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Ticket freebies this week:
- Thursday: Discovery Gospel Choir @ St. George and St. Thomas Church, Cathal Brugha Street
- Friday: And So I Watch You From Afar, Ghosts, Tvvins @ Button Factory
- Friday late show: Nialler9 8th Birthday: Le Galaxie, Young Wonder, Nialler9 DJ set @ Olympia Theatre
- Saturday: Ocho, Ghosts, Clu, Carriages @ Twisted Pepper
- Sunday: Deltron 3030 @ Button Factory
- Sunday late show: Partie Monster presents Peaches DJ extravaganza @ Button Factory
How to enter – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig.
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Tuesday December 10th
- Inni-K Fundraiser: Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, The Lost Brothers , Luka Bloom, Inni-K @ Unitarian Church (€15)
[Folk] Last minute push for Inni-K’s Fundit campaign. - Josh Ritter @ Unitarian Church (€30)
[Folk] Hoping to make your week that little bit not shitter? - Tunes For The Typhoon! Philippines @ Whelans (€10)
[Fundraiser For Concern Wordwide] Dermot Lambert, The Indecent Cigar Emporium, The North Strand Kontra Band Laura Elizabeth Hughes & Niamh Crowther - The Ruby Sessions: We Cut Corners and more @ Doyles (9pm, €6)
[Regular Night] We Cut Corners. Leaders of Men. Thom Brookes. Nicole Monaghan.
Wednesday December 11th
- Tandem Felix, Other Creatures @ Button Factory (€5)
[Rock] Launch of new single Ryan Hoguet/How Strange 7″
Slow Skies, Brother @ Twisted Pepper (€8)
[Alt-folk] fundraiser in Dublin for the Ray of Sunshine Foundation. - Emily Wells @ Whelan’s (€12)
[Composer] Harmonic presents so it must be good. - Movements: Kele @ Button Factory (€12, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Bloc Party singer turns his attention to his electronic side.
Thursday December 12th
- Hudson Taylor @ The Academy (€15)
[Folk] Folk pop Irish duo. - Totally Irish Presents Sleep Thieves, Inni-K @ Hard Rock Café (9pm, FREE)
- [Pop] 98FM’s John Barker presents Totally Irish every Sunday 9 -11pm.
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Booka Brass Band @ The Sugar Club (€22)
[Brass] Those brass funkateers bring it back to Dublin for 4 nights in a row. - 8th annual Pogues tribute night @ O’Donohues, Suffolk Street (Free)
[Covers] With The Mighty Stef and guests. - Discovery Gospel Choir @ St. George and St. Thomas Church, Cathal Brugha Street (€18, WIN TICKETS)
[Choir] Discovery is an intercultural gospel choir based in Dublin city centre with 35 members, representing 16 different nationalities. Also Friday and Saturday night. - Junior Spesh: Princess / Monto / Terriers [LIVE] @ Twisted Pepper (€8/€5, 9:30pm, Free entry before 10:3pm)[Indie/Electronic] Fine lineup of Irish new music.
- Tradiohead @ Whelan’s (€8, 9pm)
[Trad] Yup, you guessed it.
Friday December 13th
- Damien Dempsey @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Singer-songwriter] The thought of getting in a ring with the Damo frightens many. Also on Saturday. - Gavin James @ Peppercanister Church (€16)
[Folk] Possibly true fact: Gavin is a big fan of novelty Christmas jumpers. Also on Saturday. - The Blades @ Olympia Theatre (€16.50, SOLD OUT)
[Rock] 30 years later, the Irish new wave band return - HAIM @ The Academy (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] BASS FACE. - And So I Watch You From Afar, Ghosts, Tvvins @ Button Factory (€13.50, WIN TICKETS )
[Alt-rock] Yes, please, yes and yes please. Solid lineup. - Nialler9 8th Birthday: Le Galaxie, Young Wonder, Nialler9 DJ set @ Olympia Theatre (11pm, €20, WIN TICKETS )
[Electronic] Dance, yiz pricks. This is going to be EPIC - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€22)
[Brass] Those brass funkateers bring it back to Dublin for 4 nights in a row. - Mabos Unwrapped @ Mabos (€15)
[Trad] Festive trad and improv night. - Goulash Disko @ The Grand Social (€12)
[Global] Eastern European night. includes Yurodny Ensemble, Balkan Hotsteppers, bellydance, free rakija, burek, visuals. - Subject presents: Kerri Chandler @ Twisted Pepper (10pm, €20)
[DJ] All night long (well some of it) with live keys.
Saturday December 14th
- Breakfast Club: Innerspace Half-life @ Dark Horse Inn (7am- 1pm, €TBC)
[DJ] Early morning raver crew. - Ocho, Ghosts, Clu, Carriages @ Twisted Pepper (WIN TICKETS ,€10)
[Alt] Atmospheric electronic music dominates. - Ghost Maps, Barry McCormack, Magic Pockets @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Indie] Lush orchestral music from Jeff Martin. Album launch. - The Crunch @ Thomas House (€22)
[Punk/rock] Featuring members of Diamond Dogs, The Clash, Sham 69 and Cockney Rejects. - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Animators @ The Sugar Club (€22)
[Brass] Those brass funkateers bring it back to Dublin for 4 nights in a row. - Cat Dowling @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)[Rock] Playing songs from her album The Believer.
- U:mack presents Wooden Shjips, Twinkranes @ The Grand Social (€15)
[Rock] Rock ‘n’roll and other tales. - Urchin Ball: Enda Reilly, Fia Rua & Idiot Songs @ CFCP (€10, BYOB, 9pm)
[Folk] Urchin Collective artists celebrate Christmas. - Rubberbandits @ Button Factory (€15)
[Sexy biys] Ledgebags do their Xmas show. - Ivan Smaghe, Optimo’s JG Wilkes @ Kennedy’s Undergound (€15, 10pm)
[DJs] Five hours back to back. Either your idea of heaven or hell. - J Rocc @ The Sugar Club (11pm, €15)
[DJ] One of Hippedy Hoppity’s best DJs. - Booka Shade @ Button Factory (€20, 11pm)
[Dance] DJ set from Berlin dance duo. - BURNIN’ UP presents Mark Allton @ The Grand Social (11:30pm FREE)
[DJs] & Kelly-Anne Byrne’s Disco and electro leaning DJ night. - POGO/Melodic: Subb-an @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 11pm )
[Dance] No. 79 in RA’s 2012 Top 100 DJs. - Abstract & Bedlam Present DJ T. & Waifs & Strays @ The Pyg (€20, 11pm, )
[Dance] Thomas Koch aka DJ T
Sunday December 15th
- Deltron 3030 @ Button Factory ( €23, WIN TICKETS)
Rap group featuring Dan The Automator, Del The Homosapien and Kid Koala return with a second album and a decent live show - 12 Sundays: Shane Mannion 6 hour set @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 4pm)
[DJs/Live] I hope someone lets him go to the jacks. - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Mixtapes From The Underground @ The Sugar Club (€22)
[Brass] Those brass funkateers bring it back to Dublin for 4 nights in a row. - Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott @ Vicar Street (€30)
small>[Folk] - Partie Monster presents Peaches DJ extravaganza @ Button Factory (€20, WIN TICKETS )
[Performance] Not your regular DJ set. Features werewolf burlesque performers and Peaches singing her tracks.
Monday December 16th
- Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott @ Vicar Street (€30)
small>[Folk] The now annual Christmas shows.
