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The Avalanches Announce Dublin Popup Show, With For Those I Love On Support 1

The Avalanches Announce Dublin Popup Show, With For Those I Love On Support 2

The Avalanches announce Dublin popup show, with For Those I Love on support

Wednesday October 21 2026

Chvrches

CHVRCHES for Dublin show and new album All The King's Men

Wednesday October 21 2026

Dublin Music Heads Host A Fundraiser In Memory Of Hugh Scully At Lost Lane This November 5Th 5

Dublin Music Heads Host A Fundraiser In Memory Of Hugh Scully At Lost Lane This November 5Th 6

Dublin music heads host a fundraiser in memory of Hugh Scully at Lost Lane this November 5th

Wednesday October 21 2026

Imram Festival Programme Features A Dylan-Baez Project In Irish, Trá Pháidín And An Hip-Hap Gaelach 7

Imram Festival Programme Features A Dylan-Baez Project In Irish, Trá Pháidín And An Hip-Hap Gaelach 8

IMRAM Festival programme features a Dylan-Baez project in Irish, Trá Pháidín and An Hip-hap Gaelach

Wednesday October 21 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Kelela Plays Haunted Dancehall.

Dublin Gig Guide / Kelela Plays Haunted Dancehall.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: October Bank Holiday edition - Haunted Dancehall, 2ManyDJs, Macklemore, Jazzy and more

What gigs and club nights are on this week in Dublin?

Tuesday October 20 2026

Julia Jacklin

Julia Jacklin

Other Voices Dingle turns 25 with The Waterboys, Gilla Band, Julia Jacklin, Lambrini Girls and more

Monday October 19 2026

Dopamine Chamber

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber review: the first album Fontaines that doesn’t feel Irish

Wednesday October 14 2026

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 15

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 16

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, the album that nearly broke the band (live Podcast)

Monday October 12 2026

Yussef Dayes Plays Cork Jazz

Yussef Dayes Plays Cork Jazz

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026: Yussef Dayes, Masters At Work, Berlioz, Boney M and Annie Mac lead the lineup

Monday October 12 2026

Morgana By James Skerritt

Morgana By James Skerritt

Best New Albums this week: Morgana, Cameron Winter, The Wran, Meryl Streek, KiiKO, Trick Mist, Dawn Richard + more

Friday October 9 2026

The Avalanches Announce Dublin Popup Show, With For Those I Love On Support 21

The Avalanches Announce Dublin Popup Show, With For Those I Love On Support 22

The Avalanches announce Dublin popup show, with For Those I Love on support

Wednesday October 21 2026

Chvrches

Chvrches

CHVRCHES for Dublin show and new album All The King's Men

Wednesday October 21 2026

Dublin Music Heads Host A Fundraiser In Memory Of Hugh Scully At Lost Lane This November 5Th 25

Dublin Music Heads Host A Fundraiser In Memory Of Hugh Scully At Lost Lane This November 5Th 26

Dublin music heads host a fundraiser in memory of Hugh Scully at Lost Lane this November 5th

Wednesday October 21 2026

Imram Festival Programme Features A Dylan-Baez Project In Irish, Trá Pháidín And An Hip-Hap Gaelach 27

Imram Festival Programme Features A Dylan-Baez Project In Irish, Trá Pháidín And An Hip-Hap Gaelach 28

IMRAM Festival programme features a Dylan-Baez project in Irish, Trá Pháidín and An Hip-hap Gaelach

Wednesday October 21 2026

Sam Fender. Credit: Melissa Gardner

Sam Fender. Credit: Melissa Gardner

Sam Fender announces Marlay Park Dublin show for next summer

Wednesday October 21 2026

Bicep - Credit Brennan Bucannan

Bicep - Credit Brennan Bucannan

Bicep announce new album SLUG and release three new songs

Tuesday October 20 2026

Irish Artists For Palestine Fundraiser Quiz Tour For Gaza Visits Dublin, Galway And Belfast 33

Irish Artists For Palestine Fundraiser Quiz Tour For Gaza Visits Dublin, Galway And Belfast 34

Irish Artists for Palestine fundraiser quiz tour for Gaza visits Dublin, Galway and Belfast

Tuesday October 20 2026

Chalk (C) Ada Senelli

Chalk (C) Ada Senelli

Chalk share new single 'Heaven' featuring Phantogram and cosign

Tuesday October 20 2026

Annie Mac Announces Before Midnight Dublin Residency At Centre Point In 2027 37

Annie Mac Announces Before Midnight Dublin Residency At Centre Point In 2027 38

Annie Mac announces Before Midnight Dublin residency at Centre Point in 2027

Tuesday October 20 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Kelela Plays Haunted Dancehall.

