Dublin Gig Guide: October 27th to November 2nd. Highlights: The Strokes, Stevie Wonder, Gurriers, ddr.10 weekender, Alex Cameron, Antony Szmierek, Nick Hakim, ASIWYFA, Mykki Blanco, Tortoise, Brandon Flowers, Or:la, Panchiko, Dizzee Rascal, Burial listening party, Korn, Last Orders.
The Strokes play 3Arena on Wednesday and Stevie Wonder performs Songs In The Key of Life there on Sunday, two of the biggest shows of the year landing four days apart. Gurriers get two home dates behind Nobody’s Coming To Save You, Vicar Street on Thursday with Enola Gay and 3Olympia on Sunday with Child Of Prague. Dublin Digital Radio turn 10 with a two-day weekender at Flux across Saturday and Sunday. Halloween itself is enormous: haunted_castle takes over Orlagh House on Friday, and Saturday runs from Angel D’lite at Wigwam and Or:la at block. to Dave Lee at Pyg and a sold-out Rathaus at the Sound House. Alex Cameron is at the Button Factory on Thursday, Antony Szmierek there on Wednesday and Tortoise on Monday for BF30, while Nick Hakim plays the Workman’s for Foggy Notions on Friday and Mykki Blanco is at the Sound House the same night. Brandon Flowers and Dizzee Rascal open the week on Tuesday, Panchiko play Vicar Street on Halloween, and Nialler9 hosts two nights of a Burial Untrue vinyl listening party at The Big Romance on Wednesday and Thursday.
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🔗 Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A Nialler9 guide
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Tuesday October 27th
Stick N Poke, Solitude and Skint @ The Sound House (1:30pm)
An early all-ages bill of three Irish bands.
Brandon Flowers @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Killers frontman plays a rare solo show, drawing on his own records rather than the band’s.
Dizzee Rascal @ The Academy
The We Want Bass tour, with the grime pioneer still leaning on Boy In Da Corner two decades on. Cork City Hall follows on Wednesday.
Delivery @ Bello Bar
The Melbourne band bring their new album Zone 3 to Dublin, all wiry post-punk and deadpan delivery. Galway Wednesday, Belfast Thursday.
Therapy Horse @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The Cork and Limerick band who came out of Pebbledash, playing alt-rock with a shoegaze edge.
Selectors Night @ The Big Romance
The weekly vinyl night on the Big Romance system.
Wednesday October 28th
Mind Cemetery, Red Union, Nervewire and Reminisce @ The Sound House (1:30pm)
A four-band all-ages bill of heavy local acts.
Last Orders @ Pawn Shop (6pm – 9pm)
A free wake for Ireland’s lost venues and nightlife spaces, part of the Dublin Halloween Festival, with gravestones for closed venues, short speeches from Sunil Sharpe, Emmet O’Brien and Ellen Webb, and an open floor. Bring a memory.
The Strokes @ 3Arena
The Reality Awaits tour, and the band’s first Dublin show in years. Twenty-five years on from Is This It, they remain one of the few bands of their era who can still fill a room on the strength of a first album alone. Tickets very pricey though. Fat White Family and Alex Cameron supporting.
Antony Szmierek @ Button Factory
The Manchester poet and teacher turned dance music vocalist, whose spoken-word house has turned into an unlikely success story over the last two years. Presented by Singular Artists.
Listen Closely: Burial, Untrue @ The Big Romance (7pm)
Our monthly listening party plays Burial’s Untrue on vinyl through the Toby Hatchett soundsystem featuring a chat with For Those I Love’s Dave Balfe about the record and and its importance. Second night Thursday.
Paahto & The Bull @ Whelan’s
The guitar duo of Patrick “Paahto” Cummins and John Francis Flynn after the release of their first album for Claddagh Records. The album is called The 123 after the Dublin bus route and the music written for two guitars.
Ralph McTell @ National Concert Hall
The English folk singer on his Somewhere Down The Road tour.
Control, Epilogue, Picture Postcard @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Three-band bill of Dublin guitar music.
Adriano Sangineto and Aisling Lyons @ Little Whelan’s
Italian harpist and Clare harper and concertina player in duo.
Left Iris @ The Grand Social
Dublin dream-pop trio in the Ballroom.
A New Local Hero: finale @ The Academy
The closing night of the new act competition featuring Groev, Rebecca Lane, RunTheRed, Shimmer Boy, WineMom.
Pizza Jazz @ Lucky’s
Weekly jazz in the back room, free in.
