The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide
A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin and beyond.
For those not going to Glasto (me included), the gig I urge you to go to in Dublin this week is the fantastic Middle East who play Sugar Club on Saturday night – Still need proof?. Lots of big gigs on this week (Stevie Wonder, Mike Love’s Beach Boys, Blondie, Green Day) as well as Sea Sessions in Donegal this weekend.
Tuesday 22nd June
– Philip Glass @ National Concert Hall (€15-€40)
– Blondie @ Vicar Street (€49.20)
– Pearl Jam, Ben Harper @ The O2 (Sold out)
Wednesday 23rd June
– Green Day , Paramore, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Marlay Park (€61.80)
Thursday 24th June
– Our Little Secrets, David O’ Doherty @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Pandamonium DJ Loreana Rushe, Liz Pelly @ Pravda (8:30pm, FREE)
– R.S.A.G @ The Academy (€13.50)
– Stevie Wonder @ The O2 (From €65.70)
– DJ Craze @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
– Skinny Wolves: Lucky Dragons, School Tour, Woven Skull @ The Joinery, Stoneybatter (€10)
Friday 25th June
– Youth Mass, Strait Laces, Morgan La Faye @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
– Wobble presents: MALA, Sgt. Pokes / Breakology presents Krust @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
– Sea Sessions Festival @ Bundoran, Donegal (€80)
Saturday 26h June
– The Middle East @ The Sugar Club (€12.50)
– Any Other City: Hello Moon, No Monster Club, Koalacord, DJs @ Whelan’s (€8)
– Sea Sessions Festival @ Bundoran, Donegal (€80)
Sunday 27th June
– Beach Boys @ National Concert Hall (€49 – €85.50)
– Sea Sessions Festival @ Bundoran, Donegal (€80)
Monday 28th June
– Enemies, We The System @ The Pint , 28 Eden Quay (€6 before 10pm, €8 after)
Soundcloud & MP3 playlist
Pearl Jam – The Fixer
Philip Glass – Etoile Polaire (Bogdan edit)
R.S.A.G. – The Roamer
Lucky Dragons – Wooden Cave Loop
The Middle East – EP
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