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:

1. Friday 19th Nov: Holy Fuck, Buck 65 @ Whelan’s (€18)
2. Friday, Sat, Sun 19th/20th/21st Nov: LCD Soundsystem, Shit Robot @ Tripod (Tickets left for Sunday – €39.50)
3. 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)

Not Squares – Asylum

Beach House – Zebra

02 Tea Lights

Abe Vigoda – Crush

Niall Byrne

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.

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