The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (13th – 19th September) + ticket giveaways
A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments as this post gets a lot of eyes every week.
Highlights: Sam Amidon, The Handsome Furs, Squarehead album launch, Eleven Eleven label showcase Chris Thile, Twisted Pepper Saturday night.
Ticket giveaways:
- Wednesday 14th: Chris Thile, John Smith @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Thursday 15th: The Handsome Furs @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
- Friday 16th:Sounds Of System Breakdown, Sleep Thieves, Yes Cadets @ Whelan’s
Email [email protected] with your full name, your choice and phone number before noon of the day of your chosen gig to be in with a chance to win.
Tuesday September 13th
- Ruby Sessions: Rams Pocket Radio, The Brilliant Things, The Gandhis, The River Fane @ Doyle’s (9pm)
Wednesday September 14th
- Chris Thile (Punch Brothers) @ Tower Records (Free, 1pm)
- Chris Thile, John Smith @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Dolly Parton @ The O2 (€60)
Chris Thile – Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground by Sugar Hill Records
Thursday September 15th
- The Handsome Furs @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
- The Dying Seconds @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10, – free before 10.30pm)
- Junior Spesh: Two Charming Men @ Twisted Pepper (€8)
Handsome Furs “Memories of the Future” Live at KDHX 8/24/11
Friday September 16th
- The Koubas @ Tower Records (Free, 1pm)
- Murder Plan @ Tower Records (Free, 6pm)
- Sounds Of System Breakdown, Sleep Thieves, Yes Cadets @ Whelan’s (€7)
- Absolut Fringe: Spilly Walker, TR-One, Angkorwat, David Kitt & Broken Audio Movement (DJ set) @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
- Teatronik, Gentleboy @ The Joinery (€8)
- Datadrip EP launch, Bantum, Tenaka @ Shebeen Chic (Free, 9pm)
the only way through is the music by Spilly Walker
Saturday September 17th
- Squarehead album launch, Logikparty, We Are Losers @ The Workman’s Club (€10 – hear album)
- Whipping Boy @ The Academy (€21.50)
- B Dolan, Dan Le Sac, Buddy Peace @ Whelan’s (€14.50)
- Rory Mcleod, Captain Moonlight, Lynched @ Ruta, Capel Street (€TBC)
- Sam Amidon AV show, Elaine Mai @ The Sugar Club (€16.50)
- Alarmist, Friend?, Overhead The Albatross, Spies, Angorwat, Kasper Rosa @ Twisted Pepper (€5 before 10.30pm, €12 after)
- Blawan, Kassem Mosse, Eleven Eleven Label Showcase: Quarter Inch Collective with Meljoann, Scout Hardcastle Cloyment @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 10.30pm)
Sam Amidon – The Needle And The Damage Done by sam-amidon
Bloom – Blawan RMX by Radiohead
Sunday September 18th
- 12 Sundays @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 2pm)
- Frank Turner @ Whelan’s (€13.50)
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (9pm, FREE)
Monday September 19th
- Scullion: Caoimhin O Raghallaigh @ The Grand Social (€18)
- Daniel Martin Moore @ The Workman’s Club (€11.50)
Daniel Martin Moore – Dark Road
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