The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (August 2nd – 8th)

A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments as this post gets a lot of hits every week.

Dublin highlights: Dan Deacon, Grimes, Not Saying Boo’s double venue party, Phantom First Friday, Boxcutter.

Ticket giveaways:

Grimes, Catscars @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€9)

Email [email protected] with Grimes as the subject, your full name, phone number and before Wednesday at noon to win.

Tuesday August 2nd

Ruby Sessions: Cars Love Girls, Fiach, Tom Cooney & more @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
Irish Red Cross Fundraising event for East Africa Food Crisis @ Whelan’s (€10)
Nathaniel Rateliff, Goodtime @ The Academy (€13.50)

Wednesday August 3rd

Grimes, Catscars @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€9)
Grand Pocket Orchestra, Pantone 247, Rhino Magic @ Whelan’s (Free)
Kaleidoscope @ Odessa Club (€10)

Thursday August 4th

SoLo- An exhibition by Loreana Rushe @ R.A.G.E. (6pm-8pm)
Feldberg, Last Days of 1984 @ Whelan’s (€8)
Dublin Guitar Quartet @ St. Canice’s Cathedral, Finglas (€TBC)
Junior Spesh: Clu Ep Launch @ Twisted Pepper (€5)

Friday August 5th

Not Saying Boo: The Candidates, Bear Bones, Nialler9, James Kirwan & more @ Bernard Shaw (6pm, Free)
Psychonavigation Presents : A Night Of Electro-Acoustic Music @ National Concert Hall (€8)
Funeral Suits, Sacred Animals, Sunburnt Jets @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
Rockfest X: Conan,Manatees,Slomatics,De Novissimis,Wild Rocket @ The Lower Deck (€8, Flyer)
Dan Deacon, Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands, Angkorwat, Last Days of 1984 @ Button Factory (€20),
Phantom First Friday: Givers, Cashier No. 9, Tieranniesaur @ Academy (€13)
Rainfear, Tunedin52 @ The Joinery (€7, BYOB)
Casablanca – Film Screening With Live Orchestra @ National Concert Hall (€25-€40)
Crackity Jones Lost Weekend: Kid Karate, A Plastic Rose, Identity Parade @ Crawdaddy (€10 /€15 for two nights)
Soul Purpose @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
Not Saying Boo: Julio Bashmore, DJ Tu-Ki, Bingo, Marcus Playaz & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10.30pm)

Saturday August 6th

Dún Laoghaire SoundWave: Grand Pocket Orchestra, The Cujo Family, The Fallen Drakes, The iKonics and The OBCD & more @ People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire (Free, Noon-5pm)
Mindfield CD launch: Zombie Computer, Maschine, Meljoann & more @ Whelan’s (€10)
The Urges w/ Howlin’Dowlin, The Statics & The Razor Ball + more @ Sweeneys (€5)
BellX1, Editors & more @ Marlay Park (€39.20)
Casablanca – Film Screening With Live Orchestra @ National Concert Hall (€25-€40)
Crackity Jones Lost Weekend: Reader’s Wives, Fallen Rule, The Dead Flags @ Crawdaddy (€10 /€15 for two nights)
Rockfest X: Bacchus, Mongolia, Trenches, Fuck Mountain @ The Lower Deck (€8, Flyer)
Pogo: Boxcutter, Mike Dehnert, State Social, !Kaboogie, Eomac & more @ Twisted Pepper ( €12, 10.30pm)