The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // March 11th – 17th
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Tuesday March 11th
- Beyoncé @ The O2 (€82-€100 with fees)
[Pop] The Mrs. Carter World Tour. She might be Queen Bee but those tickets are expensive.
Wednesday March 12th
- Beyoncé @ The O2 (€82-€100 with fees)
[Pop] The Mrs. Carter World Tour. She might be Queen Bee but those tickets are expensive.
- Come On Live Long @ Twisted Pepper (€5)
[indie] Trying out new songs live
- Metronomy @ Olympia Theatre (€22)
[Indie] The English band just released their Love Letters album. - Culture Vultures: Cat Dowling, Eleanor Tiernan @ The Odessa Club (€10)
[Folk] Tony Clayton–Lea curates music, interview and performance.
Thursday March 13th
- Stiff Little Fingers @ The Academy (€22)
[Rock] Classic Belfast punk rock band. - Corner Boy @ Whelan’s (€8)
[Indie-pop] Wexford band on the up. - PAWS @ The Workman’s Club (€9)
[indie-rock] Glasgow three-piece rockers. - I Heart The Monster Hero @ The Grand Social (€7)
[Indie] “Tromatizing trippy fist pump inducing shout out loud fun school music”
Friday March 14th
- R.S.A.G, Lasertom, Imploded View @ Button Factory (Free)
[Alternative] Live Recording + Filming of RSAG’s new show. - Goulash Disko Festival: Global Soundclash @ Twisted Pepper (€12/€10, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Balkan beats, dub, reggae, nu cumbia and what not.
Saturday March 15th
- Breakfast Club: Paddies Weekend @ The Dark Horse Inn (7:30am-Noon, €10)
[Early morning] Early rising club with Costelloe, Sam Kay Loud Mouth and Ois Butler-Doyle . - No Spill Blood, Crowhammer @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Rock] Synth-heft three-piece. - Alias Empire @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
[Electro rock] The band formerly known as Dry County.
- Vann Music, Otherkin, Children of the Sun, Alibi Trax @ Button Factory (€1o)
[Indie] New Irish indie bands. - Popical Island presents: Stanley Brinks, The Wave Pictures @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Indie] Former Herman Düne band member plus more. - Gregory Porter @ The Sugar Club (€33, 8pm/10:30pm)
[Soul] Two shows in one night. - Hidden Agenda: Adultrock, Diamond Dagger @ Button Factory (€8/€5, 11pm)
[Dance] Plus Marcus Dunne (Ignored Playaz) / Colin Devine (Hidden Agenda)
Sunday March 16th
- Greenhouse: Laurent Garnier, The Japanese Popstars & more @ Meeting House Square / NEDE (€22.50 , 2pm – 11pm)
[DJs] Abstract & Pod start their festivities early in the day outdoors. - Paddy’s weekend @ The Workman’s Club/ Garage Bar (5pm, Free)
[Indie/Alternative] Overhead, The Albatross, Squarehead, The Notas, Other Creatures, plus DJs and more over 2 days. - An evening with Dónal Lunny and Friends @ National Concert Hall (€25-€35)
[Trad/folk] Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Zoë Conway, Sylvain Barou, Padraig Rynne. - Jameson St. Patrick’s LIVE: White Lies, Funeral Suits, Darling @ The Ambassador (€10)
[Live] First Irish gig since 2009 from White Lies. - Super Sunday Special @ The Sugar Club (€10, 9pm)
[Live/DJs] Dublin Afrobeat Ensemble (14 piece soul afro funk), Interskalactic ( 9 piece ska/reggae), DJ Tu-Ki, DJ Scope, Will Dempsey - Kodaline @ The O2 (€30)
[Pop] Their biggest Irish show yet. - POD presents Laurent Garnier @ Button Factory (€24.75)
[Dance] Four hour set - Network #3: Ben Sims, Levon Vincent, TR\\ER (Truss vs Tessela) @ The Grand Social (€20 on door)
[Dance] Big dance event also featuring Boya, Cian Byrne, Mark Murphy, DJ Deece.
- Bodytonic & Life Present Dimensions @ Twisted Pepper (€18/€15)
[Dance] Marcel Dettmann (Ostgut, DE) Zed Bias AKA Maddslinky - Bedlam & Archetype present: Ejeca & Andhim @ Tivoli Theatre (€20+)
[Dance] Belfast garage house DJ / Cologne house DJ - Discotekken Acid House Party @ Pacino’s (€12)
[Dance] Acid house DJ Tin Man (Live), TR-One & More
Monday March 17th
- Paddy’s Day @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, Noon til late)
[DJ] Conor L, Discotekken, Luke B, Platinum Ray and more. - Greenhouse: Mano Le Tough, Cassy & Nightflight & more @ Meeting House Square / NEDE (€22.50 , 2pm – 11pm)
[DJs] Abstract & Pod start their festivities early in the day outdoors. - St Patrick’s Day Post Parade Party @ Button Factory (€7, 2:30pm)
[Live] The Frank & Walters, Kila, Early House & Interskalactic - Paddy’s Day @ The Grand Social (€10, Free before 6pm)
[Dance] Toby Kaar – DJ Set, Kelly-Anne Byrne, 4wrd Grad, Colin Perkins and more.
Max St. Croix & Guests.
- Trailblaze: We Need To Talk About Ireland @ Mansion House (SOLD OUT)
[Live event] Speakers, thinkers and musicians including Martin Hayes, Nina Hynes Daithí and more - Paddy’s weekend @ The Workman’s Club/ Garage Bar (5pm, Free)
[Indie/Alternative] Overhead, The Albatross, Squarehead, The Notas, Other Creatures, plus DJs and more over 2 days. - The Building Society – St Patrick’s Day @ Twisted Pepper (€20+ , 3pm €3am)
[Dance] Tale Of Us, Artful Dodger, Florian Kupfer, Billy Nasty and more.
- Moodymann @ The Grand Social (€19.50)
[Dance] Eccentric Detroit producer and DJ returns.
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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.