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The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this November week

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this November week

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The Nialler9 Gig Guide for November 5th – 11th

The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9. All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.

Gig Guide Highlights: Ezra Collective, Interpol, Snow Strippers, Alice Glass, Olive Hatake, Skream, Club Comfort, Anderson, Maruja, New Jackson, Niamh Bury, Luke Una & Skyrager, Henry Earnest, Mohammad Syfkhan, Fat Dog, Porridge Radio, Rejjie Snow, ARXX, Amyl and the Sniffers, Cliffords.



Tuesday November 5th

Amyl and the Sniffers.

Amyl and the Sniffers @ National Stadium
Australian sneer punkers. ‘Jerkin’

Cliffords @ The Grand Social
The Cork band have shown themselves to be purveyors of fine melodic indie-rock since their first song ‘Sleeping With Ghosts’ which was released in February, and they are a band on the rise.


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Wednesday November 6th

Rejjie Snow.

Press Play: Bjork ‘Homogenic’ @ The Big Romance (7pm)
Listening Party of the 1997 album with Shrem.

An Evening with Ron Sexsmith @ Liberty Hall Theatre
Canadian singer-songwriter in the newly re-opened seated venue.

Rejjie Snow @ 3Olympia Theatre
Irish rapper dropped new album Peace 2 da World

Pebbledash @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Cork six-piece shoegaze alternative rock band. Support Innuendo, Arabu. ‘Carraig Aonair’

Liz Lawrence @ The Grand Social
English singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for her solo work and for being half of electro-pop duo Cash+David. ‘Yeti’

Medium Build @ The Workmans Club
Alaskan queer singer-songwriter born Nick Carpenter. ‘Stick Around’

Meteor Airlines @ Button Factory
Moroccan rock band.

Olivia Belli @ The Sugar Club
Italian modern classical pianist and composer.

Makotes – A Collective of Independent African Artists @ The Sound House
SH Rising: Mdu Soweto, Blue Panther, MiMi, Ay Dele, Dave Kody, Overami, Kellidion Eje Blakk

Cradle of Filth @ The Academy
If Kerrang! TV was a band…

Pizza Jazz @ Lucky’s
Jazz band live in the Meath Street pub.

Dublin Songwriting Circle @ Whelan’s
Dublin Songwriting Circle is a community of songwriters founded by Dublin based songwriters Luke Clerkin, Navya and All Things Eve. The Circle provides resources to songwriters and producers along with constant community support.


Thursday November 7th

Fat Dog.

Luke Una & Skyrager @ Anseo
Bar set. Tunes from their vast music collections; rock, machine soul, Brazilian Balearic, and otherworldly folk. Free in. They play Hang Dai Friday night.

Henry Earnest @ BASE
Irish alternative producer debut solo album Big Blue launch. With support from Jasmine Wood, Banríon & Laoise

Cast @ The Academy
Britpop band said to be supporting Oasis next summer.

You Spin Me Round @ The Dublin Liberties Distillery
Dublin Book Festival. Wendy Erskine, Aingeala Flannery and Declan Long join culture journalist Tony Clayton-Lea, with Gavin Corbett on the decks.

Ceoltóirí Chualann: The Band that Changed the Course of Irish Music @ The Royal Irish Academy
Dublin Book Festival. Peadar Ó Riada in conversation with Peter Browne.

Upsahl @ The Academy 2
Phoenix pop artist. ‘Summer so hot’

Secret Sessions XI @ The Sound House
A secret lineup of emerging Irish artists. Always worth a look.

The Academic @ 3Olympia Theatre
Mullingar pop rock band. ‘Easy On The Eyes’

Dylan Flynn & the Dead Poets @ The Workman’s Club
Limerick indie rock band. Support Anna Leah.

Porridge Radio @ Whelan’s
UK indie band. Support Martina and The Moons. ‘Sick Of The Blues’

Fat Dog @ The Grand Social
London alternative band. Support from Mount Palomar. ‘Running’

Italomania @ Bootleg
Dr.Flamer plays Italo, Nu Disc, Soul Deep House , Classic House

The Washing Machines, TroyOkay, Stay in Nothing, Kapayja @ Sin é
Sky Rocket promotions present an alternative music lineup.

Kassa Overall @ The Sugar Club
Musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. Tiny Desk.

Rocky T Delgado @ Love Tempo
Mother DJ the decks on Thomas Street.

The House of Funk @ The Sound House (11pm)
“Everything disco, funk and soul.” Dance Ferdinand, MonkeyBoy, The House of Funk, Defunked


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Friday November 8th

Niamh Bury @ Liberty Hall Theatre
Dublin folk singer-songwriter. Support: Kevin Fowley.

Pants On Fire, Getner, Chambers @ Crowbar
Pants on Fire are a rock band based in Dublin. Their main dream in life is to blow up then act like they don’t know nobody. For fans of Lao Gan Ma, Thin Lizzy and Scooby Doo at 3am

Giant Sand @ Bello Bar
‘godfather of alt-country’ and ‘elder ambassador of desert rock’.

Róisín O @ Opium
Irish singer-songwriter. ‘Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves’

DDR: Governess @ Lucky’s
Meath street bar set from DDR resident.

Ghostboy and Jon Averill @ Love Tempo
Mother DJ and a rare set from London-based former Nightflight man on the decks in the Thomas Street bar.

Luke Una & Skyrager (Psychemagik) @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
A B2B between two previous disco dance selectors who also play Anseo together.

