The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week
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All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Tuesday July 19th
NOFOMO @ The Grand Social
4 new bands for €5. New music showcase.
Candy’s Guilt, Dog Day Afternoon, Sauce Gang @ The Sound House
Sound House Rising night.
Wednesday July 20th
Peter Broderick, McCloud Zicmuse @ Bello Bar
Homebeat presents the American folk artist.
Tebi Rex, Bricknasty, Daire Patel @ The Sound House
As part of the Jameson Connects series in the venue this month.
Last Apollo @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin artist Lucy Rice has just released the debut EP Ordinary Matter.
Fat Freddy’s Drop @ Vicar Street
New Zealand seven-piece band of dub, reggae and electronica.
Trousdale, Carron @ Whelan’s Upstairs
American melodic pop trio. ‘Love’
Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet @ The Sugar Club
BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year
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Thursday July 21st
Carsie Blanton @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Americana musician also plays Limerick on Wednesday
NARA, Johnny Climax @ The Workmans Cellar
DJ Mr 404NOTFOUND, Philly-soul from John Alex. Rap, R&B, a bit of Pop.
Tung in Cheek, Big Sleep & Ganzy @ The Sound House
Fluttertone presents the three live acts. Tung In Cheek live.
DLRM X BOK Presents @ The Sound House (10pm)
EMBY, SiofSelects, Pauline, J Dooley.
Friday July 22nd
Stoat @ The Workman’s Cellar
The Dublin alternative band’s first show in four years. ‘Let’s Go Out’
TOSHÍN @ The Lighthouse, Dun Laoghaire
Funk Fridays.
Danny G & the Major 7ths, Sister Fenix @ The Sugar Club
9 piece soul band, support from Jess Kav & Senita Appiakorang’s new band and We 3 Kings DJs.
IMMA Nights: Úna Keane @ IMMA (7pm)
Music in the Courtyard
Kudos @ The Grand Social
A bi-monthly electronic night exploring the sounds of Acid/ Breaks/ Detroit.
Gavin James @ Whelan’s
The Sweetest Part album launch
Strength N.I.A., Ronan Group @ The Hut, Phibsborough
Derry alternative band. Here they are live.
Irish producer and singer-songwriter. Wasted
John Gomez, David Kitt @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Series of paid parties in the Szechuan Chinese disco bar of choice.
Paula Temple @ Index (11pm)
Index x Subject & Four Four Magazine with Maedbh O’ Connor, Aeron XTC, Mode_1, Sam Greenwood x Aero
LOST: with DJ HEARTSTRING @ Tengu (11pm)
“Trance infused eurodance” plus Tamisya and Becky
Slither: Double O @ Wigwam Basement (11pm)
Tamen, Ambit and Executive Steve
Shock Out Session @ The Bernard Shaw (10pm)
From the Holler & Luups shows on Dublin Digital Radio, a dance party with music to make you jump and jack.
Saturday July 23rd
More than the Reverb @ IMMA (6:30pm)
Featuring contributions from singer Mbongeuh Angwi Tah, contemporary vocalist and visual artist Ceara Conway with Mary Barnecutt, singer and storyteller Thomas McCarthy, and poet Samuel Yakura, and recordings courtesy of Em’kal Eyongakpa.
Melter, Beauty Pageant, Púcas @ The Bernard Shaw
Bodytonic Music Presents: Melter are an indie punk band from Dublin.
Scustin, Fizzy Orange @ Workmans Cellar
Larry & The Lads make alt-live jazz-influenced story-lead songs set in their local pub.
Zinoleesky @ Button Factory
Nigerian pop rapper.
Damaged Goods @ Thomas House
DJs playing post-punk, new wave and synth pop
The Beat @ Opium Rooms
Legendary 2-Tone Ska Reggae Group
Sun Mahshene @ Thomas House
Alt-rock. Launching their new EP – Closing Circles
ORWELLS ’84 @ Whelan’s
Melodic trad pop band from Dundalk. Cailín
Laurent Garnier documentary Off the Record @ The Sugar Club
A new documentary about the iconic French electronic music producer and DJ Laurent Garnier. Second screening.
Conor ‘Da Freak’ Creaney, New Jackson @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Series of paid parties in the Szechuan Chinese disco bar of choice.
Julia Louise Knifefist @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11:30pm)
The Midnight Hour is free if you apply for the list at the link above.
Lumo Club with DJ Lolz @ Tengu (11pm)
Galway DJ Lolz is this month’s special summer guest playing her favourite not-so-guilty pleasures.
Plant Bass’d Presents: Plus One @ Wigwam (11pm)
Breaks and 2step: Plus One (FKA Matt Finnegan), E the Artist & Lychee, OISÍN.
Club Comfort : Fête Del Comfort @ Commercial Rowing Club
With Lghght, Little O (IE), Fraq, Dj Egg, Postive Bryan, E The Artist
DIG X RLSD Records @ The Sugar Club (11pm)
Jon Hussey, Philip Galvin Jnr, Rustal, Vlad, Con Allen, Johno, Kenny Hanlon
Mother Club @ Lost Lane (11pm)
The queer disco and electro pop party is on every Saturday with DJs including Rocky, Ruth Kavanagh, Phil Boyle and Billy Scurry.
Space x Instinct presents: Cassie Raptor @ The Sound House (11pm)
French Techno DJ.
Dubdogz @ Button Factory (11pm)
Brazilian electronic duo.
Sunday July 24th
Silva @ Button Factory
Brazilian dream-pop.
Monday July 25th
Nebula + The Atomic Bitchwax @ The Grand Social
Nebula is an American rock band formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano upon departing Fu Manchu in 1997.
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