The Nialler9 weekly 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.
Top 3 gigs this week:
- Wed 27th Oct: Marina and the Diamonds @ Vicar Street (€23)
- Sat 30th Oct: Halves album launch, At Last an Atlas and Pablo Savage Trio @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Sun 31st Oct: Strange Brew Halloween party: Le Galaxie, Not Squares, Lost Chord & Daithi O’ Dronai @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
Tuesday 26th October
- Gentle Tuesdays with The Mighty Stef & Friends @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
- Ruby Sessions: Preacher’s Son, Bill Coleman, Eoghan Colgan, Cathal Flaherty : Doyle’s (9pm)
- Self Help Africa – Leaving Las Vegas, Jess Supple, Party Room, Harry&Alfie @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€5)
- Lady Gaga @ The O2 (Sold out)
Wednesday 27th October
- Marina and the Diamonds @ Vicar Street (€23)
- A Flock of Seagulls, Patrick Kelleher @ Crawdaddy (€22.50 & €28.50)
- The Black Keys @ Tripod (€21.50)
- At Last An Atlas, Sacred Animals, Cfit @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
- Boys of Summer // David Lacey & Paul Vogel @ Project Arts Centre (€8/€10)
- Greg Dulli, Ed Harcourt @ Whelan’s (€25.50)
- Spies single launch @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
- Lady Gaga @ The O2 (Sold out)
Thursday 28th October
- Seneca, David Hope & The Henchmen, Dave Peyton @ Whelan’s (€8)
- Imogen Heap @ Button Factory ( €23)
- The King Kong Club @ The Village (9pm)
- Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. @ The Academy (€28)
- U:Mack presents Merzbow @ Crawdaddy (€14)
- Darklight launch with State.ie: Le Galaxie, Vengeance & The Panther Queen & State DJs @ The Grand Social (€)
Friday 29th October
- New Model Army @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€25, 7pm – on stage 7.20pm)
- Harmonic Series presents Polvo @ The Workman’s Club (€18)
- Skinny Wolves & Darklight presents: Xiu Xiu, Former Ghosts, Cixous Ghost @ The Grand Social (€15)
- Phantom FM Fright Night: The Cast of Cheers, The Minutes, Spring Break & more @ Button Factory (€19)
- The Cat Empire @ The Academy (€23)
- Glider @ The Odessa Club
- Digitalism @ The Academy (Sold out, 11pm)
- Lady Gaga @ The O2 (Sold out)
Saturday 30th October
- Darklight: Gruff Rhys & the Irish Premiere of his documentary Separado! @ IFI (7pm)
- New Model Army @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€25, 7pm – on stage 7.20pm)
- Any Other City Club: Hello Moon, Hired Hands, Jon Dots @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
- Ham Sandwich album launch @ Button Factory (€15)
- The Headland Collective: Justin Grounds, Lowmountain, Gavin Moore @ The Cobblestone (€TBC)
- Halves album launch, At Last an Atlas and Pablo Savage Trio @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- POGO: Andrew Weatherall, Cloud Castle Lake, Kid Karate, Come As Soon As You Hear @ Twisted Pepper (€12/€14, 10pm)
- The Darklight Halloween Fancy Dress Party: DJs Gruff Rhys, Andy Votel & more @ The Grand Social (€12. 9pm)
- Sweet Jane @ Sweeney’s, Dame Street (11pm)
Sunday 31st October
- Strange Brew Halloween party: Le Galaxie, Not Squares, Lost Chord & Daithi O’ Dronai @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Jamaica @ Academy 2 (€16.50)
- The Temper Trap @ Tripod (Sold Out)
Monday 1st November
- Tinie Tempah @ The Academy (Sold out)
- The Temper Trap @ Tripod (€28 -30.50)
- Robert Plant @ Olympia Theatre (€55-€60)
Gig guide playlist
Marina & The Diamonds ‘I Am Not A Robot’ (Clock Opera Remix)
Darling, You’ll Meet Your Maker by halves
At Last An Atlas – Heaven Knows
Boys of Summer – Rainbow Islands
Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters
Not Squares – Release the Bees
Ham Sandwich – White Fox by statemagazine
