Dublin City Council presents its second year of the Nocturnal Beats late night music trail focusing on club music.
Block, Pygmalion, Wigwam, The Grand Social, Tengu, Whelan’s, Fidelity, and The Big Romance are the venues listed under the initiative of the Night-Time Economy Advisor for Dublin City Ray O’Donohue.
Here’s what’s on in each:
block: Prozac & Diebyveg
Irish garage sensation Prozac comes to Liberty Lane. After standout performances at Otherside Festival & Electric Picnic, Ireland’s rising star has been making global waves – including a standout boiler room appearance in Sydney.
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PYG – Hammer, Colin Perkins, Plus more to be announced.
Pygmalion are proud to present one of Ireland’s most prominent exports in electronic music, Hammer. An original member of Bicep from Belfast, Hammer has been lighting up dance floors across Europe and further afield for over a decade. We are delighted to have him join us in the vaults of Pyg on Culture Night on Friday September 19th alongside Colin Perkins & more TBA.
Main Floor: MAV666 b2b Pagan, High Fidelity, DJ Halfstep.
Basement: Echo Exchange Takeover with Puzzy Wrangler, Rythmick B2B Rian, DJ Halfstep. Terrace: Culchee b2b Dploya, Jenn Hesson, Na Mechhkarova.
We’re buzzing to be involved once again in this year’s Culture Night Nocturnal Beats: Late Night Trail with a lineup that’s straight up Wigwam DNA from start to finish. We’ll be kicking things off at 7pm with a special two hour drag performance by our fabulous resident Queens, followed by a full venue club show featuring Pagan, MAV666 Puzzy Wrangler, High Fidelity, Echo Exchange & more!
The Grand Social: And, He The Fool, Delivery Service, Affection To Rent, Followed by their INDIE Disco.
We’re celebrating the diversity and creativity of Dublin’s night life with some of the city’s finest musicians on Friday, September 19th. 3 incredible bands + a DJ Set to take us late into the night, all COMPLETELY FREE. Come join us for an unmissable night of music and culture in the heart of the city.
Tengu: Tadhg K Live, Americhord Live, Florbit Live, Spit Live (Viva Dean & Roisín Bery).
For Culture Night this year, Tengu is focusing on platforming LIVE performing artists working with hardware, modular synthesis and more. Expect all things in the realms of club experimental sounds. Full lineup: Tadhg K, Americhord, Florbit, SPIT [Viva Dean + Róisín Berg] + Local DIY collective SCARLET will be working with us to tweak the space to create an immersive club setting on the night. This event is funded by the Dublin Night-Time Advisor which allows us to make the event free in for the public! RSVP a spot and get down early, as once we reach capacity there will be no more entries and will operate a one in, one out system.
Fidelity: Poly Ritmo All Night Long.
London-based Poly Ritmo takes over Fidelity Bar All Night Long this Culture Night. A night of soulful, percussive and eclectic grooves.
The Big Romance : Backstory with Donal Dineen and Hewan.
Donal Dineen brings his legendary Backstory party with special guest Hewan. Free entry, eclectic music and a night you won’t want to miss.
Whelans: BBFT and more to be announced.
Hailing from the fields of Mid-Louth, BBFT are an electro-noise duo that live somewhere between a rave and a punk show. Their jungle breaks, euphoric trance and distorted guitars create high-energy, immersive performances that take you on an emotional rollercoaster. Plus more tbc
“Sometimes Dublin’s late-night venues don’t get the recognition they deserve. Nocturnal Beats is a way of highlighting the importance of these spaces within the fabric of Dublin’s night-time culture. The trail gives people the chance to explore several venues in one night – and the best part is, it’s all free admission.”
Ray O’Donoghue, Dublin City’s Night-Time Economy Advisor.
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.
