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The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: St. Patrick’s weekend edition

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: St. Patrick’s weekend edition

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


Tuesday March 14th

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

Dollface, The Amniotics and Touch Excellent @ The Workman’s Club
Ex Oh Promotions presents three-live bands. Dollface – ‘Tired’

Lovejoy @ 3Olympia Theatre
Brighton indie rock band I’ve honestly never heard of. Oops. Support Post Party, Bears In Trees


Wednesday March 15th

Dashoda / Ricky Chong

Ballad Walking Tours @ Grattan Bridge
Join Dublin balladeer and entertainer Seán Fitzgerald for a musical walking tour. Wed 15 March – Sat 18 March.

Lisa Hannigan interview/ live set @ Guinness Storehouse
St Patrick’s Festival show as part of New York/New Irish | A Diaspora of Artists.

Scoth @ Little Whelan’s
‘Hopeless Tourist’ Single Launch Party. As featured in Irish songs of the week.

Dashoda, Jackie Beverly @ The Workman’s Cellar
Never Enough EP launch. ‘Sultan’ is a jam.

Jazz @ Juno
Jazz every Wednesday.

Pizza Jazz @ Lucky’s
Live jazz trio on Meath Street.

Ricky Chong & notjack @ The Racket Space (10pm)
DCU DJ Society 


Thursday March 16th

Elaine Mai / Alex G

Ballad Walking Tours @ Grattan Bridge
Join Dublin balladeer and entertainer Seán Fitzgerald for a musical walking tour. Wed 15 March – Sat 18 March.

Mother presents Cultúr Club @ National Museum (6pm)
Elaine Mai, MayKay and Sinéad White, Bobbi Arlo, Lewwab, Pastiche, Mother DJs, Tim Chadwick, GÉILÍ – The Queer Céilí, Mango, Tara Kumar, Billy Bunzari, Billy Scurry, Bull Horris B2B Rhyzine. Drag, Dancing & Divilment

Jonny Dillon, Landless @ Pepper Canister Church
Dónal Dineen presents an evening of instrumental guitar and folk and visuals.

Póg mo Thrombón @ Whelan’s
TBL8 Brass are a big-band inspired brass and stage ensemble based in Dublin. Code of Behaviour are an Irish brass band based in Cork City.

Live Jazz @ Dashi
Weekly live jazz night in the basement.

Lunar Disko @ The Magnet
DJ set in the Thomas Street bar.

Efa O’Neill @ All Good Wine Bar
Pre-Patrick’s vibes on Aungier Street.

Sing Along Social @ The Sugar Club
Let the Orinoco Flow. Sing Along party featuring Irish pop tunes from Enya to The Cranberries, from The Corrs to Westlife.

Ispíní na hÉireann @ The Grand Social
Trad folk duo balladeers.

Alex G @ Vicar Street
Philadelphia-based musician. ‘Immunity’

Ordnance Survey Performing Nomos: Ó Riada Reimagined @ NCH Studio
with  Sharon Phelan. Metronome is a collaborative series happening in NCH Studio space presented by NCH and Matthew Nolan Music. 

Rub A Dub Dance @ Juno (9pm)
Rub A Dub Hi-Fi playing Reggae, Dub & Dancehall on their hand built SoundSystem.

Crazy P Soundsystem @ The Pyg (10pm)
Fusing slinky underground disco, deep electronic throbs, shimmering pop moments; Crazy P have been leaving their mark on the landscape of British dance music for the last 15 years.

Fight Night 3 @ Tengu (11pm)
Dublin Modular, Sim Simma, Rory Sweeney, E The Artist, Queen Beatz JRSPESH Tadhg K, Frank Grimes & more

The Midnight Disco: Paddy’s Eve with Marion Hawkes @ The Sound House (11pm)
Plus Eloise ,Sahana, Speedy P, deejaytrainwreck

Slither Presents: Alix Perez, EMA @ Wigwam (11pm)
English Drum and bass DJ and producer headlines.

Index x Life Festival: blk @ Here & Now / Index (11pm)
blk., Shannen Blessing b2b MAV666, Oisinok b2b Iosis & more

Yotto @ Centre Point (11pm)
Party starter from Helsinki. Tomorrowland set.