Thursday October 29th
Marionette, Found Footage and Dandruff @ The Sound House (1:30pm – 4:30pm)
All-ages three-band bill.
Gurriers @ Vicar Street
The Dublin band’s biggest headline show to date behind second album Nobody’s Coming To Save You, with Belfast’s Enola Gay supporting. They play 3Olympia on Sunday too.
Listen Closely: Burial, Untrue @ The Big Romance (7pm)
Our monthly listening party plays Burial’s Untrue on vinyl through the Toby Hatchett soundsystem featuring a chat with For Those I Love’s Dave Balfe about the record and and its importance. First night Wednesday.
Alex Cameron @ Button Factory
The Australian songwriter brings Late To Set to the Button Factory after supporting The Strokes, his character studies and with saxophone sidekick Roy Molloy.
Takuya Nakamura @ Opium Rooms
The Japanese trumpeter, keyboard player and producer, a fixture of the New York downtown scene, brings his live show back to Ireland after a recent All Together Now set.
Saint Levant @ National Stadium
The Palestinian-Algerian-French singer and rapper on the AFANDI world tour, switching between Arabic, French and English.
Foy Vance @ 3Olympia Theatre
Northern Ireland singer-songwriter. Special guests Bonnie Bishop & Niall McCabe
ECM 2026: Craig Taborn solo and Craig Taborn with Peter Evans @ National Concert Hall
The label’s festival continues with a solo set from the American pianist and a duo with trumpeter Peter Evans.
LEVI.SCT @ National Concert Hall
A genre-bending German pianist fusing the emotional depth of classical music composers with the raw energy of hip-hop and house.
MT Jones @ Whelan’s
Rising British soul singer and songwriter.
Dylan Flynn and The Dead Poets @ The Workman’s Club
Singular Artists present the Cork band.
Kapayja @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists present the Dublin four-piece alternative rock band in the Ballroom.
Dead Manifest @ Whelan’s Upstairs
A Halloween show from the Dublin alternative rockers.
LIPS2EARS x REVOLVE with Dogswim, Sabhin and Tega @ The Grand Social
Two series collide, with a LIPS2EARS DJ set to finish.
Ashley Campbell @ The Sugar Club
Daughter of Glen Campbell.
DUDJ presents CRYME @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
CRYME and Donncha for the UCD DJ society.
DCUDJ present Hauntover @ Wigwam (11pm)
The DCU DJ society’s Halloween night.
Muintearas: Rhyzine and Naoise @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
Free in with HONEYPOT co-founder and Muintearas host Naoise on support.
Friday October 30th
And So I Watch You From Afar and Caspian @ Opium Rooms
A post-rock double bill, with the eminent Belfast band and the Massachusetts group sharing the night.
Nick Hakim @ The Workman’s Club
Foggy Notions present the Brooklyn songwriter and producer, whose hazy, blown-out soul is some of the most distinctive around.
Mykki Blanco @ The Sound House
The American rapper, poet and performance artist, over for a rare Dublin date.
6 Tracks with Saoirse Miller @ Hen’s Teeth
A series of conversations, music and performance at Hen’s Teeth welcomes singer/songwriter & producer Saoirse Miller. Each evening, a musician sits down with hosts Laura Twagirayezu (aka Big Cheeks) or Sally Cinnamon to talk through six tracks followed by a live performance into the evening.
Vyvienne Long & Kevin Nolan @ United Arts Club
Max’s Lounge Featuring a themed evening of music and chat about the songs we love, hosted at the piano by Max Greenwood, featuring very Special Guests Vyvienne Long and Kevin Nolan.
Thanks Mom, Epilogue, Dopamine @ Sin É
Halloween Gig for Irish Cancer Society
ECM 2026: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir @ National Concert Hall
The choir perform with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
Sadhbh Keane @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish singer-songwriter upstairs. Support Réalta and Holy Show.
Huartan @ Button Factory
The Irish electronic trad band headline the main room. Sold out.
The Beat featuring Ranking Jnr @ The Grand Social
Two-tone ska from the long-running Birmingham band, with a UB40 tribute in support.
Bobby Shmurda @ Chiller’s On The Green
Brooklyn drill artist.
The Script @ 3Arena
The Man In The Arena tour. Two nights, also Saturday.
