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.

Niall Byrne

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.

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