The Nialler9 weekly gig guide & ticket giveaways
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.
Ticket giveaways:
A pair of tickets to Ignored Playaz: Addison Groove & Jam City @ Kennedys this Saturday.
2 pairs of tickets to Trainwreck: Max Cooper, Sunken Foal, Bingo @ Crawdaddy this Friday.
Email [email protected] with your preference and full name before Thursday at 6pm.
Special note to Dundalk residents: State vs Electronic Intervals takes place this Saturday with Visionair, Great Lakes Mystery, Rydeen, with DJ YackJaw. €10 in.
Tuesday 29th March
- James Blake @ Whelan’s (sold out)
- The Ruby Sessions: Anthony Furey & the Young Folk, Alice Jago, Dave Morrissey @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
Wednesday 30th March
- Music For Haiti: Storyfold, A Plastic Rose, Shouting at Planes @ The Grand Social (€10)
- The Frames performing For The Birds – @ Vicar Street (€33.75)
Thursday 31st March
- Future Bright: Cloud Castle Lake, The Trinity Orchestra & Katie Kim @ Crawdaddy (€5)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Vengeance & The Panther Queen, Tieranniesaur @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)
- Royseven @ Academy 2 (€11.70)
- Elbow, Villagers @ The O2 (€44.20)
- Five Lamps Arts Festival: Jinx Lennon @ The Good Bits (€10)
- House of Cosy Cushions, Deaf Joe @ The Joinery (€10)
Friday 1st April
- Dum Dum Girls @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
- Friend? , Overhead, The Albatross – Joint EP Launch @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
- Free State VI: Crash Ensemble presents young Irish composers @ Irish Museum Of Modern Art (€20/15)
- Cfit, Sacred Animals @ Crawdaddy (€10)
- Inspirations In Aid of Barretstown : Glen Hansard, Delorentos, O Emperor & loads more @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
- The JD Set: Neil Hannon, Cathy Davey, Jape Romeo Magic Numbers perform Vampire Weekend’s debut @ The Button Factory (event full)
- Trainwreck: Max Cooper, Sunken Foal, Bingo @ Crawdaddy (€10, 11pm)
- Popicalia#08: Yeh Deadlies album launch, Sea Pinks, The Dinah Brand @ Shebeen Chic (€5, 9pm)
- Herv – Portable Music Vol. 1 Launch party, Bluefood, Catscars & more @ O’Byrne’s (Corner of Capel St. & Bolton St) (€8 with cassette / €5)
- Life Festival launch: MUD presents Peverelist & more @ Twisted Pepper, Dublin (€10/8)
- Daft As Punk (tribute act) @ The Workman’s Club (€10, 11.30pm)
- The Herbaliser @ The Village (€11.70, 11pm)
- Sibin Fancy Foolsday @ Sweeney’s, Dame Street (9pm)
Saturday 2nd April
- Laura Sheeran @ Tower Records (1pm)
- Robotnik, Toby Kaar, Gretta Gunn @ Block T, Smithfield (€10, BYOB)
- Squarehead Midnight Enchilada Single Launch, Land Lovers, Cloud Castle Lake @ The Mercantile (€7/ €10 with 7″ – hear the single)
- Estel, Fuzz Orchestra @ The Lower Deck (€)
- The Minutes @ Leeson Lounge (€11)
- Alphabet Set: DJ Sofa, Shepherd & Maschine @ O’ Byrnes (Corner of Capel St. & Bolton St) (€6.50, Flyer)
- Beyond Hip: The Vagabonds, Triple Drop and The Bulgarian Silvers @ The Pint, Dublin (FREE)
- Ivan St John, Kasette & Vertigo Smyth @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Ignored Playaz: Addison Groove & Jam City @ Kennedys (€12, €6 concession list )
Sunday 3rd April
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- Saucy Sundays @ The Grand Social (Free)
- Noah & The Whale @ Whelan’s (Sold out)
- Norabelle @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
- Cock & Bull TV: Kowalski, John Blek at the Rat @ The Grand Social (€TBA)
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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.