What gigs are on in Dublin tonight?
The Nialler9 Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and details the best gigs in Dublin city.
The best gigs in Dublin this week by day:
Gig Guide highlights: Depeche Mode, Joy Orbison, The Bug & Flowdan, Madvillain Party, Digital Mystikz, Mary Ocher, George FitzGerald + Lil Silva,Rachael Lavelle, Soda Blonde, Or:La, Mella D, Róisín Murphy, Jeff Rosenstock, Bombay Bicycle Club. Maceo Plex.
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Tuesday January 30th
Jeff Rosenstock @ The Button Factory
Sold out show from the popular American punk multi-instrumentalist.
Ladies First @ The Grand Social
A gig series to highlight women and non binary people in music. Features Taylor Nose, Gemma Cox, Miranda Faul, Hannah Kinsella, Cleo, Triona.
MoonTalk @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin four-piece playing jazz, blues, rock, and world-inspired original music.
Bombay Bicycle Club @ 3Olympia Theatre
London indie alt-pop band play two nights.
Dorian Electra @ The Academy
US electro + pop music provocateur.
Foxing, Shinara Knives, Bedrooms @ Academy 2
American indie-rock band
SH Rising: Precinct, Dumb Posh Hippies, Tic Tac Toe and Srsha @ The Sound House
“psychy smelly punkers from Dublin.”
The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Acoustic music club held weekly every Tuesday for the past 24 years. Three original acts play a stripped back set in front of a completely silent candlelit room each week.
Wednesday January 31st
Nighthawks @ The Workman’s Club
A mix of quality music, comedy, and spoken word poetry.
Madvillain Listening Party @ The Big Romance (Sold Out)
Nialler9 and Andrea Clearly present Listen Closely, a monthly series of listening events. This time: Madvillainy by MF Doom and Madlib.
Pillow Queens @ Whelan’s
Fanning at Whelan’s Guinness Live & Rising show.
Siights @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish/Scottish pop duo.
Bombay Bicycle Club @ 3Olympia Theatre
London indie alt-pop band play two nights.
Lambchop @ NCH
Kurt Wagner embarks on a European tour of intimate piano shows, joined by Minneapolis-based musician and producer Andrew Broder.
UCD Berlin Night @ The Grand Social (11pm)
A student techno event that was originally titled Berghain before the German club told them to cease and desist.
Thursday February 1st
Tara Nome Doyle @ Goethe-Institut Irland
Brigit’s Day Festival programme. Irish singer-songwriter.
Sound In Motion @ The Racket Space
A live performance night showcasing some of Dublin’s most talented, up-and-coming artists across an array of genres.
Robbie Stickland, Hotgirl and Mickey Chaos @ The Workman’s Cellar
Mac Demarco-esque slacker songwriter power pop music from Dubliner Robbie Stickland who has an album called Lastingness, out on February 10th.
David Gray @ Whelan’s
Four nights 30th anniversary of debut album A Century Ends and the follow-up Flesh with the original line-up Gray, Neill MacColl & Craig McClune.
Club Puzzy Prezentz: x3butterfly @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
First might of Club Puzzy, an evening full of breaks, bass and bitches… NYC DJ 3butterfly headlines alongside Puzzy Wrangler Jezebel, and em, FKA Twitter.
THC presents BLAZE @ The Sound House (11pm)
DJ collectives represented include Choki Biki, Eclectrika, HRLA, INSTINCT SOCIETY, Music Machines Masters, Nocturnal Dublin, THC
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Friday February 2nd
Naoise Roo @ The Workman’s Club
Last Headline Show Ever Probably for the Irish alt-rock artist who released a fine album called Emotionally Magnificent in 2023.
The Bug & Flowdan @ Button Factory
UK low-end bass master in electronic dub and dancehall and the resurging grime and rap club MC play a Foggy Notions: U:Mack presents show.
Sing Along Social @ The Sugar Club
Brigid’s Party: A Celebration of Scorned Women. Expect Alanis, Meredith Brooks, JoJo, Britney, Rihanna, Xtina, Joan of Arc, Taylor, Miley, Olivia Rodrigo, Kelly Clarkson, Destiny’s Child, M.I.A., No Doubt, Enya, Missy, A Woman’s Heart, and more.
Orla Monelle @ The Workman’s Cellar
Pop/R&B artist based in Dublin. ‘Lazy’.
David Gray @ Whelan’s
Four nights 30th anniversary of debut album A Century Ends and the follow-up Flesh with the original line-up Gray, Neill MacColl & Craig McClune.
Mary Ocher, Elaine Malone @ Whelan’s
Experimental political pop artist. ‘Is Life Possible?’
Club Loosen @ Phase Arts, Rathgar
Sober Rave with R. Kitt.
Conflict, Paranoid Visions & The Coathanger Solution @ The Grand Social
Punk bands.
Electricitat @ The Big Romance
DJ Set from the Raidió na Life host Jaume.
Wastefellow @ Lucky’s (8:30pm)
DJ tunes in the fine spot on Meath Street.
Tolouse Low Trax @ Anseo
Paris-via-Düsseldorf artist’s influences ranging from new wave, cosmic, dub, and 80s electronic avant-garde. TLT’s performs with synthesizers and an MPC.
Supper: livwutang @ Tengu (11pm)
Eclectic selector and NYC Nowadays club resident. Support: Nev Jio.
Visions Sixth Anniversary @ Farrier & Draper (11pm)
A line up of 16 DJs across dance genres.
George FitzGerald + Lil Silva @ Wigwam (11pm)
First of George FitzGerald’s four-week Wigwam Residency this month.
