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: Jim White and Marisa Anderson, Skinner, Dublin Old School, Robert John Ardiff, Ski Mask The Slump God, Snõõper, Searows, Ride, The Bygones (pictured), Anastasia Coope, Shimmer x Muintearas – RAMSI Fundraiser, Kerrie, Nancy.
All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Check links for full prices.
Tuesday September 3rd
Martha @ The Workman’s Cellar
Northern England DIY punk band
Ride @ 3Olympia Theatre
English rock band also play Cyprus Avenue, Cork on the 4th.
The Bygones, Sammy Copley @ The Sound House
Indie folk duo. ‘If You Wanted To’
Wednesday September 4th
The Wires, Vetocode, The Tanseys @ The Sound House (6:30pm)
All Ages Show 14+
Bullpen @ The Grand Social
All Ages Gig. New Dublin rock duo Bullpen (formerly The Malefactors) with Bees & Sawdust from Galway and Mirrors from Cork.
Dublin Oldschool @ 3Olympia Theatre
10th anniversary shows of Emmet Kirwan’s play centred on Dublin dance music and house parties.
Kassi Valazza @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Southwest American country folk.
Spritz @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin-based indie/alt rock band.
Cat Clyde @ The Workman’s Cellar
Ontario singer-songwriter. ‘Mama Said’
Thursday September 5th
Jim White and Marisa Anderson @ Whelan’s
White is known as a member of Venom P Stinger, Dirty Three, and Xylouris; Anderson uses the guitar in ways that reimagine American music.
Dublin Oldschool @ 3Olympia Theatre
10th anniversary shows of Emmet Kirwan’s play centred on Dublin dance music and house parties.
Eyejust, Lumari, Trinkets @ Sin É
Dream-pop indie sounds, USA shoegaze/dreampop and indie.
The Body & Dis Fig @ The Grand Social
Experimental electronic metal duo. ‘Holy Lance’
Robert John Ardiff @ Workman’s Cellar
Dublin singer-songwriter. ‘Gimme All of Your Money’
The Shed Residents Takeover @ Pawnshop (11pm)
W/ Sella, Diebyveg, Rian, & FAXE ON FAXE
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Friday September 6th
The KAP Show @ Bad Bobs Temple Bar (7pm)
The Kyd G & HallowBoysDance headline show with DJ sets from Deezy and Mubi.
Skinner @ Anseo
Dublin no-wave rock and support Delivery Service. ‘New Wave Vaudeville’
Television @ Project Arts Centre (6 Sep —13 Sep)
Fringe Festival: SexyTadhg’s cabaret show. Flick through the channels of your psyche in this Live Cabaret Musical Performance. Check out the Catholic (Guilt) Channel, XXX After Dark, and The Real Housewives of Carlow Town, as SexyTadhg guides you through the universe of your mind.
The Killeirs @ The Bernard Shaw
A tribute to The Killers.
Craig Finn @ Whelan’s
The Hold Steady frontman.
Faceplant @ The Academy
Pop/punk/emo covers band.
Ski Mask The Slump God @ 3Olympia Theatre
Florida rapper. ‘Monsters Inc. Feat Future’
Spudgun, Tongue Bundle, Strkkky, Ben Bix @ Pawn Shop (8:30pm)
Experimental genre non-conformists but at a push: jazz, experimental, garage-rock, acid sleaze. Spudgun perform The Last Cone. “Free in, free out.”
Moot Tapes @ Lucky’s
Kilkenny label with Meath Street DJ vibes. Free in.
Kimberly Steaks, No Matter, Bar Tape @ The Grand Social
Late night punk show.
Soulstice Techno & Culture @ So Below Club (10pm)
3 Years Anniversary
Kerrie & Ayolxi @ Tengu (11pm)
3 Hour Set from Irish-born, Manchester-based DJ/producer.
Surka b2b Collie @ Bow Lane Social (10pm)
Dublin house DJs B2B.
Cloonee @ Index (10pm)
Tech house DJ/Producer.
STÜM + PAGAN @ Wigwam (11pm)
Melbourne dance producer and Nialler9-approved support.
XTC: The Euphoric Rave @ Lost Lane (11pm)
“Dublin’s emotionally triggering Euphoric Rave. Sad, happy, love, melancholic, lust +more.”
California Love @ The Workman’s Cellar (11:30pm)
90s/00s Hip Hop and R&B.
Monster’s Ball: CHROMATICA @ The Grand Social (11pm)
The Lady Gaga Club Night
Saturday September 7th
Day Fever @ The Academy (3pm – 8pm)
More daytime clubbing for over 30s. Curated by Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers with actor Vicky McClure.
