The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week
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Tuesday August 21st
- Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €7)
Heroes In Hiding, ZaPho, Alice Jago & More. - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever @ Whelan’s (€16)
Aussie guitar band and recent new artist of the week. - DMA’S @ Button Factory (€14)
Australian rock’n’roll band. Timeless. - Shh Diam!, Girlfriend & Timethieves @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10+)
Malaysian punk band and LGBTQ+ activists perform material from their second album Eat Your Local Fruits - Brian Wilson @ Vicar Street (€92.50+)
Former Beach Boys frontman and songwriter performs material from his back catalogue. - Brockhampton @ The Helix (€33.50+)
Rap boy band crew with members from the US, Grenada and Ireland. Intro.
Wednesday August 22nd
- JFDR, Margie Jean Lewis @ The Grand Social (€13.91+)
Icelandic folk singer-songwriter with soft poetic musings.
- Abba Sing Along Social @ The Sugar Club (Sold Out)
Singing party celebrating all things Abba.
Thursday August 23rd
- Frankie Cosmos @ Button Factory (€15+)
New York DIY indie group. - Abba Sing Along Social @ The Sugar Club (Sold Out)
Singing party celebrating all things Abba. - Tadgh, Motions, Shakalak, Wolff, The Felonies @ East Side Tavern (Free)
Play the Picnic Stage night showcase.
Friday August 24th
- Elephant @ The Grand Social (€11+)
Dundalk-natives do the Dublin launch of their 88 album. - Tim Chadwick @ Unitarian Church (€15+)
Rising Dublin pop artist performs new material in a special setting. Weakness. - Slum Village @ The Sugar Club (€20)
Highly influential Detroit hip-hop trio, formerly featuring J Dilla, come to Dublin. - Bodies, Participant @ The Bello Bar (€7)
Dublin-based indie group launch new single ‘Limbs’. - Fouk @ The Button Factory (€6+, 11pm)
Human Error first birthday celebration featuring Dutch house duo.
Saturday August 25th
- Carl Cox, Darren Emerson @ Ballinlough Castle, Meath (Sold Out, 3pm)
One of the biggest names in dance music history plays an all day rave in the woods. Sweet. - Hawklion @ The Workman’s Club (€12.50)
Irish synth-indie music at the home of Dublin indie. - Dott, Powpig, Shrug Life @ Whelan’s (Free)
Irish alternative band launch their album Heart Swell. Wedding Song. - Immortal Technique @ The Sugar Club (€25)
Political rapper with killer flow comes to Dublin. - Tomorrows @ The Sound House (€10+)
Dublin-based art-pop outfit. - Mik Pyro @ Whelan’s (€16+)
Dublin bluesman plays material from his forthcoming solo album. - Lumo Club: #35: Hot in the City @ Tengu (€7+, 10.30pm)
Nialler9-featuring DJ collective bring house party vibes to everyone’s favourite northside hangout. - Mother: Micheal Francis Pope @ The Hub (€5, 11pm)
Le Galaxie frontman is the only Pope in town on Saturday, as far as we’re concerned. - Cailín x Aeron @ Index 39/40 (€8+, 11pm)
Rooftop party with loads of great house music thrown in the mix. - Clockwork DJs @ Wigwam (Free, 11pm)
Wigwam residents bring hip-hop and funk vibes to the Wigwam upstairs. - Paranoid London @ Pyg (€6, 11pm)
Three piece label heads sporting a ton of acid house. - Young Hearts Run Free w/Siobhan Kane & Peter Toomey @ Hang Dai (Free, 10:30pm)
Sweet Saturday night dance vibes through Hang Dai’s custom sound system.
Sunday August 26th
- GZA performs Liquid Swords @ The Sugar Club (€27.50)
Wu-Tang member performs one of the collective’s best solo works. Also Monday. - Public Image Ltd @ Vicar Street (€34.50)
John Lydon and co’s first Dublin show in five years.