Cigarettes After Decks @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Resident Áit DJs will be starting with some techno and house and build up to some hardcore, trance, DnB, hyperpop, baile, jersey club and breakcore later in the night, drawing inspiration from 2010s hits. ;). Dress code is tennis skirts, fish nets, docs, Abercrombie, Hollister.
99c Party @ Centre Point (11pm)
Hello KT, XXXX In Stereo, Holly Foyle, Oisín
Saturday February 3rd
Mo Cultivation’s Mo Market @ Hen’s Teeth (5pm)
Popup live performances from the artists. DJ sets from Hewan Mulugeta and DJ Jesse. Artist merch from Celaviedmai, Curtisy, Nealo, Rebel Phoenix, Shiv. Music, food, peruse some stalls, support some local artists and show your solidarity for Palestine.
Dublin Disco All-Dayer @ Orlagh House, Rathfarnham (2pm – late)
Fatty Fatty Phonographics’ an all-day mini-festival with headliners Black Science Orchestra, Daniel Wang, Aroop Roy, Colm K, Emmy Shigeta vs Loose Connections —all powered by a Klipschorn sound system. Features a Balaeric Back Room.
Music Machines Masters @ The Wiley Fox (3pm – late)
Electronic music and DJ all-dayer.
Chamber Choir Ireland @ Pepper Canister Church
O My America: A tapestry of American choral music, from Revolutionary days to mid-century New York, and now.
Depeche Mode @ 3Arena
Memento Mori tour for the electronic rock band longstayers.
The Psychs @ The Workman’s Club
Kildare four-piece garage rockers.
milk.@ The Academy
Irish indie pop band.
Just Radiohead @ The Sound House
Tribute act.
David Gray @ Whelan’s
Four nights 30th anniversary of debut album A Century Ends and the follow-up Flesh with the original line-up Gray, Neill MacColl & Craig McClune.
Dug @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Sold out. Drawing inspiration from both Irish and American traditional music, DUG aims to create a transatlantic blend that reflects the musical heritages of both its members.
Róisín Murphy @ 3Olympia Theatre
Two nights from the Irish disco artist.
Crywank @ Button Factory
Rescheduled show from anti-folk duo.
Drug Church @ The Grand Social
American Post-Hardcore band debut Irish show. Support: Fulvetta and Meryl Streek.
Gav Elsted @ Love Tempo
Lumo Club DJ takes over new spot on Thomas Street.
Jeremy Underground @ Here & Now (10pm)
Plus DJ Deece B2B Collie.
Depeche Mode After Show @ Button Factory (11pm)
3Arena afterparty hosted by the 101 Depeche Mode Party who have been running dedicated Depeche Mode nights in Dublin since early 2022
Or:la’s Residency with Small Crab @ Tengu (11pm)
The Derry DJ and producer kicks off their residency.
Mella D @ Index (11pm)
UK DJ and producer of house and disco. Derv on support. ‘Riptide’.
Techno Den vs DnB Rave Party @ Bow Lane Social (11pm)
2 stages, 1 techno, 1 D&B.
UNDRGRND @ So Below (11pm)
Techno with Pablo Say Tracy Cass DJ Dobrel, 2M
Locklead @ Here & Now (11pm)
House music.
5 Years of LOST @ Wigwam (11pm)
with Juicy Romance, Upper90, PAGAN, Tyvion Valentine & more
Bat’s Womb @ The Workman’s Club (11.30pm)
Goth music night. Post-punk, alt and more.
Bank Holiday Sunday February 4th
Reclaim the Mainframe. @ Afuera, 777 (3pm – 12:30am)
Toronto DJ Cosmic JD + Con Allen b2b Cian Coburn, Accomplice aka Chris Wyse, Leverrier, Laine. Pawn Shop afters.
SPOOKLET presents: New Forms @ Hen’s Teeth (6pm)
New electronic music. Silverglass, K8olo, Spooklet, Rory Sweeney.
The Olllam @ Vicar Street
Transatlantic collective leaning on Irish tradition, and Detroit’s post-rock psych-sensibility.
Ghostwoman @ The Workman’s Club
Irish debut for Arizona songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ‘Alright, Alright’.
Irish Women In Jazz for Palestine @ The Workman’s Club
6 artists playing jazz and improvised music in Dublin.
Róisín Murphy @ 3Olympia Theatre
Two nights from the Irish disco artist.
Majid Jordan @ The Academy
American R&B duo.
David Gray @ Whelan’s
Four nights 30th anniversary of debut album A Century Ends and the follow-up Flesh with the original line-up Gray, Neill MacColl & Craig McClune.
Brian Gallagher @ Love Tempo
DJ vibes in Mother and The Big Romance’s new bar on Thomas Street.
Maceo Plex @ Index (10pm)
Cuban-American techno DJ.
Joy Orbison @ Centre Point (11pm)
Recommended. ‘Pinky Ring’, ‘red velve7‘ Support on the night comes from local DJs Speedy P & Becky on the B2B buzz.
Habibi Funk & Moving Still @ Tengu (11pm)
Habibi Funk has a focus on funk, jazz, soul, world music and disco with an emphasis on music of Middle Eastern and North African origin. Jeddah-born, Dublin-based producer and DJ Moving Still is of a similar ilk and is perfect support here.
Digital Mystikz @ Wigwam (11pm)
Dubstep OG duo Mala and Coki for rare Dublin show. Support EMA.
Monday February 5th
Rachael Lavelle, Soda Blonde, poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha @ Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square
The event is part of the third edition of Brigit festival: Dublin City
Hannah McConnell, Solstice, Sarah Kenny @ The Grand Social
Wicklow indie singer-songwriter. ‘Crocodile Tears’
