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)
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