Dublin Gig Guide: November 3rd to 9th. Highlights: Quiet Light, Other Voices: Home, Modeselektor, Underscores, Hunee, Chanel Beads, Cat Power, Swervedriver, Pye Corner Audio, Dexys, All Tvvins, Special Request, Sorcha Richardson, Scull Duggery, New Jackson, Kibo, Tortoise, RA25.
Cat Power plays The Greatest in full at Vicar Street on Saturday, and Other Voices: Home returns to the Guinness Storehouse on Sunday with Iceage, Cormac Begley, Quiet Light, Aaron Rowe and JayaHadADream. Modeselektor bring a rare DJ set to the Button Factory on Friday for BF30, the same night Hunee plays all night at Fidelity and Special Request is at block. All Tvvins play IIVV in full at The Academy on Thursday for its tenth birthday, and Chanel Beads open the week at Opium on Tuesday. Foggy Notions’ Modern Lovers programme starts on Sunday with MGNA Crrrta at the Grand Social. Tengu host the Dublin leg of RA’s 25th birthday on Saturday, Swervedriver and Pye Corner Audio are at Whelan’s and the Workman’s midweek, and Sorcha Richardson, The Undertones, Underscores, a Lost Lane fundraiser for Hugh Scully and Caitlín Nic Gabhann’s album launch with Radie Peat round things out.
All doors times are 7.30pm or 8pm unless stated.
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Tuesday November 3rd
Chanel Beads @ Opium
Shane Lavers’ New York project, whose blurred, half-remembered pop on Your Day Will Come made it one of the records of its year, returns to Dublin.
Tortoise @ Button Factory
The second of two BF30 nights for the Chicago post-rock band, presented with Foggy Notions. Sold out.
Yaelokre @ The Academy
Filipino-Icelandic singer-songwriter and multimedia artist known for their folk music storytelling project. Hearken 𓆱 ‘
Jack Savoretti @ 3Olympia Theatre
The English-Italian songwriter on the We Will Always Be The Way We Were tour.
Papa Roach @ 3Arena
The Californian rock band, still going twenty-five years after ‘Last Resort’.
ECM 2026: Savina Yannatou and Arcanum @ National Concert Hall
The Greek singer with her ensemble closes the label’s run at the NCH.
BED @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Japanese four-piece whose music has referened soft-rock, techno, dance-punk and ragged-edged punk.
Wednesday November 4th
Dublin Modular: Re:member exhibition opening @ Pallas Projects Studios (6pm – 8pm)
The modular synth collective open an exhibition for the week.
Pye Corner Audio @ The Workman’s Club
Martin Jenkins’ long-running synth project, somewhere between Ghost Box hauntology and techno.
Mon Frère, Hamer Place, Mayfield Sound @ Little Whelan’s
A new Dublin folk brother duo of brothers Mathieu and Sam Doolan with debut single ‘Margerie’.
Dexys @ 3Olympia Theatre
Kevin Rowland’s band, who have been on a creative roll these last few years, back at 3Olympia.
Hail The Sun @ The Grand Social
MCD present the California post-hardcore band.
Foreign Mornings @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Belfast alt-rock band blending stadium-filling guitar sounds with modern folk.
Control, Intact, Nova Dream and Anti Telly @ The Sound House
Four-band Dublin bill.
Thursday November 5th
All Tvvins @ The Academy
Conor Adams and Lar Kaye play their 2016 debut IIVV in full for its tenth anniversary.
Caroline Rose – Live & Signing @ Spindizzy Records (6pm)
Caroline Rose comes to town to celebrate the release of their new LP Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, with a special in-store performance and signing.
Sloucho Listening Party @ The Gas (6:30pm)
Sloucho and District Music are hosting a listening party to celebrate the release of his newest project ‘Broken Spirit’.
Swervedriver @ Whelan’s (7:30pm)
The Oxford shoegaze band, heavier than most of their peers, back in Whelan’s.
Ahmed, with Jazz!, Pippa Molony, Open Mic @ Arthur’s
Sleepover Club presents:Ahmed, with Love will be performing with live jazz/soul renditions of his tunes backed up by a live band.
Caitlín Nic Gabhann @ The Sugar Club
An Ciúnas launch. The concertina player launches her second solo album, hosted by Radie Peat of Lankum with special guests.
Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly @ Vicar Street
The Kíla singer and the filmmaker in their duo at Vicar Street.
Basht. outstore performance @ The Grand Social
SpinDizzy present a record shop outstore for the Dublin band, ahead of their sold-out Button Factory show on Saturday.
