The best gigs in Dublin this week by day:
The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9.
What gigs are on in Dublin tonight?
Gig Guide Highlights: We’ve Only Just Begun Festival, D8 In The Garden, Social Unrest Fest, East Forest, George Clanton, Summer Cypher, Kamikaze Irish hip hop showcase, Skyrager (Psychemagik), Dublin Modular MODULATION, Tokyo Jazz Joints, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin…
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Wednesday August 7th
The Donnys @ The Grand Social
Kilkenny Five piece rock and roll band. Joined by Greengurl, Distand and Binmen as well as artists Vitralic, Keelin Sutcliffe, Alice McQuail and Carmen Martin displaying and selling their work outside in the smoking area.
Bonnie Tyler @ Bulmers Live at Leopardstown
Yep power ballads and horseys.
Thursday August 8th
We’ve Only Just Begun @ Whelan’s
Female-fronted festival with Niamh Bury, Amy Michelle, Maria Kelly, DeCarteret, Dream Boy, Emma Noodles, Vi0let.
East Forest @ The Sugar Club
Trevor Oswalt blends elements of ambient, electronic, and modern classical genres.
Hawthorn, The Hex and Taiyo @ The Sound House
All Ages Show 14+
Italomania @ Bootleg
Italo disco, nudisco, funky house hits on Drury street. Dj Pierr and Mauro C.
Summer Cypher @ The Grand Social
A celebration of hip hop culture with breakdancing from Bboy Aleon (Team Olympic Ireland), live performances from ShmoneyyDoll, Tosan, COB The Dude, $ONA BLUE, THE7 and Finn Dynasty and a cypher hosted by DJ Cece.
Kevin Fowley @ The Cobblestone
À Feu Doux album launch. A collection of French lullabies and folk songs dating as far back as the 14th century. Joined by Ross Chaney and Caimin Gilmore, With guests Zoé Basha, and Jimmy Clarke.
Pink Slips @ Crowbar Terrace
Listening party for the upcoming Pink Slips EP by the Dublin collaborative project, KAP (The Kyd G, GNS, SONA BLUE and DuckyProd).
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Friday August 9th
Festivals
D8 In The Garden @ Palmerstown House
Ben Hemsley – Alan Fitzpatrick – Denis Sulta – Ammara – Cody Wong – Dart
We’ve Only Just Begun @ Whelan’s
Female-fronted festival with Cruel Sister, Celaviedmai, Rachel Mae Hannon, Dose, Spooklet, Shark School, Stella and the Dreaming, Thanks Mom.
Social Unrest Fest 2024 @ The Grand Social
Punk Rock Weekender. Featuring Ruts DC, Paranoid Visions, The Gakk, Vulpynes, The Black Pitts, Joe Maxi, Def Nettle & more.
Kamikaze Irish hip hop showcase @ The Sound House
Sinister Valley, Skull The Pierre, Ellis Nayr, RunOffBroke, Edgy V & GG Carma, and FreshAF.
Nils Kavanagh @ The Cooler @ The Complex
Award-winning Sligo pianist
Tim Chadwick @ Hen’s Teeth
Album Launch of Pulverise from the Irish pop songwriter.
DDR Party @ Tengu (11pm)
DJ Egg (On Toast), Becky (Fuaim), Dåser and Brisha (In the Name of the Father).
Skyrager @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Psychemagik DJ plays euro balearica, lo-fi private press gems, tiny label anomalies, mind blowing homemade jazz excursions, disco weirdos and uber exotic soundtrack
MOSHPITT Rave @ LoSt LaNe (11pm)
Hard techno, Drum & Bass, Garage, Liquid, Breakbeat, Jungle, Neurofunk, Dub, Darkcore, Jump up + more
Saturday August 10th
Festivals
D8 In The Garden @ Palmerstown House
Mochakk, Ewan McVicar, Classmatic, AOD and Eve.
We’ve Only Just Begun @ Whelan’s
Female-fronted festival with The Cliffords, Annie-Dog, QBANAA, Lucy Blue, CABL Tidah, Martina and the Moons, Theo
Social Unrest Fest 2024 @ The Grand Social
Punk Rock Weekender. Featuring Ruts DC, Paranoid Visions, The Gakk, Vulpynes, The Black Pitts, Joe Maxi, Def Nettle & more.
Dublin Modular ‘MODULATION’ (Hi-Five) – Festival of Electronic Music & Arts @ Smock Alley Theatre (4pm – 11pm)
EMA, Honeydrip, Rise Up Sound System, Electronic Music Council, Injector Sound, Dublin Digital Radio, brawni, BIG CHEEKS, Maëva (Mystify), Cathy Flynn, Jasmine Wood, Pesci Tooth, Yumi Lee, Curtisy, Rory Sweeney, di_armuid, ESSIRAY
Rub A Dub Hi-Fi Meets Hometown Sound @ Dun Laoghaire The Lighthouse (6pm)
Dub soundsystem party with Rub A Dub Hi-Fi, Hometown Sound, Tom Spirals…
Tokyo Jazz Joints @ Hen’s Teeth (7pm)
A vinyl-led listening experience hosted by Philip Arneill, creator and photographer of the TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS project, this unique, seated listening experience channels the spirit of Japan’s incredible jazz kissa culture.
George Clanton @ The Workman’s Club
Baggy indie vibes from an American. ‘I Been Young’
The Reggaeton Rooftop Daytime Party @ Hyde (7pm)
What it says.
Queen Bitch, Jessie Dingle, Trinkets @ The Hut
Headlined by 4-piece rock band from Dublin. ‘Peaceful Feeling’
Banshee @ Anseo
Techno and house with Midlands League, Cafe Brothers, E. Dantes
Fusion Fest @ Button Factory
Celaviedmai, DKB, Bola, DJ Snazzy and DJ UZUMAKI.
Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.
Slither: Di Chargesheet VS Jordan @ Wigwam (11pm)
Robin Hood Rave Classics Set / Trance Records Hidden In A Tallaght Attic For 25 Years Set / Irish Garage Olympia Set
Sunday August 11th
Social Unrest Fest 2024 @ The Grand Social
Punk Rock Weekender. Featuring Ruts DC, Paranoid Visions, The Gakk, Vulpynes, The Black Pitts, Joe Maxi, Def Nettle & more.
The Wires, Urban Hours and I.F.. @ The Sound House
ALL AGES SHOW 14+
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 August 12th
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Whelan’s weekly singer-songwriter night.
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin @ Whelan’s
Dublin-based trad folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
