The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // in association with Jameson
Good evening Ireland, and that’s an order. Jameson have teamed up with Nialler9 in the pursuit of a great night out. So if you have no plans, read on…
Highlights: Sinkane, Nite Jewel, Annie Mac, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Sleaford Mods, Yule @ The Co-Op, Seven Davis Jr, Lone, JJ, Jackmaster…
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Ticket giveaways:
- Friday: Seven Davis Jr @ The Sugar Club (€10, Midnight)
- Saturday: Coasts, Heroes In Hiding @ Whelan’s (€10)
How to enter ticket comp – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday December 2
- Cathy Davey, We Cut Corners @ Whelan’s (€15)
[Electro pop] A Whelan’s 25 birthday gig. - Téada Orchestra presents PIXELS @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[String ensemble] an audiovisual performance of the music of film and video games
- The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] Watson ACE / Pete Fagan music / Sinéad White
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Wednesday December 3
- Morning Gloryville @ Hangar (€15, 6:30am)
[Morning Rave] Kelly Anne-Byrne DJs and more. - Sinkane @ Opium Rooms (€12)
[Alt/African/pop/funk] Recent Album of the week. - The Magic Numbers @ The Academy (€20)
[Indie] Harmonic folk pop/ indie. -
DIT BIMM Soc Xmas Showcase Concert @ Sin É (€3, 9pm)
[Gig] Ka tet, Blades Club, Whitetrash & The Spear Headed Sparrow Hawks ,Minus Ten Thousand Hours Eoin Martin Music. - The Bonny Men @ The Grand Social (€TBC)
[Trad] New trad music. - Brian Casey, Sinead White @ Whelan’s (€5)
[Folk] Cork singer-songwriter who writes good tunes. Just happens to be blind. - Nite Jewel, Talos @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Electronic/Pop] Alternative pop / disco electronic with rising Cork support. - Annie Mac @ The Academy (€20, 11pm)
[DJ] BBC Radio 1 DJ plays a hometown show.
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Thursday December 4
- New Natives: Temper-Mental Miss Elayneous, Funzo, Remedy, John Cummins @ The Grand Social (€6/€8)
[rap/spoken word] New Irish music, emphasis on spoken word this time aroun. - Allie Blunnie @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
[Folk pop] Cork singer. - Foxes @ The Academy (€22.90)
[Pop] Grammy winning pop singer. - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€17.50-€20)
[Brass] feat Lauriana Mae. - Hozier @ Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
[Blues/rock] Instant sellout. Live from iTunes fest. - Gigonometry Presents: Cat Dowling, Tiny Magnetic Pets, The DC Experiment @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
[New music] new music night. - Outbound: Ryanware @ Hangar (€6/€8, 10:30pm)
[Dance] DJ Deece, Aidan Moore b2b Karl Whyte , Mark Lynch b2b Rich Murphy
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Friday December 5
- Sleaford Mods @ Whelan’s (€16)
[Rock] Nottingham post-punk sneering English poetry . - Printer Clips @ Vicar Street (€27.50)
[Indie] Paul Noonan’s collaborative project. Joined by Gemma Hayes, Lisa Hannigan, Cathy Davey. - The Blades @ Olympia Theatre (€26.50)
[Rock] Irish 80s band. - Choorpy: Vann Music, Go Wolf @ Bello Bar (€10)
[Fundraiser] Raising funds for the most Irish children’s ambulance BUMBLEance. - The Last Wash: Donal Dineen, I am the Cosmos, Somadrone @ The Joinery (€10, BOYB)
[Alt] Good lineup for the last Neighbourhood Wash. - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€17.50-€20)
[Brass] feat Lauriana Mae / Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble. - Gary’s Gang presents Call Super @ The Sweeney Mongrel (Free, 10:30pm)
[Djs] Rising electronic talent. Sulu Sekou - Seven Davis Jr @ The Sugar Club (€10, Midnight, WIN TICKETS)
[Dance] Funky electronica – P.A.R.T.Y. - Abstract presents: Jackmaster, Jasper James @ Opium Rooms (€8-€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Glasgow DJ/producer on Numbers label. - MUD: Archetype present Midland @ Twisted Pepper (€12, 10:30pm)
[Dance] House and techno. - Sissy, Fierce Mild @ Whelan’s (After midnight, Guestlist)
[Rock] Lofi rock.
