The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – New Year’s Eve edition
Wednesday December 28
- RRIC w/ The Orange Kyte (Canada) + The Urges @ The Grand Social (€10)
Fuzz and psych-rock. - RSAG, Kilo 1977 @ The Sound House (€10)
Kilkenny multi-instrumentalist - Sim Simma: Florentino @ Wah Wah Club (€8, 10pm)
Bass and reggaeton DJ. - DJ Marky @ Wigwam (€15, 11pm)
Drum & bass. Snowbombing Launch Party - Kerri Chandler & Voyeur @ District 8 (€25)
More techno?
Thursday December 29
- Little Gem 2nd Anniversary Party @ Jigsaw (€10)
Woven Skulll + Cobra Truth + Percolator + Gross Net - Montauk Hotel, Rosa Nutty @ Sin É (Free)
A night of new music. - Interskalactic @ The Bowery (€11)
Ska band buzz
Friday December 30
- Bonzai With Mura Masa, Mumdance, Bobofunk & Wastefellow @ District 8 (€22)
NYEE party. - Something Happens @ Whelan’s (€22)
Annual Christmas show - Tongue In Chic @ The Bowery (€tbc)
Chic covers band
NYE – Saturday December 31st
- NYF Dublin Music Trails @ City Centre
Free gigs around town. - Turning Pirate New Year’s Eve Mixtape @ Vicar Street
The annual shindig with dozens of musicians with an excellent house band. Performers include Booka Brass, Paul Noonan, Richie Egan, Niamh Farrell (Ham Sandwich), Kieran McGuinness (Delorentos), Bronagh Gallagher, Jess Kav (Barq), Planet Parade, Pete Pamf & special guests to be announced (Lisa Hannigan always a good bet). - NYE Ball: Plutonic Dust, Arveene @ The Sugar Club (€20)
DJ Scope / Kelly Anne Byrne / Calvin James / Pablo (Fatty Fatty) / Betty DJs / Pete Dancer / Barry Farrell - Hunt & Gather / District Magazine present Black Glitter @ Private Manor (€52, 9pm)
3 areas of art, music, food & interactivity in a secret gaff in Dublin. Music from Bobby Basil, Major Grave, Kobina, Tara Stewart & Mango and more - Otherkin @ Whelan’s (€25)
Dublin rockers close out the year with support tba. Indie club after. - NYF Dublin Three Countdown Concert @ St Stephen’s Green South (€27.90)
Walking On Cars with special guests The Blizzards, Brian Deady & Little Hours - NYE @ The Bernard Shaw (free)
with Wino Wagon (Isle O’Man & Dark Delight) Repeater, Rory Bowens (NTS), DIP & more - Kormac @ Button Factory (€15, 10pm)
Live A/V show from DJ Kormac. - The Hot Sprockets @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
With the Fontaines & Free Sunshine Acid. - Mother: New Years Eve: The Femme Ball @ The Hub (€12)
Faune & Mother DJs Ghostboy & Rocky T Delgado. - The RnB Club x Souletiquette NYE Party @ Tengu (€5+)
R&B, rap and DJs from Discotekken.
Wah Wah Club NYE Jam @ Wah Wah Club (€8)
New Jackson, DJ Deece, Subject DJ’s, Lerosa, Sage, Galactic Beat Club, Cailín, Eavan - Ben Pearce @ Opium Rooms (€17.50)
Abstract & Bedlam present the UK DJ with Boots & Kats. - Ejeca @ District 8 (€25)
NI dance producer in the house - Under The Skin @ Hang Dai (10.30pm til late, Free)
Simon Conway, Will Dempsey, Barry Redsetta - NYE 2016 Space Ibiza on Tour @ Pygmalion & Powerscourt (€25)
Enzo Siragusa (Fuse London), San Proper (Perlon, Rush Hour) & Hybrasil (Live) along with Sexshop, Aaron Nolan, Lauren Kenny, Jessica Eve & Micu. - Flashback Presents – (Andy Barker) 808 State DJ Set @ The Wiley Fox (€ , 9pm)
808 STATE are pioneers of Acid House & Electronic music legends - New Years Eve Party-Funk Junkies, Paddy Dennehy & More @ The Bowery (€15)
More info forthcoming - Legends of the Old Skool-New Years Eve Mix Factory @ Voodoo Lounge (€27.90)
Old-school dance music party. - NYE Family Affair @ Wigwam (Tickets soon)
w/ Bodytonic, Betty, Pear, Phases, Fulton & Gold - Masquerave @ Hangar (€10+)
Techno & cans, Strictly Deep, Pablo’s Discobar - Spinster Roof Party 2016 @ Bad Bobs (€11+)
All ladies club night roof party.
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