A fine lineup will play around Dublin city on December 30th as part of NYF.
As well as the big Countdown concerts featuring Inhaler, Biird, Florence Road and more, the Echoes Of Ireland gig with Cliffords and Madra Salach, and the New Year’s Day folk event, the Guinness Music Trail on New Year’s Eve Eve will take place in venues The Storyteller, O’Donohue’s, Badass Cafe, HYDE Roof Top, The Grand Social, The Grand Social Ballroom, Whelan’s Upstairs, Curveball, Lost Lane and The Sound House.
Lined up to play are the likes of Zeztra, MayKay, NIYL, Negro Impacto, SELL EVERYTHING, Delivery Service, Cable Boy, KK Lewis, Gemma Cox, Black Nylon, Burglar, BABYRAT, Lil Skag, Ahmed, With Love and Sugaboo.
The free gigs take place from 4pm to 7pm on December 30th.
The NYF Dublin Procession of Light is back the streets of Dublin with music, street performers also on New Year’s Eve, and the NYF Dublin Fireworks Spectacular is back again, in two locations across Dublin, Howth Harbour and Dún Laoghaire Harbour on New Year’s Eve, in partnership with Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. (Free, Family-Friendly Events).
The Countdown concerts are paid events.
See the Nialler9 Gig Guide for Christmas and NYE here.
See more at NYFDublin.com
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NYF Dublin is part of the Winter in Dublin Programme, an initiative of Fáilte Ireland.
Developed by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with the Office of Public Works, the festival will deliver three days of music and entertainment across Dublin, running from December 30, 2025, through January 1, 2026. Subject to licence.
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