Dublin Gig Guide / Kelela Plays Haunted Dancehall.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: October Bank Holiday edition - Haunted Dancehall, 2ManyDJs, Macklemore, Jazzy and more

Tuesday October 20 2026

Denise Chaila

Denise Chaila

Denise Chaila announces Dublin December show

Monday October 19 2026

Hot Chip For 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin Show 43

Hot Chip For 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin Show 44

Hot Chip for 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin show

Monday October 19 2026

Nialler9 Podcast

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 45

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 46

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, the album that nearly broke the band (live Podcast)

Monday October 12 2026

Revisiting The Chemical Brothers Psychedelic Dance Classic Dig Your Own Hole With Mango (Live Podcast) 47

Revisiting The Chemical Brothers Psychedelic Dance Classic Dig Your Own Hole With Mango (Live Podcast) 48

Revisiting The Chemical Brothers psychedelic dance classic Dig Your Own Hole with Mango (live Podcast)

Monday September 28 2026

Phoebe Bridgers, Pulp And 300 Dilla Beats: The Best Music Of The Month With Vanessa Roulston Mooney (Podcast) 49

Phoebe Bridgers, Pulp And 300 Dilla Beats: The Best Music Of The Month With Vanessa Roulston Mooney (Podcast) 50

Phoebe Bridgers, Pulp and 300 Dilla beats: the best music of the month with Vanessa Roulston Mooney (Podcast)

Thursday September 3 2026

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

The many musical sides of Dolly Parton (Podcast)

Tuesday August 25 2026

Best New Music

Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Popul

Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Popul

The 5 best songs of the week: John Talabot, Andy Stott, Elaine Howley, Charlotte Adigéry, Bolis Popul...

Plus Party Dozen, Logic1000, Christine And The Queens.

Thursday September 24 2026

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: And He, The Fool; The Wran, Last Apollo, Gns, Shampain, Cruel Sister... 55

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: And He, The Fool; The Wran, Last Apollo, Gns, Shampain, Cruel Sister... 56

New Irish songs you should hear: And He, The Fool; The Wran, Last Apollo, GNS, Shampain, Cruel Sister...

Also featuring Vaticanjail, Sulk Hogan, Mickzart and Kadillac, mischa and the bear, GNS and Credence.

Thursday August 27 2026

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 57

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 58

New Irish songs you should hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa and more

Also featuring Morgana, Suzie Gunn, Deathtoricky, Ezra Williams.

Thursday August 6 2026

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy... 59

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy... 60

The 5 best songs of the week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy...

Plus Overmono, Axel Boman, Kasper Bjørke.

Friday July 17 2026

Julia Jacklin

Julia Jacklin

Other Voices Dingle turns 25 with The Waterboys, Gilla Band, Julia Jacklin, Lambrini Girls and more

Monday October 19 2026

Smokey Picks His 10 Favourite Irish Rap Songs Of The Moment 63

Smokey Picks His 10 Favourite Irish Rap Songs Of The Moment 64

Smokey picks his 10 favourite Irish rap songs of the moment

Monday October 19 2026

Joshua Burnside

Joshua Burnside

Here are the nominees for this year's RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2026: Joshua Burnside, Lisa O'Neill, lullahush, Ye Vagabonds and more

Monday October 19 2026

Ear

Ear

Who are ear? The "laptop twee" duo playing two Dublin shows this month

Friday October 16 2026

Kings Of Leon Announce 3Arena, Dublin Show For Next Summer 69

Kings Of Leon Announce 3Arena, Dublin Show For Next Summer 70

Kings of Leon announce 3Arena, Dublin show for next summer

Friday October 16 2026

New Albums Recommended: Fontaines D.c., The Avalanches, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Bibio &Amp;Amp; Dorian Concept, Banríon, Chósta And More 71

