What gigs are on in Dublin tonight?
The Nialler9 Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and details the best gigs in Dublin city.
The best gigs in Dublin this week by day:
Gig Guide highlights: Borderline Festival, L’Rain, A Night For Gaza, Gruff Rhys, Nouvelle Vague, The Shift Shack Soundsystem, Phil Kieran A/V show, Fizz, O., Dan Shake, George Fitzgerald, Robert John Ardiff, Driven Snow.
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Tuesday February 13th
Tilt: Dose, Ro Yourell, Olive Hatake @ Button Factory
New music night from John Barker’s Irish radio show.
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble @ NCH
Legendary composer and vocalist live in performance in Ireland for the first time in 23 years. Foggy Notions presents.
WIZTHEMC @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Toronto rapper and pop artist ‘Stoned Nights.’
NOFOMO @ The Grand Social
BIMM Dublin presents a lineup of 8 up and coming bands.
Grentperez @ The Academy
Australian indie jazz and pop. ‘Us Without Me’
SH Rising @ The Sound House
Saibhin, Leah Mooney, Strap and Low Ground
The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Acoustic music club held weekly every Tuesday for the past 24 years. Three original acts play a stripped back set in front of a completely silent candlelit room each week.
Wednesday February 14th
BIG LOVE, Hotgirl, TRAMP, Local Boy @ Bello Bar
Valentine’s appropriately-named bands only.
Mango’s SmokeBreaks and Handbrakes @ Love Tempo
Valentine’s night in the new DJ bar spot on Thomas Street. The Smoocher Section mix.
Cultúr (2.0) : TroyOkay, Eyejust, Sweet June and Trinkets @ The Sound House
The second edition of a new monthly series that showcases Ireland’s best aspiring bands and artists. Poetry will be performed by Josh Fortune, Caroline Mannion, Charlotte Moore and Joe Brody. Artwork will be on display by the fantastic Estenio. EYO, Hugh, Jody Abernethy and Charlotte Moore.
Karl Tuohy, Lucille O’Mahony @ Little Whelan’s
Irish singer-songwriters.
Jazz Jam @ Arthur’s (9pm)
Sold out jazz show in association with DCU Jazz Society.
THRUST: Forever & Ever @ Tengu (11pm)
Síofra, Lúnasa, PúcaPúca, Luca
LOVE IS IN THE AIR @ Wigwam (11pm)
Elicit, Frame Shift, Culchee, Jenn Hession, eskay + Intervension. Local couples go b2b for Valentine’s Day night.
Thursday February 15th
Borderline Festival @ Workman’s Club, Cellar
Two night new music festival from Singular: Antony Szmierek | Fat Dog | Kai Bosch | Lambrini Girls | Sans Soucis | Spider | University
A Night for Gaza @ Hen’s Teeth
R. Kitt, Lou Bru, Reeta Cherie, Moving Still, Ouddy Odyssey, a film by Kev Freeney , spoken word, food and more.
Gruff Rhys @ the Sugar Club
Welsh singer-songwriter and Super Furry Animals frontman plays two nights.
Crimson, Talk Like Dog, Nova Dream, Leila and The Silly Billies @ Fibber Magee’s
A night of alternative rock music.
Last Apollo @ Whelan’s
irish indie-songwriter Lucy Rice. Support Punches Pilot, Pio Harnett.
Rocky T Delgado @ Love Tempo
Disco DJ in the new DJ bar spot on Thomas Street.
Nocturnal Dublin presents: Another Year Bites The Dust @ The Sound House (11pm)
Techno and psytrance party.
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Friday February 16th
Borderline Festival @ Workman’s Club, Cellar
Two night new music festival from Singular: Cardinals | EFÉ | Enola Gay | Maruja | Miso Extra | Mount Palomar | Nxdia | Sam Akpro | Toké O’Drift
Honky Tonk Town @ Anseo
A club night celebrating all kinds of country music, from old classics to contemporary and everything in between.
Sweltr, SYGH @ Sin É
Dublin-based DIY rock two-piece.
Nouvelle Vague @ Opium Room
20th anniversary show from the French musical collective who do bossa nova style covers of popular rock and pop hits from Joy Division, The Clash, and New Order included. Two nights.
Driven Snow @ Little Whelan’s
Two-piece dreamy indie-pop music from Kieran McGuinness of Delorentos and his wife Emily (Republic of Loose and Stars On Fire). Two nights.
Shark School, Amniotics, Slightly Dishevelled @ Whelan’s Upstairs
New Galway indie-rock band headline.
The Sweet Spot presents: SMOOCHES @ Hen’s Teeth
Hagins, Blkcnvs & guest DJ Little O
Gruff Rhys @ the Sugar Club
Welsh singer-songwriter and Super Furry Animals frontman plays two nights.
Matt Maltese @ The Academy
Touring Just To Tour 2024. British-Canadian indie-pop singer-songwriter
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
Fundraiser for Gaza Emergency Regional Fund.
Kelly-Anne Byrne @ Love Tempo
Disco DJ in the new DJ bar spot on Thomas Street.
Daria Kolosova @ Here & Now (11pm)
Ukraine-based techno DJ. The Lab mix.
