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Denise Chaila announces first Irish tour

Gigs & Festivals

Tuesday August 25 2026

Watch: Sorcha Richardson Performing 'Grenadine' At The 40 Foot 3

Watch: Sorcha Richardson Performing 'Grenadine' At The 40 Foot 4

Watch: Sorcha Richardson performing 'Grenadine' at The 40 Foot

Monday August 24 2026

Electric Picnic: Stradbally Approaches For 80.000 Festival Goers.

Electric Picnic: Stradbally Approaches For 80.000 Festival Goers.

Electric Picnic: Stage times, stage breakdown & A-Z of acts

Monday August 24 2026

Turnstile

Turnstile reimagined album out next week features Four Tet, Oklou, Slayyyter, Kettama and Elton John

Albums & Releases

Friday August 21 2026

Best New Albums This Week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto &Amp;Amp; The Bull + More 9

Best New Albums This Week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto &Amp;Amp; The Bull + More 10

Best New Albums this week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto & The Bull + more

Our recommended new album and EPs releases this week.

Friday August 21 2026

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní Na Héireann, Newdad, F3Miii And Added To Festival Stages 11

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní Na Héireann, Newdad, F3Miii And Added To Festival Stages 12

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní na hÉireann, NewDad, F3Miii and added to festival stages

Wednesday August 19 2026

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze Disco Club returns to The Grand Social with guest DJ Sally Cinnamon

Tuesday August 18 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / The Prodigy

Dublin Gig Guide / The Prodigy

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: The Prodigy, The Weeknd, Moby & Faithless, Dublin City Fleadh, CATU Fundraisers...

Tuesday August 18 2026

Dopamine Chamber

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C. release 'Marianne' and album Dopamine Chamber announced for October

Tuesday August 18 2026

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers

Best New Albums This Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Jungle, Getdown Services, L'Rain, The Womack Sisters...

Friday August 14 2026

Denise Chaila

Denise Chaila

Denise Chaila announces first Irish tour

Tuesday August 25 2026

Watch: Sorcha Richardson Performing 'Grenadine' At The 40 Foot 23

Watch: Sorcha Richardson Performing 'Grenadine' At The 40 Foot 24

Watch: Sorcha Richardson performing 'Grenadine' at The 40 Foot

Monday August 24 2026

Electric Picnic: Stradbally Approaches For 80.000 Festival Goers.

Electric Picnic: Stradbally Approaches For 80.000 Festival Goers.

Electric Picnic: Stage times, stage breakdown & A-Z of acts

Monday August 24 2026

Turnstile

Turnstile

Turnstile reimagined album out next week features Four Tet, Oklou, Slayyyter, Kettama and Elton John

Friday August 21 2026

Qbanaa

Qbanaa

Culture Night Dublin turns 21, with music taking over Meeting House Square, Bewley's and beyond

Friday August 21 2026

Best New Albums This Week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto &Amp;Amp; The Bull + More 31

Best New Albums This Week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto &Amp;Amp; The Bull + More 32

Best New Albums this week: Cornelius, Denzel Curry, Westside Cowboy, Cleo Soul, Chelsea Wolfe, Paahto & The Bull + more

Friday August 21 2026

Nia Archives

Nia Archives

Nia Archives announces Vicar Street show for December

Friday August 21 2026

Belters Only

Belters Only

Electric Picnic announce upgraded Terminus stage and lineup

Friday August 21 2026

Newdad

Newdad

NewDad announce show this December for Button Factory 30th anniversary

Thursday August 20 2026

Kojaque

Kojaque

Inis Records announce all-Irish pop-up record market for Dublin and London

Thursday August 20 2026

Manchán Magan

Manchán Magan

Manchán Magan's final spoken-word work Slí na Samhlaíochta is to be released as an album in October

Thursday August 20 2026

Bibio And Dorian Concept. Photo: Oliver Johnson And Stephen Wilkinson

Bibio And Dorian Concept. Photo: Oliver Johnson And Stephen Wilkinson

Bibio and Dorian Concept announce debut collaborative album Answers

Wednesday August 19 2026

Nialler9 Podcast

Mags The Frog Report

Mags The Frog Report

The best music of the month & All Together Now with Mags The Frog Report (Podcast)

Friday August 14 2026

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes

Revisiting Fleet Foxes' sparkling landmark folk debut album with Aoife Barry (live Podcast)

Friday August 7 2026

Nialler9 Podcast

Nialler9 Podcast

Why are gig tickets getting more expensive? Toutless on fees, fraud & Ticketmaster (Nialler9 Podcast)

Friday July 31 2026

For Those I Love / Nialler9 Podcast

For Those I Love / Nialler9 Podcast

Podcast: For Those I Love on building his own worlds for All Together Now

Monday July 27 2026

Best New Music

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 53

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 54

New Irish songs you should hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa and more

Also featuring Morgana, Suzie Gunn, Deathtoricky, Ezra Williams.

