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The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: January 17th to 23rd

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: January 17th to 23rd

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Tuesday January 17th

Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (8:30pm)
Weekly Tuesday acoustic night in aid of Simon Community. See link for announced acts.

Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
Kildare songwriter has 6 dates here in January.



Wednesday January 18th

Jazz @ Juno
Jazz at Juno is a new gig happening weekly in Juno on Dorset Street.

Hidden Love x DLRM DJs @ The Sound House
Free entry party which will showcase visual projections, artists work with sounds from dublin’s most exciting dj collectives and more

DJ Soprano, Skull The Pierre, Andromeda I, Jaxon Wright @ The Grand Social
Indie and electronic music live.

Joe Maxi, Unstuck, Big Fridge @ Whelan’s
Dublin band that sound a bit like Fontaines DC. ‘Bo Diddley’.

Heilung @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Heilung is an experimental folk music band made up of members from Denmark, Norway, and Germany. Their music is based on texts and runic inscriptions from Germanic peoples of the Iron Age, and Viking Age.

mooncup @ Izakaya Basement (11pm)
Alice Quinn Banville. Free in all night long.


Thursday January 19th

Wornoc @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin based post-rock/electronica artist Conor Walsh. ‘Deep Within’

Orchid Feeder, Tonedeaf, Mallratz, Anemoia @ The Grand Social
Irish live bands.

Pauline, Laurence Kapinga, Murchadh, Bella Festa @ The Sound House (11pm)
Tone Recordings presents.


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Friday January 20th

Mik Pyro’s Blues Cartel @ Arthur’s
Blues, Soul & Funk from the Republic Of Loose frontman.

The Murder Capital @ Workman’s Cellar
Intimate and acoustic album release show. ‘Return My Head’.

The District, Short Back and Sides @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin-based band The District debut headliner. ‘Of You’

Reception: Phil Maguire & Aonghus McEvoy @ Unit 44, Stoneybatter
Reception presents Phil Maguire (Synth) & Aonghus McEvoy (Guitar) in a first time duo plus solo sets by each musician.

Raji Rags @ Wigwam (11pm)
Raji Rags, has done A&R work for Warp, R&S Records and Bleep, previous Head of Music for Boiler Room, and a since day-one DJ and host for both NTS Radio and Boiler Room right up to present day. Support EMA, Lesko & Nev Jio

LOST: with High Fidelity @ Tengu (11pm)
Electro, juke and EBM with High Fidelity, S-Agenda, Phacade

DJ Pier & Barista Boy @ The Pg (11pm)
Pyg presents series.

Sweatbox @ Index / Here and Now (11pm)
A “meaty meetup for hungry gays”

Reggaeton Party @ Button Factory (11pm)
Europe’s biggest Reggaeton party apparently.


Saturday January 21st

Dublin City Tape & Record Fair @ The Circular
12-5pm, The Other Hand bar.

Flyover, Thee UFO @ The Workman’s Cellar
Irish rock night.

Black Flag @ The Academy
American punk rock band. Henry Rollins does not appear*.

David San Clair @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Louth based singer and songwriter. ‘Anything Goes’

Munya @ Dashi (9:30pm)
Live MCs, DJs and open mic slots.

Giant Swan (live), Rory Sweeney @ Tengu (11pm)
Giant Swan bring their live show of punk-inspired hardware techno mayhem.

Bitten Twice presents: DJ Kuroneko + Harmful Logic @ Wigwam (11pm)
Jungle and dub sounds. Plus Julia Louise Knifefist, Fomorian Vein, Pixieteeth

Matt Guy @ Centre Point (11pm)
House Work X Centre Point presents Matt Guy plus ETC, Kian Flats, Al Mangan, Jay Byrne.

Stage73 presents: DNB360 – K Motionz @ The Racket Space
A series of drum and bass partie, this one with d&b producer and DJ – K MOTIONZ[UK]

50/50 @ Bow Lane Social (11pm)
RnB and hip-hop with DJ Wax (RTÉ 2FM)

The Rabbit Hole: AJAK @ The Sound House (11pm)
Crucible X Houseflow Presents/ House To Techno & more.

Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm)
Queer clubbing in the heart of Dublin, playing electro & disco every Saturday night

Tepnets @ The Workman’s Club (11pm)
Minimal / melodic techno from DJs: Erv_OD, Lapen, Cam Roberts and Pushee.


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Sunday January 22nd

Hi, How Are You?: with Jerry Fish, MayKay, SOAK, Anamoe Drive, Tadhg & more @ Whelan’s
A celebration of the life, music and legacy of Daniel Johnston. Proceeds to the Irish Youth Foundation + the Hi, How Are You Project

Soul Juice @ Dashi
Open Mic night hosted by Qbanaa, who is playing live too.

The Plastic Ensemble + Special guests @ Anseo
Little Gem presents. The Plastic Ensemble is the solo project of musician and songwriter Al Dodd (Exploding Eyes, Cheap Freaks, DC Pakt). The songs draw influences from 60’s pop, psychedelic folk, girl groups, Britpop and beyond.


Monday January 23rd

Viagra Boys @ 3Olympia Theatre
Swedish rock band. ‘Punk Rock Loser’


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