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The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: August 22nd – 28th

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: August 22nd – 28th

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Highlights: Boygenius, The Walkmen, Future Islands, Lumo Club, Cory Hanson, Deafheaven, Shoegaze night, Walshy, Green Velvet, Noel Gallagher, Long Island Sound, Franz Ferdinand, Pillow Queens, Sylvie, Soichi Terada.

All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.


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Tuesday August 22nd

Cory Hanson

KEL @ The Grand Social
Dublin Indie R&B singer-songwriter. ‘Sweet Temptation’

Cory Hanson @ The Workman’s Club
California singer-guitarist. KEXP live performance.

Pabllo Vittar @ Vicar Street
Brazilian pop icon and drag queen

Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Weekly Tuesday acoustic night in aid of Simon Community. See link for acts playing every week.


Wednesday August 23rd

The Walkmen.

The Walkmen @ Vicar Street
The New York band have reconvened after a decade long hiatus and are back playing shows again.

Deafheaven @ Button Factory
Black metal inspired shoegaze band.

Sound House Rising @ The Sound House
Hip-hop night presents s1d, Freezy, Teo Yxng, Lil Kayk, Hallowboysdance, the Kyd G, Vividoah and Temi Nla

Ten Hail Marys, Wifeswap @ The Workmans Cellar
Indie rock three piece.

Yungblud, Ratboy @ Collin’s Barracks
Wider Than Pictures series.

Steve Wickham, Jane Willow @ Whelan’s
Waterboys’ voilinist and Dutch-Irish singer-songwriter.

Jazz @ Juno
Tenters Quintet

Mooncup @ Izakaya Basement (11pm)
Free in. Full Frontal mix.


Thursday August 24th

Future Islands

Future Islands, Just Mustard, Sprints @ Collin’s Barracks
Wider Than Pictures series.

Secret Sessions @ The Sound House
The sixth instalment of the fully secret line-up show, which has previously featured acts such as Shiv, Qbanna, Chameleon, Jafaris, SweetLemondae, and Sarah Crean.

Zoé Basha @ Arthur’s Jazz & Blues Pub
with Erin Hennessey on fiddle and Anna Mullarkey on keys. Zoé Basha blends traditional Appalachian, Occitan and Irish singing with Piedmont blues and jazz.

Scowl @ The Workman’s Club
American hardcore punk band. ‘Shut Down’

Fan Club @ The Workman’s Cellar
Showcase of five up and coming Irish artists – Kilkelly, Mia Yermeche , Niamh Murray, Tadhg Williams, Taylor D

Independance @ Hen’s Teeth
Ukrainian disco/funk by Vertuha & Electromaad.

Live Jazz Band @ Dashi
Dylan Lynch, Luke Howard and Diarmuid Lally play live every week.


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Friday August 25th

Wynona Bleach.

Walshy @ The Workman’s Cellar
Sleepover Club Presents album launch party. Support Curtisy, lowkick, Susy Good, Fizzy Selects.

The Vamps, New Hope Club, Modernlove @ Collin’s Barracks
Wider Than Pictures series.

Nerves, Spit @ The Racket Space
Noise-rock band.

GAZEFEST: Wynona Bleach, Virgins, Genma @ The Workman’s Club
Old Crows Promotions Presents a shoegaze night.

Inni-K @ The Cobblestone
Folk, trad with Brian Mooney.

No Photos @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Five-piece indie band who have featured here a lot.

Tung In Cheek @ Whelan’s
A farewell show from the 4-piece indie-rock band. Support: Yer Ma, Curfew.

Vision Collector @ Fade Street Studios (6pm)
6-hour long bespoke techno party. Wittes, Pineal Navigation, Con, Cian, Rustal. Pawn Shop afterparty.

Mike Got Spiked, Pop Star, Me In The Park, Pinion @ The Grand Social
A rare show from the long-standing Irish rock band.

Green Velvet @ Here & Now (11pm)
Classic house artist. ‘La La Land’

HONEYPOT 008: Long Wet Summer @ Wigwam (11pm)
Renn, JWY, Rhyzine

Signs of Space presents: Long Island Sound @ Tengu (11pm)
Long Island Sound’s label and party series.

LOST X The Shed Residents: Summer Lovin’ @ The Grand Social (11pm)
with DJ Fuckoff + Ollie Lishman


Saturday August 26th

Lumo Club

Timmy Stewart B2B Reger @ Wigwam (2pm – 8pm)
Wigwam Summer Series

Fizzy Orange & Search Results @ Whelan’s
Dublin band known for psych, pop and lo-fi are joined by the esoteric rock band.

Mick Flannery, Valerie June & Susan O’Neill @ Collin’s Barracks
Wider Than Pictures series.

Paro Pablo @ Dashi
Live show and listening party for Comfort In The Chaos mixtape from Dublin rapper.

Outstraight Presents: Fliptrix @ The Racket Space
404NOTFOUND (LIVE), Curtisy x Graham, Don Kobz x Beano, Late Night Support: Executive Steve Panda Drey & Conkan

KLDD, Circa, Burt O’Hayne, Leon McMahon @ Bello Bar
with We Are Okay. Folk indie and rock.

Tiësto @ Kilmainham
special guests Sigala and Jess Bays

Orwell’s 84, Late Night Pharmacy @ Wigwam
Dundalk’s folk-rock band headline.

Sylvie @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Foggy Notions presents the folk-rock artist signed to Full Time Hobby. ‘Falls On Me’

John Macedo, Phil Maguire, Declan Synnott @ Unit 44, Stoneybatter
Three solo performances of experimental electronic music.

Lumo Club @ Tengu (11pm)
Lumo Club is a monthly disco party in one of the best club spaces in Dublin. DJs Nialler9, Gav Elsted, Simon Roche.

Eskimo & Delush @ Whelan’s (11:30pm)
Indie rock band. Whelan’s Midnight Hour.

Soichi Terada @ Wigwam (11pm)
Japanese electronic music producer. Support Nevan Jio.

AE86 presents: 1 Year Anniversary Bash @ Wigwam (11pm)
Max Rebo B2B Louis Selecta and friends. Bassline special

RnB/Hip-Hop @ Bow Lane Social
With DJ Wax.

HOTBOXX @ The Sound House (11pm)
Techno Cage Rave.

Bella Festa @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
With Ivan Berko.


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Sunday August 27th

Pillow Queens

Franz Ferdinand, Pillow Queens, Really Good Time @ Collin’s Barracks
Wider Than Pictures series.

Taiyo, Bioluminescence & Dani @ The Sound House
All-ages show.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds @ Kilmainham
Special Guests, Primal Scream & Happy Mondays

Theatre, Mothmom, Title Tk @ The Grand Social
Shoegaze night.

Being Sound x In The Heat present Bring The Flames @ The Racket Space
Live music, MCs, dance battles, DJs hosted by JYellowL and Adam O’Rua.


Monday August 28th

Boygenius

Boygenius @ Kilmainham
special guests MUNA & Ye Vagabonds



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