What gigs are on this week in Dublin city?
Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Forbidden Fruit with Kettama, Nia Archives Kaytranada, Joy Crookes and more; CMAT, Puma Blue, Sofia Isella, Helena Hauff, Crazy P, MJ Cole, Ivri, Chuck Squires, Broken Social Scene listening party, fakemink, Florence Road, Sugar.
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Tuesday May 26th
The Lemon Twigs @ Vicar Street
New York siblings Brian and Michael D’Addario play Vicar Street on the back of their acclaimed album ‘A Dream Is All We Know’. Retro-minded songwriters with a ferocious live energy.
Weatherday @ The Workman’s Club
Sputnik is the alias of a Swedish lo-fi musician who has been involved in numerous solo projects, most notably, Weatherday. They have also released music under the aliases Five Pebbles, Lola’s Pocket PC, and Rana Plastic Bubbles.
Ratboys @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists presents Chicago indie rock band Ratboys. Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan’s warm, unhurried guitar pop has built a devoted following across a string of excellent records.
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Tengu Jazz @ Tengu (6pm / 8pm)
Michael Buckley presents ‘Back at the Chicken Shack’ Jimmy Smith. two shows.
Mari Froes @ Button Factory
Brazilian artist Mari Froes returns to Dublin with a full band for her fourth show here – MPB, bossa nova, samba and jazz.
Marcos Valle @ Whelan’s
Brazilian The bossa nova, samba and soul polymath has been making records since the early 1960s.
Barns Courtney @ Academy 2
English singer-songwriter plays Academy 2. Sold out.
Christopher Cross @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Soft-rock legend Christopher Cross plays Bord Gáis. ‘Sailing’, ‘Arthur’s Theme’, ‘Ride Like the Wind’ – an evening of classic adult contemporary at its most polished.
Honky Tonk Tuesdays @ Arthur’s
2 step dance class followed by The Dublin Club playing the best of honky tonk. Free in.
Wednesday May 27th
AIM Connects @ Whelan’s (10am – 5pm)
AIM Ireland’s annual industry summit AIM Connects is back for its second edition. The day brings together Irish and international independent music industry figures for a series of panels and presentations covering the business of music in 2026.
Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People [Album Listening Party] @ The Big Romance (7pm)
An album listening party and chat with guest filmmaker Brendan Canty focusing on the 2002 indie rock record modern classic. The Canadian collective Broken Social Scene ‘s second album is a kaleidoscopic collage of big warm-hearted indie rock anthems with flashes of shoegaze, chamber pop and ambient music held together by a generous chaos, sheer camaraderie….
Alva Noto @ Button Factory
German electronic producer plays A/V show. – Live Performance HYBR:ID UNI PARA. First Irish show in over a decade:
Sugar @ National Stadium
Bob Mould’s trio Sugar play the National Stadium on the ‘Love You Even Still’ tour. One of the great power-pop and alt-rock bands, back with new material and a back catalogue that includes Copper Blue – one of the finest albums of the 90s.
fakemink @ The Academy
UK underground rapper fakemink plays the first of two Academy shows on the ‘a Terrible Beauty’ tour. Prolific, shape-shifting and completely self-directed – over a hundred tracks recorded and released through his own brand. Two nights, both sold out.
Florence Road @ 3Olympia Theatre
Rising Irish pop-rock band. ‘Hanging Out To Dry’
Mudrat @ Bello Bar
Australian rapper, singer and songwriter formerly known as Kvnyl.
Thursday May 28th
YourCuzMarcus @ The Grand Social
Dublin indie singer-songwriter. ‘Amsterdam’
Dubh Lee @ The Cobblestone
The FUFO EP Launch from Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter who plays blues, folk, rock.
fakemink @ The Academy
UK underground rapper fakemink plays the first of two Academy shows on the ‘a Terrible Beauty’ tour. Prolific, shape-shifting and completely self-directed – over a hundred tracks recorded and released through his own brand. Two nights, both sold out.
Silk @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish shoegazers just released their album Auralux.
District’s The Future of Irish Music 2026 @ The Sugar Club
Sei Green, the Wran, SPOOKLET, d_abdu, Lil Skag, BUKKY
Arabú, Ergo Sum, Aschari @ Bello Bar
Arabú are a five-piece indie rock band from Dublin that blend folk rock a-la Big Thief and Bright eyes with sharp, fuzz laden guitars and driving rhythm section reminiscent of 90s alt-rock acts like Pixies with hints of Midwest Emo/Math rock.
REVOLVE ft. Lifts, Dog Bless & Sprints DJ Set @ The Grand Social (10pm)
2 live bands and a DJ every Thursday.
Club SMUT presents: Cruising Archaeology II: Eurotrash After Party @ Tengu (11pm)
Queer dance party. Cáit Jordan Hearns
Friday May 29th
Kevin Fowley & Louise Gaffney @ Bello Bar
Foggy Notions presents a double bill at Bello Bar with Kevin Fowley and Louise Gaffney. Two singular voices sharing a stage.
Chuck Squires @ The Workman’s Club
Meet Chuck Squires: the Dublin country supergroup featuring members of Badhands, The Mary Wallopers and Tandem Felix
Amble @ St Anne’s Park
Irish folk pop band. Support:Foy Vance, Josha Burnside.
