The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide
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Ticket giveaways:
- Friday: Ubangi Stomp Club presents: Frank Fairfield @ The Grand Social
- Saturday: Alkalino @ The Grand Social (11pm)
- Friday – Sunday: The Wellington Weekender @ The Workman’s Club
(Win BBQ and drinks vouchers, branded wellies and a golden ticket invite to the upcoming Workman’s Club 5th Birthday event)
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.
Tuesday June 16
- John Staz @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
[Folk/indie] Denver-based musician. - Skinny Wolves present: Circuit Des Yeux @ Whelan’s (€13)
[Alt] Experimental folk and more. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] Roesy, The Young Folk, Peter Doran.
Wednesday June 17
- Beck, Johnny Greenwood @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham (€57.50)
[indie/rock] New song from Beck / The Radiohead man is joined by an Orchestra. - Nils Frahm @ National Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)
[Neoclassical] Berlin based composer and pianist - A Night For Ray @ The Sugar Club (€25)
[Leukaemia fundraiser] Ham Sandwich, Booka Brass, Mongoose, Foil, Arms and Hog plus Kevin McGahern and a special Bosco appearance
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Thursday June 18
- Music to help the homeless: Hudson Taylor, Gavin Glass, Carol Keogh, Dylan Tighe and more @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
[Fundraiser] Man in Hat, The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, and Inner City Helping Homeless will host a giant auction of signed Irish music memorabilia - Mogwai @ The Olympia (€28/32)
[Rock] Glasgow’s instrumental rockers keep it large. - Vinyl & Wine presents Le Galaxie’s Le Club @ Liquor Rooms (6pm)
[Playback] Debut vinyl listen of the album. - The Hot Sprockets @ Leopardstown Racecourse (€15)
[Music/horse racing] Only in Ireland. And England. And America. - Improvised Music Company & Bodytonic: Schnellertollermeier & Twin Kranes @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
[Alt-rock] Psych, post-punk, jazz and experimental double header. - Good Name: Night Trap @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[New Irish music] Synth duo. - CC Brez @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6)
[Pop] Republic of Loose member goes solo with most of the band. - Scavenger Present: DJ Paypal & Second Storey @ Twisted Pepper (€8/€10, 11pm)
[Electronic] Teklife, footwork. Boiler Room. - Bedlam presents: Josh Butler @ The Twisted Pepper (€8/€10, 11pm)
[Dance] English house DJ.
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Friday June 19
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle, Westmeath (SOLD OUT)
[Festival] Stage times and recommendations. - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Donegal (€45 day tickets/€99.50 weekend)
[Festival] Music, sand, surf and more.
- Black Grape @ The Academy (€30)
[Pop] Shaun Ryder and reformed post Mondays band. - The Very Round Robin Part 2 @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
[In the round] Colm MacConiomaire, Roesy, Old Hannah. - The Tribe Of Nomads: Simi Crowns, Kobina, DVO Marvell @ The Workman’s Club (Free,WIN PRIZES)
[Wellington weekender ] Interesting lineup of rap /electronic. - Ubangi Stomp Club presents: Frank Fairfield @ The Grand Social (€15, WIN TICKETS)
[American folk] old time banjo and fiddle - And So I Watch You From Afar @ Olympia Theatre (€28)
[Rock] Playing tracks from Heirs and more. - Breathe present Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon @ The Sugar Club (€15)
[cover band] 7-piece live band - Pyg presents John Daly, Frank B @ The Pygmalion (10pm, €5)
[DJs] Galway man of international repute and local Dublin DJ savant. - Subject Present: Regis & Sunil Sharpe @ Twisted Pepper (€13/€15, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Techno double bill. - Freetechno presents Jon Hussey @ The Sweeney Mongrel (Free, 10pm)
[Dance] 5-hour techno set. - Daylight Disco & Dope S#!t: Don’t Need No B&S Laneway Party @ Pacinos (€5/€8, Midnight)
[Dance] Bobofunk, Karl O’Brien and more.
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Saturday June 20
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle, Westmeath (SOLD OUT)
[Festival] Stage times and recommendations. - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Donegal (€45 day tickets/€99.50 weekend)
[Festival] Music, sand, surf and more.
- The Go! Team @ Whelan’s (€22)
[Indie/pop] Not a bad consolation for those not Ballinlough-bound. - Fleetwood Mac @ 3Arena (SOLD OUT)
[Classic rock] Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow, the gig is today. - We Cut Corners @ The Workman’s Club (Free,WIN PRIZES)
[Wellington weekender] With special guests. - Dead Rider, No Spill Blood @ Whelans (€10)
[Alt-rock] Rock’n’roll debut for Dead rider. - Johnny Borrell and Zazou @ The Grand Social (€20)
[Rock] piano and saxophone-heavy set from the Razorlight man. - Peter Doran @ The Sugar Club (€14)
[Singer-songwriter] Mullingar acoustic performer. - A Celebration of Red @ Button Factory (€17.50, 11pm)
[Old school dance] Mark Kavanagh, Johnny Moy and more celebrated Dublin dance label Red Records. - Alkalino @ The Grand Social (11pm, €11, WIN TICKETS)
[Dance] Disco edit specialist. - The Building Society & Strictly Deep feat. Santé @ Hangar (€10, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Raw house and techno. - Tone of Arc – Live @ Opium Rooms (€)
[DJs] White Collar Boy DJs. - Basementality @ South William Basement (Free, 11pm)
[Club] Keith Dalton (Groovement Soul), Conor Foley (Benefit) and Long Island Sound
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Sunday June 21
Festivals
- Body & Soul @ Ballinlough Castle, Westmeath (SOLD OUT)
[Festival] Stage times and recommendations. - Sea Sessions @ Bundoran, Donegal (€45 day tickets/€99.50 weekend)
[Festival] Music, sand, surf and more.
- Staring At Lakes, Darling @ The Workman’s Club (Free, WIN PRIZES)
[Wellington weekender] +DJs and the Dyatonics.
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Monday June 22
- The Moth StorySlam – Fools @ The Sugar Club (€8/€10)
[stories] ten people get the floor for five minutes, hosted by Colm O’Regan.
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