What gigs are on this week in Dublin city?
Dublin Gig Guide Highlights:August 5th to 10th – Quantic, Sunny Day Real Estate, Gorgon City, Sepultura, Miss Kaninna, Green Curtains Fest, Howth Roots & Blues Festival, D8 in the Garden, Pallas and Peach Summer parties.
Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A guide
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Tuesday August 4th
Honky Tonk Tuesdays @ Arthur’s
2 step dance class followed by The Dublin Club playing the best of honky tonk. Free in.
Wednesday August 5th
Diatribe presents: Yurodny / ReDiviDeR Double Bill @ Kirkos
The Yurodny Ensemble perform contemporary interpretations of traditional music from around the world alongside new work by composers inspired by these traditions. ReDiviDeR are two-horns-no-chords quartet was established by drummer Matthew Jacobson in 2007.
Thursday August 6th
Sunny Day Real Estate @ The Grand Social
Seattle emo legends Sunny Day Real Estate play their first ever Irish show. Their 1994 debut Diary is one of the foundational texts of the genre – a rare Dublin visit from a band who have never toured heavily.
KIDD, Clueless, Demlot, Granvil, Just Mikey @ The Sound House
Live music on the terrace.
Jessie & the Veil, Runner, Mantle, Twice for Joy, Lampshade @ The Sound House
RAW Rising Artist Watch series.
Red Line Jazz @ The Circular
Weekly jazz sess in Rialto.
Friday August 7th
D8 in the Garden presents Morgan Seatree @ Palmerstown House (2pm – 11pm)
Plus Juicy Romance, DART LAMMER, ROC, Kayleigh Glynn
Gorgon City @ Guinness Storehouse SETS (9pm)
London production duo Gorgon City – Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott – take over the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse for the SETS series. Textbook full-bodied basslines, rushing house music and kiss-the-sky club anthems with 360-degree views of the city. Tipperary DJ Surka supports. Sold out.
Howth Roots & Blues Festival @ Various Venues, Howth (Fri-Sun)
The Howth Roots & Blues Festival returns for its eighth year with over 40 free live performances across seven venues in the village – The Bloody Stream, The Harbour Bar, McNeills, The Summit Inn, Findlaters, The Waterside and O’Connells – plus headline ticketed shows at The Abbey Tavern. Runs through Sunday August 9th with a free gig trail across the weekend.
Zoé Basha @ Abbey Tavern, Howth (7:30pm)
Zoé Basha plays the opening night headline show at the Abbey Tavern as part of the Howth Roots & Blues Festival.
Pointaken, Bullpen @ The Workman’s Club
Debut EP launch from the rock band.
Dunluvly @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin indie-folk band.
Cara Coyle & band @ The Cobblestone
Support from Jimmy Clarke.
Magical Dog @ Arthur’s
Jazz-fusion band.
Late Clubs and DJs
Peach Summer Party @ Hen’s Teeth (8pm – 12:30am)
Minikimono, Kate Brennan Harding. Built for queer women and non-binary folks, with a warm welcome for friends and chosen family.
Different Rhythm @ Fidelity Studio (9pm – 1am)
T-woc and Pablo Santo in the Studio, Expect a curated selection of rare b-sides, forgotten gems, and timeless classics. Plus Rhyzine in the bar.
DJ MARFOX @ Tengu (11pm)
Sunburst Sound presents Lisbon Batida dance producer. Support: Roo Honeychild. Batida is a percussive form of Kudoro and Afro rhythm inspired music.
January Winters, DJ Mae @ The Pyg (9pm)
Free in. House and disco.
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Saturday August 8th
DÚIL Launch Day Party @ Wigwam (1:30pm – 10pm)
Introducing Dúil (Element/ Desire) a new underground event series dedicated to elevating local, underrepresented and FLINTA DJs. Surka, Kaycee, ShaunaDee Jenn Hession, eskay, Bláthnaid, Unity ,Emore
D8 in the Garden @ Palmerstown House (2pm – 11pm)
Franky Rizardo, Kepler, Julian Fijma, Reshy…
LOVE FREQUENCY@ Opium Electric Garden (3pm – 10pm)
Open-Air Day Party: Aldar Agd, darkmavis, Emma Kearns, High Fidelity, RHYTHMICK, Rhyzine, Saul, Suckerfish, Surka.
