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:
- Friday 19th Nov: Holy Fuck, Buck 65 @ Whelan’s (€18)
- Friday, Sat, Sun 19th/20th/21st Nov: LCD Soundsystem, Shit Robot @ Tripod (Tickets left for Sunday – €39.50)
- Sat 20th Nov: Adebisi Shank, Not Squares @ The Button Factory (€10)
Tuesday 16th November
- Paul Weller @ Olympia Theatre (€44.20 / €49.20)
- Ruby Sessions: Junah, Robotnik,Gallie, Keith Mullins @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
Wednesday 17th November
- Miracle Bell, The Problematic, StayOK @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
- Paul Weller @ Olympia Theatre(€44.20 / €49.20)
- Sound Of System Breakdown, Machine Gun Baby, Saccade @ The Village (€TBC)
Thursday 18th November
- Ivan St. John @ Tower Records (6pm)
- Sara Watkins (Nickelcreek) @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
- Jimmy Eat World @ Tripod (€30)
- Paul Weller @ Olympia Theatre (€44.20 / €49.20)
- Forward/Slash, A Visual Treat launch @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
- Spoon @ The Academy, Dublin (€25)
- Mr Jones presents: AC Slater, Shortie, DCU UV rave, Soundtracksforthem blog party @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10pm)
- Halcyon Nights: Till Death do us Part @ The Sycamore Club (€5, 10pm)
- Musik presents The Twelves, I-Rate Soundsystem @ The Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
Friday 19th November
- State vs AU: Grand Pocket Orchestra, The Lowly Knights, Cloud Castle Lake @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- LCD Soundsystem, Shit Robot @ Tripod (Sold out)
- Dublin Gospel Choir @ The Button Factory (€20)
- Joel Plaskett, Oliver Cole @ Crawdaddy (€14)
- Paul Weller @ Olympia Theatre(€44.20 / €49.20)
- Holy Fuck, Buck 65 @ Whelan’s (€18)
- Republic of Loose @ The Academy (€22.50)
- Reach 4th Birthday: Scientist, Pinch, Sgt. Pokes, T-Woc & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10pm)
- Secrets of Sound: TU-Ki, DJ Rizm @ The Sycamore Club (Free before 11.30pm, €10 after)
- Bassnectar @ Crawdaddy (€15, 11.30pm)
Saturday 20th November
- LCD Soundsystem, Shit Robot @ Tripod (Sold out)
- FMC tour: Jape, ASIWYFA, Fionn Regan @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Matt Berry @ Crawdaddy (€14/17)
- Paul Weller @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin (€44.20 / €49.20)
- Adebisi Shank, Not Squares @ The Button Factory (€10)
- Luke Unabomber, Kistar (Live Funk/Disco) @ The Sugar Club (€10, 11pm)
- Our Little Secrets, Maeve Higgins @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Skinny Wolves presents: Abe Vigoda, Girls Names, No Monster Club @ The Grand Social (€10)
Sunday 21st November
- Tu-Ki, Conor L @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 4pm)
- Art Party: The Casanova Wave, poetry, art and film @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
- LCD Soundsystem, Shit Robot @ Tripod (€39.50)
- Your’s Truly presents Lower Dens, The Ambience Affair, Hello Moon @ Crawdaddy (€12)
- The Gaslight Anthem @ Olympia Theatre (€23)
Monday 22nd November
- Beach House, Lower Dens @ Vicar Street (€26)
- Gogol Bordello @ Olympia Theatre (€32.50)
- Blitzen Trapper @ The Workman’s Club (€13.50)
Gig guide playlist
Black Kids – Boyfriend (The Twelves Remix)
LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous! (London Session)
Shit Robot – ‘Take ‘Em Up (feat. Nancy Whang)’
HOLY FUCK / Red Lights by Young Turks
Sleigh Bells – Run The Heart (Bassnectar Remix) by Bassnectar
Adebisi Shank – Frunk (Fjokra Remix)
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