Highlights: The many gigs for The Beatyard & Static Weekender, Beach House & Holy Other, Clock Opera, Owensie’s album launch, Django Django, Sparks and more…
This is the weekly list of recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven days published every Tuesday. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend events not present in the comments below. If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Ticket giveaways:
- Thursday: Win the print above from the Feel Good Lost exhibition @ Twisted Pepper (7pm, Free)
- How to enter – Email [email protected] with your full name, the gig in the Subject line you’re entering for and phone number before 2pm THURSDAY to enter.
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Day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon
Tuesday October 23rd
- Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
Long running acoustic night.
Wednesday October 24th
- The Tallest Man On Earth @ Vicar Street (€25)
The Swedish singer-songwriter plays his biggest Irish show yet. - Wallis Bird @ Whelan’s (€19)
Pop-centred Irish singer-songwriter.
Thursday October 25th
- The Beatyard: Feel Good Lost exhibition @ Twisted Pepper (7pm, Free, Win the print above)
Video and print exhibition from Brendan Canty. - The Hocus Focus @ Little Green Café (5pm, €10 suggested donation)
50 DJ sets for 50 Hours for charity. - Jinx Lennon @Bewley’s Café (9pm, €10)
Rowdy punk folk with support from Stephen James Smith. - Katie Kim @ The Odessa Club (€10)
Support from Ollie Cole. - The Beatyard: Totally Dublin & Forward/Slash: Laurel Halo, Margie Lewis, School Tour @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
Ambient-infused experimental electronica. - Knoxville Morning @ Arthurs, Upstairs in Thomas House (Free)
I wrote this about KM last week. - Jogging, Niburu, Kerouac, New Age Extinction @ Fibber Magees (€5 before 10pm)
Rock and metal bands. - Static Weekender: Hollie Cook, Prince Fatty, The Barley Mob @ Button Factory (€12)
Live reggae and dub. - The Beatyard: Junior Spesh: Annie Mac, Terror Danjah, Ben Bix, Frank B, !Kaboogie @ Twisted Pepper (€7, 10.30pm)
Quality eclectic lineup of DJs with BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac & Grime producer Terror Danjah.
Friday October 26th
- Clock Opera @ The Academy 2 (€13)
Anthemic indie band. - The Hocus Focus @ Little Green Café (5pm, €10 suggested donation)
50 DJ sets for 50 Hours for charity. - Tim Burgess @ The Workman’s (€20)
Solo show from The Charlatans singer. - RSAG & Sunken Foal @ The Joinery (€10, 8:30pm)
BYOB gig with 2 of Ireland’s most interesting musicians. - Lau, Mossy Nolan @ Whelan’s (€15.50)
Contemporary folk and trad from the UK and Ireland respectively. - Owensie album launch @ Unitarian Church (€10 or €15 with vinyl)
Listen to Citizens. - Static Weekender: Mmoths, Young Wonder, Regal Safari @ Button Factory (€10)
New live set from Mmoths, Cork’s finest electronic duo and a UK duo. - The Beatyard: Pearson Sound, Craig Charles & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
Hessle Audio man and the guy from Red Dwarf.
Saturday October 27th
- Django Django @ Button Factory (SOLD OUT)
‘Default‘ is their big one. - The Hocus Focus @ Little Green Café (5pm, €10 suggested donation)
50 DJ sets for 50 Hours for charity. - Ghost Estates, Tandem Felix, September Girls @ The Grand Social (€5)
Atmospheric Indie and rock. Listen to the GE album. - The Beatyard: Ocho @ Twisted Pepper (€8)
Intriguing band. Check out the crazy music video for ‘Young Hunting’. - The Beatyard: Mike Slott @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
All City Records artist, Cofounder of LuckyMe + All City DJs. - Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Riastradh, Samuel Beckett’s Broadband Connection @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB)
Hefty noisemakers. - The Beatyard: Matthew Herbert DJ set, Donato Dozzy, Autumn Owls and more @ Twisted Pepper (€15)
Eclectic dance DJ set plus lots of local acts and DJs. - Static Weekender: Hidden Agenda: Jacques Greene, oOoOO, Ital @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
Should be a mega night – can vouch for JG live.
Sunday October 28th
- PrinceLY: A Tribute to Prince @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm, Free)
Featuring covers and sets from Adultrock, Tr-One, Hystereo, Bantum, Ships, Le Galaxie & more. - Terror At The Green: DJs Le Galaxie, Nialler9, Trev Radiator & more @ Little Green Street Gallery (6pm, €10 suggested donation)
DJ sets & fancy dress in aid of Focus Ireland. - Beach House, Holy Other @ Vicar Street (€25)
Dreamy indie-pop and hazy electronica. - Static Weekender: Clark, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Hype Williams, Sunken Foal, Forrests, Subaltern @ Button Factory (9pm, €16)
Whopper night of electronic music. - Grandmaster Flash @ The Village (€15, 11pm)
Hip-hop’s original DJ. - Radiomade and Fatty Fatty present their annual: Halloween Party @ The Sugar Club (€10/€12, 9pm)
New York producer/DJ, Justin VanDerVolgen, Skuzzi Port and resident DJs. - The Beatyard: Apparat, Krystal Klear, Barry Redsettaz & more @ The Twisted Pepper (€18)
The big Beatyard blowout.
Monday October 29th
- Music at Dawn: Jennifer Evans, Alabaster DePlume @ Fumbally Café (6AM)
Early morning performance for up all-nighters/early risers with egg on brioche and hot drinks. - The Walkmen @ Vicar Street (€25)
New York indie-rockers. - Sparks @ Button Factory (€35)
First ever live Irish show from legendary band.
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