New Albums Recommended: Fontaines D.c., The Avalanches, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Bibio &Amp;Amp; Dorian Concept, Banríon, Chósta And More 72

New albums recommended: Fontaines D.C., The Avalanches, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Bibio & Dorian Concept, banríon, chósta and more

Friday October 16 2026

Biird Announce National Concert Hall, Dublin Show For December 73

Biird Announce National Concert Hall, Dublin Show For December 74

BIIRD announce National Concert Hall, Dublin show for December

Friday October 16 2026

Damien Rice

Damien Rice

Damien Rice announces two Dublin shows to mark 25 years of O

Friday October 16 2026

We-Bloom Showcase Night Returns After 6 Years With Three Free Shows At Quinns Of Drumcondra 77

We-Bloom Showcase Night Returns After 6 Years With Three Free Shows At Quinns Of Drumcondra 78

We-Bloom showcase night returns after 6 years with three free shows at Quinns of Drumcondra

Thursday October 15 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Angine De Poitrine

Dublin Gig Guide / Angine De Poitrine

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide:Angine De Poitrine, Moodymann, Cassius, Arlo Parks, Leon Vynehall, Reception weekender

Thursday October 15 2026

Quiet Light

Quiet Light

Iceage, Cormac Begley and Quiet Light announced for Other Voices: Home at the Guinness Storehouse

Thursday October 15 2026

Orbital Live. Credit Manja Williams

Orbital Live. Credit Manja Williams

Orbital announce 2027 tour with dates in Dublin, Limerick and Belfast

Thursday October 15 2026

The Best Albums Of September 85

The Best Albums Of September 86

The Best Albums of September

The Best Albums Of August: Busta Rhymes X J Dilla, Mike D, Cornelius, Denzel Curry X Kenneth Blume... 87

The Best Albums Of August: Busta Rhymes X J Dilla, Mike D, Cornelius, Denzel Curry X Kenneth Blume... 88

The Best Albums of August: Busta Rhymes x J Dilla, Mike D, Cornelius, Denzel Curry x Kenneth Blume...

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 89

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 90

The Best Albums of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, WILLOW and more

The Best Albums Of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya And More 91

The Best Albums Of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya And More 92

The Best Albums of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya and more

Best Of The Month.

Best Of The Month.

The Best Albums of May: Boards Of Canada, Kevin Morby, Aldous Harding, Broken Social Scene, Rua Rí and more

The Best Albums Of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser And More 95

The Best Albums Of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser And More 96

The Best Albums of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser and more

Best Of The Month.

Best Of The Month.

The best albums of March

Best Albums Of February.

Best Albums Of February.

The best albums of February

Nialler9 Events

Join Us For A Vinyl Listening Party Of Burial'S 'Untrue' (2007) 101

Join Us For A Vinyl Listening Party Of Burial'S 'Untrue' (2007) 102

Join us for a vinyl listening party of Burial's 'Untrue' (2007)

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze Disco Club returns September 26th with DJ Sally Cinnamon at The Grand Social

Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral Is September'S Vinyl Album Listening Event At The Big Romance 105

Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral Is September'S Vinyl Album Listening Event At The Big Romance 106

Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral is September's vinyl album listening event at The Big Romance

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New Music and News

Madra Salach. Photo: Emily Upson

Madra Salach. Photo: Emily Upson

Madra Salach announce a second Vicar Street show for April 2027

Thursday October 15 2026

The Workmans Club

The Workmans Club

The Workman's Club is NOT closing down

Thursday October 15 2026

Dopamine Chamber

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C. – Dopamine Chamber review: the first album Fontaines that doesn’t feel Irish

Wednesday October 14 2026

Sylvan Esso. Photo: Tonje Thilesen

Sylvan Esso. Photo: Tonje Thilesen

Sylvan Esso to play Dublin in January

Wednesday October 14 2026

Intro: Earfzilla - Dublin Rapper Whose Latest Video For 'Vintage Vuitton' Is Blowing Up With Half A Million Views 115

Intro: Earfzilla - Dublin Rapper Whose Latest Video For 'Vintage Vuitton' Is Blowing Up With Half A Million Views 116

Intro: earfzilla - Dublin rapper whose latest video for 'vintage vuitton' is blowing up with half a million views

