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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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Lumo Club is happening at the Workman’s Cellar on April 6th for the first time

Our long running club night Lumo is going on the road this year as it…

Leftfield
Leftfield for Galway Big Top show

Leftfield will play Galway International Arts Festival Big Top on July 19th. Last week, Leftfield…

Community Skratch Games is back in Galway this weekend

Galway’s annual Easter weekender centred around vinyl performances and turnablism returns for its upteenth year…

A Lazarus Soul
A Lazarus Soul announce new album No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens

Three of the Dublin band’s previous albums are also now on streaming services. A Lazarus…

Maxïmo Park for Dublin & Belfast shows

UK indie band Maxïmo Park announced a new single ‘Favourite Songs’ alongside UK and EU…

Justin Robertson.
David Holmes, Alexis Taylor & Justin Robertson for Limerick venue The Commercial series

Limerick venue The Commercial has a few interesting looking nights on the way from marquee…

Mother Pride Block Party lineup announced for Collin’s Barracks

Mother has announced the lineup and date for this year’s Mother Pride Block Party. Returning…

OXN
ØXN, Junior Brother and more for Music For Gaza Benefit Vicar Street gig

Vicar Street will host a night of music in aid of the people of Gaza…

Phoenix
Phoenix for Iveagh Gardens Dublin outdoor show

The French indie band Phoenix are playing an outdoor show this summer. It’s been seven…

Travis and Elzzz
Travis & Elzzz have the first ever Irish rap album at #1 in the Irish album charts

The Irish duo’s new release Doghouse is top of the Irish album charts. The Irish…

Cuba, Galway
Galway clubs Cuba & Electric to reopen this weekend

The well-known Galway club Cuba was an institution back in the day. The iconic Galway…

Guestlist: Slow Focus on tracks that define the low-BPM Dublin Sunday club night

Slow Focus is a low BPM, high buzz club night. Slow and low disco, boogie,…

Ria Rua
Director of Hit Like A Girl resigns after Irish artist Ria Rua details sexual harassment

The Irish artist Ria Rua is an singer and drummer we’ve featured over the last…

Kojaque
Kojaque drops new song ‘London Lido’ & Ballad Of Jackie Dandelion Director’s Cut album news

A Ballad Of Jackie Dandelion Director’s Cut version of Phantom of The Afters is coming…

Portishead.
Nialler9 Podcast: A deep dive into Portishead – Dummy (1994)

Dummy was a darker, stranger record that would become a trip-hop classic that paired hip-hop, jazz, and electronic textures with Beth Gibbons spine-tingling voice and twangy tremolo guitars that belong in spy movies.

A Winged Victory for the Sullen & Jóhann Jóhannsson’s final symphony for New Music Dublin festival next month

Billed as the festival of new music for curious minds, A Winged Victory for the…

Niamh Regan
Niamh Regan releases ‘Belly’, second single from new album Come As You Are

Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan releases the second single from her second album Come As You…

Night And Day adds dance/DJ lineup to the Roscommon festival this summer

Night And Day take places from. 28 to 30 June 2024 in Lough Key Forest…

Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion for Dublin 3Arena show

Rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her Hot Girl Summer Tour to Dublin. Megan…