Thursday August 6 2026

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy... 55

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy... 56

The 5 best songs of the week: Phoebe Bridgers, Nirosta Steel, Sloucho, Gemma Dunleavy...

Plus Overmono, Axel Boman, Kasper Bjørke.

Friday July 17 2026

Baby Rose

Baby Rose

The 5 best songs of the week: Aldous Harding, Kevin Morby, Sweeping Promises and more

Nialler9 is an independent music publication mostly run by one guy –support us on Patreon, where you get exclusive playlists, Discord community access and more. The best new tracks of this…

Thursday May 21 2026

The Best New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Therapy Horse, Dumb Posh Hippies, Theatre, Kayleigh Noble, Moio And More 59

The Best New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Therapy Horse, Dumb Posh Hippies, Theatre, Kayleigh Noble, Moio And More 60

The best new Irish songs you should hear: Therapy Horse, Dumb Posh Hippies, THEATRE, Kayleigh Noble, MOIO and more

Also featuring Anna’s Number, Filmore!, Niall Tarmey, Lemoncello, Rua Rí, Shakalak, Zaska, JarJarJnr, Shark School.

Friday May 15 2026

Output Belfast Returns With Free Conference And Showcase This September 61

Output Belfast Returns With Free Conference And Showcase This September 62

Output Belfast returns with free conference and showcase this September

Wednesday August 19 2026

Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall. Photo Credit Lewis Evans

Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall. Photo Credit Lewis Evans

Cameron Winter announces live album Live at Carnegie Hall

Wednesday August 19 2026

Watch: The Full Trailer For The Oasis Documentary Don'T Look Back In Anger 65

Watch: The Full Trailer For The Oasis Documentary Don'T Look Back In Anger 66

Watch: the full trailer for the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back In Anger

Wednesday August 19 2026

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní Na Héireann, Newdad, F3Miii And Added To Festival Stages 67

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní Na Héireann, Newdad, F3Miii And Added To Festival Stages 68

Electric Picnic 2026: Madra Salach, Gurriers, Ispíní na hÉireann, NewDad, F3Miii and added to festival stages

Wednesday August 19 2026

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze Disco Club returns to The Grand Social with guest DJ Sally Cinnamon

Tuesday August 18 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / The Prodigy

Dublin Gig Guide / The Prodigy

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: The Prodigy, The Weeknd, Moby & Faithless, Dublin City Fleadh, CATU Fundraisers...

Tuesday August 18 2026

Westside Cowboy: Photo Credit: Clémentine Schneidermann | @Clementine.schneidermann

Westside Cowboy: Photo Credit: Clémentine Schneidermann | @Clementine.schneidermann

Westside Cowboy announce Whelan's Dublin show alongside debut album

Tuesday August 18 2026

Dopamine Chamber

Dopamine Chamber

Fontaines D.C. release 'Marianne' and album Dopamine Chamber announced for October

Tuesday August 18 2026

The Prodigy. Photo Rahul Singh.

The Prodigy. Photo Rahul Singh.

All you need to know about the IMMA The Prodigy, Deftones, Moby gigs

Monday August 17 2026

Temporary Pleasure'S Popup Superclub Is A Glimpse Of The Nightlife We'Ve Lost 79

Temporary Pleasure'S Popup Superclub Is A Glimpse Of The Nightlife We'Ve Lost 80

Temporary Pleasure's popup Superclub is a glimpse of the nightlife we've lost

Monday August 17 2026

Kneecap

Kneecap

Kneecap announce 3Arena show for December

Monday August 17 2026

Soak Curates Sets At Guinness Storehouse With Rua Rí And A Gilla Band Dj Set 83

Soak Curates Sets At Guinness Storehouse With Rua Rí And A Gilla Band Dj Set 84

SOAK curates SETS at Guinness Storehouse with Rua Rí and a Gilla Band DJ set

Monday August 17 2026

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 85

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 86

The Best Albums of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, WILLOW and more

The Best Albums Of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya And More 87

The Best Albums Of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya And More 88

The Best Albums of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya and more

Best Of The Month.

Best Of The Month.

The Best Albums of May: Boards Of Canada, Kevin Morby, Aldous Harding, Broken Social Scene, Rua Rí and more

The Best Albums Of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser And More 91

The Best Albums Of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser And More 92

The Best Albums of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser and more

Best Of The Month.

Best Of The Month.

The best albums of March

Best Albums Of February.

Best Albums Of February.

