The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // Christmas & New Year Eve edition
Thursday December 31 – New Year’s Eve
- NYF Music Trail @ Various Venues (Free – 11am – 5pm)
[Music trail] Ailbhe Reddy, Elm, Katie Laffan, Miles Graham, Bad Sea and more. - NYF Dublin Three Countdown Concert @ 3Arena (€34.50)
[NYF Dublin] The Coronas, Fatboy Slim, Kila, Ryan Sheridan, Little Hours and more. - The Turning Pirate NYE Mix Tape @ Vicar Street
[Party] Lisa Hannigan, Booka Brass, Niamh Farrell, Richie Egan, Anderson, Old Hannah and many more. - Ham Sandwich @ Whelan’s (€25)
[Rock/pop] With guests. - Dublin Tropical & Generator’s NYE party w/ Ájo Arkestra @ The Generator (€10+, 9pm )
[Afrobeat] live Afrobeat. followed by Dublin Tropical resident iZem, T-Woc and guests - Another New Year’s Eve @ Killyon Manor, Meath (From €48.50 + bus transfer)
[Manor Party] a dining & dancing extravaganza with Tongue in Chic, Nova Collective, Lumo Club, Tim O’Donovan, Singalong Social and more. Food by Keith Coleman (The Fumbally). - Le Galaxie DJs, Tara Stewart, Glen Hall @ Odessa Club (€10, 10pm)
[DJs] Ring in the New Year in the Odessa. - Le Galaxie, All Tvvins, Otherkin, Wyvern Lingo @ St. Stephen’s Green (11pm, €7.50)
[NYF Dublin ] Outdoor NYE and street Fest show. - Ruby Sessions @ Smock Alley (Sold out)
[Acoustic club] Two nights with special guest performers announced on the night. My interview with Conor Ruby Sessions. - Wounds, Kid Karate @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 9pm)
[Rock] Double Irish rock band headliners for free. - Funky Seomra New Year’s Eve Celebrations @ Filmbase (€10, 9pm)
[DJs] Alcohol free party. - Bitch Falcon, Wolff @ Sin É (Free)
[Rock] Free gig with the BFers and Wolff (formerly Johnny Stewart) - Masquerave @ Hangar (€10+, 9pm)
[Dance ] Kaily // Dan Stritch // Mark Gill // Jade Carney and more. - Hidden Agenda & Subject: NYE @ The Grand Social (€15, 9pm)
[Electronic/rock] Girls Names, New Jackson, Terriers, Barry Redsetta, DJ Deece, John Heckle, Tr One, Sias, Galactic Beat Club and Sim Simma’s Terrace. - NYE – Kormac’s Big Band @ Button Factory (€15, 10pm)
[Live] Kormac’s Big Band live set.
- NYE 2016: A Space Odyssey @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[DJ sets] Space disco, funk and house. Shane Linehan, Ian Alvey, Al Murphy Betty DJ’s - Discotekken NYE Party @ Wigwam (€5+, 9pm)
[DJs] feat Platinumray (Front End Synthetics), Eoin Cody (Discotekken), Papa Lou (The RnB Club), DIP DJs. - NYE 2015:Stop Making Sense @ The Sugar Club (€ , 9pm)
[Party/DJs] Billy Scurry, Arveene, DJ Scope, Johnny Moy, Stevie G, Kelly Anne Byrne & more. - Pygmalion Live: Space Ibiza on Tour @ Pygmalion (€20+, 6pm)
[DANCE] with Marc Houle (Live), Ryan Crosson, Hito, Hybrasil (Live) at - New Years Eve Extravaganza with SCM and Spud @ Turks Head (€15, 10pm)
[Dance] Jungle, Drum nBass, Electro Swing and Psytrance. - District 8 NYE – Waze & Odyssey @ District 8 (€18, 10pm)
[Dance ] HNNY, Sarah Mooney, Bekyn, Boots & Cats, Paul Jennings Bedlam DJs Theologue & more TBA - Mother: New Year’s Eve @ Copper’s Alley (€15, 11pm)
[Club] Rocky T Delgado and Ghostboy. - Rbma & Abstract present Krystal Klear & Gerd Janson All Night Long @ Opium Rooms (€22, 10pm)
[Electronic] B2B All Night Long
Friday January 1 – New Year’s Day
- New Years Day: This Greedy Pig All Dayer @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
[DJ set] Check out Greg and Russell’s site.
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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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.