00:45 MOUNT PYRUS
01:00-01:30 NIXER
01:45-02:15 SALAMAY
UPSTAIRS
19:30-20:00 BRIAN WHITTINGTON
20:15-20:45 MOLLY DONNERY
21:00-21:30 THE BLOW INS
21:45-22:15 CICADA
22:30-23:00 IMBAU
23:15-23:45 VIXI
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:00-20:30 DUPUY
20:45-21:15 SYLFAERN
21:30-22:00 THERESA MCKENNA
22:15-22:45 MIRANDA FAUL
SATURDAY 4TH
MAIN ROOM
19:45-20:15 MCGRATH
20:30-21:00 EPPIE
21:15-21:45 JAMIE DALTON
22:00-22:30 BYRO
22:45-23:15 GAG REFLEX
23:30-00:00 FORTUNE IGIEBOR
00:15-00:45 DANZI
01:00-01:30 STRAND
01:45-02:15 THERAPY HORSE
UPSTAIRS
19:30-20:00 THE HAUS OF SATIN
20:15-20:45 TESSIO
21:00-21:30 EPILOGUE
21:45-22:15 DOPAMINE
22:30-23:00 EYEJUST
23:15-23:45 MT HEADS
LITTLE WHELAN’S
20:00-20:30 JOE HUMPHREYS
20:45-21:15 ALL THINGS EVE
21:30-22:00 ROBBIE MONAGHAN
22:15-22:45 EMILY DOYLE

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