Bukkake @ Opium Rooms (11pm)
A gay night for club kids, fabulous freaks and party monsters.

District St Patrick’s Eve party @ The Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
An otherworldly electronic experience brought to you by District Magazine, featuring: Small Crab, Rhyzine, Pauline.

Mother presents: Cultúr Club Afterparty @ The Well (11pm)
Mother DJs & multiple guests across two floors of tunes.


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Friday March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day

Annie Mac / Bicep

Ballad Walking Tours @ Grattan Bridge
Join Dublin balladeer and entertainer Seán Fitzgerald for a musical walking tour. Wed 15 March – Sat 18 March.

Kíla + Brass Band, Junior Brother, The Bonny Men, Jiggy, Trad Rave DJ & more @ Collin’s Barracks (Noon – 10.30pm)
St. Patrick’s Festival music performances all-day for the festivities. See times here.

Paddy’s Day Day/Night party @ The Pyg (2pm)
Seany B, January Winters, Itgel Yo, Fizzy Waters, Barista Boy

Loose Connections @ Hen’s Teeth (2pm)
Bella Festa, Loose Connections, Graham Dow, Emmy, Pablo Santos, and Patrick Costigan. Expect a range of sounds from Japanese City Pop and Italo, to Boogie, Soul, and Pop Edits.

Pint of Plain @ The Grand Social (2pm)
Cruel Sister, Qbanaa, Kayleigh Noble, Post Party, Chris Wong & more

Slither: 12 Hour St Patrick’s Day Party @ The Racket Space (3pm)
Franck, Plastician, Prozak, Becky, Derv  & more

Paddy’s Special x SimSimma Yard Party @ Lucky’s (3pm)
Sim Simma, Queen Beatz, Frankie Grimes, Ben Bix, Big Cheeks, JRSPESH

Dublin Modular Paddy’s Day Yard Party @ Pallas Studios (3pm-9pm)
Celtic Takeover BYOB. Lineup features Rory Sweeney, coolgirl & more.

MAMA Paddy’s Day Takeover @ The Magnet
DJ set in the Thomas Street bar.

Club Comfort presents: Mardi Grá @ Wigwam (3pm)
Dream Team (E The Artist, Ahmed, with love + Rory Sweeney), Fantasy Land (Isa Gordon, David deBarra + Jack Sheehan), Reetabix (Queen Beatz + Ben Bix of Sim Simma), Tadhg K (Dublin Modular), Roo Honeychild, Selky

District Paddy’s Day Block Party @ Juno (4pm)
R3D, DJ Sally Cinnamon, Faxe on Faxe, doubleplusgood, DQ.

Full Irish @ Whelan’s (4pm)
Two stages of music with Aonair, Cabl, Find Joy, Big Sleep, NOAH and more.

Outstraight Presents: Who’d You Know Around Here @ The Back Page (4pm)
A collaborative label event with Hibernia, Choki Biki Records & Bodytonic

Trad Rave @ Dashi (10pm)
What it sounds like it is. DJ PCP and Djackulate on the decks. Also happening earlier that day at Collin’s Barracks.

Annie Mac Before Midnight @ Vicar Street
Annie Mac’s early club night.

TBL8 Brass @ Brú House, Fairview
TBL8 Brass are a big-band inspired brass and stage ensemble based in Dublin.

Bicep @ 3Arena
A show three years in the making nearly from the Belfast duo. Support Saoirse, DeFekt.

Orbital @ National Stadium
The Hartnoll brothers, creators of classic dance music anthems, are on an Irish tour this week. Support Manami.

Franc Moody @ The Academy
UK electro-pop band.

RTÉ Concert Orchestra – Moving Hearts @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Also Saturday.

Yankari Afrobeat Collective @ The Sugar Club
Support from Selu & The Living Things plus DJs Lex Woo & Hewan Mulugeta on the afterparty.

Yung Bae @ The Sound House
LA-based future funk pop artist. ‘L.O.V.E.’ feat. EARTHGANG, Jon Batiste & Sherwyn

District presents George Feely @ the Workman’s Club (10pm)
Disco and house DJ all night long.

Saoirse & Sunil Sharpe @ Here & Now / Index (10pm)
Techno double header.

