It must have been the oncoming rush of festival season and this weekend’s Body&Soul Festival that resulted in a fresh sense of urgency about snapping up tickets as on Saturday, Electric Picnic sold out.
Opium Rooms’ 1st birthday will be celebrated with two shows from Hollywood’s Sound Nightclub resident Lauren Lane and house and disco Dublin producer Krystal Klear on Friday July 17th and Saturday July 18th. Each gig is €10 +fees from Resident Advisor and Ticketmaster.
After a triumphant main stage set at Body&Soul, Mali band Songhoy Blues have been announced for a headline gig in Whelan’s on Wednesday October 21st. Tickets €22 + fees on sale this Thursday @ 9am.
Bethany Cosetino and her band Best Coast will return to Ireland to play a show in The Academy on Saturday October 31st. Tickets €23 + fees go on sale this Wednesday at 9am from Ticketmaster.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
