The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide
Ticket giveaways:
- Thursday – Saturday: Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 Venues in the city (€20 per night, €45 for 3 nights)
- Saturday: HWCH/Dublin Theatre Festival afterparty: R.S.A.G. & Cosmo Vitelli are Teleoke, Nialler9 @ The Grand Social (Midnight)
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 Sept 29
- Snarky Puppy @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Jazz] Great live band. The cool kids are all into this. - B.Dolan @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Rap] Indie rap dude.
Wednesday Sept 30
- K-X-P + Twinkranes @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Rock] K-X-P hail from Helsinki, Finland. They mix electronics, kraut, noise, rock and even techno into a hypnotic and minimalistic groove.
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Thursday Oct 1
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 Venues in the city (€20 per night, €45 for 3 nights, WIN TICKETS)
[New Music Festival] 18 bands to see at the festival. - Good Name: GANGS & The Lorraine Club @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Weekly night] Rock n’ roll band. - Alabama 3 @ Whelan’s (€20)
[Acoustic] country/gospel/delta blues.
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Friday Oct 2
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 Venues in the city (€20 per night, €45 for 3 nights, WIN TICKETS)
[New Music Festival] 18 bands to see at the festival. - The Minutes, Preacher’s Son @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Rock] Small show from the big rockers. - Ensemble Eriu @ Freemason’s Hall (€12)
[Modern trad] The Stargazer suite written in response to The Model Sligo’s collection of paintings by Jack Butler Yeats. - Retro Revival Indie Club: I Heart The Monster Hero, Me & My Dog, Lie Ins & Fabric @ Sweeney’s (€5, 9pm)
[Rock] - Interskalactic @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Ska] Live Ska reggae band. - Dublin Gospel Choir @ Vicar Street (€28)
[Gospel] Celebrate 20 years of Gospel Music in Ireland - Malibu Club @ The Grand Social (€6/€8)
[DJs] Niall D’Arcy is guest Dj. - Trade (Blawan + Surgeon) & Sunil Sharpe @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
[Dance] Regular visit for the biys. - Rabbit Hole VII: Masquerade Extravaganza @ The Wiley Fox (€4/€7, 9pm)
[Party] 2 floors of music including rooftop terrace - Bella Sarris @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm)
[Abstract & Room 19] Resident with Richie Hawtin’s M-nus Enter project - All City X First Second Label with Minos, Hubie Davison & Daire Carolan @ The Bernard Shaw (9pm, Free)
[Electronic] A First Second Label Release Party
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Saturday Oct 3
- Hard Working Class Heroes @ 7 Venues in the city (€20 per night, €45 for 3 nights, WIN TICKETS)
[New Music Festival] 18 bands to see at the festival. - The Minutes, New Valley Wolves @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
[Rock] Small show from the big rockers. - Banter & The Pictures: Paris Is Burning @ The Sugar Club (€6-€12)
[Disco screening/DJs] NYC Disco Party with Billy Scurry, Kelly-Anne Byrne and more. - Girls Names @ Whelan’s (€12)
[Rock] Launch of Arms Around a Vision LP. With Percolator. - HWCH/Dublin Theatre Festival afterparty: R.S.A.G. & Cosmo Vitelli are Teleoke, Nialler9 @ The Grand Social (Midnight, €10)
[Electronic] The debut live performance between the Irish and French music collaborators. - Out to Lunch: Laurel Halo, Andras Fox, Aquarian @ Yamamori Sushi
[Electronic] International triple bill. - The 2 Bears @ District 8 (€15, 11pm)
[Dance] Raf Rundell & Joe Goddard are back after EP. Not This Time is a jam. - The Building Society: Fake Blood @ Hangar (€10-€15, 11pm)
[Dance] London producer sounds like this. - Pressplay @ Pacino’s (€6/€8, 11pm)
[DJs] Plutonic Dust’s Patrick McAdams, Rob Le Nan, Eoghan Farrell & CiCi B
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Sunday Oct 4
- Banter: Jessica Hopper @ Green Party Popup (Free, 5:30pm)
[Talk] A talk with the Pitchfork senior editor and music writer. - Hope Promotions & State present We Shall Overcome @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Homeless Fundraiser] A night of punk/hip-hop with Dah Jevu / The Winter Passing / Fierce Mild / Damola / M(h)aol / Anti-One / Nialler9’s Vinyl Love / Young Hearts Run Free DJs - Juan Waters, No Monster Club @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13.50)
[Indie] Captured tracks indie artist. - Skipper’s Alley: Ye Vagabonds @ The Sugar Club (€6/€8)
[Indie] harp-accompanied Sean-Nós songs to feral, unkempt sets of reels
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Monday Oct 5
- The Lemonheads @ The Academy (€23)
[Rock] Evan Dando – now there’s a name you haven’t heard for a while
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