Highlights: The xx, We Love Yule, Chilly Gonzales, Baauer, An Evening With No Monster Club, Mono, The Prosperous Market, Boris, Ultraísta.
This is the weekly list of recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven days published every Tuesday. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend events not present in the comments below. If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
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Wednesday December 5th
- Funeral Suits @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
Irish indie-rockers kick off the Christmas gig period. - Juice presents Baauer @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 10.30pm)
“DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM”. - Meltybrains?, We Arrive Alive, Replete @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)
Odd experimental band and supports.
Thursday December 6th
- Chilly Gonzales @ The Sugar Club (€17.50)
Solo Piano II tour from the ultimate entertainer. - Thursdaze: Champagne Animal, HUNK, The last Monroes @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
New Irish music night with DJ set from Ham Sandwich’s Niamh Farrell - GAME: Interactive Music for Games @ The Science Gallery (€10, 6pm)
An evening of talks with Chanel Summers and Mick Kiely on music for games. - Mono, 3EPkano @ Button Factory (€15)
Japanese instrumental rock. Fuck, Yeah. - Forward/Slash: Clu & Effy @ Twisted Pepper (Free)
Irish Electronica, A/V set. - B-Side 1st Birthday: Dark Sky @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10.30pm)
Hi Hat and Junior Spesh residents support.
Friday December 7th
- The xx @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)
Minimal indie gets a large-scale stage. - The Minutes @ Whelan’s (Sold out)
These lads play rock ‘n’ roll… lads. - Handel’s Messiah @ Christchurch Cathedral (€25-€30, 7:30pm)
By The Irish Baroque Orchestra. Tis the season for a bit of culture… - No Monster Club, Skelecrats, Tieranniesaur, Panda Kid @ Bodkin’s Bar, Capel Street (€8)
It’s an indie Christmas! - Croupier, Benny Smiles @ The Workman’s Club (€6)
A Christmas Crumble. - Julie Feeney @ Peppercanister Church (€TBC, 9pm)
New album Clocks launch. - Fallopian Tunes: Voluptuous Volume 3 @ Fibber Magees, Parnell Street (€10, 9pm)
Feat. Gretta Gunn, Lady Grew/Richie !Kaboogie, My Bad Sister, DJ Daft Kunt. - Katie Kim, Ickis Mirolo, Chequerboard @ The Joinery (€10, BOYB)
A trio of Irish talent. - Hefty Christmas: Viking Moses (US), Derrick Devine, The Alpaca Jamboree @ Little Green Café (€5, €3 students)
Another indie Christmas with added yuletide folk.
Saturday December 8th
- Aoife Mc @ 63 Merrion Square (€5, 2.30pm – 5pm)
A rare gig for the female voice of the Nialler9 podcast with guest musicians, cakes and mulled wine. - The Prosperous Market @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 2pm)
An all-day market with performances from Lisa O’Neill (2.30pm), Seamus Fogarty (3.30pm), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (5.30pm)… - The xx @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)
Minimal indie gets a large-scale stage. - The Mighty Stef @ Arthur’s, Thomas House (€6)
Last gig for the man Stef for a while. The North Sea supports. - Afronova and Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble @ The Grand Social (€10)
Afro funk and soul night. - Ultraísta @ The Button Factory (€12)
Nigel Godrich’s band with support Cloud Castle Lake & Maribou State DJ set. - We Love Yule: Young Hearts Run Free @ The Co-Op, Newmarket, D8 (€16, BYOB)
Performances: Dónal Lunny, The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock, Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, The Strypes, Margie Lewis, OCHO, Niamh De Barra, Pearse McGloughlin, the Young Hearts Choir with special guest Conor Villagers… - Windings @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
Listen to the Windings album I Am Not The Crow. - James Yorkston @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
Proceeded by a book signing at 7pm. - The #1s, Squarehead, True Crime @ The Joinery (€5, BYOB)
The #1s 7 launch of ‘He’s Too Good For Everyone Else But He’s Not Good Enough For You’. - Hidden Agenda/Big Dish Go present: Pachanga Boys, Ivan Smagghe @ Twisted Pepper (€10 Early bird, 11pm)
Superpitcher and Rebolledo’s other dance project.
Sunday December 10th
- The Stag’s Head: Hidden Highways, Slow Skies @ The Stag’s Head (€10)
Christmas party edition. - Lethal Dialect @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
Full album performance of LD50. - 12 Sundays: 12 DJs @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Laid back Sunday pint vibes.
Monday December 10th
- U:mack presents Boris, No Spill Blood, Wizards Of Firetop Mountain @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
Chances are if you’re into this Japanese rock band you’ll know that this is their first Irish gig in 10 years.
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.
