What gigs and club nights are on this week in Dublin city?
It’s the Nialler9 Dublin gig guide
Thursday September 11th
Hotgirl, Cable Boy and Negro Impacto @ The Sound House
The Sound House introduces RAW – Rising Artist Watch, a brand-new live music series spotlighting the most exciting grassroots acts from Ireland’s thriving music scene and beyond.
Jon Collin, Aonghus McEvoy, NIMF @ Kirkos
Jon Collin returns to Dublin fresh from a series of collaborations with Demdike Stare exploring dubbed-out murky textural abstraction and an album of field recordings featuring Jon playing Nyckelharpa in various Swedish underpasses entitled Bridge Variations.
We Used to Dance Here book launch @ Hen’s Teeth
Book launch with Dave Tynan, in conversation with Sarah Marie Griffin and DJ sets from Dave and Sonntags.
Pizza Jazz plays Sun Ra @ Arthur’s
A seven-piece play the music of the jazz legend.
The Kid G @ Button Factory
Listening Party for the Irish alt-artist / rapper’s new release.
Agriculture @ The Workman’s Club
Black metal band.
A Burial At Sea @ The Academy 2
Irish post-rock duo.
Jessie Reyez @ 3Olympia Theatre
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter. ‘CUDN’T B ME’
Síomha Hennessy @ The Grand Social
[Fringe Festival] Building Character. Join tragicomic diva Síomha for a night to remember, as she launches her debut EP with a special comedy cabaret show complete with a full band and a whole lotta theatrics. ‘Unexpectedly Unfamous’
CamrinWatsin, KIRK @ The Racket Space
Anywhere But a Club Tour with the young Irish dance DJ.
Minxx @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
“C🐱nt & club classics..” DJs tony football, digitaldash, k1llnov4, Misslipbalm Thxtti
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Friday September 12th
Delivery Service, Gag Reflex @ Sean O’Casey Theatre
Upcoming live bands as part of The Sean O’Casey Arts Festival.
Search Results @ Whelan’s
Dublin Indie rock chancers. Support Unstuck
Chris Wong @ The Grand Social
For Me, I Try” – EP release party. “The show itself will be part of an exhibition style display at The Grand Social, on the same day. The exhibition will contain artwork and lyrics from the EP, visualisers displayed on monitors around the space, personal photographs I have taken during the EP writing process and finally some of my own poetry too. ” ‘Phoenix’
F!onn x Romeo Keane x The Irish Sponge @ Jacobs Inn
ZU Promotions presents a night of Irish pop music.
Daði Freyr @ The Ambassador Theatre
Iceland pop artist does a seated intimate show.
Nialler9 @ The Devlin (8pm to 11pm)
Playing some tunes in the lobby of the hotel this Friday.
Crawler @ Project Arts Centre (9:15pm)
[Dublin Fringe Festival] Irish choreographer Jessie Thompson and musician Jason McNamara present a show described as a mix of live music, drums, electronics and dance.
Disco Dána @ Hen’s Teeth
Cian Ó Cíobháin’s discerning club night is back.
The Murder Capital (DJ Set) @ The Bernard Shaw (11pm)
The Dublin band play a rare DJ set.
Eirwaves – 1 Year of Hipress @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Golden era driven techno to more modern trance and eurodance. All mixed by homegrown talent.
Saturday September 13th
Negro Impacto @ IMMA (1pm)
Earth Rising Festival.
Crawler @ Project Arts Centre (1:15pm)
[Dublin Fringe Festival] Irish choreographer Jessie Thompson and musician Jason McNamara present a show described as a mix of live music, drums, electronics and dance.
Fragma @ at the Sound House (5pm – 10pm)
The trance pop classic act headline a day time party with loads of DJs on support.
EFÉ @ IMMA (5:30pm)
Earth Rising Festival.
Catacombs @ The Racket Space (6pm – 9pm)
All ages show from the Irish underground rap brand.
Jamie D’arcy, Arcade Dwyer, Sherósy @ Little Whelan’s
Kildare indie folk artist.
Junior Brother @ The Grand Social
Kerry folk artist launches album 3 – The End. Two nights. ‘Small Violence’
Rún @ Curveball
Rún are a new heavy band featuring Tara Baoth Mooney, Rían Trench and Diarmuid MacDiarmada, – with a sound that draws from psychedelia, drone rock and experimental heaviness.
Daddy Long Legs @ The Sugar Club
NYC’s most diabolical Rhythm & Blues street gang
Siobhan Winifred @ The Workman’s Club
Bedroom indie-rock and pop. ‘Let Down’
The Stunning @ 3Olympia
First of two shows before the end of the year from the Irish rockers.
Mano Le Tough @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
Sold Out. Upcoming shows from Horse Meat Disco, Luke Una and Leon Vynehall announced.
Backstory Autumn Dance @ Commercial Rowing Club (10pm)
Donal Dineen’s club night featuring Little O and Pablo Santos.
Spraoi Mór with Ruf Dug @ Hang Dai (11pm)
The Manchester-via-Ibiza producer, DJ, label boss, NTS radio host, record store owner, computer game freak and vinyl digger melds balearica, street soul, 16-bit and everything in between for labels like Rhythm Section, Futureboogie and his own Ruf Kutz.
Club Comfort presents: Ovid @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Brooklyn-based Producer and DJ headlines. BLCKCNVS B2B Selky, Roo Honeychild
Sunday September 14th
Sailhymn: Seeds for Songs with Brilliant Ballybunion @ IMMA (1pm)
Earth Rising Festival.
Mohammad Syfkhan @ IMMA (1pm)
Earth Rising Festival.
Ispíní na hÉireann @ IMMA (5:30pm)
Earth Rising Festival.
Junior Brother @ The Grand Social
Kerry folk artist launches album 3 – The End. Two nights. ‘Small Violence’
Jape @ National Concert Hall
NCH Landmark series: performing The Monkeys In The Zoo Have More Fun Than Me (2004) and Ritual (2008)
grentperez @ The Academy
Australian singer/songwriter.
Monday September 15th
Black Country, New Road @ Olympia Theatre
English experimental pop and rock band have already gone through a life time of music changes. Two nights.
Avenue 68, Ember, Pretty Please @ Whelan’s
Dublin alt-jazz pop band headline.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Open Mic singer-songwriter night.
FI-NITE FROTHING FEST @ the Grand Social
Sell Everything, Will Mahony, Fidelity Radio and more.
Crawler @ Project Arts Centre (9:15pm)
[Dublin Fringe Festival] Irish choreographer Jessie Thompson and musician Jason McNamara present a show described as a mix of live music, drums, electronics and dance.
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.
