Dublin Gig Guide: October 13th to 19th. Highlights: Angine De Poitrine, Moodymann, Cassius, Arlo Parks, Leon Vynehall, Reception weekender with Bitchin’ Bajas, Natalia Beylis, Roslyn Steer and more; Blimp, Mountain Goats, Mel C, Bassbin 30, Pretty Girl, Lewis Doyle Singer, Mercury Rev, Lambert, The Wran, F3Miii.
Angine de Poitrine’s sold-out Vicar Street show on Friday leads the week, alongside Moodymann, who opens Circles 2026 at The Bernard Shaw that night with his first Irish club show in almost 10 years. Cassius brings French touch to Button Factory on Friday too, while Arlo Parks plays The Academy on Saturday and Leon Vynehall continues his Fidelity Studio residency that night with Yu Su. Reception Weekend at Project Arts Centre runs from Thursday to Saturday with Irish debuts throughout, from Bitchin Bajas and Natalia Beylis to Roslyn Steer. Blimp headlines at Hen’s Teeth on Saturday, Pretty Girl plays Fidelity Studio on Friday, Lewis Doyle Singer headlines The Academy on Thursday, Mercury Rev celebrate 25 years of All Is Dream at Vicar Street on Wednesday, and Lambert, The Wran and F3Miii open the gig account this week.
🔗 Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A Nialler9 guide
What gigs are on this week in Dublin city?
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Tuesday October 13th
Lambert @ Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire (9pm)
The masked, Hamburg-born and Berlin-based pianist and composer plays his only Irish date on a European tour, marking the release of his new album I Am Not Lambert.
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The Wran @ The Workman’s Club
Comeragh Mountains Banjo-heavy drone trad band who just released the album Stone Man. Second night.
F3miii @ Green Room at The Academy
Irish R&B pop artist whose song ‘Noble’ set him on the blow up path last year.
Momoko Gill @ National Concert Hall
The NCH’s contemporary Metronome series continues with pianist Momoko Gill, hosted by Homebeat.
Soft Rules, Just Bad, Punter and Jasmine @ The Sound House
A Super Fun Records night with three rock bands.
Heaven’s Above @ Anseo Upstairs
Freakbeat, Power Pop, Punk Rock and Jangle club night every Tuesday. First night.
Wednesday October 14th
Mercury Rev @ Vicar Street
The band celebrate 25 years of All Is Dream, with Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo as support. Presented by Foggy Notions.
Dave East @ The Workman’s Club
The Harlem rapper plays the Workman’s Club, presented by Smorgasbord.
ISSUE 0.9 ft. Peer Pleasure, Rizla Silvers & Tina Sandwich @ The Grand Social Ballroom
MCD’s ISSUE night returns for its ninth edition.
Therapy Horse, Eigenface, Who’s Roxy and Violet Fever @ The Sound House
A four-act bill headed by the Cork Limerick, band hailing from Irish alt-rock shoegaze act Pebbledash.
Sol & The Gang @ Button Factory
Full steam RnB, hip-hop, soul and afrobeats.
Thursday October 15th
KiiKO Listening Party @ G.A.S, Pearse Street (6pm – 9pm)
Listening party for the album KiiKO Forever from Tokyo-Dublin electronic pop project from Emmy Shigeta and John McDowell, with drummer Dave Rogers. KiiKO Forever brings together the two cities’ sensibilities, pairing bright, synth-led Japanese city pop with a crescendo drum break pulse. ‘Dance World’
Lewis Doyle Singer @ The Academy
The Dublin Instagram singer, who built a following with meme R&B covers of Irish songs like ‘The Old Triangle’ and Christy Moore’s ‘Lisdoonvarna’, plays his biggest headline show yet.
Reception Weekend: Nyahh presents Natalia Beylis, Joanna Mattrey, Seymour Glass and Ultan O’Brien @ Project Arts Centre
The third Reception Weekend, which doubles as the series’ 10th birthday, runs through Saturday with Irish debuts throughout. The opening night has Natalia Beylis and Joanna Mattrey playing as a duo for the first time, the Irish debut of Butte County Free Music Society figure Seymour Glass, and a solo set from fiddle player Ultan O’Brien.