Tengu X Human Error @ Tengu (10pm)
Spray, Collie, Slim & Fuaim

Freaky Friday @ Opium Rooms (10pm)
Al Gibbs and a special guest.

Moving Still, Pablo Santos, Will Dempsey @ Hang Dai Chinese
Dj vibes in the lovely spot on Wexford Street.

Handsome Paddy @ Izakaya (11pm)
Paddy plays hip hop, house and techno and everything in-between.

EROTIKGUIDE! @ Workman’s Cellar (10:30pm)
Joexxvincy, James Shannon, Noremac, Curtis, Edboy and Donkobz. Free

Slither Presents: Alix Perez @ Wigwam (11pm)
Techno & Breakbeat Dutch artist. Support DJ Frequency.

Hammer & Long Island Sound @ Centre Point (11pm)
Belfast and Sligo combine. Plus Small Crab , Nev Jio, Lesko, Mercorn


Saturday March 18th

St. Patrick’s Fest / Lumo Club

Ballad Walking Tours @ Grattan Bridge
Join Dublin balladeer and entertainer Seán Fitzgerald for a musical walking tour. Wed 15 March – Sat 18 March.

DLT Dublin @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm)
Afrobeats day party.

Mo Cultivation & Friends Alice, Celaviedmai, Adam Mohamed & more @ Collin’s Barracks (Noon – 5pm)
St. Patrick’s Festival music performances all-day for the festivities. See times here.

Pillow Queens, Sprints, Gurriers, Melts, Katie Kim, Really Good Time & more @ Festival Quarter, Collins Barracks (6:30pm)
St. Patrick’s Festival show with Girlfriend, Basht., Khakikid, Homebeat DJs, Megan O’Neill, Cat Dowling and more.

The Comet Is Coming @ Button Factory
Cosmic jazz band from UK

RTÉ Concert Orchestra – Moving Hearts @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Also Friday.

Nova Twins @ Whelan’s
Mercury Prize-nominated heavy-alt rock duo.

Akrobat @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin band Akrobat released a catchy indie-rock tune ‘Basquiat’s Widow’, a song which is reminscent of Sonic Youth.

Graham Dolan @ Lucky’s (8:30pm)
Galway hip-hop DJ vibes on Meath Street.

Scoop: Shut Up And Play the Hits screening, Fran Hartnett, Becky & more @ The Sugar Club
Fundraiser event in aid of Ukraine, Turkiye, Syria and Iraq

Falx (Variant Crew) @ The Magnet
DJ set on Thomas Street

Electronic Party Ireland: Techno HOTBOXX @ The Grand Social (10pm)
Paddy’s Rave over two rooms. Also: Aksent, Polka, HRX, Talinho.

Divenitto & BeTricky @ The Pyg (10pm)
Portuguese DJ.

Lumo Club with Claire Beck @ Tengu (11pm)
Glittering disco and uptempo party jams that will make you wanna vogue ’til the lights go up.

Blank Presents: Randomer @ Wigwam (11pm)
Techno artist with support Ayolxi, Stuart Cremin

Shermanology @ Centre Point (11pm)
Soul-infused tech house. ‘Boyz n da Club’.

Rebuke @ Here & Now / Index (11pm)
A soundclash of techno, house and rave. Plus Eve, Ozmann, Mhono Typ, Mareah: MD, Ste Flynn, Fizzy Waters

The Crew & Soulstice presents: Bry Ortega (Drumcode Live) @ The Well (11pm)
Brazilian Techno DJ and producer.


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Sunday March 19th

David Holmes / Death Cab For Cutie

Bong Gozling b2b Lush Hour  @ The Magnet
DJ B2B on Thomas Street.

All-ages gig @ The Sound House (6pm)
Over 14s with Dopamine, Filler & Taiyo

David Holmes In Conversation & DJ set @ Guinness Storehouse
Belfast, New York and Let’s Get Killed with Billy Scurry and John Kelly.

Dean Wareham, Cian Nugent @ The Workman’s
Galaxie 500 frontman playing a rare live show, first in 12 years.

Death Cab For Cutie @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre
US indie rockers lead by Ben Gibbard.


Monday March 20th

Clavish @ The Academy
North London rapper.


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