The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week
by Luke Sharkey
Monday, June 17, 2019
Skip to day: Mon |Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun
Monday June 17th
- Gladys Knight @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Soul legend. - Take Your Tonic: Jooce, Blushing Boy, Sprints, The Slut Club @ Bello Bar (€5+)
An Irish triple headliner.
Tuesday June 18th
- Gladys Knight @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Soul legend. - The Magic Numbers @ Whelan’s (€22+)
Fantastic English indie rock band. - P!NK @ RDS (Sold Out)
Noughties pop star. - The Ruby Sessions: Gypsies On The Autobahn, Elkin, Pat Dam Smith @ Doyle’s (9pm, €7+)
Weekly singer-songwriter night in aid of the Simon Community.
Wednesday June 19th
- Billy Corgan @ Olympia Theatre (€65+)
Smashing Pumpkins frontman. - Acid Granny @ Whelan’s (Free)
The acid techno busking sensation. More here.
Thursday June 20th
- Wheres Luke? @ Whelan’s (€8+)
Irish singer-songwriter. - Slow Moving Clouds @ The Workman’s Club (€16+)
Irish folk/drone band. - Roisin Dubh Takeover @ Lost Lane (€13+)
The Galway pub is coming and it’s bringing a ton of Galway musicians with it. - Cult Called Man @ Whelan’s (€12+)
Veteran rock band. - The Other Side Of Detroit @ Sin É (Free)
DJs spinning the best in Motown, funk & soul. - Mirage: Suddenly Right @ Opium (Free)
Mirage celebrates 1 year of existence with a rooftop party. - Konspiracy: Eli Brown @ The Academy (10.30pm, €8+)
More mid-week late night antics in the Academy. - The Midnight Disco @ Izakaya (11pm, Free)
Summertime disco. - Krisdeberg @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11.45pm, Free)
Irish indie-electronica act.
Friday June 21st
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle
Talos, Kruder & Dorfmeister, IAMDDB, Pillow Queens & more - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Sigrid, Le Boom, The Magician & more
- Not I, Jake Regan, Echo’s Bones @ BelloBar (€7+)
Triple headliner filled with sad boy/girl indie music. - George Ezra @ Malahide Castle (€51+)
English pop star and singer-songwriter. - Little Gem Band @ Jigsaw (€10+)
Launching their new LP Friyay 13th - Jesse Malin @ Whelan’s (€16+)
American rock artist. - Ellyd @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8+)
Irish electronic pop act. - Watermelon @ Lucky’s (9pm, Free)
The dance collective takes over for the night. - SPACER @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
A Nialler9 club night with music of a euphoric nature. - Human Error: Summer Showcase @ 39/40 (11pm, €5+)
This dance collective are getting their finest residents out. - Housework @ The Sound House (11pm, €10+)
House music. - Techno & Cans @ WIgwam (€5+, 11pm)
Does what it says on the tin.
Saturday June 22nd
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle
Modeselektor, Sleaford Mods, TPM, Mother, Confidence Man & more & more - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Clean Bandit, Jax Jones, Wild Youth & more
- Notions: Kornal Kovacs @ Jam Park (2pm, €12+)
A daytime shindig at the new spot in Swords. - Up Next: Film Screening & Panel Discussion @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
A new indie short-film documenting the Irish hip-hop scene. - Lana Del Ray @ Malahide Castle (€72+)
Cinematic pop star. - Soft Stone @ The Big Romance (Free)
One of the heads behind the DIP collective. - Pride Live: Elkae, St. Bishop & more @ Whelan’s (€8)
Plus Flwrs, Aaron Cumiskey. - Division: Ryan Healy, Kamorah, Dylema, Keiren @ Pyg (€10+)
Summertime Pyg is always a good time. - Bubblegum @ Lucky’s (Free)
The crew do their thing. - Souletiquette: Malibu @ Tengu (11pm, €7+)
Souletiquette’s annual summer party. - Bodytonic: Kornal Kovacs @ Wigwam (10pm, €10+)
A big name in house music. - Mass 19 @ 39/40 (11pm, €10+)
A big launch part featuring plenty of solid DJs.
Sunday June 23rd
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle
The Blaze, Kate Tempest, Maeve, SOAK, AE MAK & more - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Two Door Cinema Club, Dermot Kennedy, Jerry Fish & more
- Mavis Staples @ Olympia Theatre (€39+)
Iconic gospel artist. - Sonntags @ Ukiyo (10pm, Free)
The Sonntags crew continue their weekly residency downstairs.
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