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:
- Two pairs of tickets to Edan & Paten Locke, DJ Kutmah @ The Sugar Club.
Email [email protected] with your full name before Thursday at 6pm to be in with a chance of winning.
Tuesday 19th April
- Brother @ Academy 2 (€13.50)
- Hope Foundation Table Quiz @ The Grand Social
- The Ruby Sessions: Jukebox Gypsy, Gentry Morris, Adela & The Meanits, Henrietta @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
- Rua Sessions: Elevens @ O Byrne’s, Bolton St. x Capel St (9pm, Free)
Wednesday 20th April
- Feldberg @ Tower Records (5.15pm, Free)
- A Plastic Rose @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€5)
Thursday 21st April
- Sleep Thieves @ Tower Records (6pm, Free)
- The Man Whom, The Changing Band & The Light Parade @ Whelan’s (€10)
- The South William Street VVIP Awards @ ALT (7pm, Free)
- Forward/Slash Holey Thursday @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
- Dinosaur Pile-Up @ Academy 2 (€15)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: V.S.M. , House Of Dolls, Vengeance And The Panther Queen & More @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)
Good Friday 22nd April
- Urban Outfitters Good Friday party @ Temple Bar (10am-8pm)
- All City Gurriers photo exhibit @ Block-T (€5, 6pm-10pm, BYOB)
- Dublin Gospel Choir w/ Cathy Davey, Neil Hannon, Paddy Casey @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
- Retarded Cop, Fag Enablerz @ Seomrai Spraoi (€8, BYOB)
Saturday 23rd April
- Alphabet Set Early Skool Session @ The Dark Horse (7am 12:30pm)
- All City Tivoli Jam 10th Anniversary @ Tivoli Theatre (11am-6pm)
- The Ha’penny Flea @ The Grand Social (Noon-5pm, Free)
- Beyond Hip: The Hassle Merchants, The Syndicate and Triple Drop @ The Pint (Free)
- SPIES, Tandem Felix & The Pacifics @ Whelan’s (€8)
- Edan & Paten Locke, DJ Kutmah @ The Sugar Club (€15)
- Elevens @ Project Arts Centre (€10)
- Captain A, Walpurgis Family, Big Monster Love @ Bewley’s Cafe (€TBC)
- Hired Hands album launch , Mrs Healy’s First Class Choir @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
- Ghost Estates (formerly Sickboy) @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11:30pm, Free before 10:30pm, Club entry after)
- Airbound Party @ Corsica Studios, London (11pm, £5)
Easter Sunday 24th April
- Easter All-Dayer: Tr-One, Dazboy & more @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm, Free)
- We Are Electronic Launch Party: Psych Ward with Traversable Wormhole, Ancient Methods, Sunil Sharpe, Defekt & more @ The Grand Social (€12.50, 5pm – late)
- Eggfest: Trainwreck, Strangeways, Dubstep Dublin & loads more DJs @ Crawdaddy / Pod (€10, 6pm)
- Saucy Sundays @ The Grand Social (Free)
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- Laurent Garnier Live Booth Sessions @ Tripod (€25, 9pm)
Bank Holiday Monday 25th April
- Knut (Hydrahead), Keelhaul, Drainland @ Button Factory (Free)
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Storyfold play free gig at the SU Sessions NUI Galway in the Canteen this evening 6pm.
I normally do Dublin gigs just to clarify (due to time constraints) but sure feel free to suggest any gigs you like.
I normally do Dublin gigs just to clarify (due to time constraints) but sure feel free to suggest any gigs you like.
Retarded Cop are playing Seomrai Spraoi with Fag Enablerz on Friday at 8!BYOB!!!
Sweet!
Saucy Sundays is canceled this week for Easter, back next week 🙂
Thanks James.