Thomas Dolby, Martin McAloon @ The Academy
Thomas Dolby plays The Academy with special guest Martin McAloon, who performs songs from the Prefab Sprout catalogue. An unexpectedly brilliant double bill for fans of 80s British pop.
ivri @ Academy 2
Brooklyn bedroom alternative rock artist. ‘Noise’
Late Clubs and DJs
The Sweet Spot: May Edition @ Project Arts Centre
Bring your older pal as part of our collaboration with Bealtaine Festival and Age & Opportunity, and get two tickets and two free drinks for €12
Takuya Nakamura @ Fidelity Studio (10pm – 1am)
Multi-instrumentalist saxophonist plays hybrid live DJ set drawn from soul, jazz, house music.
Slither: Smokey Bubblin’ B & Ethan Walsh @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
London house and garage.
Call Me Maybe: 2010s Party @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Throwback Events presents a night of 2010s pop and indie in the Workman’s main room.
Chaz Moloney & Rustal @ Pawnshop (11pm)
4 Hour Live Set – Improvised hardware sets shaped in the moment. Expect deep techno, dub pressure and stripped rhythms across four hours, start to finis .
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Saturday May 30th
Forbidden Fruit Festival @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The first day of Forbidden Fruit at RHK. Kettama, Nia Archives, Ben Böhmer, ZULAN, YinYang, Curtisy, Aby Coulibaly and more. Sold out.
MJ Cole, Crazy P, Saint Ludo, @ The Bernard Shaw (4pm – late)
A strong outdoor bill at the Bernard Shaw. UK garage pioneer MJ Cole and Yorkshire disco outfit Crazy P bookend the day.
CMAT @ St Anne’s Park
A Euro-Country outdoor encore. Support: Joy Crookes, Strut Queer Line Dancing Venue info.
Afro Fest @ The Workman’s Club (6:30pm)
Afro Fest returns to the Workman’s Club for an evening of Afrobeats and African music.
Jordana @ The Sound House
LA-based songwriter. Jordanaland Tour. ‘I Wanna Be’
Dark Thoughts, Special Branch, Flower Power, Topper @ Mono’s, BOHs Bar
Philadelphia punk band supported by Irish punk bands.
Wifeswap, Skyless @ Thomas House
Irish art-alt rock band. Digging Record launch.
Late Clubs and DJs
OneCanChan @ Lucky’s
Irish DJ and co-founder of Shimmer Collective.
Denis Sulta @ Index (11pm)
Glasgow DJ and producer Denis Sulta plays Index – melodic and euphoric.
SHEE, Delilah, Poser @ The Grand Social
FF At Night.
Subject: Octave One (Live) @ Block (11pm)
Plus Ayolxi b2b Posterboy. American techno duo.
Forbidden Fruit Night @ Centre Point (11pm)
FF At Night. Yet to be announced.
Luke Alessi @ Tengu (11pm)
FF At Night. Melbourne-born DJ and producer.
Calibre, TBA @ Wigwam (11pm)
FF At Night.
Intrinsic Rhythm @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
Tr One All Night Long.
Soul Rotation DJs @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Soul music.
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Bank Sunday May 31st
The Bernard Shaw Block Day Party @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm – 10pm)
Helena Hauff, Terrence Parker, Danilo Plessow aka MCDE , IMOGEN, Derv, Glen Davis, Mode_1 and more
Forbidden Fruit Festival @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
The second and final day of Forbidden Fruit. Features Kaytranada, Joy Crookes, SALLY C, Folamour, MOIO, ¥øu$Uk€ ¥uk1mat$U, Interplanetary Criminal, F3Miii, Jensen McRae, And He The Fool. Sold out.
Snow Patrol, Orla Gartland @ St Anne’s Park
Snow Patrol play an outdoor show at St Anne’s Park, Raheny. A homecoming of sorts for one of Ireland’s biggest bands. Venue info.
The Spudguns, Sygh, Dreem Weapons, Joe Maxi @ Bello Bar
Four-band bill.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live Jazz every Sunday.
Late Clubs and DJs
Spray @ block (10pm)
Slither presents the Irish but Berlin-based electronic producer. I love his throwback tune ‘Where R U?’
Folamour @ Fidelity Studio (10pm)
FF At Night. French house and disco DJ.
MPH & davyboi @ The Grand Social (11pm)
FF At Night. SOAP Afterparty.
Interplanetary Criminal @ Centre Point (11pm)
FF At Night. UK garage-rooted producer/ DJ.
Sally C + 1tbsp @ Wigwam (11pm)
FF At Night. Chunker house, hip house, acid and breakbeat.
DJ SWISHERMAN & DJ Love @ The Racket Space (11pm)
FF At Night. + DJ Love + SH3GOH
RIRIA @ Tengu (11pm)
FF At Night. Tokyo-born, London-based DJ playing Amapiano, Jersey Club, and Dub.
Clouds @ Index (11pm)
Plus Aero B2B Sam Greenwood.
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Monday June 1st
Sofia Isella @ National Stadium
Disarming dark intense pop songwriter that comes across like Billie Eilish crossed with Fiona Apple.
Puma Blue @ Opium
South-London born, Atlanta-based artist Jacob Allen just released a new Puma Blue record Croak Dream. ‘Desire’
Sweet Jayne & Guests @ Arthur’s
Jayne Pomplas is a fiddle player, vocalist, and composer whose music sits at the intersection of Irish traditional music, roots, folk, Americana, and contemporary experimental sound.
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.
