The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // July 29 – August 4
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Ticket giveaways this week:
- Wednesday: BadBadNotGood, God Knows & My nameisJohn @ The Sugar Club (€10)
- Saturday: Feel Good Lost, Hidden Agenda & Mountain Dew presents: Slow Magic, Meltybrains? @ Button Factory (€10)
- Saturday: Spies @ Whelan’s (€12)
- Sunday: Subject x Secretsundaze @ The Grand Social (€10/€12, 10:30pm)
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 3pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday July 29
- Dublin International Piano Festival @ Studio A, Hugh Lane (€5) [Masterclasses/seminars] See programme for details of full week and venue details.
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Wednesday July 30
- Happenings Open Air Music: Katie Kim, Conor Walsh @ Fitzwilliam Square (€5, 7pm) [Acoustic] First in a weekly series of guest open air musicians chosen by curators. First up Happenings themselves.
- BadBadNotGood, God Knows & My nameisJohn @ The Sugar Club (€10, WIN TICKETS) [Live hip-hop/jazz] Three piece of young Canadian rap-influenced jazzers who recently collabed with Ghostface Killah.
- Dinosaur, Somadrone, Somerville @ Kevin Barry Room, NCH (€10, 8:30pm) [Eclectic] rock, folk, jazz and improvisation from Amsterdam, kraut-electronica from Dublin and eerie folk music.
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Thursday July 31
- The Jesus And Mary Chain @ Vicar Street, Dublin (€30) [Rock] Scottish rockers preview Psychocandy tour.
- Weathertop Presents: The Weathermen, Paprikka,The Yips BIRDS, Bobofunk & More @ Twisted Pepper (€5 before 10pm) [Party] Lots more DJs and bands lined up.
- #Goldenbeck: Zaska, Nova Collective, Ailbhe Reddy @ Workman’s Club (€5) [Live] GoldenPlec and Claire Beck team up for their successful monthly night.
- Big Star Live In Memphis @ The Sugar Club (€7) [Screening] Sneak Preview – 1st screening outside of Memphis, TN.
- The Chills @ Button Factory (€22) [Live] New Zealand indie-rockers last played here 24 years ago in the Baggot Inn.
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Friday August 1
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€129 for moat camping, day tickets sold out) An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with Norman J, Andrew Weatherall, Ships, We Cut Corners, Gruff Rhys, Summer Camp, Gilles Peterson. Stage times.
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for weekend camping, €49 Friday/Saturday ticket) Indie and pop leaning festival featuring Tom Odell, Walking On Cars, Tvvins, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Vann Music Stage times.
- Mobb Deep @ Voodoo Lounge (€25.40) [Rap] Yes, that Mobb Deep in Voodoo.
- Martin Hayes, Denis Cahill with RTE Concert Orchestra @ National Concert Hall (€11-€38) [Trad/orchestra] The Gloaming’s fiddle and guitar duo return.
- Sisters @ Whelan’s (€10) [Alt-rock] 80s and 90s alt-rock/noise-pop.
- C Ó D E D @ The Sugar Club (Free, 9pm) [Showcase] Códed aims to put the spotlight on the producers who populate the underground electronic Irish music scene. Tutorials included
- Pintapalooza @ The Pint (€10)
[Battle of the bands] Judges include Niamh Farrell( Ham Sandwich) and Dee Reddy( TXFM 105.2 FM) - Daniel Martin Moore @ The Workman’s Club (€10) [Folk] Kentucky folk singer / Mountain Dew sound man.
- Alabama 3 acoustic @ Whelan’s (€19) [Country/gospel/delta blues] The original 3-piece and soul singer Aurora Dawn.
- Legend: The Bob Marley Experience @ Button Factory (€15) [Reggae] Musicians who played with The Mighty Diamonds, The Original Wailers, Dennis Brown, Rankin Roger, The Beat, Burning Spear, Desmond Decker, Musical Youth & more.
- Legends Of The Old Skool @ The Academy (€20, 11pm) [Old-school] Feat. Livin Joy, Shena of JX & Mark Kavanagh
- Late Nite Tuff Guy @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm) [Dance] Disco/funk/dance/house from Aussie DJ.
- Abstract Present Route 94 @ Opium Rooms (The Village) (€10/€15, 10pm) [Dance] 3 Rooms with Southpaw, Abstract DJs and current house music boyo.