The music of Randy Newman @ Arthur’s
Phil Christie and co play the music of the American singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and arranger.
Valeria Castro @ Whelan’s
The Spanish Canary Islands singer-songwriter plays the main room.
Boa Morte @ Curveball
The Cork band play melodic slowcore mixed with avant-folk, drone, electronic and noise.
Sports @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists present the indie pop band with the terrible name.
REVOLVE S2 ft. Kippax, Snug & Silverbacks DJ set @ The Grand Social Ballroom
REVOLVE returns with two bands and a DJ band buzz.
Starlight Project: Talinho, RARO, Emma Kearns, Surferboy @ Yamamori Tengu
Techno and tech-house.
Friday October 16th
Angine de Poitrine @ Vicar Street
The Canadian math-rock duo play Vicar Street. Sold out.
Reception Weekend: Rafael Toral and more @ Project Arts Centre
The Irish debut of Portuguese composer Rafael Toral, who makes electronic choral music using homemade instruments and electric guitar. He is joined by Adam Campbell, Aonghus McEvoy, Anna Clock.
Deafkids, Wild Rocket, KOMBI @ Bello Bar
Brazilian raw punk and clave-led Afro-Cuban band headline with like-minded local support.
Taylor D @ Sin É
The Dublin indie pop-rocker launches her new EP Bad Decisions.
Ten Ton Slug @ The Grand Social
Riff-laden sludge from the west Ireland band headline with Noose and Uragh in support.
Fontaines C.D. @ The Sound House
A tribute band to the Dopamine Chamber lads on the release of the new album.
Paro Pablo @ The Cobblestone
Dublin rapper’s Drunk On A Tuesday EP release party.
RTÉ CO Presents: Peter Gabriel Jazz Rock Suite @ NCH
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra honours the pop legend Peter Gabriel with an exciting and original jazz rock suite, arranged by Reinout Douma, founder and leader of Noordpool Orkest in Groningen. Douma is also the mastermind behind Radiohead, A Jazz Symphony.
Clubs and DJs
Moodymann @ The Bernard Shaw (10pm)
Circles 2026 runs across Dublin venues from today through Monday October 26th. Moodymann opens it with his first Irish club show in almost 10 years, with Sahana and Surka. Sold out. RA listing.
Pretty Girl @ Fidelity Studio (10pm)
Aussie bouncy trancey house producer. ‘Waterline’
Cassius Club with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy @ Button Factory (11:30pm)
Selective Memory present French touch legend Cassius in Room One, with Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy as a very special guest, and Dublin Disco All Dayer presents Frawl in Room Two. RA listing.
Bella Festa with Lupini @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
NTS resident Lupini makes her Irish debut, with “selections from the oddest corners of sludge, post-punk and chug”. An RA Pick.
salute @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Vienna-born Manchester-based electronic producer and DJ Felix Nyajo,. With ShaunaDee.
Omni.Dub presents: PARAMIDA & Lewis Carroll @ Wigwam
A house and minimal night at Wigwam.
Club Confessions w/ Shrem @ The Grand Social (10pm)
Donna Fella and Anziety present A drag celebration of Madonna with DJ Shrem.
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Saturday October 17th
Reception Weekend @ Project Arts Centre
The final day of Reception Weekend has three concerts. All feature Irish debuts:
- Teresa Riemann and Roslyn Steer (2:30pm)
- Daniel Löwenbrück and Dinosaurs with Horns (5pm)
- Bitchin Bajas and Beam Splitter (9pm)
Arlo Parks @ The Academy
Third album Ambiguous Desire is her most club-influenced record yet, referencing Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage, The Streets and Burial, and featuring a collaboration with Sampha
Bad Mothers Union, Dumb Posh Hippies, Sally Pilgrim @ Anseo
Sore Losers 2026. Bad Mothers Union are a Kilkenny experimental psychedelic group, Dumb Posh Hippies are a psych punk three piece from Dublin & Derry with singer-songwriter Sally Pilgrim.
