Highlights: Tropics, Maria Minerva, Quompilation #3 launch, RL Grime, Wolf+Lamb, Daniel Figgis @ City Hall, Laser Tom And The Blast Crew & Martha Wainwright.
The Nialler9 Gig Guide is the weekly list of personally recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven days published every Tuesday. 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 7:30/8:00pm unless stated. If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.
Ticket freebies this week:
Tickets to giveaway to Maria Minerva (Friday). Full details below.
- 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 January 29th
- The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€5, 9pm)
Long running live acoustic music night with special guests. - Emegerence: RL Grime @ The Workman’s Club (€5, 9pm)
“Trap” electronic producer. Co-creator of this banger.
Wednesday January 30th
- Bruce Willis III – With A Vengeance @ Lost Society (10.30pm, €7/€5)
New weekly club night.
Thursday January 31st
- Aimee Mann, Ted Leo @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre (€34)
Revered singer-songwriter back with first album since 2008.
Friday February 1st
- Daniel Figgis @ City Hall (€10 per day, €15 for weekend, 6:30pm)
Interactive sound art composition in a unique space. - Maria Minerva @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€11, #WIN TICKETS)
Estonian lo-fi electronic pop. (‘The Sound’) Catscars supports. - Quompilation #3 launch: The last Quoosade @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
Bands from the final Quarter Inch covers album play live. - Tropics, Sunken Foal, Eomac @ Twisted Pepper (€12)
Lush electronic landscapes from Chris Ward with able local support. - No Static: Handsome Paddy, Frank B and Savwar @ The Sugar Club (11pm, Free )
Choice Cuts have taken over the venue, this is the first of the new regular monthly nights.
Saturday February 2nd
- Daniel Figgis @ City Hall (€10 per day, €15 for weekend, 6pm)
Interactive sound art composition in a unique space. - Attention Bébé, Dirty Epics @ The Grand Social (€10)
In aid of Pieta House / ARC Cancer Support. - Popicalia #17: The Lie Ins, Cave Ghosts and Oh Boland @ Anseo (€7, €10 with Lie-Ins CD)
The bockety indie-pop collective’s regular social night and launch night for the Lie-Ins album. - Christy Moore with Declan Sinnott @ Bord Gáis Theatre (€39.50 up)
Rescheduled dates from January. - We Are Electronic: Shifted, Sunil Sharpe, Alias Empire @ Twisted Pepper (€10/€12, 11pm)
Techno, electronic and dance night. - Hidden Agenda: Wolf+Lamb, Tanner Ross, Isaac Tichauer @ Twisted Pepper (€12 cheaplist, 11pm)
“House music maestros and hip-hop horticulturalists”
Sunday February 3rd
- Daniel Figgis @ City Hall (€10 per day, €15 for weekend, 3pm)
Interactive sound art composition in a unique space. - 12 Sundays: Laser Tom And The Blast Crew @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
Rare live show from Ships’ members’ other project. - Albert Niland @ Whelan’s (€15)
Virtuoso Irish guitarist. - Martha Wainright @ Peppercanister Church (Sold out, see Monday)
American folk singer-songwriter and sister of Rufus.
Monday February 4th
- Martha Wainright @ Peppercanister Church (€30)
American folk singer-songwriter and sister of Rufus.
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.
