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Monday March 11th
- Doja Cat @ The Academy Green Room (€23+)
Idiosyncratic LA-based hip-hop artist. - We Bloom: Moylan, Ellie O’Neill, Loguos @ The Workmans’ Club (Free)
Some free and inspiring folk music. - The Gloaming @ NCH (Sold Out)
The final night in brillant traditional Irish music group’s annual residency.
Tuesday March 12th
- Colter Wall @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
Canadian old timey balladeer. - Alexis Kings @ The Workman’s Club (€6+)
Four piece rock band from St.Albans. - Nobody’s Heroes @ Whelan’s (€7+)
Irish rock group. - TeaParty: IMNOTYOURMATE, Aimie @ Wigwam (10.30pm, €10+)
Aimie from Le Boom among DJs spinning tunes at Tea Party’s second birthday. - Red Bull: Basement Traxx @ Everleigh (11pm, Free)
Red Bull run a DJ battle.
Wednesday March 13th
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- The Dark Side Of The Moon Vinyl Session @ The Big Romance (€5+)
Vinyl listening party for one of the most iconic albums of all time. - Brother Ali @ The Sugar Club (€24+)
American MC and community activist. - Crvena Jabuka @ The Academy (€28+)
Long serving Bosnian rock pop group. - Burner Records: Arbu, Sick Nanley @ The Big Romance (Free)
Dublin Urban music label offers up tunes from two of its artists. - Big Fridge, SpaceVolk @ Drop Dead Twice (€7+)
Local alternative funk groups. - The Circle Sessions @ Hely’s (Free)
Singer songwriter and spoken word night.
Thursday March 14th
- Standing, Sitting, Lying Down @ City Assembly House, South William Street (€12, 7pm, 9pm)
St.Patrick’s Festival. composers Simon Cullen and Michael Gallen with a unique immersive audio visual performance - Sing Along Social: Westlife vs. Boyzone @ The Sugar Club (€10+)
You already know this will be LIT. We already know you secretly love Westlife. - P.O.D. & Alien Ant Farm @ The Button Factory (€29+)
All the 2010 central bank kids will be there. - Cormac Begley & Friends @ Pepper Canister (€17)
St.Patrick’s Festival. With Lisa O’Neill, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Libby McCrohan, Stephen James Smith & Donal Dineen. - A. Smyth @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€11+)
Dublin-based singer-songwriter. - MiniSoul Early: Bruno Grecchi, Royce Laroca, Do-Funkk @ Tengu (Free)
Italo-disco in broad daylight. - Gigonometry: No Audio Dialogue, Arco Arena, Kelso @ The Workmans (€11+)
Well known promoters host three Irish indie groups. - Night Lovell @ The Academy (€20+)
Canadian MC and vocalist. - Konspiracy: Josh Coakley @ The Academy (10.30pm, €5+)
The new club night goes hard on the house vibes.
Friday March 15th
- D1 25th Anniversary Record Launch & Retrospective Exhibition @ Hen’s Teeth (6pm, Free)
A six-piece vinyl album set featuring 55 new tracks from 45 Irish and international artists launched. - Hatchlings, Baby Witch @ The Workman’s Club (€6+)
Irish indie group indie group host a single launch. - Standing, Sitting, Lying Down @ City Assembly House, South William Street (€12, 7pm, 9pm)
St.Patrick’s Festival. composers Simon Cullen and Jennifer Moore with a unique immersive audio visual performance - Royal Yellow X Senu @ The Grand Social (€16+)
Joint headline set for two of Irish music’s very exciting artists. - Culture Vultures with Iarla Ó Lionáird & Steve Cooney @ The Sound House (€18)
Conversations and music with Tony Clayton-Lea - Saba @ The Academy (€20+)
American rapper and producer. - Nicki Minaj, Juice WRLD @ 3 Arena (€69+)
One of hip-hop’s superstars. - Attention Bebe @ The Grand Social (11pm, €7+)
Late nite party vibes. - Paul Woolford @ Pyg (€10+)
A name to reckon with in Techno. - Daniel John Paxton, Sonja Sleator @ Sin E (€5+)
Dublin based singer songwriter. - Conor Walsh Lucid Album Launch @ The Sugar Club (€15+)
Released three years after his death. Donal Dineen does the afters. - Moot Tapes @ Bernard Shaw (Free)
The ambient/electronica label has a showcase night. - Feel Like Jumping @ Berlin D2 (Free)
DJ Tom Lowe takes up the reigns for the night. - This Land @ The Civic Tallaght (€12+)
A music/spoken word Patrick’s Day festival performance featuring Farah Elle among others. - Sasha @ Opium (10pm, €16+)
Have a dance now, see you later. - Human Error: Damiano Von Erckert, Adamant @ The Button Factory (11pm, €5+)
A big night of house. - Disco Anocht: Snakes In The Grass @ Club Chonradh na Gaeilge (11pm)
This Irish disco night has really been taking off as of late. - Lepton: Jensen Interceptor, Giles Armstron, Endrift @ Wigwam (€13+)
Electro DJ named after iconic car. - Oslo: Bob Skeleton, Skinner @ The Workmans (11pm, Free)
Skinner is one of our hotly tipped new Irish artists. - Attention Bébé @ The Grand Social (€7, 11pm)
Dublin’s best cover band. - Moving Still, Daire Carolan, Kixx @ Hang Dai (11pm, Free)
Dublin DJ with Saudi roots who produces disco bangers.