ULTYMATUM @ Bad Bob’s Rooftop (4pm-late)
Eve, Colin Devine, Ultan Clarke, Yur Man, Kev Flynn, Pete.
Television @ Project Arts Centre (6 Sep —13 Sep)
Fringe Festival: SexyTadhg’s cabaret show. Flick through the channels of your psyche in this Live Cabaret Musical Performance. Check out the Catholic (Guilt) Channel, XXX After Dark, and The Real Housewives of Carlow Town, as SexyTadhg guides you through the universe of your mind.
Eno @ IFI (6:30pm)
Screening of generative Brian Eno documentary. A different version of Eno will screen for each showing on September 7, 8 and 10 at the IFI.
Anastasia Coope @ Whelan’s Upstairs
musician, painter, and folk artist from NY Hudson Valley. ‘Tough Sun’
Snõõper @ The Grand Social
Nashville Egg punks?
Searows @ Button Factory
Sold out show from indie folk singer-songwriter. ‘martingale’
Antoni O’Breskey, Barry Carroll, Kevin Murphy @ The Cobblestone
Composer and pianist Antoni O’Breskey is joined by Co. Antrim hammer dulcimer player Barry Carroll and Cork cellist Kevin Murphy (Slow Moving Clouds) for two evenings ahead of their tour in the rest of Ireland.
Souled out Saturday: Launch Party @ Hen’s Teeth
Featuring a performance from DJ turned songwriter and recent podcast guest Shiv.
101 Depeche Mode @ Fibber Magee’s
DJs will be spinning Depeche Mode music all-night.
Eclectrika & Sound Of Underground @ OPIUM Garden (9pm)
Eclectrika 7Th Birthday. Dr.Flamer, DJ PIERR, Syl Black, Tracy Cass and more.
Live & Electric @ The Sugar Club (9pm)
Fringe Festival. Live techno from Analog Kitchen + Greg Oleksevic, Sheehy, Mav Papal State
Nancy @ The Sound House (10pm)
Manchester techno DJ/producer. Nancy’s live show features live synths and spans techno, hardgroove, trance-infused techno, acid techno, and 90s hard dance
Shimmer x Muintearas – RAMSI Fundraiser @ Tengu (11pm)
DJ iPhone Charger (Rory Sweeney), Roo Honeychild, JWY, Surka, Naoise, SHIMMER DJs
James Ruskin @ Wigwam (11pm)
UK techno man plays Dublin for first time in seven years. Plus: Offtrack, Billy Spike Iland, Vlad. MLR
Mark Blair @ Index (11pm)
Ravey Belfast producer. ‘Late Nite Warriors’
Rustal & Aeron XTC @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
Techno and acid.
Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Weekly old-school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends.
Omni: Endless Season: Locklead @ The Grand Social (11pm)
Dutch house producer, plus Jake Fitz, Soundmate31, AOD B2B Eric Brown.
Luca Agnelli + SIKOTI @ Centre Point (11pm)
Italian techno.
Sunday September 8th
Taiyo, The Tanseys, Sunny Sideways @ The Sound House (2pm)
All Ages Show 14+
Emmy Shigeta + Glasshouse @ Fidelity (6pm)
Sunday DJ residency with Emmy and a guest. Upcoming John Anthony, Shremm, Nialler9, Fhionn.
Television @ Project Arts Centre (6 Sep —13 Sep)
Fringe Festival: SexyTadhg’s cabaret show. Flick through the channels of your psyche in this Live Cabaret Musical Performance. Check out the Catholic (Guilt) Channel, XXX After Dark, and The Real Housewives of Carlow Town, as SexyTadhg guides you through the universe of your mind.
Eno @ IFI (6:15pm)
Screening of generative Brian Eno documentary. A different version of Eno will screen for each showing on September 7, 8 and 10 at the IFI.
Mona Lixa & Denis Scully @ The Workman’s Club
The Dublin Jazz Co-Op night.
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 September 9th
Fermented Dreams @ Bewley’s Cafe Theatre (6pm)
Fringe Festival. Jess Kav plays Noelle, a 40-year-old musician, who is is late for her headline show with three influential attendees awaiting her arrival. Armed with excuses, spicy piano ballads, spoken word, and chaotic monologues, Noelle traces her path from day dreaming child to spotlight-seeking teen to her current terrified self.
Television @ Project Arts Centre (6 Sep —13 Sep)
Fringe Festival: SexyTadhg’s cabaret show. Flick through the channels of your psyche in this Live Cabaret Musical Performance. Check out the Catholic (Guilt) Channel, XXX After Dark, and The Real Housewives of Carlow Town, as SexyTadhg guides you through the universe of your mind.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Whelan’s weekly singer-songwriter night.