The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – St. Patrick’s Week edition
Email to be in the draw for free entry:
- Wednesday: Mother with Crazy P, Kelly-Anne Byrne & Nialler9 @ The Church (€16, 10pm)
- Wednesday: Out To Lunch with Young Marco & Intergalactic Gary @ Bar Tengu (€12.50, 10pm)
- Paddy’s Day: Local Talk Records with Mats & Tooli @ Tengu (10pm)
- Saturday: BoNs Synth Ensemble: Rounds @ St Patrick’s Cathedral (€8)
How to enter free entry comps – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday March 15
- Grimes @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)
[Electronic pop] Support from Hana. - Ruby Sessions: Fox Owl Crow / We, The Oceanographers / Maria Kelly / Messayeh / Ellie O’Neill @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Conor Ruby Sessions. - Holy Wave, The Urges & This Other Kingdom @ The Grand Social (€12)
[Psych-rock] Reverberation festival launch
Wednesday March 16 – Paddy’s Eve
- Third Smoke, The Mountaineers @ Sin É (Free)
[Folk/pop] Part of 5-day Paddy’s lineup. - The St Patrick’s Two-Nighter @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
[Live/DJs] Squarehead, The Fontaines, Sun Maschene, My Mind Races, Vameel & DJs Deece - DJ Krush @ The Sugar Club (€17.50)
[Electronic] Japanese musician. First time in Dublin in 10 years.
- Mother with Crazy P, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Mother DJs & Nialler9 @ The Church (€16, 10pm, WIN TICKETS)
[Club] Two rooms of DJs. Crazy P Soundsystem & more.
- Out To Lunch with Young Marco & Intergalactic Gary @ Bar Tengu (€12.50, 10pm, WIN TICKETS)
[Club] + Intercontinental Conway x Interdimensional Donovan B2B
- Julio Bashmore @ Opium Rooms (€20, 11pm)
[Dance] Holding On.
- Pygmalion’s 7th Birthday @ The Pygmalion (€45)
[Dance] with Sven Väth, Matthias Tanzmann, Hybrasil (Live) - Network 7: Todd Terry @ The Grand Social (€20, 9pm)
[Electronic] Bas Mooy, Ansome + Guests - Phil Hartnoll Live/ Dj set @ Pacino’s (€22.50, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Former Orbital brother. - Ejeca @ District 8 (€22, 11pm)
[Dance] Belfast producer. - Clouds @ Hangar (€12, 10pm)
[Techno] Latest tracks. - Bodytonic Present: Andrew Weatherall @ Wigwam (€15, 11pm)
[Electronic] UK DJ and production legend. - Sense & Curve: Green Velvet @ Button Factory (€25)
[Electronic] Millie Vanilli.
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Thursday March 17 – Paddy’s Day
- Handsome Paddy’s Day @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm, Free)
[DJs] + Frank B, Djackulate, Mark Alton, Graham Dolan
- Sing Along Social: Patrick’s Day Special @ MVP (4pm, €5)
[Singalong] Sing along to music from The Corrs, The Cranberries, A Woman’s Heart and more.
- Telephones: Snakes on a Playground @ Secret Location (€20 , 2pm – 9pm)
[Party] Outdoor party. Disco, soul, afrobeat, RnB, 80s Pop, House, Italo & more
- The Hot Sprockets @ Whelan’s (€10, 4pm & 8pm)
[Rock] Two shows in one day.
- Generator Live: Pleasure Beach, Cry Monster Cry, @ The Generator (Free with registration)
[New Irish] + Corner Boy, Rachel Lavelle.
- Welcome: Paddy’s Day: Shriekin, Daire Carolan @ Undisclosed Location (4pm, BYOB, €10)
[Dance] a secret city centre space into an all day byob party.
