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Monday December 3rd
- Gruff Rhys @ Button Factory (€23+)
Super Furry Animals frontman performs a selection of solo material. - Jon Cleary @ Whelan’s (€25+)
Funk and R&B artist takes a trip from his home town of New Orleans - The Waterboys @ Vicar Street (€44+)
Mike Scott and co. have been penning superb art pop for decades now - Kylie @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
Australian pop icon
Tuesday December 4th
- The Waterboys @ Vicar Street (€44+)
Mike Scott and co. have been penning superb art pop for decades now - Kylie @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
Australian pop icon - The Ruby Sessions: Secret special lineup @ Doyle’s (€7+)
Acoustic night in aid of Simon Community - The Circle Sessions Album Launch @ Workmans Club (€11+)
The weekly acoustic and spoken word night has put out a compilation album. Price includes a free copy.
Wednesday December 5th
- Rose Védrinelle @ The Big Romance (Free)
Midnight Disco and DDR DJ takes over the new spot for the night - Shiftwork, Amberman @ Berlin D2 (Free)
A night for people for hate christmas. Bah Humbug - SG Lewis @ Academy Green Room (€20+)
British electronic producer. ‘Dusk‘. - #SheSaidSoDublin: Music Streaming masterclass @ Liquor Rooms (7pm, Free but booking essential)
Organised by women working in the music industry in Dublin
Thursday December 6th
- Short Shorts @ Whelan’s (€10+)
High energy rock duo perform originals plus covers - Gigonometry: The False and the Fair, My Tribe Your Tribe, The Address, Cat Dowling
@ The Workman’s Club (€8)
Live music showcase regular night - Lauren Guillery @ Fibber’s
Rare show from singer-songwriter now based in Cork - Toast: Cromby @ Wah Wah Club (11pm, €8+)
Berlin-based Irish selector with appearances at the Warehouse Project and Boiler Room under his belt - Little Green Cars @ Vicar Street (€25)
The Irish indie group preview material from their forthcoming project - Liquid Disco @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Cosmic disco chuggers all night with Gav Elsted - Kojaque @ The Academy (Sold Out)
Irish MC whose Deli Daydreams LP is among our favorite releases of the year - Gigonometry: The False & The Fair, My Tribe Your Tribe @ Workmans Club (€6)
Local promoters offer up a healthy dose of Irish rock music.
Friday December 7th
- Bad Soup Records: Tribal Dance single launch @ The Grand Social (€8+)
Dublin math-rock group launch their new single. - As I Roved Out: YHRF Folk Club @ BelloBar (€17)
Lisa O’Neill, Ye Vagabonds, David Kitt, Spook of The Thirteenth Lock, Katie Kim and more - Gregory Alan Isakov @ The Academy (Sold Out)
South-African singer-songwriter and folk artist. - Don’t Worry About It: Rogue Poets @ The Lighthouse (€8+)
New promoter startup hosts a Dublin based hip-hop collective. - Nialler9 @ The Big Romance (8pm – close)
Taking over selector duties for a night in the new Parnell street venue - Midland @ Vicar Street (€25+)
American country music group take the trip over from Texas - Oslo: Bicurious @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 11pm)
Monthly late live night with a handpicked band - Thanks Brother @ Sound House (€19+)
Irish duo who’ve made big waves this year. ‘We Are Different‘. - The R&B Club @ Tengu (€6+)
Expect all things 90s R&B - Techno & Cans:Altern8 @ Wigwam (11pm, €11+)
Does what it says on the tin.
Saturday December 8th
- Psychotic Reaction: Any Joy, Sunshine Factory @ Fibbers (Free)
Local promoter hosts a night of pysched out rock. - Rocking Around the Christmas Tree: Yule! @ The Complex (€20+)
Featuring David O’Doherty, Paddy Hanna, Emmet Kirwan, Katie Kim, Kevin Barry, Tandem Felix, Eamon McGuinness, Dowry, Minced Oath, David Hedderman, Music City and more - Fuzzed Up @ Lord Mayor’s Club (Free)
A new club night dedicated to guitar based music - Kirkos Ensemble :Body Noise @ Temple Bar Gallery (€10+)
9 artists across disciplines to create an extraordinary evening over four floors of the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. - Division: Ivan Smagghe @ Pyg (€10+)
French DJ and producer spins house in the Powerscourt vaults. - The Proclaimers @ Vicar Street (Sold Out)
Iconic Scottish 80s group. - The Frank & Walters @ Whelans (€22+)
Renowned Cork alternative rock group - Silverbacks @ Whelan’s (€10)
Noisey and vibrant alternative rock group from Dublin - Julia Holter @ The Button Factory (€24+)
American experimental singer-songwriter performs material from her new Aviary LP - The Stunning @ Olympia Theatre (€29+)
Long serving Irish rock group. - Jacob Banks @ The Academy (€22+)
Hyped British singer-songwriter. ‘Unknown (To You)’ - Toby Driver, Magic Pockets, Katie O’Neill, Del Judas @ Workmans’ Club (€12+)
Singer-Songwriter with electronic sensibilities. - Rob De Boer & Friends @ Wigwam (9pm, Free)
Dublin musician launches his new single ‘Little Big Brother’ - Nialler9 & Gav Elsted @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm, Free)
All vinyl, all night. - Unconcious, Oliver @ Tengu (11pm, €8+)
Hard Hitting Techno. - Terrance Parker @ Wigwam (11pm, €12+)
Detroit DJ with an indiosyncartic approach to the turntables. - Telephones: TR-ONE, Nev Jio @ Wigwam (€6+)
Everybody knows Telephones know how to throw a party. - Denis Sulta @ District 8 (11pm, Sold Out)
An absolute giant of the House music scene
Sunday December 9th
- Lost in the Library @ The Fumbally (€15+, 3pm)
Featuring Jim Carroll’s Banter, Irish premiere of The Library Music Film and Live performance from The Bonk. - Different Rythm: Blanco Certo @ Bernard Shaw (4pm, Free)
Brazilian tunes all day long - Right Before the Dawn: Lisa Hannigan and Young Hearts DJs @ Meet Me in the Morning (€25, 7:30pm)
Intimate performance with Lisa and food also on the menu. - Glasshouse present Orphée @ Dublin Unitarian Church (Sold Out)
The Glasshouse Ensemble performs the music of Johan Johanasson - Travis @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Scottish 90s rock group - Sunday Izakaya @ Izakaya (10.30pm, Free)
Cap off your week with a healthy dose of disco and house. - Love in the Library @ Anseo (Free, 9pm)
Library records (and more) sets from Martin Green, Jonny Trunk, Johnny Rogan, and Young Hearts DJs.
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.