Wednesday October 14 2026

Bfrank - 'Jennifer': Watch The Vampire Seduction Video From The Irish Queer Indie-Pop / Burlesque Trio 117

Bfrank - 'Jennifer': Watch The Vampire Seduction Video From The Irish Queer Indie-Pop / Burlesque Trio 118

BFRANK - 'Jennifer': watch the vampire seduction video from the Irish queer indie-pop / burlesque trio

Wednesday October 14 2026

Deathtoricky Has Been Waiting For This 'All Year' 119

Deathtoricky Has Been Waiting For This 'All Year' 120

deathtoricky has been waiting for this 'all year'

Tuesday October 13 2026

September Sun

September Sun

September Sun is the band that came before The Cast of Cheers and All Tvvins and their 2006 debut Low Engine Angel is now on streaming

Tuesday October 13 2026

Spiritualized

Spiritualized

Spiritualized to play rare Acoustic Mainlines show at the National Concert Hall, Dublin

Tuesday October 13 2026

James J. Clarke Shares 'Half Of The Time' From His Upcoming Second Solo Album 125

James J. Clarke Shares 'Half Of The Time' From His Upcoming Second Solo Album 126

James J. Clarke shares 'Half of the Time' from his upcoming second solo album

Tuesday October 13 2026

Irvine Welsh, Aisling Bea, And Gwenno Among Names For Ireland'S Edge In Dingle 127

Irvine Welsh, Aisling Bea, And Gwenno Among Names For Ireland'S Edge In Dingle 128

Irvine Welsh, Aisling Bea, and Gwenno among names for Ireland's Edge in Dingle

Tuesday October 13 2026

Master Peace For The Workman'S Club, Dublin Show 129

Master Peace For The Workman'S Club, Dublin Show 130

Master Peace for The Workman's Club, Dublin show

Tuesday October 13 2026

Fontaines D.c

Fontaines D.c

Fontaines D.C. share 'Where Is Gone?' with Rosalía

Monday October 12 2026

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 133

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, The Album That Nearly Broke The Band (Live Podcast) 134

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, the album that nearly broke the band (live Podcast)

Monday October 12 2026

For Those I Love Collaborator Cathal Caulfield Shares The Banshee-Haunted 'Finvola, The Gem Of The Roe' Video 135

For Those I Love Collaborator Cathal Caulfield Shares The Banshee-Haunted 'Finvola, The Gem Of The Roe' Video 136

For Those I Love collaborator Cathal Caulfield shares the banshee-haunted 'Finvola, the Gem of the Roe' video

Monday October 12 2026

Watch Rosalía Perform Two Songs On Snl 137

Watch Rosalía Perform Two Songs On Snl 138

Watch Rosalía perform two songs on SNL

Monday October 12 2026

Yussef Dayes Plays Cork Jazz

Yussef Dayes Plays Cork Jazz

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026: Yussef Dayes, Masters At Work, Berlioz, Boney M and Annie Mac lead the lineup

Monday October 12 2026

The Academic

The Academic

The Academic announce third album I'm Not Crying, You Are, out January

Monday October 12 2026

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy announces Cork Virgin Media Park and Belfast Belsonic shows

Monday October 12 2026

Fontaines D.c.

Fontaines D.c.

Fontaines D.C. announce London Roundhouse show for charity next Thursday

Friday October 9 2026

Morgana By James Skerritt

Morgana By James Skerritt

Best New Albums this week: Morgana, Cameron Winter, The Wran, Meryl Streek, KiiKO, Trick Mist, Dawn Richard + more

Friday October 9 2026

Madra Salach. Photo: Emily Upson

Madra Salach. Photo: Emily Upson

Madra Salach announce debut album Gorta, out January 15th on Island Records

Thursday October 8 2026

18 More Irish Acts Announced For Eurosonic 2027 With Ireland As The Focus Country 151

18 More Irish Acts Announced For Eurosonic 2027 With Ireland As The Focus Country 152

18 more Irish acts announced for Eurosonic 2027 with Ireland as the focus country

Thursday October 8 2026

Kneecap At Garvaghy Road

Kneecap At Garvaghy Road

Noel Gallagher, Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack and Kneecap back Garvaghy Road residents in open letter

