The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week.
Highlights: Bank Holiday festival season with Castlepalooza and Indiependence (and Oxegen), Blur @ IMMA, a Monster Hero gig in an opticians, the Hot 8 Brass Band, a Harmless Noise gig, Damson Diner hosts 20 DJs and Forza Italo.
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Tuesday July 30th
- The Ruby Sessions @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic/folk] Eamonn Barrett (Royseven), Ultan Conlon, The Enemies and Leni Morisson. - Jimmy Cobb, Pee Wee Ellis & The Jazzheads @ The Sugar Club (€33.50, 9pm)
[Jazz] Players with the Four Tops, Temptations, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves.
Wednesday July 31st
- Seamus Fogarty, The Man Whom, I Have a Tribe @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Folk] A night of folk headlined by Fence Records’ artist Fogarty. Presented by Kinfolk.
Thursday August 1st
- Blur, Bat For Lashes, The Strypes @ IMMA, Kilmainham (€62.50.€68.50)
[Outdoor] Blur’s only UK/Ireland date this year. - Banter: A conversation with Peter Hook @ Twisted Pepper (€8, Free with a Blur ticket, 6pm)
[Talk] Joy Division/New Order man talks to Jim Carroll. - Monster Hero Presents: School Tour, Magic Pockets, I Heart The Monster Hero @ Molloy and Dowling Dispensing Opticians (€8)
[Indie] A gig in an optician’s also with Beams On Toast DJs. - Fiach, Gavin Glass,Eric McGrath, Carol Flaherty @ Whelan’s (€5)
[Singer-songwriter] Nice stuff from Fiach – ‘Lullabye’. - Sisters and The Vincent(s) @ The Odessa Club (€5)
[Rock] Fuzz and noise rock. - Four Four presents Tim Green @ The Pygmalion (€10/€8, 10pm)
[Dance] House & Techno DJ. - Peter Hook DJ set @ Twisted Pepper (€10/€12, 10:30pm)
[DJ] With Big Dish Go and Junior Spesh DJs.
Friday August 2nd
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€50 for moat camping, €65 no camping, €35 for Sunday ticket)
An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with lots of good bands,electronic acts & DJs. Feturing Ghostpoet, Le Galaxie, Ships, CSS, Fight Like Apes, Luke Vibert & more. Stage times. - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for camping, €79 no camping, €45 day ticket)
Indie-rock leaning festival featuring BellX1, Kodaline, De La Soul, Bastille, We Are Scientists, ASIWYFA, Toby Kaar & more. Stage times. - Oxegen @ Punchestown, Kildare (€149 for weekend, €49 for Saturday/Sunday ticket)
Chart, pop and dance take over the franchise. Calvin Harris, Gueta, Snoop Dogg. Stage times.
- Blur 21: The Exhibition @ Irish Museum Of Modern Art (12pm-8pm daily, Free)
[Exhibition] Runs til August 6th. - Bad Manners @ The Village (€20)
[Ska] 2-tone party band still at it. - Hot 8 Brass Band, Ajo Arqestra @ The Sugar Club (€17.50)
[Brass] Plus Handsome Paddy & Lil Dave on the decks. - PEST (Ninja Tune) @ The Grand Social (€12)
[Electro/jazz/funk] Plus Bebop & Rocksteady, Fedka the Irritant & thatboytim (Bop Gun) - Lunar Disko Birthday @ Sweeney Mongrel (€5, 10pm)
[DJ] 8th birthday in the basement: John Heckle LIVE, Andrew Ingram & Jasper Shaw.
Saturday August 3rd
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€50 for moat camping, €65 no camping, €35 for Sunday ticket)
An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with lots of good bands,electronic acts & DJs. Feturing Ghostpoet, Le Galaxie, Ships, CSS, Fight Like Apes, Luke Vibert & more. Stage times. - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for camping, €79 no camping, €45 day ticket)
Indie-rock leaning festival featuring BellX1, Kodaline, De La Soul, Bastille, We Are Scientists, ASIWYFA, Toby Kaar & more. Stage times. - Oxegen @ Punchestown, Kildare (€149 for weekend, €49 for Saturday/Sunday ticket)
Chart, pop and dance take over the franchise. Calvin Harris, Gueta, Snoop Dogg. Stage times.
- Totally Dublin presents: Diamond Dagger, Forza Italo DJs, Jet Setter @ Button Factory (Free, 9pm)
[Electronic] Synthesizers, Italo and surf-rock. - Harmless Noise presents: Flying Buttresses, MynameisJohn @ Siteation (€8, BYOB)
[Hip-hop/beats] Nay brings Galway/Clare artists to the capital. - The Mighty Stef, Knoxville Morning @ Whelan’s (€7)
[Rock] Playing The Sins Of St. Catherine in full. - Abstract presents Mathew Jonson @ The Pygmalion (€8/€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Co-Founder at Wagon Repair, member of Cobblestone Jazz plays firs Irish show since 2008. - POGO: Culture Shock presents Raresh @ Twisted Pepper (€13/€15, 11pm)
[Dance] Romanian DJ / member of RPR Soundsystem does it like this.
Sunday Bank Holiday August 4th
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€50 for moat camping, €65 no camping, €35 for Sunday ticket)
An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with lots of good bands,electronic acts & DJs. Feturing Ghostpoet, Le Galaxie, Ships, CSS, Fight Like Apes, Luke Vibert & more. Stage times. - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for camping, €79 no camping, €45 day ticket)
Indie-rock leaning festival featuring BellX1, Kodaline, De La Soul, Bastille, We Are Scientists, ASIWYFA, Toby Kaar & more.. Stage times. - Oxegen @ Punchestown, Kildare (€149 for weekend, €49 for Saturday/Sunday ticket)
Chart, pop and dance take over the franchise. Calvin Harris, Gueta, Snoop Dogg. Stage times.
- Maker: DIY workshop @ Storm Studios, Rathmines (€39 up, (9:30am/1pm)
[Make/do] Build and customise your own musical instruments, effects and equipment. - Gung Ho @ Damson Diner (5pm, €7 late entry )
[DJs] 20 DJs playing house and disco in the basement and outdoor terrace. - 12 Sundays @ The Bernard Shaw (3pm, Free)
[Party] Tim Blake [Kleine Reise], Ger Z, Conor L, Conor Dunne - Tandem Felix, Jetsetter, My Mind Races & more @ The Workman’s Club (7pm, Free)
[Live] Irish bands play a free gig for Bank Holiday Sunday. - Bedlam and Abstract present David August @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
[Dance] Berlin producer // Soundcloud. - Forza Italo: Rago & Farina @ Odessa Club (€15/€12 advance, 6pm)
[Italo] First live set in 25 years from Italo legends and more. - Derrick May @ Twisted Pepper (€16/€14, 11pm)
[Dance] Detroit legend plays 3/4 hour set.
Monday August 5th
- Breakfast Club @ The Dark Horse Inn (7am, €10)
[DJs] Early house DJ sets. - The Grand Social and Ubangi Stomp Club present Durango 14 @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Surf music] “The Spanish kings of Surf n’ Roll”..
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.
