A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin.
Festival highlight this week is the Body & Soul Festival in Westmeath. In the city, the all-day Popical Island Extravaganza will see a gazillion bands playing upstairs in Whelan’s for free on Saturday while the night before, State vs. Thumped sees Le Galaxie, The Ambience Affair, Feed the Bears play The Mercantile for also for free. There’s a great mix from Dublin Tropical below as they celebrate their first birthday on Friday.
Tuesday 15th June
– Tegan and Sara instore @ Tower Records (2pm)
– Tegan and Sara @ Olympia Theatre (€22)
Wednesday 16th June
– Take a night off.
Thursday 17th June
– James Vincent McMorrow @ Whelan’s (€13.50)
– Pandamonium DJ Loreana Rushe @ Pravda (8:30pm, FREE)
– !Kaboogie Jigs’n’Rigs fundraiser @ The Sweeney Mongrel, Dame St (10pm, Free)
Friday 18th June
– State vs Thumped: Le Galaxie, The Ambience Affair, Feed the Bears @ The Mercantile (10pm, FREE)
– Turin Brakes, Our Little Secrets @ Whelan’s (€23)
– Josh Ritter, Villagers @ Iveagh Gardens (€)
– The Gandhis, BellaJane & Captain Kennedy @Whelan’s, Upstairs (€10)
– Dublin Tropical 1st Birthday: Uproot Andy, El Remolon, Fauna, DJ Izem, T-Woc @ Twisted Pepper (11pm, €10 – check the mix below)
– Glider @ The Odessa Club (FREE)
Saturday 19th June
– Popical Island All-Day Extravaganza: Land Lovers, Yeh Deadlies, Groom, Squarehead, Feed the Bears, Walpurgis Family, Pantone247, Tieranniesaur, I [Heart] the Monster Hero, Lie Ins, Johnny Fun and the …Hesitations @ Whelan’s Upstairs (2.30pm, FREE)
– Out On A Limb Records: Windings, Crayonsmith, Squarehead @ Twisted Pepper (11pm, €10)
– Body and Soul festival: Four Tet, Jape, !!!, Crystal Fighters and more @ Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath (€55 for Sunday ticket / €109 Weekend)
– No Place Like Dome Festival @ Temple House Estate, Sligo (€79.50)
Sunday 20th June
– Body and Soul festival: Four Tet, Jape, !!!, Crystal Fighters and more @ Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath (€55 for Sunday ticket / €109 Weekend)
– No Place Like Dome Festival @ Temple House Estate, Sligo (€79.50)
Soundcloud & MP3 playlist
MP3: MP3: State Mix #17:Dublin Tropical – Dj iZem vs T-Woc
09 from the Woods by James Vincent McMorrow
The Ambience Affair – ‘Parting Patterns’
Tegan&Sara – Alligator by die-unschuld-in-person
Villagers – Becoming A Jackal by DominoRecordCo
Crystal Fighters – In The Summer
Techno Rumba (Uproot Andy Remix) by Uproot Andy