STRICTLY SUMMER BIZNESS #3 @ Pallas Studios (3pm – 9pm)
BLKCNVS, DJ Egg, Governess, Jr Spesh. Lucky’s Afterparty.
Quantic, B+, Donal Dineen @ Fidelity Studio
British multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ Will Holland plays in Smithfield as Quantic, with B+ and Donal Dineen also on the bill. Latin, soul, funk and dance music expected.
Miss Kaninna @ Whelan’s Upstairs (8pm)
Aboriginal singer and rapper who supported Kneecap recently. Mob Ties.
Yankari Presents: Calabash Night 2 @ The Sugar Club
This edition features a live performance from Yankari, whose infectious Afrobeat rhythms draw from the legacy of Fela Kuti while forging a distinctly contemporary voice. Also features Frawl, the acclaimed Limerick DJ and promoter celebrated for his eclectic selections and deep roots in Ireland’s underground music scene, Hewan Mulugeta, whose all-vinyl sets journey through Ethiopian classics, African grooves and rare musical treasures from across the continent andTa Seti Sound, bringing the warmth and energy of live reggae music to complete an evening built on rhythm, connection and cultural exchange.
When Chai Met Toast @ Button Factory
Indian indie folk band When Chai Met Toast.
Guitar Legends Triple Bill: Mik Pyro, Silas Caldwell, Paul Sherry @ Summit Inn, Howth
The Guitar Legends Triple Bill at the Summit Inn features Mik Pyro with Dublin Blues Cartel, US guitarist Silas Caldwell and his band, and Paul Sherry. Part of the Howth Roots & Blues Festival weekend.
Late Clubs and DJs
Real Talk x What’s In Your Bag? @ Opium Garden (10:30pm)
Open Deck kicks off the night with Royce, Ocide, Sarah Lennox and more.
Fish56Octagon @ Index (11pm)
D8 In The Garden afters. Get your dressing gown on.
Dylan Fogarty B2B Special Guest All Night Long @ Wigwam (11pm)
Spesh guest presumably roped from D8 In The Garden lineup.
Efa O’Neill @ Tengu (11pm)
All Night Long with one of Ireland’s finest dance selectors.
Instinct Society x Kiki Cult: UFO @ Wigwam (11pm)
UFO launches in The Racket Space, promising a queer club night devoted to hyper feminine energy and heavy basslines, brought to you by Instinct Society and Kiki Cult crews.
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Sunday August 9th
Sepultura @ 3Arena (4pm)
Sepultura play Dublin on their farewell tour – one of the last chances to see the Brazilian metal legends who helped define thrash and groove metal across four decades. Bloodbath and Biohazard in support make this one of the heaviest bills of the year.
Emmy Shigeta and Friends @ Fidelity (6pm – close)
The Sunday service with the finest selector of City Pop and more is back.
Green Curtains Fest: Trinkets, Winemom, RVE, Holy Show, Merricat, Runner @ The Grand Social
6 live rock bands · art market · DJs · documentary screening.
Women in Blues Triple Bill: Niamh Strong, Elise Frank, Mary Stokes & Band @ Summit Inn, Howth (3:30pm)
The Women in Blues Triple Bill features Niamh Strong, French rock artist Elise Frank, and Mary Stokes and her band at the Summit Inn. Part of the Howth Roots & Blues Festival.
Hothouse Flowers Acoustic @ Abbey Tavern, Howth (7:30pm)
Hothouse Flowers play a special acoustic headline set at the Abbey Tavern on the final night of the Howth Roots & Blues Festival.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday. Breffini (DJ) from 9pm.
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Monday August 10th
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Whelan’s weekly free singer-songwriter night.
Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A guide
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