- Abstract presents David August @ Pygmalion (€10-€15, 10pm) [Dance] The house producer’s rescheduled date.
- MUD: Funkadelic Present LTJ Bukem @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm) [Drum and bass] D&B dance DJs.
- Torque present Shane Linehan @ Pacino’s (€10, Midnight) [Dance] House, disco and techno with Al Murphy, Vampyre Cyclist Ensemble and Shane.
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Saturday August 2
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€129 for moat camping, day tickets sold out) An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with Norman J, Andrew Weatherall, Ships, We Cut Corners, Gruff Rhys, Summer Camp, Gilles Peterson. Stage times.
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for weekend camping, €49 Friday/Saturday ticket) Indie and pop leaning festival featuring White Lies, Delorentos, The Sultans Of Ping, Horse Meat Disco, Hudson Taylor and more. Stage times.
- Feel Good Lost, Hidden Agenda & Mountain Dew presents: Slow Magic, Meltybrains? @ Button Factory (€10, WIN TICKETS) [Electronic/rock] The brilliant electronic percussive masked man Slow Magic with support from weirdo electro-post-rockers.
- Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club @ National Concert Hall (€45-€65) [Cuban] Their farewell tour.
- Spies @ Whelan’s (€12, WIN TICKETS) [Alt-rock] Hear the excellent Moosehead single.
- Mother: Deadbots (live), Ghostboy @ Copper Alley (€5 guestlist/€10, 11pm)[Club] Live set from Canadian Irish electro duo.
- Pogo: The Building Society present Florian Kupfer @ The Twisted Pepper (€12, 10:30pm) [Dance] L.I.E.S. DJ.
- Torque present Shane Linehan @ Pacino’s (€10, Midnight) [Dance] House, disco and techno with Al Murphy, Vampyre Cyclist Ensemble and Shane.
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Sunday August 3
Festivals
- Castlepalooza @ Charleville Castle, Tullamore (€129 for moat camping, day tickets sold out) An eclectic lineup of Irish and international bands with Norman J, Andrew Weatherall, Ships, We Cut Corners, Gruff Rhys, Summer Camp, Gilles Peterson. Stage times.
- Indiependence @ Mitchelstown, Cork (€99 for weekend camping, €49 Friday/Saturday ticket) Indie and pop leaning festival featuring Public Enemy, Hozier, Fun Lovin Criminals, Lisa O’Neill and more. Stage times.
- Dublin City Block Party @ The Tivoli (€40, 1pm – 11pm) [Party] DJ Harvey, Daphni , Kerri Chandler, Kormac, R Kelly tribute act, Subect and more / food, music, games, hot tubs etc.
- Forza presents: DJ Assault. Sam De La Rosa, DJ Rick @ Odessa Club (€10) [Italo] A transatlantic tag-team of Detroit hardcore ghettotech-electrofunk and hard rocking Italo.
- Bank Holiday Party: Death in the Sickroom, Sissy, The Boxing Plot, The Choir Invisible @ The Workman’s Club (Free) [Party] Bands and DJs for free.
- Membership presents Secret Guest (Illian Tape) @ The Pint (€12/€14, 10pm) [Dance] Two rooms of Djs from Breakfast Club, Small Talk, Archetype.
- Subject x Secretsundaze @ The Grand Social (€10/€12, 10:30pm, WIN TICKETS) [Dance] 3 Rooms of local DJs including Galactic Beat Club, Groovement Soul,
- Manden Express & Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble + DJs @ The Sugar Club (€10, 10pm) [Afro/world] African music and other styles like flamenco, jazz, funk and rock.
- POGO: Bedlam Present Mylo @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm) [DJ] Scottish producer DJ responsible for Destroy Rock n Roll. 10 years ago.
- Sasha @ Button Factory (€22.85, 11pm) [DJ] Still a big name.
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Monday August 4
- Breakfast Club @ The Dark Horse Inn (€TBA, 7am) [Early club] Ben Start, Johno Oflaherty, Con Allen & Cian Coburn , Shaun Darcy/small>
- Sim Simma! @ The Twisted Pepper (6pm, Free) [Reggae, dancehall and Afrobeat] Richie Kaboogie and T-Woc
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