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:
- Tues 12th Oct: DOOM @ The Button Factory (€33)
- Wed 13th Oct: Mount Kimbie @ Academy 2 (€15.50)
- Fri 15th Oct: State Vs Glider: Cap Pas Cap, Holy Roman Army, Awake Young Soliders, Glider DJs @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
Tuesday 12th October
– DOOM @ The Button Factory (€33)
– Red Sparowes, Legion of Two @ Crawdaddy (€16)
– Cathy Davey @ The Academy (€28)
– Young Hearts Run Free: John Peel Day DJ sets @ The Workman’s Club, Upstairs (Free)
Wednesday 13th October
– Mount Kimbie @ Academy 2 (€15.50)
– The Killing Joke @ The Button Factory (€22.50)
Thursday 14th October
– The Cast of Cheers @ Academy 2 (€13.50)
– The Gorgeous Colours, Cloud Castle Lake @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Skinny Wolves presents: Naked On The Vague, Children Under Hoof, LogikParty @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
– Windings @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
– The !K Club with: Kid Kamelon, Tinker, residents @ Sweeneys (Free, 10:30pm – 2:30am)
Friday 15th October
– Clockwork Apple: John Shelly & The Creatures, The Dirty9s, The Blue Choir @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
– Bipolar Empire @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
– Hideaway Records presents: The Max Levine Ensemble, Chewing on Tinfoil, Young Wolves @ Space 105 @ The Outhouse, 105 Capel St. (€6)
– State Vs Glider: Cap Pas Cap, Holy Roman Army, Awake Young Soliders, Glider DJs @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
– Republic of Loose @ The Academy (€22.50)
– The Dead Flags, Youth Mass @ Whelan’s (€12)
Saturday 16th October
– Jay Brannan @ Crawdaddy (€12.50/€15)
– New Amusement (album launch), Squarehead, Hello Moon @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Ann Scott @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€TBC)
– Transmission: Hot Pink Delorean (DJ/MC Set), The Cuban Brothers @ The Button Factory (€11, 11pm)
– Noise Control @ The Grand Social (€TBC)
– Nouveaunoise @The Sugar Club (Free before Midnight/ €5 after, 11pm)
– Skinny Wolves Club @ The Workman’s Club, Upstairs (Free, 10pm)
Sunday 17th October
– Ozric Tentacles @ The Button Factory (€17.50)
– Tricky @ The Academy (€30)
Monday 18th October
– Yeasayer, Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands @ Olympia Theatre (€20-€23)
Tricky – Murder Weapon by DominoRecordCo
Mount Kimbie – Would Know (from Crooks & Lovers) by Hotflush
Republic of Loose – Satan Bounce (Waltz With Satan & The Mechanical Prostitute) by Nialler9
Cap Pas Cap – Mirrors by Cap Pas Cap
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.
Saturday 16th Oct
– These Charming Men (Playing the music of The Smiths and Morrissey) @ The Village (€15)