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The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

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Tuesday February 22nd

Los Bitchos

Los Bitchos @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
The London-based, pan-continental female four-piece make instrumental music.

The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8;30pm, €10)
The acoustic club night is back. No advance announcement of acts.

Elder Island @ Button Factory (€22)
Rescheduled date for Bristol indie three-piece. Two nights.


Wednesday February 23rd

Damon Albarn

6 Tracks with Gemma Dunleavy @ Hen’s Teeth (€15)
A live Q&A with uncle Billy Scurry & DJ set with Gemma and Baliboc in the listening lounge.

Ex Oh Promotions Presents; Hot Girl, Cruel Sister, Mossy Ryans @ The Workman’s Cellar (€14)
Three rising indie/rock acts live.

Elder Island @ Button Factory (€22)
Rescheduled date for Bristol indie three-piece. Two nights.

Damon Albarn @ National Concert Hall (€50+)
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows shows. 2 this week.


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Thursday February 24th

Damon Albarn @ National Concert Hall (€50+)
The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows shows. 2 this week.

Royseven @ Whelan’s (€20)
An Irish-pop-rock band reformed.

Greg Tisdall @ Bello Bar (€10)
7-piece band plus support Medb Hurley, Still Blue, Sourfruit


Friday February 25th

Denise Chaila: Photo: Roisin Murphy O’Sullivan

Denise Chaila @ Olympia Theatre (€26)
Finally a big headline show for the Limerick rapper

Shobsy @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
Shobsy is a pop performer and songwriter from Dublin

Scustin @ Sin É (€6+)
Funk and soul songs about Irish pub culture.

Blondmodel @ The Sound House (€12)
Dublin electro-pop duo just released their debut album.

Claire Beck & Stephen Manning @ The Big Romance (Free, 9pm)
Vinyl set with two fine selectors.

Centre Point: Avalon Emerson @ Button Factory (11pm, €11+)
First headline show in 5 years. This is a favourite.

Dax J, Cailín, Jon Hussey & Slither @ Index (11pm, €18)
Techno titan Dax J makes his Index debut + Shannen Blessings.

Human Error @ Lost Lane (11pm, €5+)
Small Crab, Dylan Forbes and Tyvion Valentine

Spinster @ The Grand Social (€12+, 11pm)
Ragin Spice and DJ Greta play the LGBTQIA+ friendly club.

Melodic: Ian O’Donovan @ Tengu (€12, 11pm)
Plus Gavin Rochford, Sarah Mooney

Colin Perkins & January Winters @ The Pyg (11pm, €11)
Colin’s Boiler Room.


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Saturday February 26th

Big Thief

Big Thief @ National Stadium (Sold Out)
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You was discussed on this week’s podcast.

Stephen Fretwell @ Whelan’s (€22.50)
English folk artist. Third album, Busy Guy, is set for release on Dan Carey’s Speedy Wunderground label this summer

Abbacaxi @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
Dublin multi-instrumentalist and literal member of the Loah and Fehdah family is doing a fine line of house-funk songwriting of late.

Mise FRESHIN @ Pepper Canister Church (€20)
RTÉ Radio 1 series live show featuring Djackulate, Skipper’s Alley, Rick Epping Cormac MacDiarmada (Lankum) & Ruth Clinton (AKA Poor Creature) and more.

K-Lone & Sputnik One @ Tengu (11pm, €12)
Label boss @ Wisdom Teeth with Irish producer collaborator on support.

Centre Point: Dam Swindle @ Button Factory (11pm, €11+)
Formerly Detroit Swindle.

Bedlam: Boots & Kats & Toast @ Index (10pm,€11+)
Disco business. Plus Ricky Chong, Reeta Cherie, Adult Store.

Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm, €10)
The queer disco and electro pop party is back every week.

Church: Girl Power @ The Well (11pm, €10)
Think Britney, Ariana, Spice Girls, Gaga, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, Beyonce, Destiny’s Child, Little Mix, Ke$ha, Avril Lavigne, Olivia Rodrigo, Samantha Mumba and many more…


Sunday February 27th

Record Fair @ The Grand Social (noon to 5pm)
Vinyl, tapes and CDs.

Oxide Ghosts – The Brass Eye Tapes @ The Sugar Club (€20)
Fan of Chris Morris & Brasseye? Film and Q&A with host Arthur Matthews.

The Darkness @ The Olympia (€34.65)
UK heavy-rock pop act.

The Lumineers @ 3Arena (€49.90)
American folk rock band


Monday February 28th

Sons of Kemet @ Button Factory (€23.50)
UK jazz live band.


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