A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to leave your picks in the comments.
A special bumper gig guide covering all Christmas and New Year’s Eve gigs of notice. If you know of any other relevant NYE events taking place stick them in the comments. A special mention for State’s third annual Midnight Mass with We Are Losers, We Cut Corners, Sleep Thieves plus three special guest bands also playing at The Mercantile on Wednesday 22nd. It’s FREEEEEEEE and kicks off at 9pm.
Monday 20th December
- Fundraiser: Adela & The Meanits, Gavin Glass, Sweet Jane, Hamlet Sweeney, Brian Brody, Lisa McLaughlin @ Crawdaddy (€5) – To raise funds to buy musical instruments for local kids whose families can’t afford Santa this year.
- Mark Greaney (ex-JJ72) @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Office Christmas Party for the Unemployed @ The Grand Social (Free entry for the unemployed)
Tuesday 21st December
- Villagers @ Vicar St (€25)
- Exchange Fundraiser: Cloud Castle Lake, CrayonSmith, The Danger Is, Niamh De Barra (5.30pm, €8)
- Phantom Music Quiz @ The Sugar Club (€50 for a team of 5, 7.30pm)
Wednesday 22nd December
- State’s Midnight Mass: We Are Losers, We Cut Corners, Sleep Thieves plus 3 special guest bands, DJs @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- Rescheduled to January 14th –
The Richter Collective Christmas Party – Not Squares, BATS, Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Enemies, Logikparty & more @ Button Factory (€12) - Cancelled:
A Tribute to the legendary Derek Nally: Ham Sandwich, Blink, The Ghandis, Pugwash & more @ Whelan’s (€15) - Dark Room Notes, Meljoann @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Villagers @ Vicar St (€25)
Thursday 23rd December
- The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra, Nick Carswell & The Elective Orchestra, EleventyFour @ Whelan’s (€10)
- OSAKA Xmas Party: Thread Pulls, Hunter-Gatherer, Hulk & visuals by Red Fern @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Power of Dreams, The Sultans of Ping, The Frank & Walters @ The Academy (€27.50)
- Christmas Cassette @ The Grand Social (Free, 11.30pm)
- All City, ChoiceCuts Xmas Party @ Kennedys (€5, 10pm)
Sunday 26th December (St. Stephen’s Day)
- Father Ted Day @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
- Pogo: Basque Soul, Handsome Paddy, Mano Le Tough, Jon Averill & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Monday 27th December
- Performance: 100 bands over 5 stages, Workshops (full listing of bands etc) @ Whelan’s, The Village (€12, 10.30am-til late)
- The Jimmy Cake @ The Grand Social (€10)
Tuesday 28th December
Wednesday 29th December
- The Dubliners @ Vicar Street (€42)
Thursday 30th December
- Something Happens @ Whelan’s (€22)
- The Dubliners @ Vicar Street (€42)
Friday 31st December (New Year’s Eve)
Dublin
- And So I Watch You From Afar, Jogging, Hunter-Gatherer @ Whelan’s (€20)
- Les Savy Fav, Not Squares, The Redneck Manifesto, U:mack DJs @ Button Factory (€20)
- NYE: Ewan Pearson, Great Lakes Mystery, Krystal Klear, All City DJs & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15)
- Forward/Slash & Come As Soon As You Hear @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
- R.S.A.G, The Holy Roman Army, Cloud Castle Lake,The Kilo 1977, plus the R.S.A.G. Soundsystem @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
- Turning Pirates Mixed Tape New Years Eve Party: Cathy Davey, David O’Doherty, Lisa Hannigan, Gavin Glass, Jape & More @ Vicar Street (€35)
- The Japanese Popstars, Kormac’s Big Band & more @ Tripod (€22.50)
- Phantom 105.2: Fight Like Apes & guests @ The Village (€20)
Galway
- The Cast Of Cheers, Le Galaxie, Lost Chord, Enemies, We Are Losers @ Roisin Dubh (€20/€15 advance)
Playlist
Lethal B – POW 2011 SKREAMIX>>>>>> by SKREAMIZM
And So I Watch You From Afar – Straight Through The Sun
Hands Up Who Wants To Die – Fish And Rashers
Dark Room Notes – We Love You Dark Matter – 01 – Elm
Weight by thread pulls
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.
I really can’t wait for Les Savy. I’ve only seen them one other time, and they were stunning. He really is the best front man of any band I’ve seen, since Iggy Pop!
somadrone is playing the roisin dubh in galway tonite!