Saturday March 16th
- David Donohoe Live @ Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery, RHA (6pm, €12)
immersive multi-screen surround-sound installation about a city on the move. Built around the Dublin photographs of Eamonn Doyle, with production design by Niall Sweeney, sound by David Donohoe and the voice of author Kevin Barry. - Pyg & Powerscourt: Matador, Ame @ Pygmalion (€16+)
You know it’s a big event when Powerscourt opens up the whole space. - Rub A Dub: Serial Killaz, Ras Tinny, Madkilla, Jahngstall-day Wigwam (€12+)
The Rub-A-Dub crew are throwing an all day party with tons of dub raggae vibes. - WOB! @ Sin E (€5+)
Serbian/Irish drummer and producer. - Valhalla, Callous Crows, Daser @ Bello Bar (€9+)
A fresh night of local talent. - This Land @ NCH (€12+)
Spoken word/Storytelling event featuring Farah Elle and more as part of weekend festival - Psychotic Reactions: Stone Sea, Mars Needs Guitars @ Fibbers (Free)
A host of local rock and garage rock bands. - Acid Moon: Jula Tekno Republic, Dany 23, Alex @ Commercial Rowing Club (10pm, €10+)
Hardcord techno all night in an unusual setting. - The Building Society: Quiton Campbell, DART, Karl Guest @ Opium Club (10.30pm, €11+)
A night of alternative dance music. - Lumo 42 @ Tengu (10.30pm, €7+)
Will do the voodoo they do so well. - Index: Ben Sims & Cailin @ 39/40 (11PM,€11+)
Index always at the forefront of techno nights in the capital. - Souletiquette @ Tengu (€8+, 11pm)
R&B vibes upstairs. - Colours: Bobofunk b2b Handsome Paddy. Smokey, Jeff Byrne, b2b Rory Dowling @ The Lighthouse Dun Laoghaire (€6+)
The absolute suss in terms of local talent. DJs and MCs abound.
Sunday March 17th
- The Muskerry Queen of Song with Donal Dineen, Eilish Ní Thuama, & Eithne Ní Chatháin @ City Assembly House (€12, 2pm)
An Afternoon of Musical Stories Inspired by Elizabeth Cronin - Telephones All Day BYOB: Wastefellow, Hayley Disco Medusa, Pablo, Joma, Papa Lou @ Pallas Projects (Sold Out)
Will be a buzz for sure. - Sim Simma all-day party @ Lucky’s (Free, 2pm)
Sim Simma Residents + Special Guests TBA - Sing Along Social Paddy’s Day @ MVP (€)
- DJ Deece, Colin Perkins, Calum Kennedy, Justyna Koss @ Pyg (€5+, 4pm)
Deece among the DJs in Powerscourt on Paddy’s day. - Choice Cuts: Scary Eire @ The Sugar Club (Sold Out)
Iconic Dublin MCs. - Seen & Heard @ Pepper Canister Church (€16, 6pm)
Featuring: Fehdah, Anna Mieke, Caoi De Barra, Dowry - Bubblegum, Hank LW @ The Lighthouse (Free)
An all day garden party featuring the best in disco tunes. - It Ain’t Easy Being Green: Bobofunk, Mercy, Salvation @ Bernard Shaw (Free)
Another all-day party, this time in the Shaw. - D1 25th Anniversary Party @ Tengu (€20+)
A big event for the seminal dance label’s 25th birthday. - Wowembeen X Telephones: Yankari, Super Silly, Donal Dineen, Herzog TV @ Button Factory (10pm, €10+)
An eclectic mix of Irish music guaranteed to get the feet moving. - BBAC: Lone, Fio Fa, Brien, Helen O’Dea & Daire Carolan @ Wigwam (11pm, €13+)
All City organised event features plenty of vibrant dance music, - Mother: Kelly Anne Byrne @ The Hub (11pm, €10+)
Mother events ALWAYS a good time. - Index: FJAAK @ 39/40 (€20+)
Dutch techno boyband.
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.
