Highlights: Haunted Dancehall, Chemical Brothers, ØXN, Sofia Kourtesis, Explosions In The Sky, Bush Tetras, Dublin Beatles Festival, Cruel Sister, Tailors Hall Beta Festival gigs, Deadletter, Iglooghost, Sammy Copley, Cian Ó Cíobháin, Shee, DJ EZ, Call Super & Objekt, Medium Build.
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
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Tuesday October 31st – Halloween
Royal Blood @ 3Olympia Theatre
UK rock duo.
ØXN @ The Sugar Club
Experimental doom folk project from the foursome of Radie Peat (Lankum), Katie Kim, Eleanor Myler (Percolator) and John ‘Spud’ Murphy. CYRM launch shows.
Cold Summit @ The Big Romance
Jehnova’s hip-hop and rap party with Rebel Phoenix, Luthorist, Nealo, Jehnova, Zimback, ALI, Qbanaa
Lulu’s Jazz Club @ Little Whelan’s
A night of sassy soulful jazz.
Joseph, Will Troy @ The Grand Social
Oregon-bred indie-pop trio.
Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Weekly Tuesday acoustic night in aid of Simon Community. See link for acts playing every week.
Meme Dump – Halloween Night @ Farrier & Draper (10:30pm)
A meme-adjacent fancy dress party from District with Marcus O’Laoire, George Feeley and more.
Efa O’Neill, Derv and Ackerman @ Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
Hidden Love presents.
The Midnight Disco’s Halloween Party @ Here & Now (11pm)
DJ Fart in the Club, Sahana,Jezebel, deejaytrainwreck, Puzzy Wrangler & more.
Thrust Collective HALLOWEEN @ Tengu (11pm)
Rhyzine, mooncup, Cachai B2B Púca Púca
Human Error and Sense Halloween Special @ Wigwam (11pm)
Two Floors with AE86 Takeover upstairs and Y U QT and more downstairs.
Somewhere Else Halloween Ball with Mark Blair @ The Grand Social (11pm)
NI producer and rave techno 101 enthusiast.
Fight Night @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Roo Honeychild, mooncup, Mercorn, Bull Horris, E The Artist, bbyfionn, JenTen, Mathair
Wednesday November 1st
Chemical Brothers @ 3Arena
English electronic dance legends put on a real spectacle.
ØXN @ The Sugar Club
Experimental doom folk project from the foursome of Radie Peat (Lankum), Katie Kim, Eleanor Myler (Percolator) and John ‘Spud’ Murphy. CYRM launch shows.
Bush Tetras @ Whelan’s
Post-punk originators were one of the original bands to come out of the post-punk scene of the late 70s and early 80s.
New Pagans @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Northern Irish alt-rockers. ‘Better People’
Somewhere Else @ Bow Lane Social
Somewhere Else is the new midweek club happening every Monday + Wednesday night.
Chemical Brothers afterparty @ The Sound House (11pm)
Marcus O’Laoire, Rustal
Thursday November 2nd
Pals With Palestine @ Whelan’s
Robbie Stickland, Ev Carm, Denim Teeth and The New York Salsa Company are partnering with Whelan’s to organise an evening of tunes to raise urgently needed funds for Human Appeal’s Emergency Gaza Appeal.
Teenage Fanclub @ 3Olympia Theatre
Scottish indie rock band.
Sofia Kourtesis @ Button Factory
Fresh from release of her debut album, the Berlin-based Peruvian DJ and producer plays.
Soda Blonde and Laura Elizabeth Hughes @ Camden Studios
Dingle Unplugged free series.
Tonedeaf, Alpha Twin, Fulvetta, Softdrink Millionaire @ Sin É
Sky Rocket promotions night of rock.
The Love Buzz @ The Grand Social
Cork psychedelic punk rock band.