Club Comfort 7th Birthday @ Tengu (11pm)
Selky B2B Lesko Roo. Honeychild B2B Bull Horris

New Jackson, Rory Sweeney & The Outside @ Button Factory (11pm)
Foggy Notions presents a late-night celebration of live electronic music including The Outside a collaborative project between musician/producer David Kitt and dj/sound artist Aoife O’Neill.

DJ Mag presents Chris Stussy @ Index (11pm)
Dutch DJ, producer and label boss. Boiler Room

Beau Didier b2b CULT, Yours Truly, hellokt b2b Murchadh @ Wigwam (11pm)
Embedded & Oblivion present Dutch producer in a B2B. ‘Rock The Beat’


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Saturday November 9th

Day Fever @ The Academy (3pm)
A 30+ daytime clubbing experience from Vicky McClure and co.

Maruja @ Whelan’s Upstairs (two shows 6pm and 9pm)
UK-based Sligo-inspired band who combine punk, noise and cosmic jazz.

Anderson @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin singer-songwriter has just released his long-in-gestation second album Some Rain Must Fall.

353 Samba Club & DJ Pablo Santos @ The Back Page
Acclaimed brazilian group 353 Samba Club play live followed by Pablo Santos for a late night DJ set. Part of the Back Page 10 year programming. Free entry.

The Corrs @ 3Arena
Irish country pop siblings.

Sepultura @ 3Olympia Theatre
Celebrating Life Through Death: Farewell European Tour + Special Guests: Jinjer, Obituary, and Jesus Piece

The District @ Workman’s Cellar
Dublin-based indie rock band.

La Tene & Meabh McKenna @ Lost Lane
French/Swiss Drone Folk and Irish experimental harpist.

They Might Be Giants @ Vicar Street
Performance of their breakthrough 1990 album Flood

Mohammad Syfkhan & Evicshen @ The Sugar Club
Evicshen is the nom de guerre of sound artist, experimental music performer, and inventor Victoria Shen. Leitrim’s Nyahh Records released Irish/Syrian artist Mohammad Syfkhan’s ecstatic Bouzouki album this year.

Lyra @ National Stadium
Irish pop artist.

Hugh Cornwell And Band @ Whelan’s
The Strangers frontman.

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Foxgluv @ Lucky’s
Meath street bar DJ set. Foxgluv are JWL, Charlotte Walsh, Hopedieshere.

Graham Dolan @ Love Tempo
Galway’s finest on the decks in the Thomas Street bar.

Real Talks & Friends #1 @ Bow Lane Social
Vinyl electronic party. DJ OPTIK, GG, Navarro Ryan Davies, Tommy Hera, Conor Moore, Waximum.

s_______m presents: ESP @ Daylight (9pm)
ESP (US), Doubt, EUROWORLD (svhymns & yeire13), Reflekta, slykiddruthless, polyp. s_m presents a night of interstitial electronic ephemera~ bringing together sounds that traverse genre, beat, and feeling.

Soulstice Free Winter Opening Party @ Opium Garden (9:30pm)
Melodic Techno and Progressive House.

DJ Poolboi, sunflwr @ Twenty Two (11pm)
Austin house producer. ‘the joy you once felt’

Midland @ Tengu (11pm)
Four Four presents the Fragments of Us Tour. A softer album vibe from the English producer.

Skream @ Wigwam (11pm)
The English housre producer and DJ plays open to close. Slither presents.

Jazzy @ Index (11pm)
Dublin dance pop artist is also a fine DJ.

The Shed Residents @ The Workman’ Cellar (11:30pm)
Basil Smash (Alec Dienaar x Genex) & James Bennett

Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.


Sunday November 10th

Interpol
Interpol

Power FM presents Dead Wax @ The Racket Space (1:30pm – 7:30pm)
Just like the dead wax marks the final groove before the music stops, Sunday represents a quiet moment of rest before the new week begins. Both signal a pause, a transition, yet still hold the feeling that something special has just wrapped up. With Power FM DJs spinning the tunes and Absys Records supplying crates of goodies for your dusty fingers.

Vulpynes, 50 Foot Woman, Dumb Posh Hippies @ The Grand Social (4pm – 7pm)
The Alternative Sunday Social Club.

Interpol @ 3Arena
Antics 20th anniversary tour.

Coolgirl, Bataa @ Anseo
Little Gem’s experimental music night.

Alice Glass @ The Grand Social
Former Crystal Castles singer. Support: Pastiche.

Olive Hatake @ The Workman’s Club
I hosted a listening party for Olive Hatake and his new album Boys Need Love last week, and what struck me about the Kildare producer’s outlook is one of chasing joy and euphoria, even in the face of grief and personal loss.

Snow Strippers @ Opium Club
American EDM and electro pop band.

ARXX @ Button Factory
Australian indie-rock duo.

DOGS @ Whelan’s
Nick Kelly / Seán Millar have a new DOGs album called Joy. ‘I Know What It Is To Be Young’

NIKI @ 3Olympia Theatre
Buzz World Tour. Indonesian singer-songwriter.

BLKCNVS @ Love Tempo
On the decks in the Thomas Street bar.

A Grand Sunday Social Skank @ The Grand Social (8:30pm)
Free in. DJ Sets from Del Bionic & Chef Behan. Reggae, Rocksteady, SKA and 2tone.


Monday November 11th

Ezra Collective
Ezra Collective

Ezra Collective @ 3Olympia Theatre
The English jazz band and Mercury Music Prize 2023 winners

Kasabian, The Streets @ 3Arena
The English rock band with Mike Skinner’s UK garage on support.

The Breath @ Whelan’s
The Breath are Ríoghnach Connolly (voice, shruti and flute) and Stuart McCallum (guitar, effects). ‘Too Many Have Gone’

Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Whelan’s weekly singer-songwriter night.


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