The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week
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Tuesday February 8th
- Lost: with Riot Code @ The Sound House (€10+, 10:30pm)
Derry techno boys. - The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8;30pm, €7)
The acoustic club night returns to full cap. - The Next Big Thing Festival @ The Workman’s Club stages ( €12.50+)
Three day new-music showcase from Ex Oh Promotions featuring doubting, NARA, Amy Ellen, Apollo Monroe. - Palace, Billie Martin @ Button Factory (€24)
British alternative rock and blues rock band from London - AIMÉE, Pastiche @ Academy Green Room (€15)
Irish pop artist headlines.
Wednesday February 9th
- Echo and the Bunnymen @ Olympia Theatre (€45)
Ian McCulloch and pals back with 80s anthems. - The Next Big Thing Festival @ The Workman’s Club stages ( €12.50+)
Three day new-music showcase from Ex Oh Promotions featuring CABL, Pecking Party, Skull The Pierre, Alice Kiernan and more.
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Thursday February 10th
- I Draw Slow @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
Acoustic roots band from Dublin - The Next Big Thing Festival @ The Workman’s Club stages ( €12.50+)
Three day new-music showcase from Ex Oh Promotions featuring Kyro Jones, Minus Ten Thousand Hours, Scustin, ARLENE - David Kitt @ The Sugar Club (€18.50)
Kittser had a scare with a car crash last week. He was very lucky.
Friday February 11th
- Ailbhe Reddy, Maria Kelly @ Button Factory (€21)
Long overdue rescheduled show from Dublin alt-indie singer-songwriter - Ahmed With Love, Emby, Kloud9ine @ The Workman’s Club (€11.50+)
Loose Tooth Dental Club night. - Spike Cello Fest @ The Pepper Canister (€15)
Fifth edition of the alternative cello festival over three days.. - Long Island Sound @ Wigwam (€11, 11pm)
The Dublin electronic duo take the decks all night. - R3D’s House: Loves M, Loves Me Not @ Tengu (€10, 11pm)
Rap and R&B centric night with DJs Tara Kumar B2B Mango, R3D, Silent Jee B2B Alice and more. - Centre Point: Partiboi69 @ Button Factory (11pm, €20)
Safe to say, expect a party. - Shampain – All Night Long @ Index (11pm, €12+)
Galway messer of noise. - Adultstore & January Winters @ The Pyg (10pm, €10)
Disco and house DJs on South Willy.
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Saturday February 12th
- Khakikid @ The Grand Social (€15)
22-year-old rapper from Dublin - Robocobra Quartet @ The Workman’s Club (€13)
Belfast jazz alt-band lead by producer and drummer-vocalist Chris W Ryan. - Spike Cello Fest @ The Pepper Canister (€15)
Fifth edition of the alternative cello festival over three days. - Maria Doyle Kennedy @ Button Factory (€25)
Rescheduled Tradfest show - Bob Log III @ Bello Bar (€17.50)
American slide guitar one-man band who wears a full body human cannonball suit. - Jack O’Rourke @ Unitarian Church
Cork singer-songwriter. - Ricky Chong, Alba, Karmag @ Wigwam (€11, 11pm)
Plus Bambi, Cachai, Glimmerman in the basement. - Pear with Peach @ Tengu (11pm, €12)
A fruity night on the decks with Peach, Fio Fa, Nev Jio. - Centre Point: Mano Le Tough @ Button Factory (11pm, €15)
Maeve label boss, producer and DJ. ‘Aye Aye Mi Mi’ - Ejeca & Josh Coakley @ Index (10pm, €18+)
NI dance producer and DJ headlines. - Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm, €10)
The queer disco and electro pop party is back every week. - DJ Deece, Jack Thompson @ The Pyg (10pm, €10)
House and techno DJs on South Willy.
Sunday February 13th
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
English singer-songwriter.
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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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.