Wednesday May 24
- Seu Jorge presents The Life Aquatic @ Vicar Street (€40)
A Tribute to David Bowie from the actor/musician who performed the songs in the film. - Maria Kelly @ The Bowery (€10, WIN PASSES)
Launch of the The Things I Should EP - CreateSound Social with Daithí @ MVP (Free)
Aimed at supporting local producers & helping boost some more home grown tuneage. With a demo and talk from Daithí.
Thursday May 25
- Future Proof: Le Boom, Ailbhe Reddy, Soulé @ Bello Bar (€10, WIN PASSES)
Latest in the Nialler9 and Homebeat series of new Irish music acts and music. - Naoise Roo, Paddy Hanna @ Secret Location (€10, BYOB)
New single Almost Perfect Launch Party
Friday May 26
- Life Festival @ Belvedere House, Westmeath (Fri-Sun, €80+)
Dance & Electronic festival: Nina Kraviz, Ricardo Villalobos, Dixon, Maya Jane Coles, Sunil Sharpe, David Rodigan & many more - Jesse John Heffernan @ The Sugar Club (€10)
Single launch Don’t Leave Me Like That. - Liquid Disco #3 @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Italo and cosmic disco with Lumo DJs, Mix & Fairbanks, Phare, Kim Keating and Super Extra Bonus Party DJs. - Sea Pinks, September Girls & Cat Palace @ The Grand Social (€12)
Watercourse is SP’s sixth album in seven years of jangly indie-alt-rock.
- Lime & Fancy: Hand On Your Heart @ Wigwam (Free, 10:30pm)
A celebration of Kylie. - Out to Lunch with Vladimir Ivkovic, Wah Wah Wino @ Tengu (€8, 10:30pm, WIN PASSES)
Düsseldorf DJ with nice beard & RA mix, the Wah Wah Wino weirdos.
Saturday May 27
- Damo Suzuki (CAN) + Afterwardness @ The Grand Social (€15)
Krautrock and alternative electronic music. Afterparty. - Alkalino @ Bow Lane (Free ticketed, )
Disco / Nu-Disco Edit DJ - Lumo Club #20: Beastie Boys Appreciation night @ Tengu (€10, 10:30pm, WIN PASSES)
2 rooms of good tunes with 1 dedicated to one of my favourite bands. Dennis Cassidy’s Beastie Sample mix. - Silverbacks @ Whelan’s Upstairs (midnight, Free)
Slacker guitar pop. Sink The Fat Moon EP Launch. - Eve x Dance for Brian @ Wah Wah Club (€10,11pm)
Fundraiser for their friend with cancer.
Sunday May 28
- Nasty Women: Pillow Queens, Naoise Roo, Maija Sofia, Molly Sterling @ The Workman’s Club (€10 in aid of R.O.S.A and the Repeal Movement)
Molly Sterling has curated a night of music by Irish Nasty Women. - 90s RnB Sing Along Social @ MVP (sold out)
TLC to Destiny’s Child and everything in between. - Pyg Sundays presents Rahaan @ The Pyg (€10, 11pm)
Channelling the spirit of Chicago DJ pioneers like Ron Hardy, Farley Jackmaster Funk and the Hot Mix 5,
Monday May 29
- Closing Party @ Opium Rooms
Opium closes in refurbishment until August shortly.
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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.
