A list of events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. Friday night is jam-packed.
Tuesday 24th November
– Ian Brown, @ Olympia Theatre (€39.20)
– Yngve & The Innocent, Little X’s for Eyes, Louisiana Joyride @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Gary Numan @ Tripod (€22.50/€27.50)
Wednesday 25th Nov
– Ash – The Button Factory (€23)
– The Infomatics @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Thursday 26th Nov
– The Beat Down with Handsome Paddy & Neuromancer @ Pygmalion, South William Street (Free)
– Arctic Monkeys, Eagles of Death Metal @ The O2 (Win tickets til noon Tuesday)
– Soundcheck @ Spy (Free before 11pm, €5 after
– The Unabombers – Solas (Free)
– Hoarsebox, The Funeral Suits @ Whelan’s (€10)
Rest of the week…
Friday 27th Nov
– Skinny Wolves presents James Blackshaw @ Backloft Gallery, near Thomas House (€10)
– Richter Collective Singles Club: MJEX, Crayonsmith @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
– IMTV Awards 2009 @ The Sugar Club
– Homelights festival: Adrian Crowley & Friends @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
– Ballroom of Romance #93: Joycut, A Clockwork Noise, Pearse McLaughlin @ The Lower Deck (€10)
– Little Boots, Nakatomi Towers @ The Academy (€18.50)
– Lady Bug (Brooklyn) @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
– !Kaboogie presents Bogdan Raczynski, Automatic Tasty, PCP, Sixfoot Apprentice @ Twisted Pepper (€10/€8 pre-booked)
– Maximum Joy presents B-MUSIC @ Thomas House (Free)
– Cassette ’80s night @ Wax below Spy (Free before 10pm/€5 before midnight)
– GLIDER: Indie/Shoegaze/Lo-fi/Electro club night for grown-ups @ The Odessa Club
Saturday 28th Nov
– Homelights festival: Adrian Crowley, Katell Keineg, James Yorkston, Adem – Whelan’s, Dublin (€20 – 3pm)
– Gomez @ The Academy (€26)
– BANTER #7: Review Of The Decade w/ Jim Carroll, Richie ‘Jape’ Egan, Trevor ‘Tayor’ O’Shea & Nadine O’Regan @ Twisted Pepper (Register)
– Twisted Pepper First Birthday: Carl Craig, Dark Room Notes, Not Squares, Barry Redsetta @ Twisted Pepper (€15)
– Choice Cuts presents The Breakestra, The Candides @ The Button Factory (€20)
– Natty Wailer & Live Band @ The Purty Loft, Dun Laoghaire (€12)
Sunday 29th Nov
– Video Games Live @ National Concert Hall (3.30pm/8pm – €26/€33)
– Homelights Festival: Vashti Bunyan, Minotaur Shock, Andy Irvine, Adrian Crowley @ Whelan’s (€25 – 3pm)
– Fresh Air Live: Katie Kim, Patrick Kelleher, Threadpulls @ The Button Factory
Monday 30th Nov
– Homelights Festival: Dosh (Anticon), Hulk @ Whelan’s (€20)
– Hefty Horse presents Bellajane @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Free, 11pm)
MP3s:
Pearse McLaughlin – L’Espoir Des Revenants
Minotaur Shock – Accelerated Footage
Videos:
Messiah J & The Expert – If You Don’t Want To Know The Score, Look Away Now (Feat. Jennifer Evans)
Vashti Bunyan – Train Song
Video Games live

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
hurray – Little X’s for eyes!!Taht’s tonight – woo