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.
This week, I am giving away a pair tickets to Hyperdub’s Cooly G (pictured) courtesy of Ignored Playaz on Friday night. Email me to enter.
Top 3 gigs this week:
- Thurs 11th Nov: Gorillaz, Little Dragon, De La Soul @ The O2 (€59.80)
- Sat 13th Nov: Chilly Gonzales @ The Sugar Club (€19.85)
- Sat 13th Nov: Cap Pas Cap, Catscars, Meljoann @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
Tuesday 9th November
- Brian Eno’s Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks: Icebreaker and B.J. Cole @ National Concert Hall (€25-€30)
- Darwin Deez @ The Academy 2 (€14.50)
- Young Hearts Run Free DJs @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
Wednesday 10th November
- Groom @ Upstairs Shebeen Chic (Free, 9.30pm)
Thursday 11th November
- Hoarsebox @ Whelan’s (€10)
- Gorillaz, Little Dragon, De La Soul @ The O2 (€59.80)
- The K! Club: Frankie Bingo, Gifted & Blessed (all City) & !Kaboogie DJs @ Sweeney Mongrels (Free, 10pm)
- Bell X1 acoustic @ Vicar St (€30)
- The Minutes, Oliver Cole @ Odessa Club (€10)
Friday 12th November
- M.I.A. @ Tripod (€38.50)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Grand Canal Theatre (€30)
- A Do For Donal Benefit gig: The Walls, Mundy, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Liam O Maonlai, Kevin Doherty and special guests. @ The Button Factory (€20)
- Clockwork Apple Weekender: The Dead Flags, The Holy Roman Army, Verona Riots & Youth Mass @ The Village (€15 per night / €20 for both Friday and Saturday)
- Dinah Brand @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
- Ignored Playaz: Cooly G @ Twisted Pepper (email freebies to win tickets)
Saturday 13th November
- Chilly Gonzales @ The Sugar Club (€19.85)
- Harmonic: Dungen, Halves @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Groovalizacion: Kumar + DJ Panko @ The Grand Social, Dublin (€10)
- Spatial Music Collective @ SEVERED HEAD 16 Lower Mount Street (€5)
- Clockwork Apple Weekender: Jennifer Evans, little xs for eyes, The Gandhis, Sweet Jane @ The Village (€15 per night / €20 for both Friday and Saturday)
- ESB live presents An Evening with Cerys Matthews @ National Concert Hall (€20-€35)
- Cap Pas Cap, Catscars, Meljoann @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Rubberbandits @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
- Pogo TP 2nd Birthday: DMX Krew, Francois K and more @ Twisted Pepper (€15)
Sunday 14th November
- Nothing of interest.
Monday 15th November
- Gruff Rhys @ The Sugar Club (€20)
- Local Natives, We Are Losers @ The Village (€16.50)
- The Walkmen, The Flaws, Ivan St. John @ Tripod (€22.50)
- Foals @ Olympia Theatre (€23.50)
- Carl Barat @ Academy 2 (€16)
- Howard Marks @ The Button Factory (€15)
Gig guide playlist
This Golden Age by groomtheband
Gorillaz – Doncamatic (Joker Remix)
Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters by Nialler9
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.
