The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week
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Tuesday May 14th
- Dermot Kennedy @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Irish singer-songwriter is making it big. - Gods Of Rap @ 3Arena (€59+)
Wu-Tang, Public Enemy & De La Soul. - Gods Of Rap Afterparty w/DJ Lord @ Pyg (€10+)
Featuring DJ Lord of Public Enemy. - Ruby Sessions (€7+, 9pm)
A Different Thread, The Pale, Kawala
Wednesday May 15th
- The Intersection Between Hip Hop & Education @ Science Gallery (€12+)
A once off discussion event at the Science Gallery featuring hip-hop guru Jahi. - Dermot Kennedy @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Irish singer-songwriter is making it big. - Kawala, Uly @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€14+)
Support from excellent bedroom pop Uly. - Tropical Fuck Storm @ Sound House (€15+)
One of my favourite noise rock acts.
Thursday May 16th
- City Of Dublin Chamber Orchestra @ Christ Church (€5+)
Can’t resist some art music in a setting like this. - Open Mike Eagle @ The Sugar Club (€20+)
One of the most innovative MCs in the game. - Mongoose @ Whelan’s (€18+)
Irish folk-rock group launch their Suck The Wound LP. - Dermot Kennedy @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Irish singer-songwriter is making it big. - Gigonometry: Bullet Girl, Sprints, Lady Landscape, Jamie O’Reilly @ Workmans (€8+)
Loads of good Irish acts on this lineup. - Konspiracy: Huxley @ The Academy (11pm, €8+)
Academy’s new club night features a UK house staple.
Friday May 17th
- Angular Hank @ Studio 10 (€5)
Irish slacker pop outfit. - The Innocent Bystander, Feather Beds @ BelloBar (€14+)
Irish rock band. - Danny G & The Major 7ths, Shy Mascot, We 3 Kings @ The Underground (€6+)
A host of strong Irish funk and groove acts. - In Their Thousands @ The Grand Social (€15)
Acrasia album launch tour from Donegal band. - Apartment Records: Kenny Hanlon, Ten Years Lost @ The Big Romance (Free)
The Cork dance label will be spinning vinyl all night. - Handsome Paddy @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
Late night antics. - SPACER Fridays @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
Niall and Lumo Simon spinning that disco all night. - OSLO: Zaska @ The Workman’s Club (11pm, Free)
Dublin funk and soul artist whose It Takes A Village LP made a damn fine impression on us. - Love International: Dave Harvey, UFO Club & Pear @ Tengu (11pm, Free)
Representation from so many of Ireland’s finest dance promoters. - Bedlam: Artwork @ Button Factory (11pm, €8+)
British house DJ.
Saturday May 18th
- Division X Culture Shock: Shanti Celeste, Saoirse @ Pyg (€6+)
Shanti Celeste is one of the finest UK Garage revivalists. Her Boiler Room. - Ed Motta @ The Sugar Club (€23+)
Brazilian soul and rock singer. - Made & Played 002: Mix & Fairbanks, Seany B, Colin Devine @ Cut & Sew (€10+)
Blade 1 and 4 to floor please. - Queen Bonobo, Comrade Hat @ The Thomas House (Free)
Idaho native singer-songwriter. - Viagra Boys, His Father’s Voice @ The Grand Social (€14+)
‘Sports‘ - Lumo Club @ Yamamori Tengu Downstairs (10.30pm, €7+)
The Lumo crew are back with the house party in a club vibes. - Space Dimension Controller @ Kaizen Bar/ Upstairs Tengu (11pm, €9+)
Mad space disco hosted on R&S records. - Pure Shores @ Wigwam (Free in, 11pm)
Join Louise Bruton and Michael Pope on the maiden voyage of their new club night of pop songs, electropop, disco, rock and house. - Index: Tommy Four Seven & DeFeKT @ Index (11pm, €11+)
Everybody needs some techno in their lives. - Soft World: Summer Solstice @ Wigwam (11pm, €7+)
The SoftBoys marks the passing of the season.
Sunday May 19th
- Bry @ Academy Green Room (€16+)
Irish singer-songwriter and relentless tourer. - Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (Free)
Jazz collective headed by stick man Faolan Collins.
