A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin.
Not a whole lot of international stuff this week apart from The Low Anthem, Alex Metric, The Ex and but loads of good local gigs happening. This week sees a good few Haiti fundraisers take place and a special mention to Sweet Oblivion’s fundraiser in the Twisted Pepper with Bats, Groom, Hunter-Gatherer, a bake sale and myself among the DJs and also the random Karaoke fundraiser in the National Stadium.
Tuesday 2nd February
– Trashed (Indie/Electro club) @ Andrew’s Lane Theatre (10.30pm, €5)
– C U Next Tuesday (indie/electro/pop/dance) @ Crawdaddy (11pm, €3/5)
Wednesday 3th February
– Haiti Aid Dublin: Ham Sandwich, The Chapters, Butterfly Explosion, Patrick Kelleher, O Emperor @ Whelans (€20)
– Antics presents Spies (indie club @ Crawdaddy (€5, 11pm)
Thursday 4th February
– Sidetracked (Indie, Dancey Disco) @ Chocolate Bar, The Pod (8pm – 11pm, Free)
– Haiti Fundraiser: Hunter-Gatherer, Bats, Groom, bake sale & DJs @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
– The !K Club: Cignol, !Kaboogie Residents @ Thomas House (Free, 8:30-11:30)
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– Choice Cuts: The Beatdown – T-Woc & guests @ The Pygmalion (Free)
– Come As Soon As You Hear: Kid Karate, kDamo @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
– Soundcheck @ Spy (7pm / Free before 11pm, €5 after – Screening of The Room from 9:30pm)
Friday 5th February
– 2010: A Shebeen Odyssey: DJs Betamax Format, Le Galaxie, Loreana Rushe @ Shebeen Chic (Free)
– Cluster, Boys of Summer @ The Village (€20)
– Totally Dublin at the Pictures: Children Under Hoof live soundtrack @ Odessa Club
– Phantom First Friday for Haiti: Republic of Loose, Royseven, Heathers & more @ The Academy (€5)
– Groom, Drunken Boat, Gran Casino @ The Lower Deck (€6)
– Alex Metric @ Wax (Free in before 10pm/€5 before midnight)
– Karaoke Haiti Fundraiser @ The National Stadium (€10)
– WAR @ Spy (€10 – see video below)
– NoDisko (Indie and electro) @ Crawdaddy (11pm, €8/€6)
Saturday 6th February
– At Last An Atlas, Windings @ Whelan’s Upstairs(€7)
– Subplots, Autumn Owls, Mail Order Messiahs @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Shoebox Disco (cheese / rave ): Loreana & The Vinny Club @ Twisted Pepper (11pm €10/€6 cheap guestlist)
– Shit Robot, Johnny Moy,Alex Mckee & Punch DJ’s @ The Good Bits (11pm, €10/€5)
– Night Moves @ Wax (11pm, €10)
– Transmission: D.I.M @ The Button Factory (€10)
Sunday 7th February
– The Ex, Brass Unbound @ The Button Factory (€17.50)
Monday 8th February
– The Low Anthem @ Vicar Street (€18)
– Xavier Rudd @ Vicar Street (€30)
WAR Friday Nights at Spy from Tom Speers on Vimeo.
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.
