The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week
by Luke Sharkey
Monday, July 1, 2019
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Monday July 1st
- Vampire Weekend, Kean Kavanagh @ Trinity (€49+)
Ezra & Co. perform material from Father Of The Bride.
Tuesday July 2nd
- Foals @ Trinity (€52+)
English rock group release 2 albums this year. - Ruby Sessions: Laura Stevenson, Sive, U.M.A.N, The Pierce Brothers @ Doyle’s (8.30pm, €7+)
Weekly singer-songwriter night in aid of the Simon Community.
Wednesday July 3rd
- Eddie Vedder @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
The Pearl Jam frontman plays a solo set. - Janelle Monae @ Trinity College (€56+)
American R&B artist & actress who has turned up her ambition. Live show is always worth being there for. Support Grace Carter. - Laura Stevenson @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13+)
Rising American artist with influences from across the pop and rock camps.
Thursday July 4th
- Erica Cody, jYellowL @ Wood Quay (1pm – 2pm, Free)
Free open-air lunchtime concert from First Music Contact. - Tash Sultana @ Iveagh Gardens (€54+)
Mellow out surfer rock. - Mick Flannery @ Lost Lane (Free with album order)
Irish singer-songwriter, tickets with album purchase here.
Friday July 5th
Festivals
- Longitude: ASAP Rocky, Flatbush Zombies, J.I.D. @ Marley Park (€79+)
More state of the art hip-hop than you could shake a stick at
- Daryl Hall & John Oates @ Iveagh Gardens (€69+)
Moustache kings and 80s pop giants. - Pyg & Red Bull: Eclair Fifi, Colin Perkins @ Pyg (€5+)
House delights. - Interskalactic @ Lost Lane (€10+)
Irish ska group, festival veterans. - DJ Wastefellow b2b DJ Biblical Plague @ Lucky’s (Free)
One Softboy takes on Booterstown’s finest in a DJ off for the ages. - Craic Boi Mental @ Workmans Club (€10+)
Cork hip-hop artist, we covered him in depth.. - Psychadelic Gaff: Via Axis @ The Sound House (9pm, €13+)
Psy Trance, if that’s your thing. - The R&B Club X Gxrl Code Longitude After Party @ Tengu (10pm, €6+)
The R&B Club teams up with Dublin based music & arts collective Gxrl Code for Longitude afterparty. - SPACER @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
The Nialler9 club night with a focus on music of a euphoric nature. Nialler9 on the decks. - Bodytonic: Octo Octa @ Wigwam (11pm, €15+)
American house producer.
Saturday July 6th
Festivals
- Longitude: Stormzy, JPEGMAFIA, Denzel Curry @ Marley Park (€79+)
More state of the art hip-hop than you could shake a stick at.
- Pear: Project Pablo @ Jam Park (2pm, €13+)
Out in the new place in Swords. - Not So Secret Rooftop Party: Cait @ Opium (2pm, €10+)
Have a dance in the sunshine. - Telephones Schoolyard BYOB Party @ Pallas Projects (2pm, €6+)
BYOB all-day rave. - Sound Collector @ Project Arts Centre (€10+)
A music installation with a focus on experimentation and improvisation. - Sebsession: Everybody Loves Vinyl @ Bad Bobs (€7+)
A host of DJs play a rare rooftop party in Temple Bar. - Eagles @ 3Arena (€166+)
You’d want to be a fairly huge fan for that price. - Stereophonics @ Trinity College (€52+)
Long-serving bland rock group. - WGFM #18: Emmy Shigeta, DC & Yemancalum @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Japanese house producer hits up the Shaw. - Niara Marley @ Los Lane (€22+)
UK hip-hop artist. - Damien Dempsey @ Iveagh Gardens (€42+)
Irish trad and folk artist. - Soul Jam @ The Big Romance (Free)
Vinyl heads spin vinyl. - Pyg & Red Bull: Hammer, Marcel Fengler @ Pyg (10pm, €13+)
NI producer on the Feel My Bicep liner takes up headline duties. - Index: Aeron b2b Cailín @ 39/40 (10.30pm, €10+)
Heavy techno from 2 Irish slectors. - Obscure: DJ Haus @ 39/40 (11pm, €5+)
Proper vibes only.
Sunday July 7th
Festivals
- Longitude: Brockhampton, Vince Staples, Little Simz @ Marley Park (€79+)
More state of the art hip-hop than you could shake a stick at.
- Not So Secret Rooftop Party: Cait @ Opium (2pm, €10+)
Irish DJ heads the sunshine dance party. - Jenny Green & The RTE Symphony Orchestra @ Iveagh Gardens (€51+)
Playing all the dance classics. - New Order @ Trinity (€62+)
New Wave icons minus Peter Hook. - Thievery Corporation @ Vicar Street (€45+)
American dub duo.
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