The 7-day gig guide to Dublin music and events this week.
Highlights: The Grand Social’s Summer Social with Generationals, Frank B, White Collar Boy, Sounds Of System Breakdown & more, Dylan Fest with about 100 guests, Ghetto Boogie, Spiritualized, Cloud Nothings and Fucked Up.
If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Ticket freebies this week:
Friday Aug 9th: Dylan Fest: The Strokes’ guitar duo Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr., Travis’ Fran Healy, Bell X1′s Paul Noonan & more… @ The Academy
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Tuesday August 6th
- Hatebreed, Only Fumes & Corpses @ Whelan’s (€23)
[Metal] Hardcore U.S. band.
Wednesday August 7th
Thursday August 8th
- Whelan’s Frontline Weekender including CFit, Lotuseater, Val Normal & more @ Whelan’s (Free)
[Outdoor] 12 bands play for free. Runs from Thurs to Saturday. - Ghetto Boogie: Lethal Dialect, Gin ‘n’ Juice @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
[Hip-hop] Brand new hip-hop monthly night with LD and the rap covers band G’n’J and more. - Idiot Songs: Pearse McLoughlin, Justin Grounds @ The Odessa Club (€6)
[Indie] Collaborative project. Video for ‘Villages of Ether’. - Zebra: Dott, Cave Ghosts, Skelocrats @ Whelan’s (Free entry on FB)
[Indie] Three fine Irish bands.
Friday August 9th
Festivals
- Kilkenny Arts Festival @ various venues, Kilkenny (€various)
The Divine Comedy: Neil Hannon Solo (Northern Ireland) and Margie Lewis (Australia). See programme for details.
- Dylan Fest: The Strokes’ guitar duo Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond, Jr., Travis’ Fran Healy, Bell X1′s Paul Noonan… @ The Academy (€25, WIN TICKETS)
[Charity gig] Plus Gemma Hayes, Boz Scaggs, Jape, Conor & Neil Adams from The Cast of Cheers, Butch Walker, James Vincent McMorrow, Heathers, Cathy Davey, Gavin Friday and more. - Julie Feeney @ National Concert Hall (€13.50 -€35)
[Show] Eccentric singer performs with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. - Licky’s Monster Panti’s: The #1’s, Cave Ghosts,Gar Cox, Kates Party,Dylan Walsh & September Girls @ Pantibar (Free)
[Rock] Loads of bands for free - MUD: Trevino, Homework, Emergence DJs @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Klockwork UK producer. - The Bridges Of Madison County, Hounds @ Whelan’s (Guest list, 11:30pm)
[ Scruff Pop] A band comprised of members of The Jimmy Cake, Hooray For Humans, Hands Up Who Wants To Die and Sylvan. - Sounds Of System Breakdown, My Tribe, Your Tribe @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Indie] Those lads with the Neon Contrails. - White Collar Boy, Frank B, The Third Policeman @ The Grand Social (€5, 11pm)
[Electronic] Plus Ships (DJ set) and T.M.Sullivan in smoking terrace from 9pm.
Saturday August 10th
Festivals
- Kilkenny Arts Festival @ various venues, Kilkenny (€various)
See programme for details.
- Generationals, Ana Gog, Tandem Felix @ The Grand Social (€5)
[Indie] I can vouch for these guys. Cheap good gig. - Spiritualized @ National Concert Hall (Sold out)
[Rock] Gospel-assisted space-rocker play Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space in its entirety. - Floating presents: Spies, The Notas @ Voodoo Lounge (€10/ €5 cheaplist, 10pm)
[Rock] Yes, the Voodoo Lounge, in a different address returns. - Glimmermen, The Lie-Ins, Dinah Brand, Delayed @ Whelan’s (€10, €12 with CD, €15 with vinyl)
[Rock] Launch of the I’m Dead album. Watch the video. - Burnin’ Up @ The Grand Social (Free, 11pm)
[Dance] Disco, nu-disco and edits. - Hidden Agenda: Daniel Bortz @ The Button Factory (€7, 11pm)
[Dance] Berlin DJ and former top 100 Mixmag entrant. - Abstrakt: Burnski @ The Pygmalion (€8/€10, 11pm)
[Dance] House DJ. - POGO/ Melodic: Ron Morelli, Lumigraph, Barry Redsettaz, Dominik Eulberg @ Twisted Pepper (€14/€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Eclectic night of club music.
Sunday August 11th
Festivals
- Kilkenny Arts Festival @ various venues, Kilkenny (€various)
David Kitt and Seamus Fogarty (Ireland). See programme for details.
- 12 Sundays @ The Bernard Shaw (3pm, Free)
[Party] Home DJs Vs Bang The Box DJs - Cloud Nothings, Bouts, So Cow @ The Button Factory (€14)
[Indie] Dublin debut for Ohio band.
Monday August 12th
- U:mack presents Fucked Up @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
[Rock] Canadian melodic punk rockers.