Thursday October 8 2026

Oasis: Don'T Look Back In Anger. Liam Gallagher By Joshua Halling

Oasis: Don'T Look Back In Anger. Liam Gallagher By Joshua Halling

Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger Disney+ review - one of the most alive concert films you'll ever see

Wednesday October 7 2026

Beck

Beck

New Beck book The Last Temptation of Beck tells the story of the 90s slacker pop icon and Scientology

Wednesday October 7 2026

Arts Sector Says Budget 2027 Is An Effective Cut, With Arts Council Funding Up Just 1.8% 159

Arts Sector Says Budget 2027 Is An Effective Cut, With Arts Council Funding Up Just 1.8% 160

Arts sector says Budget 2027 is an effective cut, with Arts Council funding up just 1.8%

Wednesday October 7 2026

Bricknasty. Photo Credit Adam Kellehar.

Bricknasty. Photo Credit Adam Kellehar.

Bricknasty announce new forever EP featuring Dove Ellis and video for 'the dom perignons'

Wednesday October 7 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Sloucho. Photo By Isabel Farrington

Dublin Gig Guide / Sloucho. Photo By Isabel Farrington

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: Sloucho, Music in the Mountains, Violet Grohl, The Wran, Ibibio Sound Machine...

Wednesday October 7 2026

Best New Gigs: Ahmed, With Love; Young Hearts Run Free, Circles, Keo, Hardware, Going Coastal, Ar Scáth A Chéile, Mark Ernestus... 165

Best New Gigs: Ahmed, With Love; Young Hearts Run Free, Circles, Keo, Hardware, Going Coastal, Ar Scáth A Chéile, Mark Ernestus... 166

Best New Gigs: Ahmed, With Love; Young Hearts Run Free, Circles, Keo, Hardware, Going Coastal, Ar Scáth a Chéile, Mark Ernestus...

Wednesday October 7 2026

The Best Albums Of September 167

The Best Albums Of September 168

The Best Albums of September

Wednesday October 7 2026

300Skullsandcounting &Amp;Amp; Jenny Sparks Have Made The Most Fun Album Of The Year 169

300Skullsandcounting &Amp;Amp; Jenny Sparks Have Made The Most Fun Album Of The Year 170

300SkullsAndCounting & Jenny Sparks have made the most fun album of the year

Tuesday October 6 2026

Daddy G

Daddy G

Massive Attack's Daddy G is DJing at Sarsfields, Drogheda this October Bank Holiday weekend

Tuesday October 6 2026

Beoga By Ruth Medjber

Beoga By Ruth Medjber

Beoga announce Dublin city residency with guests, and Belfast shows

Tuesday October 6 2026

Goldie Lookin Chain Announce Four-Date Irish Tour For April 2027 175

Goldie Lookin Chain Announce Four-Date Irish Tour For April 2027 176

Goldie Lookin Chain announce four-date Irish tour for April 2027

Monday October 5 2026

Blab Are Hosting A Live To Cassette Recording Daytime All-Ages Gig At Rascals On Sunday With Cabl, Goldbug, Last Apollo And More 177

Blab Are Hosting A Live To Cassette Recording Daytime All-Ages Gig At Rascals On Sunday With Cabl, Goldbug, Last Apollo And More 178

BLAB are hosting a live to cassette recording daytime all-ages gig at Rascals on Sunday with CABL, Goldbug, Last Apollo and more

Monday October 5 2026

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Nialler9 180

The Best Albums of September

Irish artists rule the roost, led by Gilla Band's Pugnello, with Trá Pháidín, girlfriend., The Mary Wallopers, Sorcha Richardson and Gurriers, plus Julia Jacklin, 300SkullsAndCounting & Jenny…

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Nialler9 182

The Best Albums of August: Busta Rhymes x J Dilla, Mike D, Cornelius, Denzel Curry x Kenneth Blume...

Also featuring Erykah Badu x The Alchemist, Westside Cowboy, Czarface, Really Good Time, Getdown Services.

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Nialler9 184

The Best Albums of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, WILLOW and more

Also featuring The Strokes, Charli XCX, Lido Pimienta, Body Type, Baby Rose.

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The Best Albums of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya and more

Also featuring Styrofoam Winos, Nectar Woode, ZASKA, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars, Shark School, Goldbug, Rattling Ark, HAVVK, Tara Clerkin Trio.