BAILEN, Caoi De Barra @ Workman’s Cellar
Indie-pop power trio. ‘BRCA’
A Night With Jazz In The Round @ International Bar
Lulu’s Jazz Club presents Tommy Halferty, Greg Felton, Cormac O’Brien
Akrobat @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin band Akrobat released this catchy indie-rock tune ‘Basquiat’s Widow’, a song which is reminscent of the band’s stated influence – Sonic Youth.
Pants On Fire, White Noise, Llama Cult @ The Sound House
All Ages show.
Kulturelles Kollektiv @ Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
German rave culture night.
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Friday November 3rd
Dublin Beatles Festival @ The Workman’s Club (2pm – late)
A weekend of performances, live interviews and screenings.
Haunted Dancehall @ NCH, The Sugar Club, Anseo
Features 40 experimental, electronic and contemporary classical artists performing in NCH and other venues this weekend. Friday includes: Crash Ensemble.
Gash Collective @ Tailors Hall
Live sets from Flood Collective’s Doubt, ANIMWAL, Rising Damp and a DJ set of ambient and experimental sounds by polyp. Beta Festival is “a new festival of art and technology critically engaging with the impact of emerging technologies on society”.
Solidarity gig for Palestine @ That Social Centre, Stoneybatter
The Hammonds, Dreamcycles, Seán Fitzgerald, Open Mic and more.
Deadletter @ Workman’s Cellar
Yorkshire post-punk band. ‘Binge’
Cruel Sister @ The Grand Social
Faith Nico’s indie rock project recently released the Turgid EP. ‘Lenny’
Leith Ross @ Vicar Street
Winnipeg singer, songwriter, and queer pop artist. ‘To Learn (To Me’
Manchester Calling! @ Button Factory
Cover band night w/The Total Stone Roses, The Smiths Presumably & Oaysis
Mundy, Cathy Davey @ Whelan’s
Celebrating 21 Years of his 24 Star Hotel album.
Scustin, Peer Pressure @ Whelan’s Upstairs
jazzy funk take on indie rock.
Fixity, White Sage & Ankil @ Anseo Upstairs (10pm)
Haunted Dancehall late event.
Iglooghost @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Brainfeeder-associated electronic producer who is Irish-born.
Call Super b2b Objekt @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Nightcap present experimental-leaning electronic producers double header. Dekmnatel set.
Dónal Dineen’s Backstory @ The Sugar Club (11pm)
Haunted Dancehall late event: Dreamcycles (live), Celica (live), Big Cheeks, Hewen Mulugeta & Donal Dineen.
Chaos In The CBD @ Here & Now (11pm)
London-based house music producers. Support: Collie.
Ben Hemsley, Disfreq @ Index (11pm)
Sold out show from UK house, trance producer.
INSTINCT @ Wigwam (11pm)
Drum & Bass. Support: Becky, Surka, JUSTDYL
Al Gibbs & Johnny Holmes @ The Pyg (10pm)
Saturday November 4th
Dublin Beatles Festival @ The Workman’s Club (2pm – late)
A weekend of performances, live interviews and screenings.
3M – Music Machines Masters @ The Sound House (3pm)
KBOB, Sleepless Beauty and more. Day and night party.
Haunted Dancehall @ NCH, The Sugar Club, Anseo
Features 40 experimental, electronic and contemporary classical artists performing in NCH and other venues this weekend. Saturday includes: Tirzah, Loraine James, Moin, Lonnie Holley, Naive Ted, Little O, Alba, Eliza and more.
Open Ear @ Tailors Hall
Experimental-minded music festival Open Ear host new live work from Oootini, Kate Carr and Belacqua. Beta Festival is “a new festival of art and technology critically engaging with the impact of emerging technologies on society”.
Bleach Lab @ The Grand Social
Four-piece from South London creating ethereal dream pop. ‘Life Gets Better’
SCANRA: Samhain: Coolgirl, Clara Tracey, and Dulciana Vocal Ensemble @ Workman’s Cellar
A new night of music, myth, and storytelling.
