The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (Christmas 2011 edition)

Highlights:  State’s Midnight Mass with Toby Kaar, Kool Thing, Little Xs For Eyes, Bitches With Wolves, Come On Live Long and more, Lisa Hannigan’s three headline gigs, Skream, Spies Seasonal Soiree, Loud Mouth Compilation Volume 3 Launch Party, The Jimmy Cake, POGO/HSSH’s Stephen’s Day Bash… Oh and Christmas.

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.

Tuesday December 20th

• Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott  @ Vicar Street (€39.50 and up)
• Rua Unplugged End of Year Bash @ Anseo (9pm, Free)
• Lisa Hannigan @ Button Factory (€25)
• Heftyhorse Christmas Gig:  School Tour, Ginnels and Owensie @ The Grand Social (€5)

Wednesday December 21st

• Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott  @ Vicar Street (€39.50 and up)
• Rhob Cunningham @ Doyle’s (€11.50)
• Damien Dempsey @ The Workman’s Club (Sold Out)
• SPIES Seasonal Soiree with Squarehead, Tandem Felix, Sacred Animals, Girl Band @ The Grand Social (€5)
• The Kanyu Tree, Daithi @ Whelan’s (€10)
• Whipping Boy @ Button Factory (€17.35)
• MUD & Descent Dublin present: Skream & SGT Pokes @ Twisted Pepper (€18/€20, 10.30pm)

Thursday December 22nd

• Damien Dempsey @ The Workman’s Club (Sold Out)
• Lisa Hannigan, The Ambience Affair @ Vicar Street (€25)
• The Candidates, Handsome Paddy @ The Mercantile (€5)
• Rams Pocket Radio @ Academy 2 (€13)
• White Collar Boy presents: Cheap Freaks @ Pygmalion (9pm, Free)
• Fatty Fatty and Radiomade present Horse Meat Disco, Kool Thing and Ships @ The Sugar Club (9.30pm, €10)
• Loud Mouth Compilation Volume 3 Launch Party @ Twisted Pepper Loft (11pm, €10)
• Junior Spesh Xmas party @ Twisted Pepper (10.30pm, €8/€10)

Friday December 23rd

• Lisa Hannigan @ Whelan’s (€25, SOLD OUT)
• The Jimmy Cake @ Crawdaddy (€10)
• Damien Dempsey @ The Workman’s Club (Sold Out)
• State’s Midnight Mass 2011: Toby Kaar, Kool Thing, Little Xs For Eyes, Bitches With Wolves, Come On Live Long, The Pacifics @ The Mercantile (Free but donations in aid of War Child welcome, 8.30pm)
• Poster Fish Promotions Xmas Xtravaganza presents Meljoann, Eomac, Herv, Koolmorf Widesen, Ilex @ King 7, Capel Street -(€5 before 11pm, €8 after)

Christmas Eve – Saturday December 24th

• Toejam Christmas Eve @ The Bernard Shaw (4pm, Free)

Sunday December 25th

• Christmas Day

Stephen’s Day Monday December 26th

• Father Ted Day @ The Bernard Shaw (6pm, Free)
• POGO/HSSH: Laser Tom & The Blast Crew, David Kitt, Joma, White Collar Boy, Clu and more @ Twisted Pepper (10.30pm, €10/€8)

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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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