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Tuesday March 27th
- Belle and Sebastian, Julien Baker @ Vicar Street (€46.50)
Glasgow native indie-pop band - Django Django, Æ MAK @ Tivoli Theatre (€24+)
British art rock group. Listen to ‘Surface to Air’ - Phoenix @ The Olympia (Postponed. Click here for more details)
French indie-pop band who released their sixth album Ti Amo last year - Tea Party Old Dog New Tricks, Kettama and Lamaj, Ois, Kyle C, Redbullschuh, Josh Moody
@ Wah Wah Club (€6+, 10.30pm)
Tea Party’s thirteenth edition
Wednesday March 28th
- Young Fathers @ The Academy (Sold Out)
Scottish alt-rap trio who released the excellent new album Cocoa Sugar this month - Women on Wednesday: Hawk, Montauk Hotel, Neev Kennedy,Emma Doran @ Whelan’s (€10)
Celebrating female creativity with music, comedy and conversation - I Have A Tribe @ Arthurs (Sold out)
Irish musician and producer Patrick O’Laoghaire - Kojaque, Papa Lou, Luka Palm @ The Button Factory (Sold out)
Dublin native hip-hop artists selling out his headline show. Listen to ‘White Noise’
Thursday March 29th
- The Altered Hours @ The Grand Social (€13)
Irish psychedelic-rock group. Listen to their latest track ‘Over The Void’ - Asian Dub Foundation @ The Sugar Club (€20+)
Performing the La Haine movie soundtrack live also taking place on Friday and Saturday - Homebeat presents Ryan Vail, Wastefellow & Lilla Vargen @ D-Light Studios (€9+)
Derry native electronic producer launching his album Distorted Shadows. Listen to ‘As It Tears’ - Brigid Mae Power, Jim Ghedi @ Bello Bar (€14)
Galway native folk singer-songwriter - Gary Numan @ The Olympia (€40+)
English singer-songwriter and former frontman of Tubeway Army. Listen to ‘Cars’ - John Smith @ Whelan’s (€20)
British folk singer-songwriter. Listen to ‘Headlong’
Friday March 30th
- Red Bull Free Gaff Party: Benjamin Damage, Mango and Mathman, Fritz Wentink, Krescent, Loah, Five to Two, DC, Staxx Lyrical, Bobofunk, Gareth Averill, Kojaque @ Secret Location (Sold Out)
A free gaff party across the weekend featuring three genres of music, over three floors in a secret location - Cult Called Man @ Whelan’s (€8)
Alternative indie-rock band. Listen to ‘Im In A Dream’ - K-Fest: Roe, Cinema, Vulpynes, JyellowL, Cathal Dowd @ Whelan’s (€8)
The launch of the arts festival Kerry’s K-Fest. - Trap Houseparty @ Lock 6 Cafe (€10)
Live performances in an intimate setting by emerging Irish talent with DJ Mona-Lxsa Taurus and our SOD DJs till late - Good Friyay: Sylk, Sub Motion, Nobody’s Heroes, Wheres Luke @ The Button Factory (€5)
A showcase of some of Dublin’s emerging artists - The 202s @ Bello Bar (€10)
Dublin-based alt-pop band launching their new album From When The Future Was Yet To Hurt Us - Barn Dance Festival: Kerri Chandler, The Magician, Jordan, Boots & Kats, LE BOOM, Perc, Smash Hits _+ more @ Glendalough (€27+)
Plus many many more performances. For full lineup go to the Facebook event page - Lumo Club Good Friday special @ Tengu (€5+, 10:30pm)
Lumo Club with Nialler9, Simon Roche, Gavin Elsted, DJ Mek and A-Leen - Gallops, ASIWYFA (DJ set ), Chancer, Tribal Dance @ The Grand Social (€12, 11pm)
Welsh experimental rock band. ‘Crystal Trap’ - Soma: The Girl Talk @ Whelan’s (Free, 11pm)
Dublin-based indie-pop band with DJ playing after until late
Saturday March 31st
- Red Bull Free Gaff Party: Wyvern Lingo, Loah, Palms Trax, Mella Dee, Orange Tree Edits, Jyellow, Kettama, Fynch, Hannah O’Connell @ Secret Location (Sold Out)
A free gaff party across the weekend featuring three genres of music, over three floors in a secret location - Momentum: Phase Fatale @ Smock Alley (Sold Out)
Berlin-based techno DJ and producer Hayden Payne - Big Thief @ Whelan’s (Sold out)
Brooklyn indie-rock band. Extra date added on April 1st - Irish Music Party: Young Earth, Outsider, Wolves Of Youth, Rofi James, Inhaler @ The Workman’s Club (€12.50+)
Irish Music Party host their first music showcase - Ryan Elliot, Sexshop @ Pyg (Sold out)
Detroit native and a Berghain regular presented by Division and Subject - Sim Simma: DJ Florentino, Disco é Cultura @ Tengu (€8+, 10pm)
British-Colombian DJ with support from Sim Simma DJs and Ben Bix - Jayda G, R.Kitt @ The Grand Social (€12.50+, 11pm)
Canadian DJ and producer. Listen to her Dekmantel Boiler Room - Mount Kimbie b2b Actress (DJ set) @ Button Factory (€15+, 11pm)
English electronic duo go back to back with electronic musician Darren J. Cunningham - Mother: Mykki Blanco @ Mother Club (€10+, 11pm)
A live performance from US rapper and artist with Mother DJs - Palms Trax @ Wigwam (€16+, 11pm)
Berlin-based electronic DJ and producer. Honey Lemongina is a recent favourite.
Sunday April 1st
- Lumo Pub @ Lucky’s (Free, 5pm)
Lumo club in a pub with music, pints, pizza, cocktails, friends and lovers - Red Bull Free Gaff Party: Or:la. Erica Cody, Handsome Paddy & Bobofunk, Bantum, Neomadic, Luka Palm, Ciara Brady@ Secret Location (Sold Out)
A free gaff party across the weekend featuring three genres of music, over three floors in a secret location - Lisa Canny, Blackbird and Crow @ The The Bowery (€14)
Mayo native hip-hip harp artist launching her new EP Freedom - Sing Along Social: Whitney vs Mariah @ MVP (€9)
An Easter Sunday special celebrating two powerful female singers - Alex Lahey @ The Grand Social (€16.50+)
Australian alt-rock singer-songwriter - David Kitt (DJ set) @ Hang Dai (Free)
Musician and producer also known as New Jackson playing a DJ set in an intimate setting - DJ Krush @ The Sugar Club (€20)
Japanese DJ and Producer - Big Thief @ Whelan’s (Sold out)
Brooklyn indie-rock band. - Techno and Cans: I Hate Models, Sam Greenwood, Jake Nolan,Gary Kavanagh @ Hangar (€17:50+, 10pm)
French electronic DJ and Producer.‘Daydream’ - Lime & Fancy: It’s A Sin @ Wigwam (Free, 10.30pm)
Jen and Cian playing all of the 80s and 90s classics plus some disco favourites - Mano Le Tough @ District 8 (€15+, 11pm)
Niall Mannion playing all night long - Joe Goddard @ Pyg (€10+, 11pm)
Joe Goddard of Hot Chip playing a DJ set
Monday April 2nd
- John Gibbons @ The Olympia (€25+)
Irish house DJ and producer. ‘My Reflection’
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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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
