The Nialler9 weekly Dublin gig guide
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Tuesday June 14
- Skinny Wolves: CC Dust, School Tour , R.Kitt @ Live in Tenterhooks (€18, BYOB)
[Electronic] Olympia, Washington synth electronic, ghostly Dublin atmospherics - Slayer, Anthrax @ Olympia Theatre (€40)
[Metal] A quiet night out. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic club] to be announced on Facebook.
Wednesday June 15
- Per Oddvar Johansen and Caoimhin O Raghallaigh @ National Concert Hall (€17.50)
[Fiddle] collaboration with acclaimed Norwegian percussionist Per Oddvar Johansen. - Travis Oaks @ Whelan’s (€8/€10)
[Rock] Love You More - Heineken Sound Atlas Dublin: Etienne De Crecy @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] disco-inspired French House from the well-known French DJ.
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Thursday June 16
- The Academic @ Live at Leopardstown (€18)
[Rock/pop]Horse racing and tunes.
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ The Academy (€25)
[Rock] Dig! the band - De La Soul, Hare Squead @ Olympia Theatre (€40)
[Rap] old school rappers still rocking. Trainwreck - DJ Maseo of Del La Soul @ The Sugar Club (€5/€10, 11pm)
[DJS] Official De La Soul AfterParty / DJ Scope
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Friday June 17
Irish Festivals
- Body&Soul @ Ballinlough Castle (Sunday tickets only)
The Gloaming, Girl Band, Badbadnotgood, Optimo, Lumo, Talos & more
- Bronagh Gallagher @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Soul] The Derry lady plays songs inspired by Motown. - Fast/Shape/Sound: Temper Drone @ Sweeney’s (Free)
[Drone/ electronics] Aggressively ambient electronics produced by multi- mentalist Gary Lonergan
- An evening with Paddy Casey and Friends @ The Cobbles Stone (€17)
[Charity] in aid of The Gaza Kids - No Monster Club, Richard album @ Whelan’s (guestlist, Midnight)
[Indie/rock]Bobby Aherne’s prolific indie slacker pop and Chicago pop-songwriter. - Timo Maas @ Button Factory (€17, 11pm)
[Dance] First irish gig since 2008. His Paul McCartney remix is the biz right now.
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Saturday June 18
Irish Festivals
- Body&Soul @ Ballinlough Castle (Sunday tickets only)
Hudson Mohawke, Floating Points, Junior Boys, Neon Indian, Mother, Mercury Rev & more.
- Natty Wailer and The Reggae Vibes @ The Academy (€25)
[Reggae] Bob Marley and the Wailers legacy. - Megacone, Junior Brother @ Whelan’s (€8)
[Rock] Irish instrumental band - The Tapestry, The Temps @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Indie] Manchester indie pop - The Rubber Wellies @ The Cobblestone (€10)
[Folk] Dublin & Bilbao band. - The Glimmermen, Windings @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Rock]Breaking Out LP launch
- Olympic 25 @ Button Factory (€15+, 11pm)
[Club] A Celebration Of Red hosts a 25th anniversary celebration of the music made famous in the Olympic Ballroom Dublin from 1991 to 1994 - Flashback @ The Voodoo Lounge (€12/€15, 9pm)
[Old school dance] Slipmatt plays Acid House set, Pat Hyland, Chris D, Al Stevens, Derek Cully
- Division: Sexshop, Lauren Kenny & Micu @ Pygmalion (€10, Free before 10pm)
[Dance] Sexshop, Lauren Kenny, Micu
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Sunday June 19
Irish Festivals
- Body&Soul @ Ballinlough Castle (Sunday tickets only)
Santigold, Wolf Parade, Gold Panda, Rusangano Family, Kate Bush/Stevie Nicks Singalong, Solar Bears & more.
- Salty Buns: Slow Roast Disco @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[DJs] A day for nice disco groovers. - U:mack: “How To Ru(i)n A Record Label” @ The Grand Social (€5/€7)
[Reading] A book reading and Q & A With Larry Livermore (founder of Lookout Records)
- Grace Wilde @ Whelan’s (€6)
[Pop] Bring me to my knees
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Monday June 20
- Take a breather you nutjob.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.