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Niall Byrne

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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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Björk’s Dublin Cornucopia show on sale this week

Here’s a bank holiday Monday surprise. Björk has announced that she will bring her Cornucopia…

Chance The Rapper’s sappy wedding album (Podcast)

Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches argues about festival billings, Marika Hackman, Beastie Boys vegan trainers & ‘Old Town Road’ breaks records.

Beatyard say it may have to move from Dun Laoghaire harbour next year

With its fifth edition approaching in Dun Laoghaire this year with artists like Jungle, Marc…

All Together Now stage times 2019

We’re are days away from the festival’s second outing.

Watch Lizzo slay her NPR Tiny Desk Concert

It’s a “tiny-ass” desk concert with ‘Juice’, ‘Truth Hurts’ and ‘Cuz I Love You’.

Broken Social Scene cancel all European dates due to illness

Bad news for Irish and European fans.

Lankum performing at the 2018 Folk Awards.
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards looking for emerging artist entries

After debuting last year, the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards will return with a live…

Listen to this week’s Nialler9 New Music Playlist

Music from DJ Seinfeld, Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Ross From Friends, DJ Shadow, Shura and more.

Versatile, Songs of the summer & the art of Ghostface Killah (Podcast)

Satire, stereotypes, ticket scalping, summer magic & a new book about Ghostface Killah.

DJ Shadow & De La Soul link up on the old-school ‘Rocket Fuel’

The track is from Shadow’s forthcoming album.

Here are the tracks that make up the Lumo Club Chart this month

Our selection of music ahead of this Saturday’s 46th Lumo Club.

Here are our songs of the Summer

From ‘Juice’ to ‘Jet Black’; it’s the most important accolade of the season.

The best albums of 2019 so far (Podcast)

Nialler & Andrea process the albums released in 2019 at the half way point.

Hear a Pillow Queens ‘Gay Girls’ remix by Elaine Mai

Serial producer maestro Elaine Mai has turned her hand to a remix of Pillow Queens’…

All Together Now add Moodymann, Josh Wink, Or.La, Jayda G, Park Hye Jin & more

Arcadia and AVA reveal their stages.

Beirut Dublin shows cancelled due to laryngitis

Bad news for Beirut fans looking forward to the upcoming Dublin dates this August. The…

Lizzo is coming to Dublin in November

She got the Juice.

Listen to this week’s Nialler9 New Music Playlist

Music from Octavian, The Chats, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes), Rosalia, Holy Ghost! and more.

“Sick of the slick” with guests Wyvern Lingo & King Princess (Podcast)

Thom Yorke, Glasto, an interview with King Princess and guest cohosts Caoimhe and Saoirse of Wyvern Lingo.

There’s an 8-piece band playing songs from soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in Dublin next week

Fans of the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City may want to mark their…