Highlights: Richter Collective & Popical Island Christmas parties, Night of the Machines 2, Motor City Drum Ensemble & xxxy, Not Squares, Twinkranes and Magic Pockets, Rarely Seen Above Ground, The Rubberbandits Christmas Carols, Ulrich Schnauss, Moths, Toby Kaar and Miracle Fortress…
A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30/8pm unless stated. Feel free to recommend gigs in the comments as this post gets a lot of eyes every week.
Tuesday December 13th
- Ruby Sessions Xmas night : Paul Brady, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Donal Lunny + more @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
- Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott @ Vicar Street (€39.50 and up)
- The Unthanks Perform the Music of Robert Wyatt + Antony & The Johnsons @ Whelan’s (€25.90)
- Fighting Chance Daily Mail / Venue One gig @ The Grand Social (€5)
- Emeli Sandé (Acoustic) @ The Sugar Club (Sold out)
Wednesday December 14th
- Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott @ Vicar Street (€39.50 and up)
- The Unthanks @ Perform the Music of Robert Wyatt + Antony & The Johnsons @ Whelan’s (€25.90)
- BarryGruff Presents #3: The Last Tycoons, Sive & Ciaran Dwyer @ Flanagan’s Newbridge (9pm, free)
- The Jägermeister Freezer Sessions: Le Galaxie, Spies, The Riptide Movement, The Hot Sprockets @ Crawdaddy
- Night of the Machines 2: Impostor, Fuzzy Empire, The Wazp, thotbott (Irish electronica) @ Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall (€8)
- Fighting Chance Daily Mail / Venue One gig @ The Grand Social (€5)
- Today FM presents: Little Green Cars, Katie Kim and We Cut Corners @ The Workman’s Club (win tickets from station or venue)
Thursday December 15th
- Liam O Callaghan – Bit Symphony launch @ Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (6pm)
- Social Rising with Not Squares, Twinkranes and Magic Pockets @ The Grand Social (€5)
- Rarely Seen Above Ground , Bantum @ Whelan’s (€7.50)
- Glimmermen, The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock, Zorilla and Underwater Picnic @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7)
- Junior Spesh w/ Redlight & Dread MC @ Twisted Pepper Loft (10.30pm, €8/€10)
Friday December 16th
- The Rubberbandits Christmas Carols @ Tower Records (6.30pm)
- Imelda May, Mundy @ The O2 (€37 up)
- Ulrich Schnauss @ Crawdaddy (€15)
- Toby Kaar, Miracle Fortress, And Moths @ Crawdaddy (€8, 11pm)
- Sensoria with Catscars, Bantum And Brian Conniffe With Suzanne Walsh @ The Joinery (€8, BYOB)
- Richter Collective Xmas Party: BATS , Squarehead, Logikparty, Hands up who wants to Die, Jogging @ Button Factory (€12)
- Barnardos Christmas Cracker @ The Grand Social (€8)
- DJ Kormac DJ Set @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
Saturday December 17th
- Imelda May, Mundy @ The O2 (€37 up)
- O Emperor, Katie Kim @ Button Factory (€17)
- Popical Island Xmas party: Hello Moon, Land Lovers, Grand Pocket Orchestra @ Crawdaddy (€5)
- Attention Bebe, The Candidates @ Twisted Pepper (€7)
- Lir @ The Workman’s Club (€12.50)
- !Kaboogie Xmas shindig: Eutechnik and Antrophe, and !Kaboogie DJs @ King 7, Capel St. (10pm til late)
- Wizards Of Firetop Mountain, The #1s, Realistic Train, The ObjectorZ, Wild Rockets @ The Lower Deck (€TBC)
- Motor City Drum Ensemble, Xxxy, All City DJs and more @ Twisted Pepper (11pm, €14/€12)
- Crayonsmith, Elk @ Whelan’s Upstairs (midnight show, €10 club entry, free before 10.30pm)
- Midnight show: BellX1, Jape @ Olympia Theatre (€18.50)
Sunday December 18th
- 12 Sundays Christmas Party @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm, Free)
- Christy Moore With Declan Sinnott @ Vicar Street (€39.50 and up)
- The Pod Christmas Party: Daithi with special guest Elaine Mai, White Collar Boy, Bouts, The Dying Seconds, Ginnels, Futures Apart with DJ sets from Le Galaxie, Kid Karate, Niamh Farrell (Ham Sandwich), Land Lovers @ Crawdaddy (Free in & a free pint)
- Sinead O’ Connor @ Olympia Theatre (€33.50 up)
Monday December 19th
- This Club , Cars Love Girls, Late Fragments @ Crawdaddy (€5)
- 1922s, Take The Money & Run @ The Grand Social (€8)
Ding Dongs Merrily Get High – Christmas with Popical Island by popical_island
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Fathers Of Western Thought play The Back Loft @ La Cat Salons on Thurs 15th Dec (just of Thomas St.) They will be playing a selection of songs from their project http://www.sonsofwesternthought.com/ to write,record and upload a song a day for the year. Free in B.Y.O.B
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