The best albums of February

The Best Albums Of January 97

The Best Albums Of January 98

The best albums of January

Rory Sweeney

Rory Sweeney

Rory Sweeney's top songs of 2025

Nialler9 Events

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze

Indie Sleaze Disco Club returns to The Grand Social with guest DJ Sally Cinnamon

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream Is Our Next Vinyl Album Listening Party 103

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream Is Our Next Vinyl Album Listening Party 104

Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream is our next vinyl album listening party

Chemical Brothers' Dig Your Own Hole Listening Party 105

Chemical Brothers' Dig Your Own Hole Listening Party 106

Chemical Brothers' Dig Your Own Hole listening party

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New Music and News

Takuya Nakamura. Photo: Ryan Chun

Takuya Nakamura. Photo: Ryan Chun

Takuya Nakamura brings his live show to Dublin in October

Monday August 17 2026

The Weeknd In London. Photo Credit: Sebastien Nagy

The Weeknd In London. Photo Credit: Sebastien Nagy

All you need to know about The Weeknd at Croke Park 2026

Monday August 17 2026

Fontaines D.c.

Fontaines D.c.

Fontaines D.C. are releasing their new album Dopamine Chamber this year

Friday August 14 2026

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers

Best New Albums This Week: Phoebe Bridgers, Jungle, Getdown Services, L'Rain, The Womack Sisters...

Friday August 14 2026

Bohs Collaborate With Massive Attack On Jersey To Raise Funds For Medical Aid To Cuba 115

Bohs Collaborate With Massive Attack On Jersey To Raise Funds For Medical Aid To Cuba 116

Bohs collaborate with Massive Attack on jersey to raise funds for medical aid to Cuba

Friday August 14 2026

Mags The Frog Report

Mags The Frog Report

The best music of the month & All Together Now with Mags The Frog Report (Podcast)

Friday August 14 2026

Erykah Badu &Amp;Amp; The Alchemist

Erykah Badu &Amp;Amp; The Alchemist

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist announce joint album

Thursday August 13 2026

Dfa Records Are Releasing A Charity Cover Of The Waterboys 'The Whole Of The Moon' In Dedication To Jd Twitch Of Optimo 121

Dfa Records Are Releasing A Charity Cover Of The Waterboys 'The Whole Of The Moon' In Dedication To Jd Twitch Of Optimo 122

DFA Records are releasing a charity cover of The Waterboys 'The Whole of the Moon' in dedication to JD Twitch of Optimo

Thursday August 13 2026

Madra Salach. Credit: Matt Spratt

Madra Salach. Credit: Matt Spratt

The Scratch and Madra Salach headline Dublin City Fleadh's free Sunday bill

Thursday August 13 2026

Sexytadhg. Credit: @Daisychains (Kate Lawlor)

Sexytadhg. Credit: @Daisychains (Kate Lawlor)

SexyTadhg announces Vicar Street show for December

Thursday August 13 2026

Caroline Rose

Caroline Rose

Best New Gigs: Caroline Rose, Flight Facilities, Cinthie, James Vincent McMorrow, Apartment Records 15th anniversary and more

Thursday August 13 2026

Trá Pháidín. Photo: Sara Leslie.

Trá Pháidín. Photo: Sara Leslie.

Trá Pháidín release new taut kosmische song 'Garbhóg'

Thursday August 13 2026

Gurriers. Photo: Steve Gullick.

Gurriers. Photo: Steve Gullick.

Gurriers share new video and song 'Nothing Happens Twice'

Thursday August 13 2026

Jimbo Jones

Jimbo Jones

Jimbo Jones returns with 'Modern Day Business Man' featuring Curtisy

Wednesday August 12 2026

Lil Skag

Lil Skag

GlowDepot lineup announced for Electric Picnic featuring Lil Skag, Avenue 68, Sugabooo, Sloucho, King Kong Company, Catacombs and more

Wednesday August 12 2026

Sienna Rose Had 3 Songs In Spotify’s Viral 50 – Usa Playlist Earlier This Year But Is An Ai-Generated Artist Through And Through.

Sienna Rose Had 3 Songs In Spotify’s Viral 50 – Usa Playlist Earlier This Year But Is An Ai-Generated Artist Through And Through.

Spotify to start tagging AI artists on the platform but there's a glaring problem

Wednesday August 12 2026

Dustin The Turkey

Dustin The Turkey

Fish Town returns to Electric Picnic with MayKay, Babyrat, Jinx Lennon, Rowetta and Dustin the Turkey

Tuesday August 11 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Shamrock Showband

Dublin Gig Guide / Shamrock Showband

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: Whelan's Trad & Folk Festival, Shamrock Showband, Shearling, Smokey’s Cookout, Bob Log III, Rattling Ark...

