The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide
Ticket giveaways:
- Maeve Showcase: John Talabot, New Jackson (live), Mano Le Tough, Baikal The Drifter. @ District 8 (2pm-late, €30)
[Electronic]
How to enter ticket comps – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday Aug 4
- Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] TBC
Wednesday Aug 5
- Elevation Falls, Grounds Will Shake, Divide Of Everything @ Whelan’s (€5)
[New Irish] triple bill.
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Thursday Aug 6
- Good Name: Gangs @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Rock] Rock n roll four piece.
- This Must Be The Place: Sun Kil Moon @ National Concert Hall (€30)
[Alt] Mark Kozelek seems like a dick huh?
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Friday Aug 7
- Animal Fest @ Fibber Magee’s (€10)
[In aid of Ash Animal Foundation] Bitch Falcon, Red Enemy, XRepetencex, No Spill Blood, Niburu and more. - Mama Kasbah, Mongrel State, Kicking Bird, Kingston @ The Summer Social (€5)
[The Summer Social] A mix of garage, rumba, folk, ska and more. - Red Moon Bayonets @ Bello Bar (€7.50)
[Alternative] Launching their new EP ‘A Silent Companion’ - Oliver Cole @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Folk/pop] Year of the Bird album launch. - Lilla Vargen @ The Odessa Club (€7)
[Pop] New Irish music – ‘This Is Love’ - Burning Up @ The Grand Social (11pm, Free)
[Disco] Second birthday of Kelly Anne Byrne’s disco night. with Claire Beck. - Synaesthete & Electro Sensitive Behavior @ The Workman’s Club (€5, Midnight)
[Alt] Featuring Perry Blake - Pyg presents Nightmares On Wax [Dj set] @ Pygmalion (€15, 10pm)
[DJ set] Long standing soulful hip-hop producer with support from Arveene. - Summer Hootenanny Weekender @ Pacino’s (10pm, TBC)
[DJs] Clu, Baz Hickey, Ras Tinny, Soul Fusion live, DJ Mogy… - Kolsch @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
[Electronic] Essential Mix.
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Saturday August 8
- Blues, Roots & Brass Festival @ Whelan’s, Opium and The Parlour (Free)
The Eskies, Mick Pyro, Gavin Glass and the New Shakers, MuteFish, Zaska, The North Strand Contra Band… - Animal Fest @ Fibber Magee’s (€10)
[In aid of Ash Animal Foundation] Bitch Falcon, Red Enemy, XRepetencex, No Spill Blood, Niburu and more. - Paddy Hanna, MKAI, Anderson @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Indie/alt] part of the Summer social series. - Maeve Showcase Ireland @ District 8 (2pm-late, €30)
[Electronic] John Talabot, New Jackson (live), Mano Le Tough, Baikal The Drifter. - Summer Hootenanny Weekender @ Pacino’s (10pm, €14)
[DJs] Scintilla, Adeyhawke, Zemaria, The Cyclist, Mix & Fairbanks..
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Sunday August 9th
- Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock @ The Grand Social (3pm-5pm, Free)
[Special show] with an Electric Guitar Orchestra (18 musicians in total) to showcase a new project called Lockout, based on the infamous Dublin Lockout of 1913. - Soda: Betty @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 4pm)
[DJs] Expect all of the disco from all of the era - Blues, Roots & Brass Festival @ Whelan’s, Opium and The Parlour (Free)
The Eskies, Mick Pyro, Gavin Glass and the New Shakers, MuteFish, Zaska, The North Strand Contra Band… - Summer Hootenanny Weekender @ Pacino’s (10pm, TBC)
[DJs] Galactic Beat Club, Rob Le Nan, Rub A Dub DJs and more.
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Monday August 10th
- Sepultura @ The Academy (€25)
[Rock] Brazilian heavy metal lads. - National Youth Jazz Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[jazz] This showcase will feature the Irish premiere of Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” and the music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays as performed by Bob Curnow’s LA big band.
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