The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide (April 26th – May 2nd)

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.

There’s a huge amount of gigs in Dublin this week. Bodytonic’s Beatyard is on with Modeselektor Joy Orbison, Beardyman and more. Baths & Solar Bears play on Friday night followed by a free Star Slinger show. ASIWYFA launch their second album launch, Kid Koala is playing on Sunday, James Vincent McMorrow’s church shows are sold out and Vantastival and Sibín Festivals take place in Louth and Meath respectively. Just lots and lots on.. Click through to see it all.

Ticket giveaways:

• A pairs of tickets to Future Bright: Sweet Jane, Saccade, The Syndicate @ Crawdaddy – Thursday 28th April.
• A pairs of tickets to Kid Koala on Sunday May 1st.

Email [email protected] with your full name and choice before Wednesday at 6pm for Future Bright / Friday noon for Koala to be in it to win it.

Tuesday 26th April

• Ruby Sessions: Little Green Cars, Mark Greaney (JJ72), Justin Grounds, The River Fane @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
• Rua Sessions: Eric McGrath, Dominique Brunier, Lisa McLaughlin @ O Byrne’s, Bolton St. x Capel St (9pm, Free)

Wednesday 27th April

• O’Death, Drunken Boat @ The Workman’s Club (€16.50)
• Lisa Germano @ The Grand Social (€20)
• James Vincent McMorrow @ The Pepper Canister Church, Mount Street (€20 – Sold out)

Thursday 28th April

• Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser: This Club, Cheap Freaks, Black Market Babies @ Whelan’s (€10)
• Future Bright: Sweet Jane, Saccade, The Syndicate @ Crawdaddy (€5)
• Skinny Wolves: Barn Owl, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma @ The Joinery (€10, BYOB)
• James Vincent McMorrow @ The Pepper Canister Church, Mount Street (€20 – Sold out)
• The Beatyard: Beardyman @ Twisted Pepper (€20)
• The Beatyard: Not Saying Boo! @ The Bernard Shaw (Free in, €10 afterparty)
• Glasvegas @ The Academy (€23)

Friday 29th April

• Vantastival Festival @ Dunany Estate, Louth ( €85 / €40 per day)
• Mindfield Festival @ Merrion Square (Various events)
• Low Sea, Sacred Animals, The Riot Tapes @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6))
• Electric Penguins @ Crawdaddy (€5)
• Funeral Suits @ The Academy 2 (€10)
• The Beatyard: Beardyman @ Twisted Pepper (€20)
• Dan Sartain @ The Button Factory (Free)
• The Kanyu Tree @ The Sugar Club (€10)
• Baths, Solar Bears @ The Workman’s Club (€18.45 / €20 ticket deal with Max Tundra)
• The Beatyard: Nialler9 & Bodytonic presents Star Slinger @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, set starts at 11pm)
• Glider @ The Workman’s Club (11pm)
• Japanese Popstars @ Button Factory (€17.50, 11.30pm )
• No Monster Club @ Whelan’s Upstairs (club price – 11.30pm, Free before 10.30pm)

Saturday 30th April

• Mindfield Festival @ Merrion Square (Various events)
• Vantastival Festival @ Dunany Estate, Louth ( €85 / €40 per day)
• And So I Watch You From Afar @ Tower Records (1,30pm, Free)
• The Ha’penny Flea @ The Grand Social (Noon-5pm, Free)
• Sibín Festival @ The Millhouse, Slane Co. Meath (€30)
• Skinny Wolves: Girls Names, Cap Pas Cap, Magic Pockets @ Hello Operator (€10, BYOB)
• Yeh Deadlies @ Tower Records (1,30pm, Free)
• Beyond Hip: @ The Pint (Free)
• Banter: The Sonar Story @ Twisted Pepper (€5)
• And So I Watch You From Afar @ The Button Factory (€17)
• The Wave Pictures , Land Lovers @ Crawdaddy (€14)
• Young Hearts Run Free presents Arrows of Desire Rewriting the Speech: Spies, Alison O’Donnell, The Late David Turpin, Sacred Animals, Hello Moon, Gavin Duffy (Thread Pulls) & more @ The Co-Op, NewMarket
• The Beatyard: Agoria, Walls / LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, DJ Kormac & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
• Lost Chord @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11.30pm, club price – Free before 10.30pm)

Sunday 1st May

• Mindfield Festival @ Merrion Square (Various events)
• Vantastival Festival @ Dunany Estate, Louth ( €85 / €40 per day)
• The Beatyard: David Kitt, Fresh & Noble DJs, Marvin Gaye & Soul Power documentaries @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 2pm)
• Saucy Sundays @ The Grand Social (Free)
• Mob Fandango EP launch @ The Sugar Club (Free before 9pm)
• Windings @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
• Kid Koala @ The Village (€12.50, 11pm)
• The Human League @ Vicar Street (€33.60)
• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
• The Beatyard: Modeselektor (DJ), Sirusmo, Joy Orbison, Martyn & more @ The Twisted Pepper (€22, 10.30pm)
• Toddla T + Westway flyover @ Pod (10pm, €12)

Monday 2nd May

• Katzenjammer @ The Academy 2 (€16)

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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