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: PRINCE, Tieranniesaur album launch, Low Sea with Katie Kim, 2ManyDjs, Cian Nugent & The Death Set.
Rest of the country highlights: The Reich Effect gigs including Johann Johannsson, Efterklang and the music of Jonny Greenwood & Nico Muhly. For festivals: Castlepalooza & Indiependence.
Ticket giveaways:
- Future Bright: Tieranniesaur album launch, No Monster Club, Patrick Kelleher in Crawdaddy on Thursday
- Dry The River @ The Academy 2 on Friday
Email [email protected] with your choice as the subject, your full name, phone number and before Thursday noon to win.
Tuesday July 26th
- Ruby Sessions: Leaders of Men, Polly Barrett, Bone Fide Federation, Hill Va @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
- Roger Daltrey @ Marlay Park (€39.50)
- Boiler Room UStream: Martyn, Kode9 and more @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
- The Dead Flags @ Whelan’s (Free)
Wednesday July 27th
- Live Streamed Preview of Not Saying Boo’s 12 Hour Party @ The Bernard Shaw
Thursday July 28th
- Sounds of System Breakdown @ Whelan’s (Free)
- Future Bright: Tieranniesaur Album Launch, No Monster Club, Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands @ Crawdaddy (win tickets above)
- Jerry Dammers DJ Set (The Specials) @ Button Factory (Free)
- Low Sea, Katie Kim @ Shebeen Chic (€7)
Friday July 29th
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Co. Offaly (Sunday tickets / 2 day tickets left – €49 / €74 – Friday sold out)
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Co. Cork (€59 – €99 / – 3 day camping)
- Matt Berry (The IT Crowd), Mark Morris (Bluetones) @ Whelan’s (€14)
- Morrissey @ Vicar Street ( €48.20)
- 2ManyDJs, Felix The Housecat @ Marlay Park (€39.60)
- Tieranniesaur @ R.A.G.E. (TBC)
- The Riot Tapes, LadyDoll @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
- Dry The River @ The Academy 2 (win tickets above)
- Glider @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 10pm)
- MUD: Photek & more @ Twisted Pepper (10.30pm, €10)
Saturday July 30th
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Co. Offaly (Sunday tickets / 2 day tickets left – €49 / €74 )
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Co. Cork (€59 – €99 / – 3 day camping)
- Prince, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Malahide Castle (4pm, €89.50+)
- Morrissey @ Vicar Street ( €48.20)
- Cian Nugent, Goodtime, European Sensoria @ Whelan’s (€5)
- SENSORIA: Angkorwat, Jinx Lennon, Men As Trees @ The Joinery (BYOB, €10)
- The Hot Sprockets & guests @ The Grand Social (€5)
- Drop the Lime, Haido, Sherlock & Sonel Ali @ Crawdaddy (€8, 11pm, Free before midnight)
- The Death Set, Suzie’s Ashes and more @ Twisted Pepper ( €10)
Sunday July 31st
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Co. Cork (€59 – €99 / – 3 day camping)
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Co. Offaly (Sunday tickets / 2 day tickets left – €49 / €74 )
- Goldie @ The Village (€12.50)
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Marlay Park (€39.60)
- Theo Parrish @ Twisted Pepper (€15)
Monday August 1st
- What The Folk? @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
05-Azure Island (Ft Bobby) by tieranniesaur
Dry the River – “New Ceremony” by Dry the River

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.