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:
- Sat 18th Sept: State vs Nialler9: Special Guests, Squarehead, Low Sea @ The Mercantile (Free)
- Tues 14th Sept: Joanna Newsom – Grand Canal Theatre (€33.60)
- Fri 17th & Sat 18th Sept: Ballroom Of Romance #100 weekender: Last ever gig @ The Lower Deck (€15)
Tuesday 14th September
– Joanna Newsom – Grand Canal Theatre (€33.60)
– State.ie Photography Exhibition @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 6.30pm)
Wednesday 15th September
– Damien Dempsey @ The Workman’s Club (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 16th September
– MGMT @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
– Villagers (invite-only performance) @ The Workman’s Club
– FM Belfast @ ABSOLUT Fringe Factory (€16, 9pm)
– Tubelord, Realistic Train, Overheard The Albatross @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Friday 17th September
– Kill Krinkle Club, Funeral Suits, Sunburnt Jets @ Crawdaddy (€10)
– Babybeef album launch, Hipster Youth, Crayonsmith @ Twisted Pepper (€8)
– Zealots @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
– The Riptide Movement @ Whelan’s (€10)
– MGMT @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
– Clockwork Apple: Zealots, Fred & Bob, Candy In My Heels @ The Workman’s Club (€)
– Ballroom Of Romance #100 weekender: Last ever gig @ The Lower Deck (€15)
– Mud: Surgeon, 2562, DJ Rush, Sunil Sharpe & more @ Twisted Pepper (11pm, €15)
Saturday 18th September
– State vs Nialler9: Special Guests, Squarehead, Low Sea @ The Mercantile (Free)
– MGMT @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
– The Jimmy Cake, Hands Up Who Wants to Die @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
– Ballroom Of Romance #100 weekender: Last ever gig @ The Lower Deck (€15)
Sunday 19th September
– Peggy Sue, Sons of Noel & Adrian @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
– Rubberbandits @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Johnny Flynn @ The Academy 2 (€14)
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.
Kill Krinkle Club, I’m on for that one!! Sammy.