Clubs and DJs
Signs of Life Halloween Spooktacular @ The Sugar Club (8pm – late)
Jack Tiraquon, formerly Space Dimension Controller, headlines the smoking area to launch his new album, with Little O and friends inside across three rooms. Also featuring Monsieur Pompier’s Travelling Freakshow, A Clatter and Drone, Black Coral, Pablo Santo and Louis Scully
Halloween: haunted_castle @ Orlagh House (6pm)
A full takeover of the Rathfarnham house with Lamache, Alexia Glensy, Cap, E.LINA, DELASFLORES, Slim, Tunney, Emma Kearns, Royce Larøca and plenty more across rooms. Also runs Saturday from early.
DJ Dandelion @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Northern soul, ska and rocksteady.
EMO HALLOWEEN @ The Grand Social (10pm)
Join the Black Parade. Fancy Dress.
Prozak’s residency with Papa Nugs and A For Alpha @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Ireland’s garage DJ invites two international selectors of his choice.
Ghost Story with LF SYSTEM @ Pygmalion (11pm)
The Scottish duo, with Evan McGee and Vlad Katana.
ENCORE Halloween with 19:26 @ Button Factory (11pm)
Encore’s Halloween edition with a special guest set from melodic techo artist 19:26.
Omni x SlapFunk: Samuel Deep and Julian Anthony @ block. (11pm)
Deep house from the SlapFunk camp.
House Arrest presents Garrett David @ The Racket Space (11pm)
The Chicago DJ and producer.
Hybrid Events: Marcal and JKS @ Wigwam (11pm)
House and techno at Wigwam.
Dykon Halloween Party @ The Sound House (11pm)
The queer party’s Halloween edition.
Real Talks Halloween @ Bad Bobs rooftop terrace (10pm)
Luca Ruiz, Thomas Schmitt, Gromma, Meg. and Royce Larøca.
Halloween with Sarah de Warren @ Electric Garden (10pm)
Trance and progressive, with Leo Cardi and Franco Cepulo.
So Fetch: 2000s Halloween party @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Throwback Events do the decade in costume.
Whelan’s Indie Club @ Whelan’s (10:30pm)
The weekly indie club across the venue, with silent disco and karaoke rooms.
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Saturday October 31st – Halloween night
Catacombs 10 @ The Sound House (1pm – 4pm)
The tenth edition of the Irish underground rap all-dayer, all ages. Lineup: Jugo Yyung, Survival, Twome, Sleep16, Creed, FatJambo.
ddr.10 Weekender @ Flux Studios (2pm – 11pm)
Dublin Digital Radio mark ten years of independent radio with a two-day takeover of their Flux Studios home, running through Sunday, with much of the programme free. Across the weekend: The Love Hour, Donal Dineen, Heatwerk, Ly b2b Governess, Grevs b2b Elastic Witch, Oisín b2b Nina, Fleeting Devotion b2b Saturn Returns, Afrogrunk, R.Kitt, Chord Memory and Jonezy b2b don rosco on DJ duty, a listening lounge with A New Forest, Kate Butler, Deer(Adio) and Age of Love x Tracks from the Racks, live sets from Seersucker, School Tour and Famous Tex, plus a yard and gallery party, open studio broadcasts, talks, a vinyl record fair and a print workshop. Full programme
Panchiko @ Vicar Street
The Nottingham band whose 1990s demo CD was found in a charity shop and turned into an internet phenomenon, now a going concern with a devoted following.
Dominda’s Spooky Scary Spectacular @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin rockers. Support: RVE.
Cobblestone Céilí @ The Cobblestone
Join Louise O’Connor for a night of fancy dress and dance.
Cavity Search party @ Daylight
Anemone, Porter Boys Social Club, Rú O’Shea, Loveen, Mother Wound, Floodgates.
RTÉ Concert Orchestra: A Little Fright Music @ National Concert Hall
Horror and Halloween scores played by the orchestra.
ECM 2026: Jordina Millà and Barry Guy @ National Concert Hall (8:30pm)
Free improvisation from the Catalan pianist and the English bassist.
The Script @ 3Arena
Second night at 3Arena.
Transvision Vamp @ The Academy
Wendy James and the band back on the road after decades away.
Josiah and The Bonnevilles @ Whelan’s
American country and folk songwriter in the main room.
The Sentimental Tourists @ Whelan’s Upstairs (7:30pm)
Dublin band upstairs. A collaboration between Dave Long (Into Paradise) and Paul Page (Whipping Boy)
A Slayer Halloween: Ghosts Of War @ The Grand Social
A Slayer tribute for the night.