Patrik Stefan, Rua Rí @ Dean Art Studios
Free show from the songwriter. Just RSVP.
Psychotic Reaction @ Fibber Magee’s
Free in, bands: Slouch, Creepy Future, Fulvetta, City Pets.
Bronagh Gallagher @ The Sugar Club
Soul singer/actor from Derry and The Commitments.
Sammy Copley @ Whelan’s
Irish folk singer-songwriter features on Kojaque’s latest album.
Alan McKee @ The Sound House
Hip-hop artist, songwriter and producer and Celaviedmai collaborator launches EP.
Cian Ó Cíobháin @ Hen’s Teeth HIFI
Disco Dàna. All Night Long with Galway’s finest.
Péist, Mineral Stunting @ Anseo Upstairs (10.30pm)
Haunted Dancehall event
Peder Mannerfelt @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Sunil Sharpe’s Residency series.
Naive Ted, Rory Sweeney (live), Mercorn @ The Sugar Club (11pm)
Haunted Dancehall late event.
SHEE @ Wigwam (11pm)
Main room. Decent. X Multitude present the Irish producer knocking out tunes like ‘Get Loose’
Sissy Hut: Derv @ Wigwam (11pm)
Derv just made her Boiler Room debut over the weekend at Silo and expect booty-shaking, hip-thrusting tracks in the basement.
DJ EZ @ Index (11pm)
Index x Subject present the heavyheight garage, bass DJ.
HotHouse Label @ Pawnshop (11pm)
Dave Kerr, Jack K, Laine
Techno Cage Rave: HOTBOXX @ The Sound House (11pm)
Ukraine artists play: MARGOO, HERRMESS, PØLKA
Dungeon Meat @ Here & Now (11pm)
Club house purveyors take over the Eden Quay venue. Live set.
Becky @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Tutti Frutti presents Fuaim resident DJ.
Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.
Follow the sound present: The fantastic four @ Above & Below (11pm)
Tracy Cass, Sarah Lennox, Dellucht, Isak
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Sunday November 5th
Dublin Beatles Festival @ The Workman’s Club (2pm – late)
A weekend of performances, live interviews and screenings.
Haunted Dancehall @ NCH, The Sugar Club, Anseo
Features 40 experimental, electronic and contemporary classical artists performing in NCH and other venues this weekend. Saturday includes: Kali Malone, Kelly Moran, Lee Gamble (live), Maria Somerville, Space Afrika , Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sofie Birch, LOLZ, Natalia Beylis (DJ set), John Kelly and more.
Calexico @ The Helix
US dusty country rockers. 20th anniversary tour of Feast of Wire.
Panchiko @ Whelan’s
On July 21st, 2016, a user on 4chan’s /mu/ board posted a photo of a demo CD they’d discovered in an Oxfam charity store in Nottingham, UK: titled D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L, purportedly released in 2000. The listener uploaded the ripped audio to file-sharing sites, and later YouTube, where it began circulating around web forums. A cult of fans banded together to solve the origin story of the mysterious disc, until eventually a long defunct local band from Nottingham who called themselves Panchiko discovered their album (limited to 30 copies) had spread virally across the internet decades later.
Krooked Kings @ The Grand Social
Salt Lake City based indie rock quintet. ‘Sick Of Being Young’
Medium Build @ The Academy 2
‘Never Learned To Dance’
Jasmine Wood, peak hue @ Anseo Upstairs (10.30pm)
Haunted Dancehall late event.
New Jackson, Fran Lobo, darkmavis @ The Sugar Club (11pm)
Haunted Dancehall late event.
Monday November 6th
Explosions in the Sky & Rory Sweeney @ Vicar Street
Texas post-rock.
50 Cent @ 3Arena
Billed as The Final Lap tour.
Slowdive @ National Stadium
First ever headline shows in Dublin & Belfast for the shoegazers.
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