Christmas gig guide

Things are about to wind down for the season but there’s no better time to escape the pre-Christmas rush and the post-season languor than to head out to a gig. There are loads on in Dublin and beyond in the next week or so here’s a quick rundown.

21st December

• Dry County + Crayonsmith – Crawdaddy. [flyer]
• The late show here is the Shock Christmas Party with Black Ghosts, Padded Cell & Shock DJs.
• Redneck Manifesto in Roisin Dubh in Galway
• I’m travelling to Cork for the Super Extra Bonus Christmas Party in the Liquid Lounge.

22nd December

• Joe Strummer 5th Anniversary – Clash Jam Wallop, The Real Junk (The Things/Humanzi members), DC Pakt, Primetevo + DJ Boz Mugabe – Voodoo Lounge
• The Redneck Manifesto – Cypress Avenue, Cork

23rd December

• The Jimmy Cake – Whelans

27th December

• Channel One + SEBP + Antic DJs – The Vilage [flyer]
• Spilly Walker (David Kitt) + DJs Donal Dineen, Barry Redsetta – Whelans

28th December

• DMX Krew + Filaria + Zoid – Kennedys

29th December

• Yurt + Mongolia + BATS – The Lower Deck

31st December – NYE

• Jape + Si Schroeder + Ugly Megan – Whelans
• Skinny Wolves NYE Party: Bullets + Grave Party – Aillwee Caves, Co. Clare
• Republic of Loose – The Button Factory
• TwinKranes + Lauren Guillery and The Claws – Anseo
• Phantasm NYE Party: Fight Like Apes + Betamax Format + A Lazarus Soul – The Village
• ChoiceCuts NYE Blowout: DJ Tu-Ki + MC Little Tree + DJ Scope + DJ Rizm + T-Woc + Sarsparilla + Fonetik – Tivoli Theatre

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,  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.

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