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: Electric Picnic weekend, AC/DC, Too Many DJs, TV Girl, Marta Del Grandi, The Deadlians, Swiftogeddon, Onecanchan x Katma, The Girl’s Room, Cultúr, MIRANDA!
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Wednesday August 14th
Cultúr @ The Sound House
“New live mini-festival that captures the beautiful relationship artwork and music have with each other.” Live: Mickey Chaos, Circa, Kathryn Stewart, Nova Dream, Joseph O’Sullivan. DJ set by Ciaran Farrell.
Thursday August 15th
TV Girl @ 3Arena
The Los Angeles-based American indie pop band are going large.
Hard Choice, The Wires and Recoil @ The Sound House (5pm)
All Ages Show 14+
Seamus Hyland, Kevin Meehan @ Whelan’s
Dublin accordion player plays Trad and Folk Festival.
Darnell Cole & The Vibe @ Arthur’s
Psychedelic rock, soul and blues American artist.
Nathan Johnson & The Angels Of Libra @ Whelan’s Upstairs
10-piece soul collective based in Hamburg.
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Friday August 16th
Festivals
Electric Picnic @ Stradbally, Laois
Ireland’s biggest festival with a capacity of 75,000.
Garvan Lambert, Urban Hours, Eábha O’Keeffe @ The Sound House
All Ages Show 14+
Mari Samuelsen and the RTÉ CO perform Max Richter @ NCH
The Norwegian Mari Samuelsendirects the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performing Max Richter’s 2012 reimagining of The Four Seasons and more.
Soda Blonde @ O’Regans
Secret-ish show from the Dublin band.
Jezahel @ The Workman’s Club
Vampires Can’t Weld. “Can a band of ageing ravers stay up past their bedtime for one more night to try and save the day?This one-hour play delves deep into 90s nostalgia and hammers a square peg into the circle of life.
Stiff Little Fingers @ The Academy
Original Belfast punk band. Plus guest Aoife Destruction and The Nilz
And He, The Fool, Mac Steady, Evie @ The Workman’s Cellar
Faceless presents new band night: He, The Fool headline with jazz-rock sound.
Onecanchan x Katma @ Hen’s Teeth
B2B DJ set.
S&C Cypher @ Crowbar Terrace
Dublin rappers Bless & KB will be hosting the newest instalment the 8-rapper featuring rap battle.
Smile Collective @ Wigwam (11pm)
Data Ryder, Noisy Chilli, Ortega play electro.
MOSHPITT Rave @ LoSt LaNe (11pm)
Hard techno, Drum & Bass, Garage, Liquid, Breakbeat, Jungle, Neurofunk, Dub, Darkcore, Jump up + more
The Girl’s Room Summer Jam @ The Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
The Girl’s Room is a club for women and nonbinary babes.
Swiftogeddon @ The Grand Social (11pm)
The Taylor Swift Club Night.
Saturday August 17th
Festivals
Electric Picnic @ Stradbally, Laois
Ireland’s biggest festival with a capacity of 75,000.
808 Techno @ Secret Location (2pm – 10pm)
8 hour outdoor Day rave Festival by TRP/Mystify/Bookclub/Kollectiv
AC/DC @ Croke Park
The Aussie rockers are still powering up.
The Deadlians @ The Grand Social
Album launch for Rid the land of greedy toads.
Marta Del Grandi @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Italian singer-songwriter. Presented by Foggy Notions. ‘Mata Hari’
MIRANDA! @ Button Factory
Popular Argentinian electro pop duo. Sold out.
Sean R McLaughlin and the Wind-Up Crows, Briars @ Whelan’s
Scottish alt-folk as part of Trad and Folk Festival.
Playback: Stop Making Sense @ The Academy
Live re-enactment of Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense.
Melodic: Too Many DJs @ Tengu (11pm)
15 DJs including Neil Flynn, Mulljoy, Nialler9, Ste Flynn, Ian O’Donovan Sarah Mooney, Saz, Laine and more in aid of Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.
House 773 – Underground @ So Below Club (11pm)
Isko, Rocco, Charlie Fry, Moah B
Dublin Drum & Bass Gathering @ The Racket Space (10pm)
D&B B2Bs presented by Stage73 and Absys Records.
HOTBOXX: Techno Cage Rave @ The Grand Social (11pm)
FennX plays live techno.
Sunday August 18th
Festivals
Electric Picnic @ Stradbally, Laois
Ireland’s biggest festival with a capacity of 75,000.
A Grand Sunday Social Skank @ The Grand Social (8:30pm)
Free in. DJ Sets from Del Bionic & Chef Behan. Reggae, Rocksteady, SKA and 2tone.
Little Gem @ Anseo
Experimental music night with Beau James Wilding, Von Liz.
Monday August 19th
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Whelan’s weekly singer-songwriter night.
Ziggy Alberts @ 3Olympia Theatre
Australian singer-songwriter.
