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.
Top 3 gigs this week:
- Wed 29th Sept: Little Dragon , Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands @ Crawdaddy (€12.50)
- Fri 1st Oct: A night with R.S.A.G with Donal Dineen and The Kilo 1977 @ Workman’s Club (€12)
- Sat 2nd Oct: Offset Afterparty: Vision Air, Laser Tom & the Blast Crew & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
Tuesday 28th September
– Marcelo D2 @ Tripod (€23/€30)
Wednesday 29th September
– Derrick Dalton tribute: Thread Pulls, Dinah Brand, Richer Than Astronauts and Little Beauties @ Whelan’s (€12, more info)
– Little Dragon , Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands @ Crawdaddy (€12.50)
– Dreadzone @ The Button Factory (€17.50)
Thursday 30th September
– Fresh & Noble / Choice Cuts present Still Bill film screening @ The Sugar Club (€7.50)
– Cock and Bull: Episode 3 – Jon Dots, Hello Moon, At last An Atlas -@ Shebeen Chic (Free, 9.30pm)
– Musik 2nd birthday with Filthy Dukes @ The Button Factory (€10, 10.30pm)
Friday 1st October
– O Emperor @ Tower Records (Free, 1pm)
– Offset Festival @ Grand Canal Theatre (€180)
– Brendan Benson (acoustic) @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
– Popicalia #2: Grand Pocket Orchestra, Squarehead, Hipster Youth @ Sheeben Chic (€5, 10pm)
– Phantom’s First Friday: We Should Be Dead, Noise Control @ The Academy (Free before 10pm, €5 after)
– A night with R.S.A.G with Donal Dineen and The Kilo 1977. @ Workman’s Club (€12)
– Mudhoney @ The Button Factory (€19.50)
– DJ Shadow @ Tripod (€33.50 )
– MUD presents: Groovalizacion, Howard Marks dubstep DJ set & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10.30pm)
– Ellen Allien, Alex Smoke (Live) Hum & Haw, Soma, Vakant @ The Button Factory (€15/20, 11pm)
Saturday 2nd October
– Give It Socks Festival @ Eastpoint Business Park (moved to The Vaults) (€20)
– Offset Festival @ Grand Canal Theatre (€180)
– Chris Singleton @ Whelan’s (€14)
– Ragged Words: Napoleon IIIrd, Pagan Wanderer Lu, Stairs To Korea, Mat Reviere @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
– Offset Afterparty: Vision Air, Laser Tom & the Blast Crew & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
– Humanzi @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
– Songs for Derek – A Tribute to the legendary Derek Nally @ Vicar Street (€20)
Compass Motions presents: Vertical67, Automatic Tasty, Cignol, Eutechnik @ Kennedys, Westland Row (€TBC)
Sunday 3rd October
– Offset Festival @ Grand Canal Theatre (€180)
– Deer Tick, Caitlin Rose, Squarehead @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
– Of Montreal @ Tripod (€19.50)
– Fyfe Dangerfield @ The Academy (€20)
Monday 4th October
– Jean Michel Jarre @ The O2 (€50-€90)
– The Bangles @ Vicar Street (€35)
– Donovan @ Olympia Theatre (€29)
Vision Air mix for Punt(s) october 2010
Little Dragon – Looking Glass
R.S.A.G. – The Roamer
Grand Pocket Orchestra – The Ice Cream (album)

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.
Little Dragon gig on Wednesday: support is Patrick Kelleher and his Cold Dead Hands.
That is good news. Thanks Ned.
Little Dragon were so amazing at Koko the other night – I can see why this is in your top 3! I reviewed the aforementioned gig which can be found here if you’re interested: http://wp.me/pXrU5-3H