A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin and Summer festivals beyond. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to leave your picks in the comments. Tracks can be heard in the full post.
Tuesday 10th August
– Nothing.
Wednesday 11th August
– Liars, Cap Pas Cap, Logikparty @ Whelan’s (€15)
– Good Luck w/Heathers, Starters, Middle Class Disaster @ Katie Gallaghers, Bray, Wicklow (€6)
– Phantom Music Quiz @ The Sugar Club (€50 per team)
– Squarehead single launch, I Heart The Monster Hero, Hipster Youth @ Shebeen Chic (€TBC)
Thursday 12th August
– Windings / Vertygo Smith @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
– The Polecats @ The Mercantile (€15)
– Tour de Picnic Benefit – Dirty 9’s, Killer Chloe, Stayokay! @ Whelan’s (€6)
– Damo Suzuki, The Jimmy Cake @ Crawdaddy (€14)
– Switch (Major Lazer et al), Shortie @ Twisted Pepper (€10/8, 11pm)
Friday 13th August
– John, Shelly And The Creatures in-store @ Tower Records (1pm, Free)
– State vs. Popical Island: So Cow, Tieranniesaur, Biggus Diccus plus DJs til late @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
– The Cast of Cheers, Enemies @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Hertz-U & Surge, AGT Rave Crew, Automatic Tasty & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
– PopUp Vs Psychonavigation: Anodyne (Live),Sunil Sharpe, Mr Spring, Tiny Magnetic Pets, Adehawke(LIVE),Mike Chillage(Live), Keith Downey @ Space54, Smithfield (€10, 7pm, BYOB)
Saturday 14th August
– Toejam Car Boot Sale @The Bernard Shaw (Free from Noon)
– Milk Festival @ Ballinlough, Co. Meath (€99)
– The Revellions @ Sweeney Mongrel
– Ronnie James Dio tribute show @ The Village (€15, 6pm)
– Skinny Wolves: Telepathe, Meljoann, Patrick Kelleher @ Whelan’s (€15)
– Toots and the Maytals @ Tripod (€22.50/28.50)
– The Midnight Hour: Planet Parade (11.30pm, Club Entry)
– Theo Parrish, Hands Up Who Wants to Die, Realistic Train & more @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 11pm)
– TRANSMISSION: Arveene & Misk @ The Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
Sunday 15th August
–Milk Festival @ Ballinlough, Co. Meath (€99)
Liars – Proud Evolution (Thom Yorke Remix)
Logikparty – Iodine
The Cast of Cheers – Derp
Squarehead – Fake Blood
So Cow – Shut Eye
Telepathe – Michael
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.
