Highlights: Crystal Stilts, Azari & III, Richmond Fontaine, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Sert One & Simon Bird, The Redneck Manifesto, Nathan Fake, Charlie Parr.
A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments as this post gets a lot of eyes every week.
Ticket giveaways:
- Saturday November 5th: Jape, Goodtime @ Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
- Friday November 4th: Richmond Fontaine @ The Workman’s Club
- Email [email protected] with your choice of gig along with your full name, and phone number before 6pm on Thursday to be in with a chance to win.
Tuesday November 1st
- Another Honest Jon Chopup: Damon Albarn, Flea, Theo Parrish, Shangaan Electro & more @ Vicar Street (8.30pm sharp, €42.50)
- Ruby Sessions: Pearse McLoughlin + More @ Doyle’s (9pm)
- Rua Unplugged @ Anseo (9pm)
Wednesday November 2nd
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ The Sugar Club (€15)
- Henrietta Game @ Whelan’s (€10)
Thursday November 3rd
- The Redneck Manifesto, Somadrone @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Washington @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
- Junior Spesh: Lion of the Ghetto (Boy Scout Audio) & Bump Loft Party @ Twisted Pepper Loft (€5/€10, Free before 10.30pm)
- Marketa Irglova, Sean Rowe @ Peppercanister Church (€18)
- Ital, Last Days of 1984, Magic Pockets @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Midnight, €5, €3 with stub from Rednecks)
Friday November 4th
- Land Lovers @ Tower Records Instore (6pm, Free)
- Cian Nugent and Friends @ Project Arts Centre (€13)
- Crystal Stilts, Girls Names @ The Grand Social (€15)
- The Joinery Chamber Concert Series 4 @ the Joinery (8.30pm, €8)
- Richmond Fontaine @ The Workman’s Club (€18)
- Punk Rock Karaoke featuring Greg Hetson (Bad Religion/Circle Jerks), Stan Lee (The Dickies), Steve Soto (Adolescents) and Derek O’Brien (Social Distortion) @ Button Factory (€10)
- Cassette ’80s Night @Pod & Chocolate Bar (€8, 11pm)
- Kormac’s Big Band @ Twisted Pepper (€12 )
- MUD: DJ Marky, No Sikiriki & more @ The Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
- Ugly Duckling @ Crawdaddy (€14, 11pm)
Saturday November 5th
- Cashier No. 9, Cloud Castle Lake @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
- Carried By Waves @ Twisted Pepper (€TBC)
- Kwoon, Buzz Aldrin AllStars @ The Grand Social (€10)
- Suzie’s Ashes, Low Sea @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
- Azari & III @ Crawdaddy (€10, 11pm)
- Sert One, Simon Bird @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
- Pogo: Nathan Fake, Kab Driver, Lemonada, Frankie Bingo, First Thought Best Thought & more @ Twisted Pepper (€12/€10, 10.30pm)
Sunday November 6th
- A Sort of Sunday feat. Des Bishop, Cillian Murphy (DJ set), Jape & Little Green Cars @ The Workman’s (€20)
- Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses) @ Olympia Theatre (€)
Monday November 7th
- –Charlie Parr @ Button Factory (€9)
- Katy Perry, Oh Land @ The O2
Benjamin Francis Leftwich ‘Pictures’
Crystal Stilts – Crystal Stilts
Feist – Caught a Long Wind (SertOne Refix) by SertOneMusic
PVT – light up bright fires (nathan fake remix) by nathan fake •official•

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Sorry to nitpick but the junior spesh gig is on the thursday, not the friday!
the Simon community have a gig on in the Grand Social starting @ 9PM featuring Dogs and Ships:
http://www.thegrandsocial.ie/event/charitea-2