The Nialler9 weekly gig guide (April 12th – 18th)
A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Let me know if I missed anything of interest in the comments.
Ticket giveaways:
- Five pairs of tickets to Buck 65 @ Academy 2 this Thursday.
- Two pairs of tickets to Apparat, Visionair, Donal Dineen & Pfadfinderei Live @ Button Factory on Friday night.
Email [email protected] with your full name and your preference before Wednesday at 8pm for Buck & Thursday 6pm for Apparat.
Saturday is Record Store Day.
Tuesday 12th April
- Adele @ Olympia Theatre (Sold out – no chance etc)
- Oneohtrix Point Never, Games DJ set [now Ford & Lopatin] @ Button Factory (€16)
- Come As You Are: A Night Dedicated To The Memory of Kurt Cobain @ The Grand Social (€5)
- The Ruby Sessions: The Shoos, Leanne Harte, Gallie, Shadows & Dust @ Doyles (€6, 9pm)
Wednesday 13th April
- J Mascis, Jimi Shields @ Whelan’s (€23)
Thursday 14th April
- Traces Of The Real Photography Exhibition @ Fumbally Exchange (6pm-8pm opening)
- Yeh Deadlies @ Tower Records (free)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Vengeance & The Panther Queen & More @ The Grand Social (€5, 9pm)
- Lovers’ Fundraiser: The Vagabonds, House Of Dolls, Stefan Murphy (The Mighty Stef) and Shadows Holding Shapes @ The Pint, Eden Quay (€8)
- Maintain Hope Charity Night @ The Think Tank (€8)
- Buck 65 @ Academy 2 (€16.50)
Friday 15th April
- Fred @ Tower Records (6pm)
- A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Natural History Museum @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
- Architecture In Helsinki @ Button Factory (€18.50)
- O Emperor, Sacred Animals, The Gorgeous Colours @ The Academy (€18.50)
- Wounds, Kid Karate @ Crawdaddy (€10, 11pm)
- The Joinery featuring Donal Dineen, Halves, Spilly Walker, Meljoann @ The Grand Social (€12)
- MUD: Digital Mystikz: Mala & Coki & more @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 11pm)
- Apparat, Visionair, Donal Dineen & Pfadfinderei Live @ Button Factory (€18, 11.30pm)
Saturday 16th April
- Record Store Day: Lykke Li, A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Steve Mason, Enemies The Kanyu Tree, Squarehead & more @ Tower Records (FREE, from noon)
- Enemies 7″ launch, Alarmist, Croupier @ Whelan’s (€8)
- Lykke Li @ Tripod (Sold out)
- Steve Mason @ Crawdaddy
Button Factory(€17) - Beyond Hip: @ The Pint, Dublin (FREE)
- Agnes Obel @ The Sugar Club (€15)
- State Social DJs: Nialler9 & Loreana @ Twisted Pepper Café (8-11pm, Free)
- Pogo, Quarter Inch & Discotekken present Record Store Day: Ginola, We Are Losers, C!ities & more @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
- U:mack presents Mi Ami, Not Squares @ Button Factory (FREE, 11:15pm)
- Tower Record Store Day afterparty: Sacred Animals, Cloud Castle Lake, We Cut Corners, Ollie Cole, Jessica Smith (The Durties) @ The Workman’s Club (FREE)
Sunday 17th April
- Sunday Roast @ The Mercantile (FREE, 9pm)
- Saucy Sundays @ The Grand Social (Free)
- Sage Francis @ Whelan’s (€17)
- Irish Musicians For Japan: Anúna, Puck Fair, Lisa O’Neill, Eoin Dillon @ Button Factory (€15)
Monday 18th April
- Laura Sheeran album launch @ The Grand Social (€TBC)
Oneohtrix Point Never – Pelham Island Road
A Hawk and a Hacksaw, “Espanola Kolo”
That Beep by Architecture In Helsinki
Contact High by Architecture In Helsinki
“Bury the Music” – Buck 65 & Sage Francis
Apparat – Ash/Black Veil by Mute UK
Steve Mason – All Come Down Remixes by DominoRecordCo
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