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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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Merchy Christmas is back featuring these 30 Irish bands selling their stuff

The annual Merchy Christmas market is back with Irish bands selling records and merch in…

The Jesus And Mary Chain for Irish, UK and European gigs & new album

The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced Irish, UK and European shows next year. To…

Forbidden Fruit: 6 acts you must see at the festival next year

The twelfth edition of the Dublin city festival Forbidden Fruit takes place next year on…

Borderline Festival @ The Workman’s Club this February

Borderline is a newly-announced weekender of new artists playing in The Workman’s Club in Dublin…

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AVA London weekender: Brian Eno, Marlon Hoffstadt, Or:la, Byron Yeates, Sloucho & more

AVA Festival has announced a multi-day, multi-venue weekender for London next year from February 29th…

L’Rain for Dublin gig

Brooklyn experimental genre-fluid artist Taja Cheek aka L’Rain has been announced for a Dublin show.…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide (November 28th – December 4th)

Highlights: CMAT, Gig for Gaza with Lankum and more, John Francis Flynn, Selló, Sorcha Richardson, BC Camplight, The Darkness, Lee Gamble, Sunil Sharpe, Electric Six, Melina Malone, Toshín, Irish Artists For Palestine.

Primavera Sound 2024 reveal day-by-day lineup

Primavera Sound Barcelona has revealed its day-by-day lineup poster for 30th May to 1st June…

Villagers and Lisa Hannigan share cover of ‘The Little Drummer Boy’

The festive season has begun. Villagers and Lisa Hannigan have released a cover of the…

The Staves
The Staves for Irish & UK shows

The Staves have announced their new album All Now, produced by John Congleton is to…

PJ Harvey to play only Irish show of 2024 in Belfast

Along with the announcement of Two Door Cinema Club this morning, PJ Harvey has been…

THE THE for Wider Than Pictures 2024 at Collin’s Barracks

The UK post-punk originators featuring singer and long-time member Matt Johnson The The have been…

Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club for Dublin, Belfast and Galway shows

The Bangor indie-trio Two Door Cinema Club have announced three outdoor shows for next summer.…

Podcast: The mystery & grand intimacy & Sufjan Stevens

Episode 234 is the latest in the occasional series of the podcast – Andrea’s favourite…

New albums out this week: Fish Go Deep, Trá Pháidín, Sunken Foal, Ordnance Survey & more

The best new releases out this week.

Otherside Festival presents The Ritual NYE party at Slane Castle: Krystal Klear, Sofia Kourtesis, Boots & Kats & more 

The producers of Otherside Festival are putting on a New Year’s Eve Party at Slane…

Yves Tumor.
The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: 21st – 27th November

Highlights: Queens Of The Stone Age, Daniel Avery, Optimo, David Holmes, Bricknasty, Le Boom, Yves Tumor, Morgana, Tandem Felix, William Basinski, Cigarettes After Sex, The Line, Jennifer Cardini, Bell X1, Sleaford Mods, Celaviedmai, Julie Byrne, Nextus, BDRMM, Yung Singh.

Young Hearts Run Free’s Yule show at Dalymount with Denise Chaila, Dónal Lunny, R.Kitt, Aoife Nessa Frances & more

Christmas must be on the way to Dublin as Young Hearts Run Free announce their…

Other Voices add Kae Tempest, Griff, Villagers, The Murder Capital & more for Dingle

Other Voices has added 6 acts to the lineup for the church in Dingle, along…

Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Shampain, X Club, The Scratch & more for Cork City Hall

Christmas At Cork City Hall sees a host of Irish artists play at Cork City Hall…