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The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – June 3rd to 9th

The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week.
Photo: Iggy Pop plays In The Meadows // Dublin Gig Guide Photo: Iggy Pop plays In The Meadows // Dublin Gig Guide
Photo: Iggy Pop plays In The Meadows // Dublin Gig Guide

Gig Guide Highlights: In The Meadows: Iggy Pop, Slowdive, Gilla Band, Sprints and more, Indie Sleaze Party, Skinner, Chanel Beads, They Are Gutting A Body Of Water, Cola, M(h)aol, Junk Drawer; John Maus, Madra Salach, Josephine Foster, Thumper, Sukar, mssv, John Maus, Stop The Lights.



Tuesday June 3rd


Purahéi Soul @ The Grand Social
Paraguayan folk band.

Bonnie Raitt @ Vicar Street
Two nights from the legendary songwriter.


Wednesday June 4th


Mhaol
M(h)aol

Cola, M(h)aol, Junk Drawer @ Whelan’s
This alt-rock trio of bands from Ireland and US are on tour around Ireland. Final date.

Macklemore, Rudimental, Allie Sherlock @ St. Anne’s Park
Macklemore is the most visible pro-Palestine American artist right now.

Eric Chenaux @ The Workman’s Cellar
Enthusiastic Eunuch Presents presents Canadian avant songwriter and guitarist on Constellation Records.

Bonnie Raitt @ Vicar Street
Two nights from the legendary songwriter.

Kaleidoscope @ Bello Bar
Contemporary music night.


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Thursday June 5th

Skinner. Photo: Niamh Barry
Skinner. Photo: Niamh Barry

Madra Salach @ The Cobblestone
Outside The Meadows. Irish alt trad band.

Skinner @ Thomas House
Outside The Meadows. Dublin alt-post-punk no wave band lead by Aaron Corcoran who released their debut New Wave Vaudeville.

The Scratch @ Button Factory
The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame host the Irish heavy alt-guitar band.

John Maus @ Bello Bar
American synth pioneer.

HannahBella, Martina and the Moons, AllthingsEve @ The Workman’s Cellar
Louder She Blooms is an event series debuting at The Workman’s Cellar on June 5th 2025 with the expressed aim of celebrating women in music, supporting women in need.

Mayfield Sound @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish alt-rock band lead by songwriter Darragh McCauley.

Bleech, Callum Agnew, Black Nylon @ Whelan’s
Foundation new music night. 100 free tickets.

Subhumans @ The Grand Social
Old DIY UK anarcho-punk 4-piece.

Matty Matheson @ Vicar Street
Chef and actor in The Bear’s live stage show.

Sematary @ The Academy 2
American horrorcore rapper.



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Friday June 6th

Josephine Foster.

STOP THE LIGHTS! @ Hen’s Teeth (7pm)
Kelly-Anne Byrne B2B Billy Scurry.

Thumper @ The Complex
In The Round show from the Dublin alt-rockers with the new single out. ‘The Drip’

Shark School @ Thomas House
Outside The Meadows. Galway heavy alt-rock trio.

Josephine Foster @ Bello Bar
Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer known for her distinctive voice and inventive approach to traditional forms. Over nearly two decades, she has crafted a singular body of work, blending folk, classical, and psychedelic influences.

Ways Of Seeing @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Cork rock band inspired by Microdisney, Whipping Boy, The Radiators from Space and Rollerskate Skinny.

The Get Up Kids @ Whelan’s
American rockers tour the 25th anniversary of their 1999 LP, Something To Write Home About.

Cormac Begley & Liam O’Connor @ Vicar Street
Irish trad musicians have an album together called Loam in July.

Shy Mascot @ Little Whelan’s
Shy Mascot are a Dublin based quintet that combines funk, jazz, and hip-hop music. Support Kemet Coleman and Kadesh Flow.

Stereophonics, James Bay @ St. Anne’s Park
Welsh indie rockers.

FANTAZEE x Darren Emerson @ Hang Dai (11pm)
Sold Out club from Pat Hyland hosting ex-Underworld man and Arveene on support.


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Saturday June 7th

Indie Sleaze week!

Space Castle @ Orlagh House (12.30pm – 3am)
ATEM & Soundmate present a 15 hour open-air stages dance gathering.

Sukar @ Hen’s Teeth (1pm – 00:30pm)
Moving Still’s day into night SWANA event blending food, culture, and music. Live music with Jafra, and DJ sets from Moving Still, Nora Moon, DJ Karmawi & Masha.

In The Meadows @ IMMA
Iggy Pop, Slowdive, Sprints, Gilla Band, Lambrini Girls Warmduscher and more.

The 2 Johnnies, Vengaboys, Basshunter @ St. Anne’s Park
In case you were wondering what is on.

Eli Waltz & Korina Zambrano @ The Cobblestone
A Night of American Folk Music.

After Eight @ Pawn Shop Basement (8pm – Midnight)
Giita’s Early club night with guest DJ Karl Guest and Riggz Castillo

Martha Wainwright @ Button Factory
Singer-songwriter from a talented family.

The Waterboys @ 3Arena
Mike Scott and co.

Hypostasis presents: Cenaceae @ Daylight (10pm)
Experimental / club. Cenaceae, 2manycolours, Pippa Molony, Julia Louise KnifeFist, polyp, Reflekta. “cenaceae is a Kentucky-based producer and DJ whose sound drifts between serenity and rupture.”

Indie Sleaze Disco Club with Nialler9 and Marcus O’Laoire @ The Grand Social Ballroom (11pm)
The summer edition of the Nialler9 indie disco night features music of the early 2000s and up. We will be playing Indie Sleaze / Nu-Rave / Alternative / Electro-Pop / Electronic / Disco Punk / Indie and Dance Classics.

MAREAH presents: Guy J @ Twenty Two (11pm)
Progressive house DJ.

brawni B2B Chaz Moloney LIVE @ Tengu (11pm)
Two Irish analogue producers go toe to toe, button to button.


Sunday June 8th

They Are Gutting A Body Of Water.

Nóisin Presents: Rare Auld Times @ Hen’s Teeth (3:30pm)
An afternoon of stories and songs about dirty aul Dublin; its past, present, and the characters who’ve helped to shape it, hosted by Dublin historian Donal Fallon in conversation with Phelim Drew, musician and actor son of legendary Dubliners front man.

They Are Gutting A Body Of Water @ Bello Bar
Philadelphia shoegaze band.

mssv @ The Grand Social
Mike Baggetta + Stephen Hodges + Mike Watt (Minutemen).

Pan Amsterdam @ The Grand Social
Musician from Houston who plays with Iggy Pop and Metronomy, and now makes shapeshifting, adventurous hip hop out of the music’s spiritual home, New York.

Tolu Makay @ Living Room Session
Impromptu acoustic live set.


Monday June 9th

Chanel Beads.

Chanel Beads @ The Workman’s Club
New York-based band moving in indie, electronic, pop, and alternative music circles.

Song Cycle @ Whelan’s
Whelan’s singer songwriter night ‘Song Cycle’ offers a platform for acts to experiment, sing and share in the friendly informal setting of Whelan’s front window.

Liniker @ National Stadium
São Paulo singer and songwriter.


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