The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide & Playlist // April 23rd – 29th
Highlights: Egyptian Lover, Solar Bears & Letherette, Chelsea Wolfe, Death Grips, A Hawk And A Hacksaw , Michael Rother, Juan Atkins, Trocaire Live.
Ticket freebies this week:
A pair of passes to Solar Bears & Letherette (Friday) / Michael Rother (Monday). Full details of each show and how to enter below.
- How to enter – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body before 5pm the day before the gig to enter.
If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Gig playlist
Listen to a Soundcloud set of artists playing Dublin this week…
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Tuesday April 23rd
- Young Hearts Run Free – Community/Persistence: Mike Scott, Kevin Barry, John Kelly @ James Joyce House (€15, 7:30pm sharp, BYOB)
[Eclectic] Celebrating World Book Night for Simon Community. Plus DJ Nialler9. - A Hawk And A Hacksaw @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Balkan brass] Excellent American duo who have played on Beirut records and released fine albums. Listen. - Ruby Sessions: Little Bear, Drea and more @ Doyles (9pm, €5)
[Folk] Long running acoustic and folk night.
Wednesday April 24th
- Chelsea Wolfe @ The Sugar Club (€12)
[Folk] Gothic folk singer on Sargent House. Debut Irish show. Interview. - Indie Week @ Sweeneys (Free)
[BOTB] The annual Canadian/Irish randomfest is back.
Thursday April 25th
- K-X-P, Twinkranes @ Whelan’s (€12.50)
[Alternative] Finnish kraut-pop and Irish drone rock. - Thinguma*Jigsaw, United Bible Studies @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB, 8:30pm)
[Folk] Last show from Norwegian ‘Splatterfolk’ duo. - Bare Hands Night @ Roasted Brown, Filmbase (€)
[Folk] Liza Flume, The Young Folk, Garr Cleary, Sarah Elaine and more. - Drea @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
[Indie] Anthemic indie from Limerick band. Support Parliament Square & Robert Grace. - Indie Week @ Sweeneys, The Mezz (Free)
[BOTB] The annual Canadian/Irish randomfest is back. - Zebra: Ed Zealous, Gangs @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10 Club entry, 11:30pm)
[Indie/rock] New Whelan’s club night
Friday April 26th
- Legion Of Two, Dublin Laptop Orchestra @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB)
[Industrial/electronic] Live return for dirgey industrial dub duo. - Indie Week @ Sweeneys (Free)
[BOTB] The annual Canadian/Irish randomfest is back. - Solar Bears, Letherette @ Button Factory (€10, WIN TICKETS)
[Electronic] Launch gig of Supermigration with excellent Ninja Tune support. - Egyptian Lover, Jamie Jupiter @ The Sugar Club (€12/€15, 11pm)
[Electro/rap] ’80s booming electro-rap still sounds good. Support from Simon Conway & The Nu-Bromantics. - Outlook Festival launch: Mungos HiFi, Kryptic Minds, Commodo @ Twisted Pepper (€15/€12, 11pm)
[Reggae/Dubstep] Strangeways Here We Come’s new home in the Twisted Pepper. - Ian Pooley @ Lost Society (€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Successful ’90s house/tech-house producer is still going. - Bedlam: Klangkarussell @ The Grand Social (€22.50, 11pm)
[Dance] Austrian jazzy house DJ set.
Saturday April 27th
- Trocaire Live: Donal Dineen, Rarely Seen Above Ground, Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, The Notas @ The Grand Social (€12, 5pm)
[Eclectic] Free before 7pm. Plus Madu and more. Food and outdoor performances from 5pm. - Alias Empire @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
[Electronic rock] Launch of new album Safety In Numbers. Listen in full. - Kila @ Button Factory (€17.50)
[Trad] Return of the tradsters. Glen Hansard, Paddy Casey and Matthew Devereux join them. - King Charles @ Whelan’s (€13)
[Pop] The jury’s still out on whether his hair is better than his tunes. - Indie Week @ Sweeneys (Free)
[BOTB] The annual Canadian/Irish randomfest final. - This Is The Old Skool @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Rap] Live seven-piece band play classic hip-hop tunes. - Hidden Agenda: Art Department @ Button Factory (€17, 11pm)
[Dance] Canadian dance duo. Essential Mix. - Subject & Red Bull Music Academy present: Juan Atkins, Gerry Read @ Twisted Pepper (€14/€16, 10.30pm)
[Electronic] 4-rooms of music headlined by the Godfather of Detroit techno.
Sunday April 28th
- 12 Sundays: This Greedy Pig @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[DJs] Laid-back late weekend vibes.
Monday April 29th
- Death Grips @ Whelan’s (Sold out)
[Punk] Could be show of the year - Michael Rother @ The Village (€23.50)
[Experimental] Playing the presents the music of NEU! and Hamonia plus selected solo works.
