The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (July 19th – 25th)

A list of personally 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: Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Tim & Eric, Tom Tom Club, De La Soul & Hypnotic Brass, Knockanstockan, Shackleton, Villagers & Beach House and Joanna Newsom.

Rest of the country highlights: Glasgowbury, Galway Arts Festival and The Cave gigs.

Ticket giveaway:

• I’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to De La Soul and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Button Factory courtesy of Choice Cuts.

Email [email protected] with “De La Soul” as the subject, your full name, phone number and before Thursday 4pm to win.

Tuesday 19th July

• Ruby Sessions: Gypsies on the Autobahn, Little Green Cars, Jade Caswell @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
• Rua Unplugged @ Anseo (9pm, Free)
• 10 Days In Dublin: Little Green Cars @ The Workman’s Club ( €5)
• Afrocubism @ National Concert Hall (€40, €35, €25 & €20 )
• Blondie @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)

Wednesday 20th July

• Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13.50)
• Cars Love Girls @ Crawdaddy (€5)
• I Draw Slow @ The Grand Social (€10)

Thursday 21st July

• Allison Sleator, Jennifer Evans & guests @ Ranelagh Arts Centre (€5)
• Music Photography In A Digital Age: Photo Exhibition and music @ Centre For Creative Practices , Pembroke Street Lower (7pm, Free)
• John Smith, Rhob Cunningham Lisa Hannigan, Ross Turner, Gavin Glass @ The Workman’s Club (€9)
• Fionn Regan @ The Grand Social (€16)
• Nouveaunoise DJ set @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 9.30pm)
• Vodafone Comedy Festival: Tim & Eric, Brody Stevens, MC Jarlath Regan @ Iveagh Gardens (€28)
• Electric Penguins @ Odessa (€10, 8.30pm)
• Glimmerman, Dinah Brand, Bill Blood @ Whelan’s Upstairs(€7)

Friday 22nd July

• Knockanstockan @ Blessington Lakes, Wicklow (€75)
• Tom Tom Club, Tieraniesaur @ Vicar Street (€34.60)
• We Are Losers, Rhino Magic, No Monster Club @ Shebeen Chic (€7 with a single)
• Si Schroeder, David Kitt @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
• Vodafone Comedy Festival: Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts, MC Barry Murphy @ Iveagh Gardens (€28)
• Glimmerman, Dinah Brand, Bill Blood @ Whelan’s Upstairs(€7)
• De La Soul, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Button Factory (€30)
• Mia Sparrow, Percolator Split 7″ launch @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€5 /€8 with free vinyl)
• Local Produce: Encrypter, Alien Hand, Automatic Tasty, Ilex @Ruta’s, Capel Street (€8 with CD)
• MUD: Shackleton, The Infomatics & more @ Twisted Pepper (10.30pm, €12)
• Low Sea @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Midnight, Club entry) Cancelled

Saturday 23rd July

• Kings Of Concrete @ Wood Quay
• Knockanstockan @ Blessington Lakes, Wicklow (€75)
• Engine Alley, Pony Club, Enda Muldoon @ Whelan’s (€16)
• Vodafone Comedy Festival: Tim & Eric, Tig Notaro, MC John Lynn @ Iveagh Gardens (€28)
• Villagers, Beach House, Lisa O’ Neill @ Marlay Park (€33.60)
• Open Arts Community Choir and Messengers with Julie Feeney @ The Ark (€8.50)
• The Joinery: Somadrone, You Can Call Me Frances, The Buzz Aldrin Allstars & more @ The Grand Social (€12)
• Tierranniesaur @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Midnight, Cub entry )

Sunday 24th July

• Kings Of Concrete @ Wood Quay
• Knockanstockan @ Blessington Lakes, Wicklow (€75)
• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
• 12 Summer Boat Party @ The Bernard Shaw (Free – guestlist)
• Vodafone Comedy Festival: Tim & Eric, Nick Thune, MC David O’Doherty @ Iveagh Gardens (€28)
• Joanna Newsom, Bert Jansch, James Vincent McMorrow @ Marlay Park (€39/€44)

Monday 25th July

• What The Folk? @ The Workman’s Club (Free)

Songs from artists playing this week

Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love (Live)

TOM TOM CLUB wordy rapping hood

We Are Losers – Sunset Song

New Era feat 4Real by The Infomatics

Si Schroeder – Jump Ship

Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Pictures

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Spottie (Outkast Cover)

De La Soul-Trying People

Undeadman-Shackleton

Beach House – 10 Mile Stereo

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

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