Nialler9’s Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
Email to be in the draw for free entry:
- Saturday/Sunday: Invisibl Skratch Picklz: DJ Qbert, D Styles and DJ Shortkut @ The Sugar Club
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 August 16
- White Denim @ Whelan’s (€18.50)
[Rock] Austin, Texas rock ‘n’ roll band. Recommended. - Ruby Sessions: Basciville / Trevor Sensor / Maria Kelly / Roisin El Cherif & more @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Conor Ruby Sessions.
Wednesday August 17
- Secret Sessions #8 @ The Stag’s Head (Free but register)
[new music] Turn up on the night to see who’s playing. Also Thursday. - Susie Blue, Small Talk @ Whelan’s (Get guestlist, Midnight)
[New music] New Irish music acts.
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Thursday August 18
- Grandaddy @ Vicar Street (€31.50)
[Rock] Californian rock band active since 90s recently resurgent. - Amazing Apples @ Whelan’s (€7)
[Indie/folk] 5 piece multi instrumentalist Indie/Folk band from Galway. - Local Authority @ The Grand Social (€6/€8)
[Dance] house music all night long.
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Friday August 19
Festival
- Another Love Story @ Killyon Manor, Meath (Sunday tickets only)
A small festival by Happenings & Homebeat in a manor filled with Irish music, talks, bants and nice people.
- Lisa Hannigan @ Tower Records Dawson Street (1pm, Free)
[Instore] ‘At Swim’ Live Album Launch. - Betty Presents: Adultrock & Hmeflght @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic] Live sets. Push & Pull. + DJ Ovo, Docktah Irie, Chris Holten, Brondos Crandal - Wriggle presents: Commodo, Shriekin’ and more @ at The Wiley Fox (€10/€15, 11pm)
[Underground rap/grime] + Ozwald, Sam Fitzpatrick, Daddy’s Girl - Mbrship presents: Patrice Scott @ Bar Tengu (€10, 1opm)
[Dance] Detroit producer of deep house and techno music - Psychemagik @ Opium Rooms (€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Remix and production kings.
- Hot Cops & Oh Boland @ Whelan’s (Get guestlist, Midnight)
[Midnight Hour] Two of Ireland’s finest grunge-leaning bands.
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Saturday August 20
Festival
- Another Love Story @ Killyon Manor, Meath (Sunday tickets only)
A small festival by Happenings & Homebeat in a manor filled with Irish music, talks, bants and nice people.
- Pandelindio & Bird People @ St Stephen’s Green Bandstand (2pm, Free)
[Little Gem Fest] acoustic experimental music from Argentina / Bird People are a drone band formed in 2010 by Ulrich Rois - Sofar Sounds x Peachy Dublin @ Templebar Studios (Register)
[Acoustic secret showcase] A part of Peachy’s exhibition is about fear in our society and prevalence of it in the last year. - Invisibl Skratch Picklz: DJ Qbert, D Styles and DJ Shortkut @ The Sugar Club (€20, WIN TICKETS)
[Turntablists] three DJ mixers and three turntables from the reformed crew. DJ Tu-Ki on support. - X-ile Project Fundraiser w/September Girls, Sissy,M(h)aol & Alien She @ Bello Bar (€5)
[Fundraiser] X-ile project is an ongoing online gallery of women* who have accessed abortion services outside of Ireland and Northern Ireland. - Strictly Deep Free Party w/ Juliet Sikora @ Hangar (€10/€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Kitball Records house DJ - Mother ft. Ana Matronic (DJ Set) & Kelly-Anne Byrne @ The Hub (€5 before 11:30pm, €10 after )
[Club] new home for the electro pop club. Disco night. - Telephones with Mr.Mendel @ Bar Tengu (€10, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Amsterdam producer of Who Do You Love?
- Sense Resident night @ Button Factory (Free, 11pm)
[Dance] Jack Thompson & Ross MacMahon / Dorian James & Adam Morrissey / Luke Lynch & Jack Jennings - Frontleft present: Levelz @ The Wiley Fox (€16, 9:30pm)
[Hip-hop] 9-piece bass and beats collective with support from Cuttin’ Heads: Costello,Major Grave, Mango, Sixfoot Apprentice, Young phantom & more
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Sunday August 21
Festival
- Another Love Story @ Killyon Manor, Meath (Sunday tickets only)
A small festival by Happenings & Homebeat in a manor filled with Irish music, talks, bants and nice people.
- The Klares, Enemy Lines, Sean McComish @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
[Indie/rock] Upcoming Dublin band headline. - Invisbl Skratch Picklz: DJ Qbert, D Styles and DJ Shortkut @ The Sugar Club (€20, WIN TICKETS)
[Turntablists] three DJ mixers and three turntables from the reformed crew. - Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Vicar Street (€28)
[Post-rock] Canadian post-rock. U:mack show.
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Monday August 22
- Travis Scott @ The Academy (€31)
[Rap] US Rap. Antidote.
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