Highlights: The Heatwave Valentine’s Carnival, 12 Points Jazz Festival, Bloc Party, Love Jones’ J Dilla night, Fight Like Apes, !Kaboogie 7th Birthday, Vessel, Lee “Scratch Perry”…
The Nialler9 Gig Guide is a weekly list of personally recommended Dublin gigs published every Tuesday taking place over the next seven days. It’s not intended to list all gigs taking place in Dublin, but serves as a guide for the ones deemed the most interesting and unmissable. All times are 7:30pm/8:00pm unless stated. If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Also a reminder that Nialler9 presents MMoths, Young Wonder, Adultrock in Cork this weekend.
Ticket freebies this week:
Tickets to giveaway to !Kaboogie’s 7th Birthday this Friday.
- How to enter – Email [email protected] with your full name, the gig in the Subject line you’re entering for and phone number before 5pm the day before the gig to enter.
Pick a Day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon
Tuesday February 12th
- Bloc Party, The Cast Of Cheers @ Olympia Theatre (€33.50)
Kele & friends play songs from Four and their better albums.
Wednesday February 13th
- Bloc Party, The Cast Of Cheers @ Olympia Theatre (€33.50)
Kele & friends play songs from Four and their better albums. - The Listening Room @ The Joinery (Free, 7pm-8:30pm)
A selection of clips from radio documentaries. - 12 Points Festival @ Various Venues
Young creative Jazz festival.
Thursday February 14th – Valentine’s Day
- Love Jones – J Dilla -themed night @ The Sugar Club (€8, €5 before 9pm)
A screening of the Dilla memorial concert film Suite for Ma Dukes, Choice Cuts DJs and a live set from Butter, a live neo-soul cover band - Calexico, The Dodos @ Olympia Theatre (€25/€27.50)
Dusty aging country rockers and engaging folk support. - Eyes Down: BIOME @ Lost Society (€10/€8, 11pm)
New bass and dubstep night with Manchester guest. - 12 Points Festival @ Various Venues
Young creative Jazz festival. - Disability (UK), Hands Up Who Wants to Die, Wild Rocket, Estel @ The Pint (€6 before 9pm, €8 after)
Who said heavy-rock can’t lead to some Valentine’s smooching? - Junior Spesh Presents: The Heatwave @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10pm)
A Valentine’s Day Carnival with the UK dancehall crew.
Friday February 15th
Nialler9 presents MMoths, Young Wonder, Adultrock in Cork this weekend.
- Southern Tenant Folk Union @ Whelan’s (€10/€12)
Scottish American Folk band. - Fight Like Apes, Come On Live Long, Bennie Smiles, TuJacques @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
10 Days In Dublin fundraiser for the July festival. - 12 Points Festival @ Various Venues
Young creative Jazz festival. - Purple Reign: The Purple Appreciation Disco @ The Sugar Club (9pm, €10)
A night of Prince with a screening of Purple Rain. - Communion: Autumn Owls, Syd Arthur, Third Smoke @ Whelan’s (€8)
Regular folk night, also featuring Tara Stewart and Red Sail. - Admiral Fallow @ Academy 2 (€15)
Glasgow indie-rock. - The ObjectorZ, The #1s @ Whelan’s Upstairs ( Midnight, Free if name left on list)
Late night new Irish rock bands. - !Kaboogie 7th Birthday bash: EmptySet, Gramophone Disco, Lakker, Defekt @ Twisted Pepper (WIN TICKETS, 10pm)
Irish label celebrate their electronic existence with bass, techno and old music in mono.
Saturday February 16th
- Elastic Witch presents Vessel, Ickis Mirolo @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
Menacing chilling atmospheric electronica from Bristol producer. - The Lumineers @ Olympia Theatre (€17.50)
Riding the coat-tails of Mumford into bigger stages. - 12 Points Festival @ Various Venues
Young creative Jazz festival. - Toast Office Records Release Party @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Free with guestlist)
Launch of compilation featuring Liza Flume, Champion Jim, Bad Bones, Kate’s Party & more. Lee Scratch Perry @ Button Factory (€22.50)
The elder legend of mostly incoherent reggae return- Big Itch Club: September Girls, The Objectorz & Hunk! @ Thomas House (€3.99, 9pm)
- Garage pop and punk rock.
- Hidden Agenda presents Moon Boots, Footprintz @ Button Factory (€10/€8, 11pm)
Space jams and ’80s-leaning electronica. - Big Dish Go present: DJ Hell, DMX Krew @ Twisted Pepper (€20, 10.30pm)
A 3 hour DJ set from the German maestro / ’80s electro breakdance from Ed Upton.
Sunday February 17th
- 12 Sundays: Shane Linehan @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
Bodytonic’s weekly Sunday social.
Monday February 18th
- The Lost Keys @ Twisted Pepper (Free, 6:30pm)
Dublin’s only Drop-in choir. - Everything Everything, Post War Years @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
Wilfully difficult English synth-pop and expansive American rock support. Buzzing bands.
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.
