Gigs & Festivals

Ezra Collective
Ezra Collective for Dublin show

The Mercury Music Prize 2023 winners are playing Dublin this November. The English modern jazz…

The 30 Club in Belfast. Photo: Deividas Petkevicius
Popular over 30s daytime club “night” announced for Dublin venue The Academy

The early club trend continues as a Belfast-based event makes its way to Dublin. In…

Morgana // Dublin Gig Guide
The best gigs in Dublin this week – April 23rd – 29th

Gig Guide highlights: Kelly Moran, Morgana, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Luke Una, Live Collision, PsyCare Fundraiser, Cass McCombs + Steve Gunn, Niamh Bury, Kacey Musgraves, Patriarchy, Ryoji Ikeda , Sam Divine, Moving Still, Problem Patterns, Amy Michelle, Houseplants, Virgins.

johnny-marr
Johnny Marr in conversation for Dublin event at NCH in June

Johnny Marr is having an Irish summer. Along with gigs at Sea Sessions, his family…

Fontaines D.C for 3Arena Dublin show

It’s Fontaines week, as the band announce UK and Irish tour. Fontaines D.C. already announced…

Kamasi
Kamasi Washington for Dublin show

The American saxophonist is coming to town for a show at the 3Olympia. Kamasi Washington…

DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow for Dublin, Cork and Belfast summer shows

DJ Shadow is coming back to Ireland this time with three shows around the country.…

Lust Collective's Sleepless Beauty
WERK is a new event for female and LGBTQ+ music industry professionals happening this Sunday

WERK is a new meetup happening this Sunday aimed at the “evolving independent network for…

Public Service Broadcasting
Public Service Broadcasting for Cork, Dublin and Belfast shows

Public Service Broadcasting announce full UK and Europe tour later this year. Ahead of the…

The best gigs in Dublin this week – April 16th – 21st

Gig Guide highlights: Adrianne Lenker, Thundercat, Sunday Times, Sleepover Club presents April Showers, Girl Unit, Beans, Ethereal Skies, Polygonia, Jerron Paxton, Cosmo Sheldrake, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, 49th & Main, Soundmate31.

A Tresor showcase is coming to Limerick (Alt for Jesus)
Tresor showcase announced for Limerick’s Belltable this June

A Tresor showcase is coming to Limerick’s Belltable Theatre later this year.

Grimes
Takeaways from Coachella 2024: Grimes DJ meltdown, Blur fall flat, Tyler shines & more

Coachella’s first weekend of 2024 happened in Indio Valley in California and was livestreamed on…

Nick Cave. Photo: Megan Cullen.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds add second Dublin date

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds added a second date to Dublin, and are now…

Psycare
The Drifter, R.Kitt, Cáit & more for PsyCare fundraiser at Hen’s Teeth

The festival welfare service PsyCare Ireland is putting on a fundraiser on Friday April 26th…

Cormac Begley
In The Meadows adds new acts to Kilmainham folk & alternative festival

In The Meadows is a one-day festival happening on the grounds of The Royal Hospital,…

Dublin Gig Guide
The best gigs in Dublin this week – April 9th to 15th

Gig Guide highlights: Dry Cleaning, The Hives, Or:La, Alabaster DePlume, Omni, Horse Lords, Somebody’s Child, J Mascis, After Eight Club, Peach Club, Muireann Bradley, Rally for Rafah, Bryson Tiller.

Lambrini Girls (Photo: Marilena Vlachopoulou)
Artists call on The Great Escape Festival to drop sponsor due to ties to Israel arms companies

Solidarity groups have posted an open statement for the Brighton new music festival The Great…

Brighde Chaimbeul by Camille Lemoine.
New Gaelic music series for Connemara to feature Brìghde Chaimbeul and more

A series of music events featuring music of Gaelic origin (Scottish and Irish) will take…

Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple’s Tidal is our next Listening Party album at The Big Romance

The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) in conjunction with The…

TV-GIRL
TV Girl make leap to Dublin 3Arena gig

The Los Angeles-based American indie pop band are going large. TV Girl have announced a…