The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide
A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. 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.
Top 3 gigs this week:
- Tue 24th August: Beirut, Adrian Crowley @ Tripod (€28.50/€34)
- Wed 25th August: Bear In Heaven, Halves,Cloud Castle Lake @ Crawdaddy (€12)
- Sat 28th August: Grand Pocket Orchestra, Girls Names, Hipster Youth @ Whelan’s (€10/15 with CD)
Tuesday 24th August
– Beirut, Adrian Crowley @ Tripod (€28.50/€34)
– Besnard Lakes @ Academy 2 (€16.50)
– Hefty Horse: David Dondero, You Kiss By The Book & Biggles Flies Again @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
– The Ruby Sessions: Gypsies on the Autobahn, Millie & the Sundance Kid @ Doyle’s (9pm)
– Limp Bizkit @ Olympia Theatre (€39.50)
Wednesday 25th August
– Bear in Heaven instore @ Tower Records (1pm, Free)
– Father Ted Pub Quiz @ The Bernard Shaw
– Harlem, Yeh Deadlies @ Whelan’s (€14.50)
– Mark Lanegan @ The Academy (€24)
– Bear In Heaven, Halves, Cloud Castle Lake @ Crawdaddy (€12)
– One More Robot Magazine presents The Indecent Cigar Emporium & Spies Live @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Thursday 26th August
– Fight Like Apes album launch party @ Tower Records (Pick up passes from Tower at 9am)
– A Plastic Rose, The Dead Flags, Pearse McGloughlin @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Skinny Wolves Present: Tussle, Sarsparilla, Meljoann @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
Friday 27th August
– Mud & Reach: Appleblim, Exxon Valdez & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
– B-MUSIC @ Thomas House (FREE)
– Ivan Smagghe & Jon Averill @ Kennedy’s (€7/€12, 10pm)
– Glider @ The Odessa Club (9.30pm, Free)
Saturday 28th August
– Music Maker New Floor party: Estel, Groom, Land Lovers, Owensie, DJ set from Nialler9 @ MusicMaker (1pm – 7pm)
– Grand Pocket Orchestra, Girls Names, Hipster Youth @ Whelan’s (€10/15 with CD)
– Any Other City Club: Hired Hands, James Vincent McMorrow, @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
– Yes Cadets, Talulah Does The Hula, Funeral Suits @ Crawdaddy (€8)
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