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:
- Thurs 4th Nov: Chromeo, Midnight Juggernauts @ Tripod ( €20)
- Thurs 4th Nov: Sam Amidon + guest Beth Orthon, Charlie Parr @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Sat 6th Nov: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Tripod (€25)
Tuesday 2nd November
- Gentle Tuesdays with The Mighty Stef & Friends @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
- Ruby Sessions: Tiger Cooke, Clara Rose, Elly O’Keefe, Carthage @ Doyle’s (9pm)
- The Doobie Brothers @ Grand Canal Theatre (€54.80 / €59.80)
Wednesday 3rd November
- Kasette EP launch @ Doyles (€5, 8.30pm)
- Mystery Jets @ Academy (€18)
- Willard Grant Conspiracy, Dinah Brand @ Whelan’s (€18)
- I Am The Cosmos (DJ set), Weird Date @ South William Bar (11pm)
Thursday 4th November
- Sam Amidon + guest Beth Orthon, Charlie Parr @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Chromeo, Midnight Juggernauts @ Tripod ( €20)
- Micah P Hinson, Serafina Steer, Autumn Owls acoustic @ Crawdaddy (€14)
- Vashti Bunyan documentary, Q&A @ Douglas Hyde Gallery (7pm sharp)
- Popicalia #3: Land Lovers, Walpurgis Family, Jonny Fun and the Hesitations @ Shebeen Chic (€5, 8.30pm)
- Dan Le Sac v Scroobius Pip @ The Workman’s Club (Sold out)
Friday 5th November
- Tokyo Police Club, Miracle Bell @ The Academy (€17)
- Dan Le Sac v Scroobius Pip @ The Workman’s Club (Sold out)
- James Vincent McMorrow @ The Button Factory (€15)
- You Love Her Coz She’s Dead @ The Grand Social (€8)
- Therapy? @ Vicar Street (€28)
- No Monster Club Present: Brain Heat Wave (Album Launch), We Are Losers @ The Box, Twisted Pepper (ltd entry, €3)
Saturday 6th November
- God Is An Astronaut @ The Academy (€22)
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Tripod (€25)
- Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
- O Emperor @ The Sugar Club (€15)
Sunday 7th November
- Yours Truly presents: DD/MM/YYYY, Kid Karate @ Crawdaddy (€12)
- Midlake, Jason Lytle, John Grant @ Vicar Street (€27)
Gig guide playlist
Sam Amidon – How Come That Blood
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – I Learned The Hard Way
The Count & Sinden feat Mystery Jets – After Dark
Don’t Turn the Lights On by Chromeo
James Vincent McMorrow – Red Dust
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – Young Shields
DD/MM/YYYY – Imagine by Third Floor Sessions

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.