The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week.
Highlights: Hard Working Class Heroes, Thundercat, Charles Bradley, Cocorosie, Bonobo, Solar Bears, The Grand Social 3rd Birthday, Julio Bashmore & Jay Z.
If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Ticket freebies this week:
- U:mack presents Cocorosie @ Button Factory (Wednesday)
- The Grand Social 3rd Birthday weekender: Entry to No Age, I Draw Slow & Club Nights @ The Grand Social (Friday/Saturday)
- People Are Saps – !Kaboogie offshoot electro club @ The Pint (Friday, 10pm)
How to enter – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig.
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Tuesday October 1st
- Howard Marks @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Talk] Former shady character lives off his shady reputation through entertainment!
Wednesday October 2nd
- U:mack presents Cocorosie @ Button Factory (WIN TICKETS, €23)
[Eclectic] Oddball music from Sierra and Bianca Casady. Playing music from their fifth album Tales Of A GrassWidow, - Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires @ The Sugar Club (€22.90 ,7pm)
[Soul] Vintage James Brown-esque soul singer + documentary screening. - Alessi’s Ark @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Folk] 23 year-old UK singer-songwriter. - Movements: Isaac Tichauer @ Button Factory (€8/6, 11pm)
[Dance] French house producer. - Somewhere? Third Birthday: Spies & DJs @ The Workman’s Club (Free before 11pm)
[Club] live music from Spies along with indie anthems and Niall D’Arcy in the 9 Bar.
Thursday October 3rd
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 6 venues in the city (€20 per day, €45 for three days)
[Festival] 100 new Irish bands showcase their sounds – including Hozier, Elaine Mai, Halves, Biggles Flies Again. Free gigs and conference throughout the day also. - OneTwoOneTwo Festival @ Lighthouse Cinema
Music documentary screenings including Mistaken For Strangers, Dave Chapelle’s Block Party , Some Kind Of Monster & more.
- Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires @ The Sugar Club (Sold out, 7pm)
[Soul] Vintage James Brown-esque soul singer + documentary screening. - Bonobo @ Olympia Theatre (€29.90)
[Electronic] A full live band plays songs from his Ninja Tune album The North Border.
- The Wailers @ The Academy (€30)
[Reggae] Playing the greatest hits of Bob Marley. - Little Bear @ Whelan’s (€12)
[Melodic folk] Derry band who appeared on Other Voices and are on the up. - Meltybrains?, Dead Heavys, Fear @ The Grand Social (Free ,9pm)
[Electronic] Part of the Grand Social 3rd Birthday weekender Plus Domino Club night after. - The Curators Club: Pumajaw,Serafina Seer – curated by Adrian Crowley @ The Odessa Club (€13, 8:30pm)
[Club] Note Productions and Metro Cafe are delighted to announce a new club night for jazz, electronic, and experimental music.
Friday October 4th
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 venues in the city (€20 per day, €45 for three days)
[Festival] 100 new Irish bands showcase their sounds including Lasertom, Cat Dowling, Sleep Thieves, The Late David Turpin, September Girls. Free gigs and conference throughout the day also. - OneTwoOneTwo Festival @ Lighthouse Cinema
Music documentary screenings including Mistaken For Strangers, Dave Chapelle’s Block Party , Some Kind Of Monster & more.
- Solar Bears, Sunken Foal @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Electronic] Cinematic electronic live band and A/V set from SF. - The Grand Social 3rd Birthday: I Draw Slow @ The Grand Social (€10, WIN TICKETS)
[Folk] Part of the Grand Social 3rd Birthday weekender - Lickys Monster Pantis: Gretta Gunn, Biggles Flys Again, Bum Note Featuring Veda @ Pantibar (€5)
[Eclectic] With Licky Rake & I Heart The Monster Hero. - Thundercat, Kutmah, Butter @ The Sugar Club (€21)
[R&B/Funk] Beck’s Vier Rhythm Series 008 with the coolest cat and his Brainfeeder peer. Plus live Soul covers band. Plus screening of All Ears LA Beat scene doc. - All City presents Some New Faces @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic/dance] M.Buckley, OMID, Phili Hanlon. - People Are Saps – !Kaboogie offshoot club @ The Pint (€10, 10pm)
[Electro] Photodementia (Dave Monolith, Rephlex Records) Automatic Tasty (live) – (Acroplane Recordings), Cignol (live) – (Alphabet Set) Richie !Kaboogie. - JACK Presents: Infinity Ink, Eagles & Butterflies @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] UK-based dance duo and half of Hot Natured.
Saturday October 5th
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 venues in the city (€20 per day, €45 for three days)
[Festival] 100 new Irish bands showcase their sounds including Bouts, The Notas, Ships, Funeral Suits, Come On Live Long. Free gigs and conference throughout the day also. - OneTwoOneTwo Festival @ Lighthouse Cinema
Music documentary screenings including Mistaken For Strangers, Dave Chapelle’s Block Party , Some Kind Of Monster & more.
- Harmonic presents: No Age @ The Grand Social (€15.50, WIN TICKETS)
[Rock] LA duo return with a new album and some belting garage rock. Part of The Grand Social 3rd Birthday weekender - TP’s Fifth Birthday: Space Dimension Controller, White Collar Boy, DJ Kormac A/V Show, Frank B @ Twisted Pepper (€8, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Plus Simon Bird, Shane Lenehan, Barry Redsettaz, Junior Spesh Carnival, Effy and more. - Julio Bashmore @ Button Factory (€20, 11pm)
[Dance] Prolific UK dance producer with support side project with Heytal as Velour, Voyeur (Madtech), Frankie Grimes. - Nuit Blanche: Neon @ Moxie Studios (€2 donation, BYOB)
[Night-time gathering] Mr Whippy Soundsystem, Tamp & Stitch, NYX, Broke Bitch, Sick Studs, Emma Conway, James Kirwan, Sarah Cunningham, Dublin Vintage Factory, Kevin Powell – News of the Curd.
Sunday October 6th
- OneTwoOneTwo Festival @ Lighthouse Cinema
Music documentary screenings including Mistaken For Strangers, Dave Chapelle’s Block Party , Some Kind Of Monster & more.
- Jay Z @ The O2 (€59.50-€69.50)
[Rap] The Magna Carta tour. - 12 Sundays: @ The Bernard Shaw (From 3pm, Free)
[Live] Laid-back Sunday vibes with DJs Conor L and I Am The Cosmos.
- Ultan Conlon @ Whelan’s (€10, 8:30pm)
[Folk/pop] Launch of new album Songs Of Love So Cruel.
- Sun?Day: live art illustration of The Woollen Mills Hoarding (Fatti Burke & Shane McKenna) w/ live @ Liffey Street (Free, 3pm)
[Rock] Part of The Grand Social 3rd Birthday weekender: Followed by Saucy Sundays.
Monday October 7th
- Rudimental @ The Academy (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] Playing songs from their Mercury nommed album Home.
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.