Tuesday August 11 2026

Wider Than Pictures 2026: All You Need To Know 143

Wider Than Pictures 2026: All You Need To Know 144

Wider Than Pictures 2026: all you need to know

Tuesday August 11 2026

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Shares Short Film In Memory Of Talos, First-Ever Vinyl Release And Sirens European Tour Dates 145

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Shares Short Film In Memory Of Talos, First-Ever Vinyl Release And Sirens European Tour Dates 146

Sounds from a Safe Harbour shares short film in memory of Talos, first-ever vinyl release and SIRENS European tour dates

Tuesday August 11 2026

Croí Lineup Announced For Electric Picnic Featuring Donal Lunny, John Francis Flynn, Shampain And Denise Chaila 147

Croí Lineup Announced For Electric Picnic Featuring Donal Lunny, John Francis Flynn, Shampain And Denise Chaila 148

Croí lineup announced for Electric Picnic featuring Donal Lunny, John Francis Flynn, Shampain and Denise Chaila

Monday August 10 2026

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 149

The Best Albums Of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, Willow And More 150

The Best Albums of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, WILLOW and more

Monday August 10 2026

Cat Dowling

Cat Dowling

Cat Dowling RIP: Irish singer passes away at 54

Monday August 10 2026

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes

Revisiting Fleet Foxes' sparkling landmark folk debut album with Aoife Barry (live Podcast)

Friday August 7 2026

Overmono By Jamie Shipston Mourn

Overmono By Jamie Shipston Mourn

Best New Albums This Week: Overmono, Really Good Time, Man/Woman/Chainsaw and more

Friday August 7 2026

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers is debuting her album at a planetarium in Armagh next week

Thursday August 6 2026

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 159

New Irish Songs You Should Hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa And More 160

New Irish songs you should hear: Banríon, Sarah Crean, Tomococko, Spooklet, Last Apollo, Qbanaa and more

Thursday August 6 2026

Mohammad Syfkhan

Mohammad Syfkhan

The Conncert returns to North Mayo with Mohammad Syfkhan, Katie Kim and The Altered Hours

Thursday August 6 2026

Another Love Story

Another Love Story

Another Love Story reveals full lineup for 2026

Thursday August 6 2026

Other Voices

Other Voices

Other Voices returns to Derry this September

Thursday August 6 2026

Jack White

Jack White

Third Man Records is bringing pop-up shops to Dublin and Belfast

Thursday August 6 2026

Dublin Gig Guide / Quantic

Dublin Gig Guide / Quantic

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: August 5th to 10th

Wednesday August 5 2026

Brendan Duffy / Only Camera In The Room Archive. Photographed In The Basement Of The Temple Theatre, Dublin On Halloween Night 1997, With Djs David Holmes And Glen Brady Playing On The Night.

Brendan Duffy / Only Camera In The Room Archive. Photographed In The Basement Of The Temple Theatre, Dublin On Halloween Night 1997, With Djs David Holmes And Glen Brady Playing On The Night.

MindField announces 20th year lineup at Electric Picnic

Wednesday August 5 2026

Weezer. Photo: Brendan Walter

Weezer. Photo: Brendan Walter

Weezer announce 3Arena Dublin show as part of 2027 world tour

Wednesday August 5 2026

Gurriers @ Atn 2026. Photo: Aran Cahill

Gurriers @ Atn 2026. Photo: Aran Cahill

All Together Now 2027 dates, loyalty scheme opens this week

Wednesday August 5 2026

Dove Ellis. Eurosonic Esns 2026. Photo: Niels Knelis.

Dove Ellis. Eurosonic Esns 2026. Photo: Niels Knelis.

Dove Ellis announces Vicar Street Dublin show along with Glasgow, Leeds and London

Wednesday August 5 2026

Nialler9 179

Nialler9 180

The Best Albums of July: Kelela, Swapmeet, Four Tet, Mad Professor, Mallory Hawk, WILLOW and more

Also featuring The Strokes, Charli XCX, Lido Pimienta, Body Type, Baby Rose.

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Nialler9 182

The Best Albums of June: Vince Staples, Chanel Beads, Shamrock Showband, Loah, Alewya and more

Also featuring Styrofoam Winos, Nectar Woode, ZASKA, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Mouse on Mars, Shark School, Goldbug, Rattling Ark, HAVVK, Tara Clerkin Trio.

Best Of The Month.

Best Of The Month.

The Best Albums of May: Boards Of Canada, Kevin Morby, Aldous Harding, Broken Social Scene, Rua Rí and more

Also featuring Octo Octa, Jump Source, Feeble Little Horse, AE MAK, Kurt Vile, Alela Diane and more.

Nialler9 185

Nialler9 186

The Best Albums of April: David Kitt, Nine Inch Noize, Crying Loser and more

Also featuring Wu Lyf, Cable Boy, Stephen Star, Jessie Ware, No Photos and Lone.