Nialler9’s Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
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Tuesday July 19
- Ruby Sessions: Bad Sea / Eve Belle / Where Seas Collide, The Bootleg Beach Boys @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Conor Ruby Sessions.
Wednesday July 20
- Rufus Wainwright @ NCH (Sold out)
[Singer-songwriter] Seated show. - Talos, JFDR, Indridi @ D-Light Studios (€8+, BYOB, Ltd tickets on door)
[HomeBeat x Feel Good Lost x MDR] A part of the Icelandic music takeover tour. - Bruce Willis: Warehouse Rave Return @ Hangar (€6/€8, 11pm)
[Dance] House, techno, hip-hop and grime across 2 rooms.
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Thursday July 21
- Summer Sessions @ Wood Quay Amphitheatre (Free, 1pm)
[Outdoor lunchtime] Profound, MKAI - Prince – A Tribute To The Music @ The Academy (€17.50)
[Tribute] Irish artists come together in a celebration of the music to Prince. Paul Noonan (Bell X1), Steve Wall (The Stunning), CC Brez, Dave Geraghty (Bell X1) and more - The Klares, Litehouse @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8/€10)
[Indie/rock] Upcoming Irish indie rock. Litehouse. - Secret Sessions @ Sin é (Free)
[New music showcase] The secret is that the bands are not announced in advance. - Nick Kelly Songbook @ Whelan’s (€14)
[Singer-songwriter] The Fat Lady sings main man songbook. - Good Name: Alex Dexa @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic] New York based electronic ethereal pop artist
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Friday July 22
Festivals
- KnockanStockan @ Blessington Lakes (€115 for weekend, €50 for Sunday)
AE MAK, Cult Called Man, The Eskies, Barq, Toby Kaar, Oh Boland, Slowplacelikehome & More
- For Your Eyes Only: Neon Wolf, Singalong Social @ Science Gallery (Free but ticketed)
[A Late Night Party in the Gallery ] An event based on the gallery’s Seeing exhibition - Richard Hawley, Wilko Johnson @ Iveagh Gardens (€40)
[Singer-songwriter] outdoor show following a recent sell out show at Vicar St. - Summer Watch @ Whelan’s (€5, €10 for the weekend)
[New Irish minifestival] Young Earth, Ruth, Brass Phantoms, Third Smoke and more. - Ana Gog, El Grey @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Folk] mix of folk, post/prog rock and electronica with contemporary influences. - Films Of Note: Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Music film festival] Tuareg version of Prince’s A Purple Rain - Mint Crush presents Soul of Hex @ Wigwam (€10, 11pm)
[House/techno] Mint Crush kick off their brand new night with Sebastian Vorhaus - Charlotte de Witte @ Tivoli Theatre (€14+, 11pm)
[techno] Upcoming techno DJ. Check her mix. - Tama Sumo @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
[Electronic] + Galactic Beat Club, Mode_1 - Techno & Cans @ Hangar (Free, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Does what it says on the tin with tins.
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Saturday July 23
Festivals
- KnockanStockan @ Blessington Lakes (€115 for weekend, €50 for Sunday)
Overhead, the Albatross; The Hot Sprockets, Raglans, The Altered Hours, Enemies, Lisa O’Neill and more - Lionel Richie, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sister Sledge @ Punchestown (€69.50)
+ Shane Filan, James Morrison, Albert Hammond
- Dylan Tighe, Everything Shook @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Singer/songwriter] second album Wabi- Sabi Soul recently released. - Belly @ The Academy (€25)
[Rock] 90s alt rock band. - Summer Watch @ Whelan’s (€5, €10 for the weekend)
[New Irish minifestival] TC, Dreaming Of Jupiter, Oh Joy Three Underneath, - Little Green Cars, Damien Dempsey @ Iveagh Gardens (€33)
[Indie/folk] Easier Day. - Films Of Note: Straight Outta Compton @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Music film festival] A part of the venue’s month-long music film festival. - August Wells @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Folk] Ken Griffin (Rollerskate Skinny and Favourite Sons) and New York pianist John Rauchenberger. - Lime & Fancy @ Wigwam (9pm, Free)
[New club night] “the most day-glo of Italo Disco mixed with your faves from the early 90s & a dash of some 80s oddities”
- Serial Killaz @ Turk’s Head (9pm, €10)
[Jungle] UK Jungle producer/DJ + support and MCs. - DiVISION: Jus-Ed @ Pygmalion (€10, 10pm)
[Dance] Underground House and Techno every Saturday - Burning Up @ The Grand Social (Free, 11pm)
[Disco] Kelly-Anne Byrne’s disco night. - Sense: Willow @ Button Factory (Free, 11pm)
[Electronic] Willow Boiler Room.
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Sunday July 24
Festivals
- KnockanStockan @ Blessington Lakes (€115 for weekend, €50 for Sunday)
Meltybrains?, Bad Bones, Booka Brass Band, Elephant, Ciaran Lavery, Race The Flux, Anderson…
- Summer Watch @ Whelan’s (€5, €10 for the weekend)
[New Irish minifestival] Carron, Gemma Bradley, Harbouring Oceans, New Pope - Films Of Note: Miss Sharon Jones! @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Music film festival] A part of the venue’s month-long music film festival.
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Monday July 25
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