THURSDAY MAY 4TH:
- C Duncan @ Cyprus Avenue (7.30pm, €16)
Mercury Prize-nominated Glaswegian composer and collaborators take to stage in support of sophomore album ‘The Midnight Sun’. - The Electronic Folk @ Long Valley (8pm, free)
Monthly residency for electronic five-piece, with support from singer-songwriter Circuits of Heaven in an electro-acoustic set.
FRIDAY MAY 5TH:
- Saint Caoilian @ Cyprus Avenue (8pm, €7)
Shaker Hymn/Small Town Disco man launches his ‘The Faraway E.P.’ via the latter, while on a whirlwind of solo shows. - Ailbhe Reddy and Maria Kelly @ Connolly’s of Leap (8pm, €10)
Double-headliner of female Irish folk, with Nialler-approved songwriter Ailbhe Reddy and anti-folk goddess Maria Kelly. - Mary Ocher @ Gulpd Cafe (8.30pm, €8)
German singer-songwriter beings her socially-engaged, genre-hopping garage-rock to Gulpd at the Triskel, with Arthuritis in support. - The Great Balloon Race @ Coughlan’s (9pm, €10)
Launching second long-player ‘Gently Gently’ via Leeside tape imprint KantCope, The Great Balloon Race return from an extended live hiatus, with support from Laurie Shaw. - Fish Go Deep @ Cyprus Avenue (11pm, €12)
Cork house legends return to Cyprus Avenue after their Easter Weekend blowout. Generic People return on visuals, and the duo’s trademark Danley sound system is at the ready.♡ Nialler9 is independent and reader-supported. Support us on Patreon →
SATURDAY MAY 6TH:
- Under a Plastic Cloud @ Gulpd Cafe (9pm, free)
Dancing shoes on, please, for an all-45 set of Sixties disco, garage, soul and other moving music. - Boston 168 @ Cyprus Avenue (11pm, €17.50)
Italian acid-techno duo perform live at Cyprus Avenue, the result of a promotional/booking collaboration between regular Cyprus promotion houses Bastardo Electrico and Solace.
SUNDAY MAY 7TH:
- Josienne Walker & Ben Clarke @ Cyprus Avenue (8pm, €12.50)
UK folk duo releasing via Rough Trade Records bring their new material to Cyprus Avenue, following a hectic 2016, including the release of album ‘Overnight’.