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 let me know if I missed anything of interest in the comments.

Top 3 gigs this week:

1. Thurs 27th Jan :Quompilation launch: Squarehead, No Monster Club, Cloud Castle Lake, Sacred Animals, Ginola & more @ The Lower Deck (€10)
2. Thurs 27th Jan: Kush: Visionair @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)
3. Sat 29th Jan: The Minutes @ The Button Factory (FREE)

Tuesday 25th January

• The Ruby Sessions: Junah, Elly O’Keeffe, Carol Ann McGowan, Eric McGrath @ Doyles (0pm, €6)
• Justin Townes Earle @ Whelan’s (€20)

Wednesday 26th January

• Jeff The Brotherhood, Jon Dots, No Monster Club @ Crawdaddy (€13)
• Temple Bar Tradfest @ Temple Bar, various venues

Thursday 27th January

• Temple Bar Tradfest @ Temple Bar, various venues
• Joe Pug, Lisa O’Neill @ Whelan’s (€15)
• Quompilation launch: Squarehead, No Monster Club, Cloud Castle Lake, Sacred Animals, Ginola & more @ The Lower Deck (€10)
• Children Under Hoof, Declan Q Kelly, Magic Pockets @ Crawdaddy, (€5)
• Kush: Visionair @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)

Friday 28th January

• Temple Bar Tradfest @ Temple Bar, various venues
• Hounds, Guilty Optics, Ginola @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6)
• Cheap Freaks & guests @ The Mercantile (FREE)
• DJ Andy Smith’s Jam Up Twist @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
• Tenth Planet 1st Bday The Advent V Industrialyzer, Kormac’s Bakesale, Handsome Paddy & more @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 10pm)
• The Unabombers @ The Grand Social (€10/12, 11pm)
• Glider @ The Workman’s Club (FREE, 10pm)

Saturday 29th January

• C.W. Stoneking @ Workmans Club (Sold Out)
• Temple Bar Tradfest @ Temple Bar, various venues
• The Minutes @ The Button Factory (FREE)
• YXIMALLOO, NIGHTCYCLES & EMILY AOIBHEANN: A night of music experimentation and performance @ The Joinery, Stoneybatter (€10)
• Communion: Lowly Knights, Nathaniel Ratcliff & more @ The Grand Social (€10)

Sunday 30th January

• Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)

Monday 31st January

• Imelda May @ Vicar Street (€35)

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, 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.

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