The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide

Bank Holiday Weekend means a busy calendar for gigs this week with all sorts of gigs from Crystal Antlers, Candi Staton, Rufus Wainwright, The Fall, Gil Scott Heron, The Hundred in the Hands, Surfer Blood, Sibin Festival, Florence and the Machine, The Drums and more playing over the next week.

Tuesday 27th April
– C.U.N.T. @ Crawdaddy (11pm, €3/5)
– U:mack present Otto Von Schirach vs Gabe Serbian (The Locust), Bats @ Crawdaddy (€14)

Wednesday 28th April
– The State Social #4: DJs Twinkranes, The Jimmy Cake, State DJs @ The Mezz, Twisted Pepper (11pm, FREE)
– Crystal Antlers, The Cast of Cheers @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
– Basia Bulat, Our Little Secrets @ Crawdaddy (€12.50)
– Rufus Wainwright @ Grand Canal Theatre (€44.20 & €40.20)

Thursday 29th April
– Soundcheck @ Spy (7pm, Free, €5 after 11pm)
– Little Xs for Eyes, You Kiss By The Book @ The Odessa Club (€10)
– Kormac’s Big Band Album Launch @ The Twisted Pepper (8pm, €10)
– The Fall @ Tripod (Win tickets, Stream the album)
– Idlewild @ The Academy (Win tickets)
– The K! Club: Murderbot, T-Woc, K! Club DJs @ Le Cirk, Dublin (8.30pm, Free)
– MUSIK @ The Button Factory (10.30pm, €6)

Friday 30th April
– Surfer Blood @ The Academy (Win tickets)
– I Heart The Monster Hero, Squarehead, Drunken Boat & Crayonsmith @ The Lower Deck
– Skinny Wolves DJ Party @ Thomas House (8pm, Free)
– The Funeral Suits, Disconnect 4 @ Whelan’s (€8)
– Glider @ The Odessa Club (Free)

Saturday 1st May
– Sibin Festival @ Man O’War Pub, Balbriggan (€35, All day)
– Propaganda @ The Academy (10.30pm / €10)\- Cloud Castle Lake, My Mind Races @ Crawdaddy (€3)
– Transmission @ The Button Factory (€10)
– Land Lovers @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Midnight, 11.30pm)
– Any Other City Club: Hired Hands, Feed The Bears, Hello Moon (€7)
– Ragged Words presents The Ambience Affair, Windings (solo), At Last An Atlas + Ragged DJs @ Twisted Pepper (€10,11.30pm)
– Candi Staton & Live Band @ The Button Factory (Win tickets)
– Young Hearts Run Free DJs @ The Hacienda Market (off Capel Street, Donations for Haiti, 8pm)

Bank Holiday Sunday 2nd May
– Gil Scott Heron @ Tripod (€25.50/32.50)
– Florence and the Machine, The Drums @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)
– Jogging album launch, Not Squares, Logikparty @ Whelan’s (€10/15)
– The Hundred in the Hands, Channel One, Baby Beef @ Crawdaddy (€14, 11.30pm)
– Al Doyle Hot Chip (DJ set) @ The Good Bits (€15, 11pm)

Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May
– Florence and the Machine, The Drums @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out)

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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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