recommended gigs
Highlights: Queens Of The Stone Age, Daniel Avery, Optimo, David Holmes, Bricknasty, Le Boom, Yves Tumor, Morgana, Tandem Felix, William Basinski, Cigarettes After Sex, The Line, Jennifer Cardini, Bell X1, Sleaford Mods, Celaviedmai, Julie Byrne, Nextus, BDRMM, Yung Singh.
Highlights: Kojaque, The Murder Capital, Johnny Jewel, Youth Lagoon, The Love Ball, Nealo, Uly, Soul Juice, Alfa Mist, Joshua Burnside, Mano Le Tough, Still Blue, Backstory, Elena Colombi & Amelia Holt, Irreversible Entanglements, This Is The Kit, Will Butler + Sister Squares.
Highlights: Barry Can’t Swim, Jayda G, A Love From Outer Space, Wednesday, Dublin Folk Festival, The Scratch, Ben Klock, Secretsundaze, Eliza Rose, Inhaler, Four Tet listening party, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Skyrager, I Have A Tribe, Nicole Moudaber.
Highlights: Haunted Dancehall, Chemical Brothers, ØXN, Sofia Kourtesis, Explosions In The Sky, Bush Tetras, Dublin Beatles Festival, Cruel Sister, Tailors Hall Beta Festival gigs, Deadletter, Iglooghost, Sammy Copley, Cian Ó Cíobháin, Shee, DJ EZ, Call Super & Objekt, Medium Build.
Highlights: Peach, Alternating Current, Squid, Hania Rani, Autechre, Sweeping Promises, Luke Una & Billy Scurry, Autre Monde, Romare, Peach, Circles: Robert Hood, CiCi, Krystal Klear, Mall Grab, Citrus Fresh, Boiler Room, Defected, Slaughterhouse, No Spill Blood, The Streets.
Highlights: Arctic Monkeys, Lumo’s 8th Birthday, Jape, Gurriers, Rebel Phoenix, The Streets, Gurriers, Sing Along Social, Kayleigh Noble, Jeremy Deller, Andy Shauf, HamsandwicH, Bradley Zero, Rachel Mae Hannon.
Highlights: Arctic Monkeys, Martyn, Dimitri From Paris, Ragz Originale, Kean Kavanagh, Mahalia, Tebi Rex, Dustin O’Halloran, Paris Texas, Vernon Jane, Dream Wife.
Highlights: Ireland Music Week, King Krule, Overmono, Sprints, Brigid Mae Power, Aby Coulibaly, Prospa + Shee, Club Loosen, Haru Nemuri, Ye Vagabonds, Cormac Begley, Backstory, Danilo Plessow aka MCDE, Shamir, The Unthanks.
Highlights: New Order+ Confidence Man, Pantha Du Prince, Indie Sleaze, Maija Sofia, Super Extra Bonus Party, John Grant, Faction Presents, Petite Noir, Archy Moor, Puma Blue, Cinematic Orchestra, Skee Mask, Paul Woolford, Bang The Box, Hannah Peel.
Highlights: Culture Night, The National, PJ Harvey, Annie Mac, Lumo Club, MxxM, Strawberries, Contour, Nealo, Dreams of Electric Bleep Launch, Jeff Mills, Robocobra Quartet, Horse Jumper of Love, Sign Crushes Motorist, Blawan, Bar Italia, GoGo Penguin.
Highlights: Enemies, Lael Neale, Cromby, Search Results, David Keenan, Manuka Honey, Fringe Festival shows with Clash At the Quays!, ÓD & Egg; Conducta, Ping Pong Disco, Fiyahdred, Ricky Chong, Mick Harvey.
Highlights: Christine & The Queens, Feist, Wilco, Kara Jackson, Arlo Parks, Laurel Halo, Joan Shelley, Backstory, Elaine Malone, Phil Hartnoll, Tommy Holohan & X-Coast , Armand Van Helden, Indigo Sparke.
Highlights: Electric Picnic, Mabe Fratti, Codeine, Sun Mahshene, Galcher Lustwerk, Bella Festa, Dylan Kerr, Olive Klug, Hamdi, Geese.
Highlights:, Loyle Carner, Dry Cleaning, Easy Life, The Love Ball, Max Cooper, Five to Two, The Word is – Terry Christian, Out Of Place documentary, Big Love, Tales from the Holywell.
Highlights:, Weyes Blood, Lumo Club, Partiboi69, Algiers, Cailín, R3D’s House, Junk Drawer, Paddy Hanna, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Marina Allen, Florence + The Machine.
Highlights:, VTSS, Carly Rae Jepson, Skinner, Sally C, Vieux Farka Touré, Myst Milano, Lucky’s 5th birthday, Titus Andronicus, Yung Singh, Rosa Nutty, Sainte, Kerry Chandler, R.Kitt.
Highlights: The 1975, Byron Wallen plays Boards Of Canada, The Next Big Thing Festival, Tradfest Templebar, Kimbra, Meltybrains?, Efa O’Neill, Kai Campos, Staples Jr. Singers, Metric, Romare, Conway The Machine.
Highlights: The Murder Capital, Viagra Boys, Daniel Johnson night with with Jerry Fish, MayKay, SOAK; Soul Juice with Qbanaa, Giant Swan, Raji Rags, Black Flag.
Highlights: Dublin Bowie Festival, First Fortnight, Cáit, Girlfriend, Myles Manley, Dropkick Murphys, Aquarian.
Highlights: Whelan’s Ones To Watch, First Fortnight, Women’s Christmas @ Workman’s, Big Queer Dance, Interplanetary Criminal.