The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (6th - 12th September)

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: Community Of Independents, Workman’s 1st Birthday gigs, Kingdom, Rarely Seen Above Ground, Popicalia, Hello Moon album launch, Miracle Fortress and Little Green Cars.

Ticket giveaways:

• Friday 9th: Junip @ Whelan’s

Email [email protected] with your full name, phone number and before Thursday at noon to win.

Tuesday September 6th

• Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm)
• Community Of Independents: Patrick Kelleher, Junior85, Lafaro, AxisOf, Windings, Owensie @ Whelan’s (€5)
• Workman’s Birthday: Cathy Davey, David Geraghty, Vyvienne Long,Tiger Cooke @The Workman’s Club (€15)

Wednesday September 7th

• Brian Wilson @ National Concert Hall (€61.80)
• Barry McCormack @ Whelan’s (€8)

Thursday September 8th

• Oxjam Afterjam Picnic @ The Grand Social (Free)
• First/Second Label presents The Bobofunk EP Launch @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
• Junior Spesh, !Kaboogie present: Kingdom (live), Luasa & more @ Twisted Pepper (€8)

Friday September 9th

• Junip @ Whelan’s (€20, win tickets above)
• Rarely Seen Above Ground @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
• Party on with Damien Dempsey @ Vicar Street (€27.20)
• The Joinery Chamber Concert Series 2: The Earpiece Collective and Dublin Laptop Orchestra @ The Joinery (€8)
• Popicalia #12: Crayonsmith, We Are Losers, Lie-Ins @ Shebeen Chic (€5, 9pm)
• LUKE-B Beat Tape Volume 1 Launch Party@ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
• The Musicmaker Social: Alarmist, Animal Beats & more @ The Mercantile (Free)

Saturday September 10th

• Turning Pirate’s Acoustic Evening with Gavin Glass, Lisa Hannigan, David O’Doherty, Tucan @ The Workman’s Club (€20)
• Hello Moon, Ginnels, I Heart The Monster Hero @ Crawdaddy (€5)
• Dublin Tropikal Meets Roots Corner: Latin, Caribbean, Afro rhythm @ Ruta, Capel Street (Free, Flyer)
• Thread Pulls / e+S=B @ The Joinery (€8)
• Carnival Moon , Jamie Clarke {The Ambience Affair} & Rory Grubb @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
• Tiger & Woods, The Candidates, Traz, Whitenoise, Ophelia & more @ Twisted Pepper (€12)

Sunday September 11th

• 12 Sundays @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 4pm)
• The 1st Birthday All Dayer: Ghost Estates, House Of Dolls, White Collar Boy & more @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 5.30pm til late)
• Miracle Fortress @ Crawdaddy (€14)
• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (9pm, FREE)

Monday September 12th

• Little Green Cars, Gypsies on the Autobahn @ Whelan’s (€6)
• What The Folk Final @ The Workman’s Club (Free)

Niall Byrne

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,  Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter,  and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.

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