The best gigs & clubs nights in Dublin this week

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Tuesday November 30th

• Wyvern Lingo @ Whelan’s (€23)
  2 nights with the Bray trio. Support Stevie Appleby.
• Little Simz @ The Academy (Sold out)
  English rapper has released one of the albums of the year.
• The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€7)
  The long-running acoustic night is selling out as its announced at the moment.

Wednesday December 1st

• Wyvern Lingo @ Whelan’s (SOLD OUT)
  2 nights with the Bray trio. Support Stevie Appleby.
• Jackie Beverly @ The Grand Social (€13)
  Irish singer-songwriter with pop stripes. ‘Temporary State’.
• James, Happy Mondays @ 3Arena (€48)
  Late 80s / Early 90s Manchester vibes.

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Thursday December 2nd

• Acid Granny @ Sin É (€7.50)
  ‘I Love The Brits & I Love The Queen’
• The Lost Brothers @ Vicar Street (€30)
  Irish folk duo with Steve Wickham on support.
• The Love Buzz @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
  Irish alt-rock band. ‘The Picky Eater’.
• Anna Mieke @ The Grand Social (€18)
  Cork singer-songwriter. Rachael Lavelle on support.
• Slither x Research: DJ Assault @ Tengu (Sold out)
  Ghetto tech DJ and support Don Rosco, Burger b2b Alex Hayes
• Skream & DART @ Index (7pm, €20+)
  B2B. Plus Ema, Lesko and Louis Selecta

Friday December 3rd

• Nagam & Type Face @ The Fumbally Stables (€8.50)
  BYOB. ‘Not Young Enough to Care’.
• TR One @ The Big Romance
  DJ set in the bar on Parnell Street.
• Wild Combination @ The Circular (8pm)
  DJ set in The Other Hand bar.
• Aoife Nic Canna @ The Magnet (8pm)
  DJ vibes in new bar on Thomas Street.
• Pesci Tooth @ Lucky’s (8pm)
  DJ set on Meath Street.
• RSAG @ Sin É (€10)
  Kilkenny drummer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey.
• Marcus @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
  aka YourCuzMarcus. ‘Obey’.
• Sour Blood + Chósta @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
  Foggy Notions presents Kevin Gleeson’, a sound designer for theatre who makes music too. ‘Silence’
• Columbia Mills @ Button Factory (€15)
  Dublin alt-rock band. Support Christian Cohle
• The Academic @ 3Olympia (€30)
  Mullingar indie-pop band.
• Joshua Burnside @ The Grand Social (€15)
  Northern Irish folk singer-songwriter.
• Porridge Radio @ The Academy Green Room (€14)
  British indie rock band with the terrible name. ‘Sweet’.
• Xmas Soul Live @ The Sugar Club (€15)
  Jesse James and band play all soul classics
• Daniel Avery @ Index (7pm, €20+)
  Drone Logic producer with Sputnik One, Lolz, Little O, Gawdx
• Nene H & Aero @ Tengu (8pm, €15)
  Turkish-born Techno DJ.
• DJ Deece @ The Pyg (€12)
  Kildare’s finest disco/house DJ.

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Saturday December 4th

• Real Lies @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
  UK poetic euphoric electronic duo are long overdue a Dublin date. ‘Boss Trick’.
• Fiona Ní Gháibhín @ The Big Romance
  DJ set in the bar on Parnell Street.
• Siobhan Kane @ The Circular (8pm)
  Playing tunes in the Other Hand bar.
• Enola Gay @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13)
  Belfast-based Irish noise rock/post-punk 4-piece.
• Rory Sweeney @ Lucky’s (8pm)
  DJ set on Meath Street.
• Pretty Happy @ The Workman’s Cellar (€12.50)
  Cork art-punk band. Slugger’s Bridge EP.
• The Scratch @ 3Olympia (€23)
  Dublin trad metallers.
• Electric 6 @ The Academy (€20)
  The Danger High Voltage crew are back on their annual jaunt.
• Lumo Club Christmas Party with Sally Cinnamon @ Tengu (€13)
  With Lumo Club DJs Nialler9, Simon Roche, Gavin Elsted.
• Mother @ Lost Lane (7pm, €11)
  Old school club night for our disco loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends
• Colin Perkins @ The Pyg (€12)
  Pyg head honcho on the decks.
• Tommy Holohan @ Index (€22.50)
  Dublin techno DJ.
  

Sunday December 5th

• IAMDDB @ The Academy (€20)
  Manchester-based Angolan rapper .’JGL‘
• Dani Larkin @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13)
  Alt-folk artist from Armagh-Monaghan border.
• Moxie @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
  Alternative Folk band from the West Coast of Ireland with trad roots.
• The Stunning @ 3Olympia (€30)
  Touring their debut album Paradise In The Picturehouse. Support from Turn.

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Monday December 6th

• Big Love @ The Workman’s (€15)
  The video for for ‘Lily’ is a “visual representation of human trauma, elation and shadow”
• Niwel Tsumbu’s Heartbeat @ The Sugar Club (€10)
  A three-part live series of Afro-beat Evenings from Improvised Music Company, Choice Cuts, and Dublin City Council.

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