- Paddy’s Day Skank @ Teacher’s Club, Parnell Sq (€4 before 10pm, €7 after)
[Shamrock Jamrock] Firehouse Skank - Paddy’s Music Fest @ The Tivoli (€24.50, 2pm)
[Festival] Paddy Casey – Kila – Raglans – Heroes In Hiding – Fallen Lights – - Sim Simma Paddy’s All Day Bashment @ Wigwam (€5/€10, 2pm)
[Reggae/bashment] Sim Simma DJs, Shabba Franks, Tim Timma & more.
- Paddy’s Music Fest @ The Tivoli (€24.50, 2pm)
[Festival] Paddy Casey – Kila – Raglans – Heroes In Hiding – Fallen Lights – - Local Talk Records with Mats & Tooli @ Tengu (WIN TICKETS, 10pm)
[Electronic] Swedish house music duo - Weathertop presents: Paddy’s Day All Dayer Party @ The Grand Social (€5, 2pm)
[Electronic/dance/hip-hop] Dah Jevu Ras Tinny, Nathan Jones and more
- GangStarr Foundation @ The Sugar Club (€20)
[Rap] Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug and Afu-Ra - Half Moon Run @ The Academy (€22)
[Indie/rock] Emotional indie rock from Montreal. - The St Patrick’s Two-Nighter @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
[DJs] DJ Sets from Kelly Anne Byrne (Today Fm)/ Louche (Nightflight)/ Trev (Somewhere/ Workman’s Sats)/ Rob Smith/ D-Reills/ Steven Gannon (Somewhere/ Kid Karate)/ Tony Bones/ Eadaoin Dooley (Dj Doolittle) - Wankelmut @ Opium Rooms (€10, 9pm)
[Dance] + Toast DJs, Hidden Agenda DJs, Abstract DJs, Bedlam DJs - DJ EZ @ District 8 (€20, 11pm)
[Dance] recently played 24-hour set for Cancer Research UK
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Friday March 18
- Afro Odyssey @ The Sugar Club (€10/€12.50, 9pm)
[Afrobeat] with Manden Express and Yankari Afrobeat Collective - Rarity by Tonnta @ National History Museum (Free registration, 6:30pm)
[Choral] lofty, surround-sound choral performance of Rarity.
- Little Green Cars @ Whelan’s (€23)
[Folk/pop] Ephemera album launch. Easier Day on the Late Late. Also Saturday.
- Subweight presents Cian Finn @ Turk’s Head (€10, 10pm)
[Bass music] part of World Bass Culture collective based in Cork.
- Toofools @ Sin É (Free)
[Folk/pop] Part of 5-day Paddy’s lineup. - Under The Influence Presents – Decoded Magazine @ Sweeney’s (€5, 10pm)
[House and Techno] Damion Pell and Ian Dillion from Decoded Magazine
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Saturday March 19
- BoNs Synth Ensemble: Rounds @ St Patrick’s Cathedral (WIN TICKETS, €8)
[Electronic] Glenn P Keating (Jape, Redneck Manifesto) performs synth compositions atmospheric inspired by from the cathedral’s Bell Ringing and Evensong traditions. - Brian Deady @ The Sugar Club (€12.50, €15)
[Soul/pop] Second show in the venue this month. - Ensemble presents Future Composers @ The Chocolate Factory (€8)
[St. Patrick’s Festival] the Dublin Laptop Orchestra, Kirkos Ensemble, and Tonnta play a commissioned work by Linda Buckley. - Mmoths, The Cyclist, DJ Deece, Somerville @ District 8 (€20, 9pm)
[Electronic] Luneworks Album Launch Party - Little Green Cars @ Whelan’s (€23)
[Folk/pop] Ephemera album launch. Easier Day on the Late Late. Also Friday.
- TADGH, Farah Elle, Aik J @ Sin É (Free)
[New Irish] ‘I Don’t Wanna Know’ single. - Impromptu: Fake Blood @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] UK house and electro producer.
- Dublin Tropical @ The Generator (€8/€13, 9:30pm)
[Club]DJ Izem, Supagroovalistic DJs.
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Sunday March 20
- We’ve all had enough fun by now.
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Monday March 21
- If you still want to go out tonight, you either have a problem or you’re a tourist.
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