Tuesday August 1
- Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
New music showcase with Ailbhe Reddy, Rosi Lalor, Kieran Mulvihill
Wednesday August 2
- Frankie Cosmos, Squarehead, Trust Fund @ Whelan’s (€13)
American indie-rock. - Kling Klang @ MVP (Free)
Monthly night of alternative, coldwave, psych and electronica
Thursday August 3
- KUSO – A Film by Steve aka Flying Lotus @ The Sugar Club (€12.50)
Heard very mixed things about this but see for yourself. - CreateSound Social: Jape, Hvmmingbyrd, Wastefellow @ MVP (Free)
Aimed at supporting local producers & helping boost some more home grown tuneage. - Chris Kabs X Jyellowl @ The Sound House (€6)
new irish hip-hop. Cold In The Summer.
Friday August 4
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle (day ticket €59 and up)
Stage times. Wild Beasts, Bitch Falcon, Floor Staff and more - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (Sold out)
Stage times. Frank Turner, Orchid Collective, Jack O’Rourke, Super Silly..
- The Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival @ Whelan’s (Free)
Friday to Sunday. Robocobra Quartet, Bunoscionn and more. - Fangclub @ Tower Records (5:30pm, Free)
Instore album launch show. - YS Festival @ The Bowery (€10, WIN PASSES)
Rock festival with Chancer, New Valley Wolves, WOLF, / Tanjier, Oh Joy / Blackbird & Crow / Scally & more - Liza Flume, Summer Tour, Me & My Dog @ Sin É (Free)
New Irish music. - Fjaak @ Index (€15, 11pm)
Berlin trio playing ravey techno. - Shit Robot @ Tengu (€tbc, 11pm)
Marcus Lambkin returns.
Saturday August 5
Festivals
- The Beatyard @ Dun Laoghaire Harbour (€59. €89)
Mark Ronson, Romare, Rusangano, Larry Heard, Lumo Club, Singalong Social, EMBRZ and more - Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle (day ticket €59 and up)
Stage times. Daithí, Le Boom, Wastefellow, Waze & Odyssey and more - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (Sold out)
Stage times. The Coronas, Dagny, All Tvvins, Talos, Lyra and more.
- The Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival @ Whelan’s (Free)
Friday to Sunday. Crow Black Chicken, Beef Supreme and more. - Telephones: Day and night parties @ Pallas, Tengu (3pm, €7+)
Papa Lou, Fintan O’Sullivan, JOMA + Kraft pres: Patrúin label showcase, Jimmy Rouge Nasty Women. - Horse Meat Disco @ Beatyard (€14, 11pm)
Beatyard afterparty. - Mother @ The Hub (€10, 11pm)
ft. Michael Pope: Guardian of Le Galaxie - Jordan @ Hangar (€10, 10:30pm)
Irish Summer Series 001. Listen to La Vie.
Sunday August 6
Festivals
- The Beatyard @ Dun Laoghaire Harbour (€59. €89)
AIR, Morcheeba, Soulé, Mango, Bantum, Kila, Katie Kim… - Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle (day ticket €59 and up)
Stage times. Le Galaxie, Shit Robot, Lumo Club, David Kitt, Cinema and more. - Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (Sold out)
Stage times. Manics, Wild Beasts, Le Boom, Barq, Brian Deady..
- The Dublin Blues, Roots and Brass Festival @ Whelan’s (Free)
Friday to Sunday. Kicking Bird, Louisiana 6 and more - Regina Spektor @ BGET (€30)
North American songwriter’s first show here since 2013. - A Straight Up No Messin’ August Banker! @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
This Other Kingdom, Sun Mahshene, Daniel John Paxton (Mainline/Buffalo Suun) - LCD Soundsystem Tribute Night & Screening @ South William (€8)
George Feely x Drew (Abstract DJs) - Red Axes @ The Pyg (€10, 11pm)
Sun My Sweet Sun. - Trill @ Tengu (€18, 11pm)
Hip-hop party with Souletiquette DJs. - Classic Oldskool with Al Gibbs & Jenny Greene @ Button Factory (€27.50)
90s dance music.
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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.
