The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // August 12 – 18
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Ticket giveaways this week:
- Wednesday: Happenings & Nialler9 presents Booka Brass Band, Somerville @ Fitzwilliam Square (€10, 7pm-9:30pm)
How to enter ticket comp – 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 of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 3pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday August 12
- Race The Flux, Animal beats, Yellowbridge @ Twisted Pepper (€5)
[Indie/electro] Big House Management Showcase.
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Wednesday August 13
- Happenings & Nialler9 presents Booka Brass Band, Somerville @ Fitzwilliam Square (€10, 7pm-9:30pm)
[Outdoor gig] A gig on the grass
- U:mack presents Earth @ Whelan’s (€16)
[Rock] country, doom metal and jazz.
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Thursday August 14
- Palestine Fundraiser: Squarehead, Owensie @ Whelan’s (€7)
[Rock] A Fundraiser gig for Middle East Children’s alliance. - Palestine Fundraiser: Butter, Loah, Feather + Live Jam + DJs @ The Sugar Club (€5)
[Soul and hip-hop] live sets proceeds towards Grassroots for Gaza. - Bulmers Live At Leopardstown: The Charlatans @ Leopardstown Racecourse (€15)
[Live] Racing and music. Kinda random, it’s these former North country boys. - Weathertop presents: Dah Jevu @ The Twisted Pepper (€7/€9)
[Rap] Dublin rap duo – Hawks Of Nepthys. Plus DJs
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Friday August 15
- Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ Button Factory, The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 9pm)
[Roots/rock] The Eskies, Cujo Family, Gavin Glass, Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble, The Daily Howl, The Shades. - The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€10, 5pm – 9pm)
[Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs. - Sinead O’Connor @ National Concert Hall (€25-€45)
[Rock] Songs from new album I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’ and her career. - Birdemic @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
[Dublin seagullcore] The Late David Turpin ,Naoise Roo, French Bird, Joey Gavin and Spoken word artists. - Dial M for Murder @ National Concert Hall (€15-€40)
[Classical] Watch all of the best bits from Hitchcock’s famous films on the big screen while at the same time the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performs the scores live on stage. - Bedlam & Bodytonic present: Huxley @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm)
[House] Uk House DJ sold out his last appearance here. - Archetype Present: Rødhåd & Kr!z @ District 8, Thomas Street (€15)
[Dance] Launch of new club space.
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Saturday August 16
- Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ Button Factory, The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 9pm)
[Roots/rock] Tucan, Prison Love, Mongoose, Tupelo, Corner Boy, The Full Moon Boogie Band and more. - The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€15, Noon – 9pm)
[Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs. - Spirit Of Folk Launch – We Are Made Of Star Stuff @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10, 7pm)
[Music and talk] Carriages, Stephen James smith, Leading Armies, Bunoscionn, Grace Dyas and more. - Gavin James @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
[Folk] Melodic poppy singer-songwriter. - Dublin Tropical “On The Beach” @ D-Lite Studios (€10/€15, 6pm, BYOB)
[Party] warehouse beach-party with DJ Izem and friends. - Death in the Sickroom, The Statics, I Am Niamh @ Bellobar (€5)
[Rock] Launch of new EP. - Creamy Goodness play Earth, Wind And Fire @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Soul/R&B/funk] Covers set. - Forza Nautica 2 – Una Vita Forzacquatica! @ Dun Laoghaire Pier (€35)
[Boat Party ] The Italo disco boat party returns. - Inc. @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
[R&B] Nialler9 favourites inc make their Irish debut. - Staunch x Together Disco @ The Pint (€10, 11pm)
[Club] Maurice Collier, Lil Dave, Billy Scurry and more. - Henning Baer & L/B/W @ Pogo, Twisted Pepper (€10, 10:30pm)
[Club] Grounded Theory Berlin DJ and Dublin based electronic pop band among others.
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Sunday August 17
- The Big Grill BBQ Festival @ Herbert Park (€15, Noon – 9pm)
[Food festival] Bodytonic’s BBQ festival with food, demos, Craft Beer and DJs. - Jack Of Diamonds Rhythm & Roots Festival @ The Grand Social, Sweeney’s, Mercantile (Free – €10, 6pm)
[Roots/rock] Saucy Sundays Wyvern Lingo, Fox E And The Good Hands, Howbrew, Dixieland Jazzmen. - Dublin Youth Big Band @ The Sugar Club (€7/€10)
[Big band] Featuring members of Booka Brass Band - Sim Simma! @ The Twisted Pepper (6pm, Free)
[Reggae, dancehall and Afrobeat]
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Monday August 18
- Ensemble Eriu, Treelan @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Trad/Global] Modern trad and new Irish/African band.
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