Nialler9’s Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
Email to be in the draw for free entry:
- Friday: Fringe Fest: Low Lying @ Dublin Docklands (2pm)
- Friday: Lumo Club @ Yamamori Tengu (10pm)
- Friday: Mr. Scruff b2b DJ Scope @ The Sugar Club (9pm)
- Sunday: Tim Sweeney @ The Pygmalion (9pm)
How to enter free entry comps – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday September 20
- Mitski, Bad Sea @ The Workman’s Club (€14)
[Indie/rock] Rising American indie-rock. Your Best American Girl. - Ruby Sessions: Pixie Geldof, Sive, Pine The Pilcrow, Rosborough @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Conor Ruby Sessions.
Wednesday September 21
- Grandbrothers @ D-Light Studios (Sold Out)
[Fringe Festival] Zehr Gut show. Classical and electronics. - Grace Jones @ Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
[Legend] A gig which will be recorded for upcoming Grace Jones documentary. - Mark Campbell, Tim Chadwick @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Indie/pop] singer-songwriters - Mother: Grace Jones afterparty @ The Hub (10:30pm, €7+)
[Afterparty] With DJ Chewy.
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Thursday September 22
- Grace Jones @ Olympia Theatre (€49.50)
[Legend] A gig which will be recorded for upcoming Grace Jones documentary. - DIVAN @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Indie/rock] Hear their debut Modern Knowledge.
- Loud Motive @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Hip-hop/jazz/R&B.rock] Hare Squead’s former backing band. Muhammad Ali.
- Star Parks, Me and My Dog @ Bello Bar (€6)
[Indie] Austin based project of Andy Bianculli,
- Beacon, Carriages @ Hangar (€7)
[Electronic] Downtempo electronic headliner. Tycho remix.
- Ivy Nations @ Whelan’s (Free)
[Indie/rock] Disintegrate.
- Milhouse presents: The Radioactive Rave @ Hangar (11pm, €6+)
[Dance] Mark Doyle B2B Sean Hanney / Paul Fitzgerald B2B Jay Byrne / Billy Horigan B2B Dylan Mullen
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Friday September 23
Festival
- Canalaphonic @ Rathmines, Portobello (Free festival)
Feat. AE MAk, Sample Answer, Zaska, Rocstrong, Elephant, Gavin Glass, Feather and more. Interview with Dave Judge organiser.
- Bleed @ North Great George’s Street (€13+)
[Fringe show: 21-25 Sept] Bottleneck production. Bleed animates an abandoned Georgian house with 5 musicians.
- Cavern of Anti-Matter @ The Grand Social (€18)
[indie/electronic] new band from Stereolab mainman Tim Gane
- Low Lying @ Dublin Docklands (2pm/4pm, WIN TICKETS for 2pm show)
[Fringe Festival] Music, visuals and dance a cast of seven performers. Sept 23-25. - Acid Mothers Temple @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Psychedelic] & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O (Japan)
- Mr. Scruff b2b DJ Scope @ The Sugar Club (€20, 9pm, WIN TICKETS)
[DJ] 6 hour B2B set with Choice Cuts’ own Mark Murphy. 15th birthday show. - Shit Robot, Forrests @ Spiegeltent (€18, 9.15pm)
[Fringe Fest] Girl DJ collective - Lumo Club @ Yamamori Tengu (€8/€10, 10pm)
[Club] The 12th edition of the eclectic club night brought to you by Nialler9, Simon Roche and Gavin Elsted. Club Chart. - Sonny Fodera @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
[House] Melodic house. Feeling You. presented by Curve. - Mutate presents Tripeo @ The Wiley Fox (€10, 11pm)
[Techno] Doug Cooney / Exit The Void - Residents #1 @ District 8 (€5, 11pm)
[Electronic] Nathan Jones / Moduse / Sage & Mode_1 / Lenny
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Saturday September 24
Festival
- Canalaphonic @ Rathmines, Portobello (Free festival)
Feat. Barq, The Eskies, Cut Once, New Valley Wolves, Bad Bones, Katie Laffan, RSAG and many more. Interview with Dave Judge organiser.
- Crash Ensemble New Music Marathon @ NCH (€10, 3pm)
[Contemporary/classical] Composing the Island: Here and Now: - Partisans @ Wigwam (€15)
[Jazz] UK prog jazz. - State Lights @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Pop/rock] Emerging Dublin band. - Farah Elle @ Sin É
[R&B/soul] Debut single Silk - Discotekken: Josey Rebelle, Gemma Dunleavy Live and CLU ( DJ Set ) @ The Sugar Club (€7+ ,10pm)
[Dance/electronic, R&B] Rinse DJ heads the bill. - Interstate with Kelly-Anne Byrne @ East Side Tavern (Free before midnight, €5 after, 10pm)
[Club] New club exploring the sound of U.S. cities - Mano Le Tough, The Drifter & New Jackson @ District 8 (€15/€20, 11pm)
[Electronic] Maeve label Showcase - Sense with DJ Tennis @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Soundcloud
- Abstract is 5: Guy Gerber @ Opium Rooms (€12+, 11pm)
[Dance] Soundcloud - Kill de/DJ.03 @ Turk’s Head (€7+, 11pm)
[Electronic] Fran Harnett, Crabby, Ikeaboy, Catscars
- All City & Chain Gang presents Byron The Aquarius @ Tengu (€10+, 10pm)
[Techno] Hip Hop, Beats and Chicago House - Mutate presents Tripeo @ The Wiley Fox (€10, 11pm)
[Techno] Doug Cooney / Exit The Void
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Sunday September 25
- Disco É Cultura @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 5pm)
[DJs] monthly vintage vinyl jaunt through Brazil and Latin America across the Atlantic to West Africa via Cabo Verde and back to the Caribbean islands.
- Goulash Disko @ Spiegeltent (€18)
[Fringe Fest] Caravana Banda, Babu Król, Loosysmokes, Goran Tomic Trio, acrobats, - Tim Sweeney @ The Pygmalion (€10, 9pm, WIN TICKETS)
[DJ] Beats In Space cool dude is back for a regular set.
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Monday September 26
- Gig For Robbie Brennan @ Olympia Theatre (€20+)
[Rock] Big cast of players in memory of Phil Lynnott/Grand Slam/Skid Row drummer.
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