The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (3rd – 9th May)

A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Let me know if I missed anything of interest in the comments.

Ticket giveaways:

• A pairs of Choice Cuts presents Rakim @ The Button Factory

Email [email protected] with your full name and choice before Thursday 3pm to win Rakim tickets.

Tuesday 3rd May

• Ruby Sessions: Luke Slott, The Lynchburg Mob, Clara Rose @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
• Rua Unplugged: Arrow In The Sky @ O Byrne’s, Bolton St. x Capel St (9pm, Free)
• Young Hearts Run Free @ The Workman’s Club (free)
• John Grant @ Button Factory (sold out)

Thursday 5th May

• Caustic Soda Pop: Catscars, Angkorwat, Ilex & more @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6)
• Bill Callahan @ The Academy (€19.50)
• Traces of the Real photo exhibition opening @ The Workman’s Club (6pm, May 6th to July 25th)
• Kitty, Daisy & Lewis @ The Button Factory (€11.95)
• Guided By Voices Celebration Night: Voided By Ponces, Squarehead, Yeh Deadlies, The Riot Tapes, Powered By Springs and The Former Soviet Republic @ The Workman’s Club (Free)

Friday 6th May

• Cfit @ Tower Records (4pm, Free)
• The Hot Sprockets @ Tower Records (6pm, Free)
• Hal, Bipolar Empire @ Whelan’s (€10)
• Popicalia #9 – Tieranniesaur, Ginnels & Seeping Into Cinemas @ Shebeen Chic (€5)
• Max Tundra, Toby Kaar @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
• Overhead The Albatross, Former Monarchs, Turned Down Sex @ Twisted Pepper (€7)
• Choice Cuts presents Rakim @ The Button Factory (win tickets above, €20)
• Phantom’s First Friday: Ham Sandwich, New Secret Weapon, DJ Claire Beck @ The Academy (€10)
• Richie Hawtin @ Tripod (€20-29)

Saturday 7th May

• Shapes @ Tower Records (5pm, Free)
• The Ha’penny Flea @ The Grand Social (Noon-5pm, Free)
• Heft Fest: Goodtime, Sacred Animals, The Holy Roman Army, At Last An Atlas, Drunken Boat, Spook of the thirteenth lock, Norabelle, French Suspense, Cfit, Amid Ships @Whelan’s Upstairs (€5, 3pm)
• Japan Aid: Squarehead, Grand Pocket Orchestra, We Are Losers, Toby Kaar, Sacred Animals, Jogging, Shapes, No Monster Club, lots of DJs, raffle, sweet treats @ Twisted Pepper (€5 each stage or €10 for both, 7pm til late, flyer)
• Beyond Hip: @ The Pint (Free)
• The Hot Sprockets @ The Village (€10)
• Drive By Truckers, Josh T. Pearson @ The Button Factory (€20)
• Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar, Bangsambra @ Crawdaddy (€20)
• Banquet: The Vaccines DJ set @ Tripod (€8, 11pm)
• !Kaboogie: Remarc, Ricky Force & more @ The Dark Horse (€5, 10pm)
• Ignored Playaz: Oneman, Boddika @ Kennedy’s (€8/€12, 11pm)

Sunday 8th May

• Saucy Sundays: Come On Live Long @ The Grand Social (Free)
• Dan Deacon @ Button Factory (€20)
• Noah And The Whale @ The Academy (€23)
• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)

Monday 9th May

• Wallis Bird @ Whelan’s (€23)

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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