The fifth edition of the weekender where band sell their merch in Dublin is back.
Merchy Christmas takes place at The Grand Social, Dublin from 11am- 7pm, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December 2024.
The lockdown brainchild of Conor Cusack (Saint Sister’s manager) and Saint Sister was conceived as a way for artists to make money from their art through t-shirt, vinyl, scarves and whatever they have to sell, working with Keiron Black and the folks at The Grand Social.
The two-day event across multiple floors will feature this first round of artists::
- Ahmed, With Love
- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Aonair
- BOLD LOVE
- Celaviedmai
- Cruel Sister
- Curtisy
- Daithí
- Fears
- Gemma Dunleavy
- Gilla Band
- Gurriers
- Holly Munro
- HousePlants
- Ispíní na hÉireann
- John Francis Flynn
- Junior Brother
- Khakikid
- Kojaque (Soft Boy Records)
- Lankum
- Loah
- Maria Kelly
- M(haol)
- Morgana
- Nealo
- Niamh Regan
- Overhead the Albatross
- Pillow Queens
- Rachael Lavelle
- Rodney Paz
- Saint Sister
- Scustin
- Silverbacks
- SOAK
- The Mary Wallopers
- The Scratch
- THUMPER
Admission: FREE with a suggested donation of €6, split between Dublin Simon Community & The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF)
Last year the event raised close to €15,000 for the two charities, and this year organisers are hoping to raise more to share between the two charity partners.
A jumbo raffle will take place each day, with limited-edition merch kindly donated by the artists taking part across the weekend.
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.
