The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – November 8th – 14th

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Tuesday November 8th

Matt Ó @ Low Light Sessions / Crowbar
One half of Tebi Rex performs from his solo EP Messer.

District Presents: Subterranean Spoken Word @ The Workmans Cellar
Spoken Word with Dagogo Hart, Adam Mohammed, Aaron Gerathy.

Punks Listen @ Whelan’s
New punk book in aid of Irish Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal being launched. All welcome, free in Panellists include Sinéad Gleeson, Patrick Freyne, Rónán Hession, Aidan Gillen, Roisin Dwyer, Molly Vulpyne, Bren Lynnott. Orla Fitzpatrick.

Dan Mangan @ Whelan’s
Canadian singer-songwriter. ‘Fool For Waiting’.

Biffy Clyro @ 3Arena
Scottish rock band rescheduled their show only last week.

Open Mic Night @ All My Friends
Every Tuesday. Hosted by Jess Kavanagh

Lyra @ 3Olympia
Cork pop artist on the rise and rise. Support: Dublin songwriter Saibh Skelly.

Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Acoustic night of new music. Seated. In aid of Simon Community.

Wednesday November 9th

Belle & Sebastian @ 3Olympia
Scottish indie folk band.

Biig Piig @ The Sound House
Two sold out shows ahead of big Academy show next March. ‘This Is What They Meant’

Mark Geary @ Little Whelan’s
Singer-songwriter has a residency this month in Whelan’s new venue.

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Thursday November 10th

Weird Glitches @ Sin É
German sax-maestro Martin Seiler and band play tunes by Scofield, BadBadNotGood, Atoms For Peace, and more.

Moondiver @ Dashi
Live electronic jazz four piece formed in 2020 by Dylan Lynch of Soda Blonde (drums), Ryan Hargadon (keys/sax), Samuel Mark (bass), and Luke Howard (keys).

Really Good Time @ Lost Lane
The Dublin alt-rock band just released a ‘Really Good Song’

The Clockworks, Skinner @ Whelan’s
Galway four-piece indie band headline. ‘Advertise Me’.

Biig Piig @ The Sound House
Two sold out shows ahead of big Academy show next March. ‘This Is What They Meant’

IDK @ The Academy
British-American rapper. ’24’

Pavement @ Vicar Street
Two nights from the American alt-classic-rock band. Support Stevie Appleby.

Skin On Skin @ Index (11pm)
A second show added due to demand. Friday’s show. Boiler Room / AVA set.

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Friday November 11th

Ailbhe Reddy, TBL8 Brass, Nialler9, Queen Beatz, and LPM @ The Tara Building (6pm – 1am)
The Tara Building’s 5th Birthday Party celebrating the Dublin workspace and cultural hub.

Jinx Lennon, Baby Nits, Brand New Retro @ Thomas House
“Neanderthal garage beats border folkpunk,” aka Dundalk finest Jinx Lennon.

KhakiKid @ Whelan’s
Dublin rapper and artist who released the Elevator Music EP. ‘Babybrown’.

Pavement @ Vicar Street
Two nights from the American alt-classic-rock band. Support Pretty Happy.

The Pale @ The Grand Social
Irish rock band formed in the ’90s.

Tourist @ Button Factory
English electronic musician and songwriter. ‘Your Love’

Peter Hook & The Light @ 3Olympia
Performing Joy Division albums Unknown Pleasures & Closer with an opening set Of New Order.

Yeule @ The Academy Green Room
Singaporean songwriter and producerof ambient glitchy pop. ‘Pretty Bones‘

Lyra Pramuk @ The Pepper Canister Church
Foggy Notions Flotations series. Pramuk fuses classical vocalism, pop sensibilities, performance practices and contemporary club culture in what can best be described as futurist folk music. Live set.

Rocky T Delgado@ All My Friends (9pm)
Mother DJ spinning in new LGBTQIA+ venue/bar Meath Street.

Eclair Fifi & Eve @ Tengu (11pm)
Scottish DJ selector headlines. 2021 Essential Mix.

O’Flynn @ Centre Point (11pm)
Producer and DJ from London. ‘Tru Dancing’

Tender @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Cáit & Bull Horris play the queers and allies party.

Kode9 @ Wigwam (11pm)
Hyperdub boss and purveyor of deep rumbling electronic dub plays all night.

Saturday November 12th

The Smithfield Sessions @ Smithfield Square (Noon to 6pm)
All-ages event with live popular, jazz, classical, Irish traditional and contemporary music featuring Aoife Kavanagh | Paul Scully | Wovin Kin | Diarmuid Ó Meachair |

Dublin Modular Yard Party @ Pallas Projects Studios (3pm – 9pm)
BYOB 1 Year Anniversary party with Anya Stafford, Tadhg K, Frank Grimes, Jasmine Wood, Aoife Nic Canna, Grandmal (Live), Murchadh, Asa Nisi Masa.

The Scratch @ 3Olympia
Dublin trad-metallers put on a super fun show.

Toshín @ The Grand Social
Debut headline show from the funk and soul powerhouse. ‘She’

Vernon Jane @ The Racket Space
Dublin alt-rock band. ‘F*ck Me’.

The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week

Perturbator, Health @ The Academy
French synthwave musician and US Industrial noise band double bill.

Marie Montexier, Small Crab, Karmag @ Tengu (11pm)
French rooted, Cologne/Leipzig based DJ Marie Montexier.

Lone @ Wigwam (11pm)
Bodytonic X Human Error Presents the unique English producer Matt Cutler. ‘Risottowe_4’

Rebekah @ Index (11pm)
English Techno DJ and producer. Plus ALT8 + SYMØNE. DJ set.

ABSOLUTE @ Index (11pm)
London-based DJ/Producer recently released a Detroit electro-bodying single with pop flavour.

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Sunday November 13th

The Smithfield Sessions @ Smithfield Square (Noon to 6pm)
All-ages event with live popular, jazz, classical, Irish traditional and contemporary music featuring Aleka | Aoife Wolf | Bricknasty | The Matthew Halpin Group.

Blá Blá Blá…Othered Voices – Thank You For The Music @ Sin É
Comedy Panel Show: Bláithín de Burca chats Intersectional Feminism with different experts and personalities covering a new topic every month. Nialler9 Podcast host Andrea Cleary guests alongside Sprints’ Karla Chubb, Celaviedamai.

Kendrick Lamar @ 3Arena
The Big Steppers tour lands in for two nights in Dublin.

BDRMM @ The Workmans
“Manna for fans of inventive happy-sad ’80s guitar pop” so say MOJO. ‘Three’

Daire Heffernan, Amy Ellen @ Workman’s Cellar
Double header of new Irish music. Phoebe Bridgers-influenced ‘Midwest Emo’.

Gang Of Youths @ The Academy
Sydney indie-rock band. ‘in the wake of your leave’

Monday November 14th

Kendrick Lamar @ 3Arena
The Big Steppers tour lands in for two nights in Dublin.

Einstürzende Neubauten @ NCH
Acclaimed experimental Berlin band. ‘Sabrina’

Wild Pink @ Workman’s Cellar
New York-bred rock band presented by Singular Artists.‘The Grass Widow In The Glass Window’

Shakey Graves @ Vicar Street
Texas Americana blues, folk, country, and rock and roll artist.

Luna Li @ The Workmans Club
Canadian indie artist. ‘Opal Angel’.

Lizzy McAlpine @ Button Factory
American singer-songwriter. All My Ghosts.

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