Deep Forest @ The Workman’s Club (7:30pm)
The Deep Forest story began in the early 90s in the North of France with the intention of mixing ethnic music with their own electronic and jazz sounds.
Metronome: Gigi Masin @ National Concert Hall (8:30pm)
The Venetian ambient composer, whose 1980s records were rediscovered a decade ago, plays the NCH’s contemporary series with Homebeat.
Softdrink Millionaire @ The Grand Social
Dublin alt-rock band in the Ballroom.
Tessio @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Derry folk band upstairs.
Doctor Millar @ Little Whelan’s
The revered Dublin songwriter does a spoken word gig.
The Mersey Beatles @ 3Olympia Theatre
A Beatles tribute from Liverpool.
Scull Duggery: a night for Hugh Scully @ Lost Lane (8pm til late)
Dublin music heads gather for a fundraiser in memory of Hugh Scully. Lineup: Arveene, Aidan Kelly, Billy Scurry, Dave Davin, Donal Dineen, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Nialler9, Marcus O’Laoire ,Muggy, P. Disconaut, Sally Cinnamon, Shay Hannon.
Red Bull Turn It Up @ Button Factory (9pm)
The DJ competition’s Irish final. Hosted by Leah Hayden Cassidy and Tara Kumar. Followed by a set from Red Bull Turn It Up 2026 National Winner, with DJ Onai closing out the night.
WIRED @ Project Arts Centre (7:45pm – Late)
A neuro-friendly club night.
yes chef! @ The Workman’s Club (Midnight)
Midnight Show from upcoming Irish band who launch their debut single.
Friday November 6th
Sorcha Richardson @ The Academy
The Dublin songwriter steps up to The Academy after the release of Draw The Outline.
Pelican and No Spill Blood @ Whelan’s (7:30pm)
The Chicago instrumental metal band with Dublin’s No Spill Blood in support, which is a bill.
Nerina Pallot @ The Workman’s Club (7:30pm)
Singular Artists present the English songwriter.
Gently Tender @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The band formed from the remains of Palma Violets.
Landless, Seamus Hyland @ The Sugar Club
Irish vocal folk quartet and experimental accordion support.
Columbia Mills @ Bello Bar
Irish retro rock band.
Power of Dreams @ Opium
This marks the band’s first Irish performance with the original lineup since 2010.
Clubs and DJs
Hunee: Hunchin’ all night long @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
The Berlin-based selector, as good a house and disco DJ as anyone going, takes the whole night at Fidelity.
Block x Asahi Super Dry: Special Request @ block. (11pm, WIN TICKETS)
Paul Woolford’s jungle and hardcore alias play a special event with support from Derv and Emma Kearns preceded by listening bar events with Marcus O’Laoire and Emmy Shigeta.
The Pale Events 001 @ Hen’s Teeth (9pm)
First edition of a new night.
Modeselektor (DJ set) @ Button Factory (11pm)
Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary play a rare DJ set for the Button Factory’s BF30 series, the original Berlin bass party let loose on Curved Street until 3am.
Stacked x Sense: Soichi Terada live, RIRIA @ Wigwam (11pm)
The Japanese house veteran plays live, with RIRIA.
dublon @ The Workman’s Club (11:50pm)
Selective Memory present the Dublin debut of the jazz-house producer. Grilled Lobster.
Cormac’s residency with Josh Caffé @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Cormac’s monthly with the London DJ as guest.
Eddie Halliwell and Mauro Picotto @ Index (11pm)
Two trance and techno veterans in one room.
Hang Dai 10 Year Party @ Hang Dai Chinese (10pm)
The restaurant marks ten years with Spraoi Mór, Karl Guest, Nev Jio, Pat Hyland and Billy Scurry.
Real Talks Art x Pygmalion @ Pygmalion (11pm)
Meg., Royce Larøca and Waximum.
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Saturday November 7th
Dublin Beatles Festival @ The Workman’s Club (2pm)
An afternoon of Lennon v McCartney and Lenin & Lionel, a Beatles table quiz at 3pm, and The Newspaper Taxi Men and Fiach Moriarty at 8pm.
RA25 Unlocked: community building panel @ Flux Studios (3pm)
Roo Honeychild, Jowy Ahia and Tadhg Kinsella talk club culture ahead of the Tengu party.
Mississippi Records: A People’s History of Music @ Anseo (6pm to late)
Label founder Eric Isaacson’s visual and sonic lecture on music scenes that endured under authoritarianism, presented with Hang Dai. Followed by afterparty in Hang Dai with Eric Isaacson, TWOC, DJ Scope, Will Dempsey, JB the Deejay, Christine Donald & the Pub Rockers.
Cat Power @ Vicar Street
Chan Marshall performs The Greatest in full, twenty years on from the record that brought her to Memphis soul.
