The Nialler9 Gig Guide for December 10th to 16th.
The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9. All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Gig Guide Highlights: The Mary Wallopers, Merchy Christmas, Yule!, Ahmed, With Love., Pillow Queens, Beak>, Sarah Crean, Stella Bossi, Confidence Man, Julia Holter, DJ Fart In The Club, Concert for Appalachia, Damo Dempsey.
What gigs are on in Dublin tonight?
Tuesday December 10th
Confidence Man, Fcukers @ 3Olympia Theatre
Aussie electro pop boppers.
Julia Holter @ The Button Factory
Avant pop songwriter and composer.
Wednesday December 11th
Amble @ 3Olympia Theatre
Surging in popularity Irish folk pop band.
Kishi Bashi @ The Button Factory
Washington violinist, singer/songwriter, producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
Christy’s eternal world tour of Thomas Street continues.
Cultúr @ The Sound House
Anal Lobotomy, Anemoia, Stratford Rise, Asphyxia and Sweltr.
Pizza Jazz @ Lucky’s
Jazz band live in the Meath Street pub.
Thursday December 12th
Catching Flies @ The Workmans Club
London electronic producer.
Sarah Crean @ The Workmans Cellar
Irish singer-songwriter we love. ‘Nosebleeds’
Scustin @ The Grand Social
Dublin post-funk band.
Beak> @ Button Factory
Geoff Barrow’s last tour with the UK experimental instrumental rock band.
The Coronas @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Dublin pop/rock band play five nights this month. With special guest: Niamh Regan.
Miranda Faul, Pending, OH5ELEVEN, Dexterity @ Fibber Magee’s
Sky Rocket Promotions. New live music night.
Sing Along Social @ The Sugar Club
Christmas Pop edition. Mariah guaranteed.
The Midnight Disco’s Christmas Party @ Tengu (11pm)
Fliss Mayo, Sahana, Surferboy
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Friday December 13th
Pillow Queens @ Vicar Street
Dublin indie rock band whose drummer Rachel left this month.
Ahmed, With Love @ Crowbar
Support Kayleigh Noble, IB Rebel, 3Helmet.
aEUROWORLD EXCLUSIVE: unh0lyDANCEparty @ The Racket Space
EUROWORLD invites saraunh0ly over for an exclusive show of unh0lyDANCEmuziq. Techno, hardstyle, hip-hop, dance+dance+dancetillurdead. ‘wutiwant’
The Coronas @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Dublin pop/rock band play five nights this month. With special guests: The Rosecaps.
Ordnance Survey @ Project Arts Centre
LIVE A/V Show from Neil O’Connor to launch the album Biofeedback Suite.
The Blades @ The Academy
Annual Xmas show from the Dublin band.
Just Wondering @ The Sound House
Dublin indie electronic pop trio.
Fantazee @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
with Jon Hussey & Pat Hyland
Anjunadeep @ Centre Point (11pm)
London dance label with My Friend, Rezident and Romain Garcia playing live.
Hidden Love & FLOAT presents: ANNĒ @ Wigwam (11pm)
Greek DJ and producer.
Swiftogeddon @ The Grand Social (11pm)
The Taylor Themed Club Night.
Saturday December 14th
Merchy Christmas @ The Grand Social (11am – 7pm)
The fifth edition of the weekender where band sell their merch in Dublin is back this Saturday and Sunday. Live performances and DJ sets too. Admission: FREE with a suggested donation of €6, split between Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
Night & Day Series @ The Racket Space (1pm – 6pm)
Mystify Vinyl Workshop x Absys Record Vinyl Market. Friday night party.
Soundmate Warehouse party @ The Complex (4pm – 2am)
Dance club with a futuristic theme, face paint, food truck…
Solas na Saoirse: Day Party in Aid of Palestine @ Secret Location (3pm – 11pm)
Puzzy Wrangler, JWY, Accomplice, Prøwl, Foxgluv, Reclaim the Mainframe and many more.
Young Hearts Run Free’s Yule! @ Boh’s Bar
James Holden, Vanishing Arcs, Rachael Lavelle, Lisa O’Neill, Seamus Hyland, Rising Damp, Toby Kaar, Oh Boland, Phil Christie and more
The Mary Wallopers @ Vicar Street
Dundalk trad rock lads play Dublin ahead of big outdoor shows next year.
The Spudguns, Dumb Posh Hippies & Dirty Marmalade @ Anseo
Tiny venue, maximum noise.
The Coronas @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Dublin pop/rock band play five nights this month. With special guests: Still Blue.
Jerry Fish @ The Purty Kitchen
‘Dreaming of Daniel’ Daniel Johnston album tour.
Macdara Yeates @ The Four Provinces, Dublin 12
Album launch of trad singer’s debut album Traditional Singing from Dublin.
After Eight @ Pawn Shop (8pm – Midnight)
Claire Beck and resident Giita play the early doors club night.
Annika Kilkenny @ The Workman’s Club
Kilkenny pop songwriter. ‘Look Mom I Made It’
DJ Fart in the Club @ Tengu (11pm)
Woozy x Supper’s latest guest is from Seoul and is the worst named house and techno producer going.
Stella Bossi @ Index (11pm)
DJ & Techno Producer from Berlin. Support: Sleepless Beauty, DJ Connect.
Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.
Outstraight presents: Underdub @ Wigwam (11pm)
Outstraight join forces with Jonezy & Rise Up Soundsystem, for a night of curated Dub, DNB and Bass selections.
Sunday December 15th
Merchy Christmas @ The Grand Social (11am – 7pm)
The fifth edition of the weekender where band sell their merch in Dublin is back this Saturday and Sunday. Live performances and DJ sets too. Admission: FREE with a suggested donation of €6, split between Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
Smokey’s Christmas Cracker @ Hen’s Teeth (5pm – 11.30pm)
Vaticanjail, Ahmed, With Love; Smokey, strangedime, Murdog & J Meffods, Aoibheann O’Gorman…
Hatti Vatti @ The Racket Space (6:30pm)
An evening of balearic jazz ambient performance by Hatti Vatti, 100 Poems & Amalgamated Wonders Of The World.
The Mary Wallopers @ Vicar Street
Dundalk trad rock lads play Dublin ahead of big outdoor shows next year.
Skull The Pierre @ Whelan’s
Swedish Dublin-based alt rapper. Support: Mt. Heads.
Burglar @ The Workman’s Cellar
Dublin alt-rock duo.
The Coronas @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Dublin pop/rock band play five nights this month. With special guest: Aonair.
Dublin Ukulele Collective @ Button Factory
(in aid of Focus Ireland)
Seany B @ The Pyg
Pyg Sundays.
Monday December 16th
Damien Dempsey @ Vicar Street
Damo’s annual pilgrimage begins.
Concert for Appalachia @ Whelan’s
Rhiannon Giddens with Niwel Tsumbu • Mary Coughlan • I Draw Slow • Loah • Enda Scahill and Simon Crehan • Erin Fornoff