Claptone @ Index (11pm)
German DJ and producer who wears a golden plague mask and house and tech house.
LOST with Mixtress @ Tengu (11pm)
Amsterdam raised, London based hardcore and jungle DJ.
George FitzGerald, Suchi @ Wigwam (11pm)
English electronic producer and DJ George FitzGerald has a four-week Wigwam Residency this month.
K-Pop Party @ The Workman’s Cellar (11.30pm)
Korean music with DJs playing K-Pop, K-Hip-Hop, K-Trap and more all night long.
Saturday February 17th
Dublin City Tape & Record Fair @ The Circular (Noon to 5pm)
The Other Hand.
Steel Dublin x The Noisy B. Gallery @ The Racket Space (12:30 – 10pm, Club til later)
The Noisy B. Gallery is a space – where music meets art and everything in-between – A long dance journey and DIY exhibit twist.
Beneath the Currents | Rose @ Smock Alley (6:45pm)
Immersive installation piece as part of Scene and Heard Festival. The show is soundtracked by RF Chaney and is a study of memory and loss of a grandmother through old family holiday videos by director P.O.B.
L’Rain @ Button Factory
Brooklyn experimental genre-fluid artist Taja Cheek comes to town following impressive third album I Killed Your Dog. ‘New Year’s Unresolution’
Nouvelle Vague @ Opium Room
20th anniversary show from the French musical collective who do bossa nova style covers of popular rock and pop hits from Joy Division, The Clash, and New Order included. Two nights.
The Shift Shack Soundsystem Presents… @ Hen’s Teeth
Sold out with Efa O’Neill, Claire F, Ali Morris & Neil Flynn
Driven Snow @ Little Whelan’s
Two-piece dreamy indie-pop music from Kieran McGuinness of Delorentos and his wife Emily (Republic of Loose and Stars On Fire). Two nights.
Robert John Ardiff @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish singer-songwriter released a fine album in Once I Was last year. ‘Gimme All of Your Money’
Ariel Posen @ Whelan’s
Canadaian virtuoso guitarist.
Phil Kieran ‘The Strand Cinema’ (A/V) @ NCH Studio
Belfast dj & producer’ Phil Kieran’s ‘The Strand Cinema’s A/V project with support from luminous contemporary harpist Meabh McKenna. Live clips.
junodream @ The Workman’s Cellar
Space-rock band inspired by Spiritualized, Pink Floyd and AIR.
Africa Meets Brazil @ The Sugar Club
Featuring Yankari from Nigeria – Afrobeat rhythms of Fela Kuti infused with Yoruba Juju, Fuji, and Highlife influences, and Elikya- Rumba, Mutuashi, and Seben, – Congolese Traditional Music.
Mick Flannery @ Vicar Street
Cork singer-songwriter.
Gama Bomb @ The Grand Social
20th anniversary show from Northern Irish thrash metal band.
Queen Beatz @ Love Tempo
New DJ bar spot on Thomas Street.
Dan Shake @ Centre Point (11pm)
UK house and disco producer with Ricky Chong, Milkmen.
Solace Space with Alex Kassian @ Tengu (11pm)
“Both his mixes and productions offering a heartfelt nod to the glorious era of early trance and dream house.” Support: Fhionn, Cashper.
Patrick Mason @ Index (11pm)
Berlin based Techno & House DJ.
Salvaged presents Galentines @ Wigwam (11pm)
3 hour back to back set from Derv and Mav666, who both recently played Boiler Room Dublin, Emmie on support.
Swiftogeddon @ The Grand Social (11pm)
The Taylor Swift Club Night
Influence presents: INFLUENCE INVITES @ The Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
Techno, hard techno, acid.
Sunday February 18th
Dopamine, The Marks, DC Dolls and The Blackpits @ The Sound House (4:30pm)
All Ages Show happens most Sundays. Over 14s
Beneath the Currents | Rose @ Smock Alley (6:45pm)
Immersive installation piece as part of Scene and Heard Festival. The show is soundtracked by RF Chaney and is a study of memory and loss of a grandmother through old family holiday videos by director P.O.B.
Fizz @ Vicar Street
Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland, and her music pals dodie, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown.
Ortega @ Love Tempo
New DJ bar spot on Thomas Street.
Scullion @ Whelan’s
Robbie Overson, Philip King and Sonny Condell formed their band in the seventies and the new album is influenced by James Joyce and Sufjan Stevens.
Steo Wall @ The Workman’s Club
Seated show for Dublin singer-songwriter.
The Rezillos @ The Grand Social
Scottish New Wave/Punk band from the ’80s. TOTP performance.
Garadice @ the Sugar Club
Traditional ensemble comprising the talents of Eleanor Shanley, Padraig McGovern, John McCartin and Dave Sheridan, with guests include Donal Lunny, Tom Morrow (Dervish) and Eleanor Quaine.
Monday February 19th
O. @ The Workman’s
London rowdy dub-jazz band on Speedy Wunderground.
Song Cycle @ Little Whelan’s (9pm)
Whelan’s singer songwriter night ‘Song Cycle’ offers a platform for acts to experiment, sing and share in the friendly informal setting of Little Whelan’s.