Quiet Light @ Bello Bar
Texas-based producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Riya Mahesh. Her songs are, in her own words, “dream sequences” – Lynchian, liminal electropop sounds.
Kibo @ The Academy 2
Kwengletarians flock to their UK rap headliner.
The Undertones @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Derry band’s 50th anniversary tour.
Basht. @ Button Factory
The Dublin rock band’s biggest headline show yet. Sold out.
R.A The Rugged Man @ Lost Lane
New York rapper for a rare show.
Elephant Sessions @ Whelan’s
The Scottish neo-trad band in the main room.
ECM 2026: Vijay Iyer solo piano @ National Concert Hall
A solo set from the American pianist and composer, one of the most serious bookings of the ECM run.
Boo Seeka @ The Sound House
Australian electronic pop.
Akrobat and AINM @ Curveball
A night of indie, electronica, art-rock and dream-pop.
Oliver Cole @ The Cobblestone
Irish singer-songwriter. Wingspan 1 year anniversary show.
Clubs and DJs
Day Fever @ The Academy (3pm)
The daytime mainstream disco for people who want to be home by nine.
Tengu presents RA25 @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Resident Advisor’s 25th birthday lands in Dublin, with the lineup held back until the night.
DJ Poolboi and sunflwr @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Selective Memory present the Texan lo-fi house producer.
JakoJako live, Americhord live and Mode_1 @ Wigwam (11pm)
Two live modular sets, the Berghain resident JakoJako among them.
New Jackson live and DJ @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
David Kitt’s club alias with a live set and DJ to follow.
Uphony presents The Last Dance @ The Racket Space (11pm)
A farewell night for the series.
Paradox: Blueprints @ Wigwam (11pm)
Drum and bass in the basement.
Lips2Ears Outside The Box: OTB FM 2 @ Curveball (10pm)
Outside The Box DJ party run starts upstairs at the Button Factory. Jarkin, Emma Tara, hellokt, Sleepyhead, Lana Hayes, Sean Ruane
Obscura underwear party @ The Sound House (11pm)
The queer party returns.
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Sunday November 8th
Triskele, Red Union and S.A.R.N @ The Sound House (1:30pm)
An all-ages afternoon of heavy bands.
Other Voices: Home @ Guinness Storehouse (7pm)
Iceage play their first Irish show since 2018, alongside Cormac Begley, Quiet Light, Aaron Rowe and JayaHadADream, with MayKay hosting. €10 tickets, all proceeds to the Guinness Dublin 8 Community Fund, last entry 8pm, over 21s.
Modern Lovers: MGNA Crrrta and ideasforconversations @ The Grand Social
The first night of Foggy Notions’ new multi-venue programme, running to November 16th. MGNA Crrrta is the electronic duo of Farheen Khan and Ginger Scott, making music that channels Ke$ha, Grimes and Crystal Castles into something they call an angsty endless daydream. New York dance duo Ideasforconversations bring glitchcore breaks and vocal chops that sound unfamiliar and nostalgic at once on support.
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
Another Vicar Street Sunday for the Kildare man.
Robert Lester Folsom @ The Workman’s Club
Foggy Notions present the Georgia songwriter whose 1976 private press album Music and Dreams became a collector’s grail.
Joachim Cooder and Adriano Viterbini @ Whelan’s
Ry Cooder’s son on drums and mbira with the Italian guitarist.
Fiachra Lennon and Si Schroeder @ Little Whelan’s
Two Irish songwriters share the small room.
Jon Allen @ The Sound House (7:30pm)
The English folk-soul songwriter.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday, with a DJ from 9pm.
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Monday November 9th
Underscores @ Button Factory
The hyperpop producer’s first Dublin headline show, with a Double-U Dublin club night at Tengu after featuring umru, Gupi and Subtle.ire from 11pm. Sold out.
Mike Viola @ Whelan’s
Producer, musician, songwriter and singer. He is widely recognised for his work with Panic! at the Disco, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis, Fall Out Boy and Mandy Moore.
We-Bloom @ Quinns, Drumcondra
The showcase night returns after six years with the first of three free shows. Will, Whisht, the Jordan Higgins Quartet and Cormac O’Driscoll.
Deer park @ Bello Bar
Modern Lovers Festival. Deer park is the music of Andy Santella, whose variegated soundworld spans close-mic’d bedroom guitar pop, low-lidded rap, and hard-slapping production for the likes of fakemink, jackzebra, and Jawnino. Curbside Lambsear support.
Niall Horan @ 3Arena
The Dinner Party tour. Two nights, also Tuesday.
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.
