The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (September 27th - October 3rd)

A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments as this post gets a lot of eyes every week.

Highlights: Hefty Horse All Day fest #2, Alela Diane, Daedelus, Gruff Rhys, Land Lovers.

Ticket giveaways:

• Friday 30th: The Kanyu Tree @ Whelan’s

Email [email protected] with your full name, and phone number before noon on Thursday to be in with a chance to win.

Tuesday September 27th

• Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm)

Wednesday September 28th

• Where The Mugic Happens @ The Button Factory (Free)
• Barry McCormack, Minnie & The Illywhackers @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
• Wretch 32, The Kanyu Tree, Cashier No.9, The Japanese Popstars @ The Academy (€5, Free before 11.30pm)

Thursday September 29th

• Low Sea @ Shebeen Chic (Free before 10pm, €5 after)
• Forward/Slash / Residents & RIP A Remix Manifesto Screening @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
• Katell Keinig @ Odessa Club (€10)
• Junior Spesh @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)

Friday September 30th

• Jape instore @ Tower Records (1pm, Free)
• The Waterboys @ Tower Records (5pm, Free)
• The Kanyu Tree @ Whelan’s (€10, win tickets above)
• John Vanderslice , VerseChorusVerse @The Dublin Unitarian Church, Stephen’s Green (€)
• John Vanderslice aftershow + support + DJs @ Upstairs in Whelan’s (11pm Exclusive to JV ticketholders – free in)
• u:mack Present: Ruins Alone (Yoshida Tatsuya solo) @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
• Mud & World Service: Riddim Fest Present – Dj Vadim & The Electric, Babyhead, Tucan @ Twisted Pepper (€18)
• Sensoria: Seti the First, Chequerboard, Lorem Ipsum @ The Joinery (€10, BYOB)
• Land Lovers, Squarehead, Last Days Of 1984 @ Crawdaddy (€5)

Saturday October 1st

• Hefty Horse All Day fest #2: David Dondero (Team Love/USA), Crayonsmith, The Hollows, Magic Pockets, I ♥ The Monster Hero, You Kiss By The Book, Yawning Chasm, Amid Ships, The River Fane, Elsworth Cambs, Big Monster Love @ Whelan’s (€5, 2.30pm, flyer)
• Jape (album launch), Goodtime & Moths @ The Button Factory (€15)
• Daedelus @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
• Pogo & We Are Electronic: Prins Thomas, 
Robert Babicz [Acid Set, 
Giles Armstrong, Jimmy Penguin & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 11pm)

Sunday October 2nd

• 12 Sundays: Fresh + Noble DJs @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 2pm)
• Madu @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
• Alela Diane, Cian Nugent @ Button Factory (€15)
• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (9pm, FREE)

Monday October 3rd

• Gruff Rhys @ The Academy (€23)

Like Clockwork Springs by Daedelus

Alela Diane “White As Diamonds”

Frequency (Low Sea Remix) by low_sea

GRUFF RHYS – Sensations In The Dark

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,  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.

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