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Saturday December 6
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€9-€12, 2pm-5pm)
[All Ages show] Brass band feat Lauriana Mae.
- Young Hearts Run Free presents Yule @ The Co-Op, Newmarket Square (€20, BYOB)
[Party] Withered Hand, Dónal Lunny & Paddy Glackin, Jet Setter, The Jimmy Cake, Temper-Mental MissElayneous, Groom, Brigid Power Ryce, Floor Staff, Tandem Felix, Slow Skies… - The Riptide Movement @ Vicar Street (€19.50)
[Rock/pop] Capping off a good year for the Irish band. - Telephones—BYOB Christmas Roller Disco @ Spin Roller Disco (€5-€16, 9pm)
[’70s disco & ’80s boogie] Roller disco and DJs. - A Fest Called Tribe 2 @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Night] A Night of A Tribe Called Quest related activities. - Coasts, Heroes In Hiding @ Whelan’s (€10, WIN TICKETS)
[Rock/pop] Hotly tipped UK band. - This Other Kingdom, Fallen Rule, Slow Riot, Pelicans @ Sweeney Mongrels (€5, 9pm)
[Rock] Retro Revival Indie Club - Cian Nugent & The Cosmos, Landless @ The Joinery (€10, BYOB)
[Altfolk] Elongated guitar jams and folk of old.
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Sugar Club (€17.50-€20)
[Brass] feat Lauriana Mae / Booka Brass Band.
- Alice Boman @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
[alt-pop] Swedish singer-songwriter Hidden Agenda: jj, Gaze Is Ghost @ Opium Rooms (€14)Some of the EU tour has been cancelled
[Alt-electronic] Swedish alt-pop with excellent Derry support.- Sense Series – Karma Kid, Eli & Fur @ Button Factory (€10-€15, 11pm)
[DJ] Young UK producer for K. Stewart and more. - Chris Liberator & Dave the Drummer @ at The Pint (€15)
[Techno] D:Fuse 21st Birthday Bash - nd_baumecker @ Pacino’s (€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Berghain/Panorama Bar – Berlin DJ. - Pogo: Building Society present Lone & Italojohnson @ The Twisted Pepper (€13/€15, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Recent album Reality Testing is a winner. - Mother: Little Boots DJ @ Copper Alley Niteclub (€10,11pm)
[Club] Listen to the new Business Pleasure EP. - Bedlam presents: Gesaffelstein @ District 8 (€15-€20, 10pm)
[Techno] Hard-edged techno /electro. - Marc Romboy @ Hangar Dublin (€10-€15, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Boiler Room set.
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Sunday December 7
- Ben Howard @ Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
[Folk] The Englishman is playing the O2 next year. - DFF @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Chamber pop / Jazz/funk/] 7-piece ensemble with Dave Flynn, Vyvienne Long , Niwel Tsumbu and more. - David Gray @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (€44)
[Folk] There’s a copy of White Ladder in every couch in Ireland - An Acoustic Evening With Ham Sandwich @ unitarian Church (€20)
[Indie/folk] Apollo. - Miriam Ingram, Glimmermen, Wastefellow @ The Odessa Club (€)
[Indie/alt] 7-piece band and new material. - Metá Metá with Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble and Baque Soul Band @ Button Factory (€12-€15)
[Brazilian] “An extraordinary style – the music echoes everything from punk rock to freeform jazz and samba” - God Knows + mynameisjOhn + Nanu Nanu @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[rap] DJ set from Ray, Wingnut.
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Monday December 8
- Mono, Helen Mooney @ Whelan’s (€16)
[Rock] Japanese instrumental rock. - Ben Howard @ Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
[Folk] The Englishman is playing the O2 next year. - Kasabian, The Maccabees @ 3Arena (€36)
[Rock] A horrid night out?
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