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Tuesday March 13th
- Erasure @ The Olympia (€54.50+)
English synth-pop dup Andy Bell and Vince Clarke - Ruby Sessions: Pine The Pilcrow, Tadgh, Harry Hoban and the Brothers Kane, Niamh Keane @ Doyle’s Bar (€7)
A weekly musical showcase in aid of the Simon Community
Wednesday March 14th
- Stimming x Lambert @ The Sugar Club (€13+)
Berlin ambient electrnic and neo-classical duo bring their Exodus tour to Dublin presented by Homebeat - Death From Above @ Tivoli Theatre (€35+)
Canadian rock duo. Listen to their latest track ‘Caught Up’ here - Keep Shelly in Athens @ The Grand Social (€18+)
Athens ambient electronic duo - Sway: Mona-Lxsa, JayRob / Cause N Effect, secret guest @ Tramline (€5 before 12, €8 after)
Dublin’s new club night brought to you by Diffusion Lab
Thursday March 15th
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- Old Hannah @ The Grand Social (€11+)
Irish folk group launching their new single ‘Follow’ listen here - Bitch Falcon, Wolff, Ape Rising @ The Bowery (€15+)
The launch of the new single ‘Of Heart’ by Irish noise rock trio listen to the single here - Bicurious, Tribal Dance, Phazam Haze @ Whelan’s (€6+)
Dublin-based math-rock duo launching their debut EP I’m so Confused - Slow Riot @ Whelan’s (€10)
Limerick’s post-punk four-piece Slow Riot release their double A side ‘Voyeur/Burn in the City’ listen to ‘Voyer’ here - The National Student DJ Competition: Bobby Analog, DJ Deece, Kaily
Dean Sherry @ Wah Wah Club (€5)
Nine colleges compete in a spinoff presented by Toast and DIT DJ Society - Unscene: SYLK, St. Bishop, Alien She, Joey Gavin @ The Underground (€5)
A new live music event for ‘Queers and Pals’ - Karl Blau @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
American indie-rock and folk musician
Friday March 16th
- TooFools, Ehco, Munky, Soul Badger @ The Bowery (€12.50+)
Multi-instrumentalists Steven McCann & Lorcán O’Dwyer plus a DJ set by Pete Pamf after - Brian Deady @ Whelan’s (€17.50+)
Cork-native singer-songwriter, listen to his latest bluesy-gospel stomper ‘Eloise’ - The Paddy’s Weekender: Other Creatures, Silverbacks, Inhaler, Vllns @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
13 Live Acts and 25 Dj Sets across three bars over the weekend - No Disco Tribute: Irish Indie and Alt Band Special @ MVP (Free)
Playing all the classic Irish indie and alternative band’s music videos - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde: Fatlip & Slimkid3, K-Natural, Manwell @ The Sugar Club (€11+)
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde the album 25th anniversary performed in its entirety with support from Handsome Paddy - Detroit Swindle, Colin Perkins, Shed @ Pyg (Sold Out, 6pm – 4am)
Amsterdam electronic duo Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets - Let’s Set Sail @ The Bernard Shaw (Free 8pm)
Dublin ambient-folk four-piece with Hidden Agenda DJs playing after - Telephones: Kamma,
Flipside, Sleep D, Kav and Goose, Nevan Jio
@ Tengu (€8+, 10pm)
Telephones Paddy’s weekender across two days with more acts to be announced - Mother/Máthair: Mother DJs @ The Church Cafe Bar (€11+, 10:30pm)
A special St Patrick’s Day eve Mother Club party - Erol Alkan @ Wigwam (€15+, 11pm)
London-based electro-house producer
Saturday March 17th
- DJ Koze, FJAAK, Red Axes, Acid Pauli, Brame & Hamo, DJ Deece @ District 8 (€30+, 2pm-3am)
Also featuring Jordan, Sage, Cait, Cailin, Aeron and Nevan Jio - Telephones: Papa Lou, Rub A Dub, Brien, Willo, The Third Policeman, Pablo Santos, JOMA @ Schoolyard (€10+, 2pm)
An all day BYOB party - Dublin Digital Radio: Paddy’s Day Bonanza @ Jigsaw (€6+, 4pm til late)
A BYOB party with the lineup to be announced - Good Name Paddy’s Weekender: Toby Kaar, Wastefellow, EHCO, Betty DJs, Smütt, Tribal Dance @ The Grand Social (€8, 6pm – 3am)
Also featuring Kin and Wob - Daithí, Prymary Colours, Groove Street Radio, Rob Le Nan, Giles Kay @ Bagots Huton (€16)
Irish fiddle player and electronic producer - Whelan’s Full Irish @ The Whelan’s (€11+)
14 bands playing with an indie club after. Lineup to be announced - The Paddy’s Weekender: Thumper, Montauk Hotel, Joey Gavin, Spongebob Eyelashes @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
13 Live Acts and 25 Dj Sets across three bars over the weekend - Repeal Fundraiser: Extravision, Caz9, Razor Katie O’Neill, Tara Flynn @ The Bello Bar (€5)
All Proceeds going to Dublin South Central Repeal - A Guy Called Gerald, MiniSoul DJs,
Modern Magic @ Wah Wah Club (€10+, 9pm)
Manchester dance-electronic producer - Telephones: Sadar Bahar,
Watermelon, Jamal Sul & Jordan Ralph, Word Up Collective, Tommy-G HQ, Jake Hurley, Haii @ Tengu (€10+, 9pm)
Telephones Paddy’s weekender showcase across two days - Donal Dineen @ Hang Dai (Free)
Ain’t No Disco presenter and DJ plays in an intimate setting - Max Graef, Matt Finnegan, Conor Foley @ Wigwam (€15, 11pm)
Berlin funk, jazz, hip-hop electronic producer
Sunday March 18th
- The Paddy’s Weekender: Slow Riot, The Murder Capital, Oh Boland, Fields @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
13 Live Acts and 25 Dj Sets across three bars over the weekend - Ailie @ Whelan’s (€12)
Leitrim singer-songwriter listen to her track ‘And So To Sleep’ here - Equivalent Exchange: Kormac and the Irish Chamber Orchestra @ Vicar Street (€24.90+, WIN PASSES)
Featuring Kormac’s Big Band, The Irish Chamber Orchestra, Loah, Eimear Noone, Conductor and Composer and Maser Art as part of The St Patrick’s Festival - Ame, Colin Perkins, Eve, Quinton Campbell, Jack Thompson, Vlad Miler Jr, Jake Dodd @ Pyg (€25+, 6pm – 4am)
German house and techno duo Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann - Good Name Paddy’s Weekender: Daft Funk, r.kitt, Donal Dineen, Ben Bix, Percolator, This Fresh Hell, Saint Caoilian @ The Grand Social (€8, 9pm – 3am)
Also featuring Dunny (Meltybrains) Momentum DJs, Colin Devine - Mylo, Marcus O’Laoire, Abstract DJs @ Wah Wah Club (€10+, 10pm)
Electronic producer with live band - Joy Orbison, Fold, Morgan Buckley, DC
@ Wigwam (€14+, 10.30pm)
English house-electronic DJ Peter O’Grady presented by Jheri Tracks and Hinge Finger - Klangkarussell @ The Button Factory (€10+, 11pm)
Austrian tropical house duo
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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, 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.