Clubs and DJs
INSTINCT x KIKI CULT: UFO Halloween day party @ Wigwam (3pm)
An afternoon party with Human Resources and Jenn Hession before the night shift.
Disco Dána with Cian Ó Cíobháin @ Hen’s Teeth (8pm)
Cian Ó Cíobháin’s eclectic club night, early doors.
Dublin Modular Yard Party: Queer Halloween @ Pallas Projects Studios (4pm – 9pm)
Síofra, Alba and Tadhg K for the Meet Them at the SPOOK Parade edition. Sold out.
Funksmack Halloween party @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Funk and disco.
HONEYPOT: Halloween with Angel D’lite @ Wigwam (11pm)
The London DJ and producer plays an all-night set of hardcore, breaks and trance for Honeypot.
Block: Spray and Or:la @ block. (11pm)
Derry’s Or:la back in Dublin alongside Spray, two of the sharper selectors going.
Dave Lee @ Pygmalion (11pm)
Dave Lee, long known as Joey Negro, brings decades of disco edits.
RATHAUS Halloween @ The Sound House (11pm)
MAV666 and Máthair for the Rathaus crew. Sold out.
Eliza all night long @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Eliza takes the full night. “Moving through electro, acid, EBM and techno, her sets are intense, driving and full of curveballs.’
Index: Miss Bashful and DBBD @ Index (11pm)
A back to back through the small hours. ‘Trophy Wife’
Halloween @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Patrick Gibin and Frawl.
LOVE FREQUENCY Halloween Rave @ Electric Garden (10pm)
Shampain, Yours Truly, Suckerfish and Bronwyn.
Chubbys x Dance Rink Winter Cocktail Club with Billy Scurry @ Chubbys Kitchen (10pm)
A Dublin veteran on a Halloween special.
MAZE X and AURA909 @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Techno, hard bounce and hard trance.
The House Factory CH.7 with Andrew Azara @ Opium Botanical Garden (11pm)
House in the glasshouse.
Influence Halloween: AZDAT, Ikkhi and more @ Button Factory (11pm)
AZDAT and Ikkhi with AMI and Leabella, running to 3am.
SOAP: free Halloween party @ Curveball (11pm)
High Fidelity and DJ SHORTKING, free in.
The A-POP-calypse Halloween Club @ The Grand Social (11pm)
Pop music night. Prepare for a night of Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Troye Sivan, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ariana, Britney, Miley, Taylor and all the biggest pop anthems from before the world ended.
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Sunday November 1st
Stevie Wonder @ 3Arena
Songs In The Key of Life performed in full, by one of the greatest living songwriters, at 76. Pricey but you’d expect that.
Gurriers @ 3Olympia Theatre
The second Dublin date of the week for Gurriers after the release of album two, this time at 3Olympia with Child Of Prague supporting.
ddr.10 Weekender @ Flux Studios
Day two of the Dublin Digital Radio tenth birthday weekender. Full programme
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
The Kildare legend, still selling out the room he has made his own.
Nirosta Steel @ Bello Bar
Nirosta Steel is the recording project of Scottish-American musician Steven Hall, a close cohort of Arthur Russell. This year, the MY SKYSCRAPER album, a collection of archival recordings of playful, queer-inflected love songs that blend disco, folk and pop written from the ’80s to 2025 received much notice, including on this site. Controversy followed.
ECM 2026: Anna Gourari Trio @ National Concert Hall (3pm)
The Russian-German pianist with her trio.
ECM 2026: Rolf Lislevand @ National Concert Hall (6pm)
The Norwegian lutenist closes out the label’s weekend.
Dia De Muertos @ Button Factory
A Day of the Dead celebration with live music and DJs.
RÔ ROSA @ The Sound House (7:30pm)
Brazilian music on Essex Street.
The Only Ones, Terminal and The Steel Druids @ The Sound House
A punk and rock three-band bill.
The Deviators, Amadán @ The Grand Social
Dublin rock and roll in the Ballroom.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday, with a DJ from 9pm.
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Monday November 2nd
Tortoise @ Button Factory
The Chicago post-rock institution play an extra date after Tuesday sold out, part of the Button Factory’s BF30 series with Foggy Notions. Their album Touch was their first in nine years.
Korn @ 3Arena
The nu-metal originators with a supporting bill of Architects and Youth Code.
Jobi Riccio and Roesy @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The American songwriter with Irish support from Irish artist Roesy who has lived in Australia for years til recently.
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.
