The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week

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Monday August 19th

• The Contortionist @ Voodoo Lounge (€17+)
  American prog metal band.

Tuesday August 20th

• Stephen Robinson, Oh Byran, Stina O’Neill @ Whelan’s (€10+)
  A triple-header of Irish rock.

Wednesday August 21st

• Jack Joyce @ The Workman’s Club (€5+)
  Irish singer-songwriter.
• Foo Fighters @ RDS (€93+)
  A big rock name.
• The Chats @ The Academy (€17+)
  Australian punk outfit, more info here.

Thursday August 22nd

• Maija Sofia, Gadget & The Cloud, Good Name @ Tengu (€10+)
  An eclectic gathering of Irish musicians right here.
• Zestra @ Bleecker Street Cafe Bar (€5+)
  Irish pop duo do their debut gig.
• Post Malone @ RDS (€59+)
  I think I’ve heard of this guy.
• Wand @ Sound House (€16+)
  American psych rock band.
• Sharon Shannon @ Whelan’s (€27+)
  Irish traditional musician.
• The Other Side Of Detroit @ Sin É (Free)
  Spinning vinyl born from one of the state’s most iconic music cities.

Friday August 23rd

• Gigonomertry: The DC Experiment, Aleigh, DB Hews @ The Workman’s Club (€8+)
  All Irish, guitar bands.
• Stiff Little Fingers @ The Academy (€25+)
  NI punk band.
• Reflex @ Fibber Magees (9pm, Free)
  80s night.
• Loud Room: Dirty Sexy Money, Rude Dudez & Robert Bates @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12+)
  International musicans collective.
• Easy Peelers: Pierre Moritz @ Tengu (10.30pm, €8+)
  French house DJ.
• Rebel Phoenix X Nonzus Magnus @ The Workman’s Club (11pm, €5+)
  More Irish hip-hop than you could shake a stick at.
• Lost In Melody: Melodic, Eve, Nitetales, Decidous @ Opium (€5+)
  House, house and more house.
• Spacer Fridays @ Lost Lane (11pm Free)
  Nialler9 hosted club night with music of a euphoric nature.
• SOMA: Alex Gough, Malaki, RTL @ Whelan’s (11pm, Free)
  Some of Ireland’s bright young hip-hop talent takes to Wexford Street.
• Wriggle X Flood: NKC , MM @ Wigwam (11pm, €10+)
  Leftfield electronica and techno.
• Flipside X Hang Dai: DJ Fett Burger @ Hang Dai (11pm, €20+)
  Late night dance options.
• Pear: Fio Fa, Dufi @ Kaizen Bar (11pm, €5+)
  Techno.
• Pure Shores @ Wigwam (11pm, Free)
  New Dublin club night doing hip-hop & dance.
• The Raid: Vertigo @ The Grand Social (11pm, €8+)
  Dublin-based techno night.

Saturday August 24th

• Rathmines Record Fair @ The Bowery (11am, Free)
  Stall down and get yer hands on some vinyl.
• Bodytonic X Lumo: Optimo DJs, Ciel @ Jam Park (2pm, €13+)
  Glasgow and Dublin collide.
• Mathman @ The Big Romance (Free)
  Adam picks from his extensive collective.
• Roo Honeychild X DJ Egg @ The Sound House (€5+)
  Honeychild is one of the nation’s hottest DJs.
• A4 Sounds: Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Fixity @ A4 Sounds (€10+)
  Alternative rock.
• Lost And Sound DJs @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
  Lost Lane’s late-night Saturday resident DJs.
• Meridian: Chantel Kavanagh @ 39/40 (11pm, €10+)
  Irish selector.
• Corona Sunset Sessions: Weiss @ Opium Club (11pm, €8+)
  House.
• Lumo Club 47: Friends Reunited @ Tengu (10.30pm, €7+)
  The Lumo club signs off on summer.

Sunday August 25th

• Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (2pm, Free)
  Jazz three-piece.
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€20+)
  Bad boys of jazz.

Luke Sharkey