KULDESAK, Punter, Martian Subculture @ The Bernard Shaw
House of Hibernia presents KULDESAK (soul-punk fusion), Punter (cinematic post-punk), and Martian Subculture (lo-fi psych rock).
Cry Before Dawn @ Whelan’s
Wexford 80s rock band.
Winyah and Cable Boy @ Academy 2
South Carolina indie rock band with fine support.
Declan O’Rourke @ Vicar Street
The long-active revered Irish singer-songwriter.
Bronagh Gallagher @ Ambassador Theatre
The Derry actor and singer plays a seated gig in the Ambassador.
Felabration 2026 @ The Sugar Club
An annual celebration of the music of Fela Kuti from 13-piece Yankari Afrobeat Collective.
Ultras @ The Four Provinces, Kimmage
The Irish indie rock band, who recently released their debut album I Love Where I’m From, return to the pub, with Glasgow’s Highflats and The Leeways in support. Hosted by Whatsupgavmusic.
Clubs and DJs
Imbas presents: Blimp @ Hen’s Teeth (6pm – 12:30pm)
The Dublin electronic producer Shane Smyth, with LIAL and Sémaé.
Leon Vynehall & Yu Su @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
Leon Vynehall continues their Fidelity Residency with special guest, Yu Su!
LOVE FREQUENCY: One Year Anniversary @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Bull Horris, Tadhg K, Kaycee, Waximum, Surferboy and Enclave mark a year of the night.
Bassbin 30 @ Wigwam (10pm)
Zero T, don rosco and Chord Memory mark 30 years since the Bassbin Irish jungle and drum and bass nights began.
Haseeb Iqbal, T-Woc & Hewan @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Iqbal is a broadcaster, DJ, and curator Haseeb Iqbal with a residency at Devon Turnbull’s Listening Room in 180 Studios to his DIY club nights and Beats & Boards event series at Tate Modern.
Circles: Mark Broom & Dylan Fogarty @ Frame (11pm)
Their first ever back to back set, in the second release for this Circles night.
Block: Ejeca @ block. (11pm)
North of Ireland house producer DJ with support Surka.
Soulstice & Electric Garden: FIFI FORTE @ Electric Garden (10pm)
London-based house DJ & producer With Nicole Spagnol.
Club Angel & SHUFFA @ Centre Point (11pm)
SOAP x The Lounge presents with charlois.
Soul Rotation x Ricky Chong @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Soul Rotation presents Ricky Chong – house, disco and boogie.
Being Sarah’s Basement ft. Unit Two Zero @ Sin É (11pm)
Hardware electronic music in the basement at Sin É.
Naasty Events x BIMM @ Curveball (10pm)
Naasty is joined by the BIMM DJ society for a series of back to back sets.
Belters Only @ Index (11pm)
A late night with the Dublin boys.
Throwback Events: No Scrubs, a 90s and 00s R&B Night @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
A night of 90s and 00s R&B.
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Sunday October 18th
The Mountain Goats @ Vicar Street
John Darnielle’s band play Vicar Street, with Craig Finn and the Band of Forgiveness in support. Presented by Foggy Notions.
Melanie C @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Spice Girl plays 3Olympia, with Sophie and the Giants in support.
Cormorant Tree Oh, Kelly Fell @ Anseo
Gem Beag Anseo’s Experimental Music night.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday. Breffini (DJ) from 9pm.
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Monday October 19th
Talia Rae @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Los Angeles-based pop/R&B artist.
Eliades Ochoa @ National Concert Hall
The Buena Vista Social Club Cuban guitarist and singer plays the NCH.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Whelan’s weekly free singer-songwriter night.
Jazz Jam @ Arthur’s
A weekly jazz jam, with an opening set from a different band each week followed by a jam session.
🔗 Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A Nialler9 guide
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.
