The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // May 17 – 23
Email to be in the draw for free entry:
- Saturday: Lumo Club @ Bar Tengu (10pm)
- Sunday: Highasakite, Gordi @ Whelan’s
How to enter free entry comps – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday May 17
- King Kong Club @ Whelan’s (Free)
[Battle of the bands ] Lost Avenue, Y Try, Bstarr, The Disappointments, One Man Town, Ross Mac Tire, Strata - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic club] Æ MAK / Samyel / Robert Grace (Official Music) / Jackal.
Wednesday May 18
- Samiyam @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic beats] Free show from the Stones Throw/Brainfeeder artist. - Vameel @ Xavier Avenue, North Strand
[Electronic ] This Dublin band made their own ale to promote the show. - Alice Phoebe Lou @ The Workman’s Club (€13)
[Folk] Rising singer/songwriter – Fiery Heart, Fiery Mind
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Thursday May 19
- Hail The Ghost, Youth Mass @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Indie/rock] The National-style indie rock. - Happenings Centenary Cinema Presents: The Queen Of Ireland @ Merrion Square (€5)
[Screening] Plus panel, DJs and food.
- Word Up Collective #3: AikJ, Damola & more @ Bello Bar (€5)
[Rap, soul, R&B] Read my Irish Times piece on the Collective. - Weathertop presents The Fellowship Of The Ring @ Button Factory (€4+)
[Party] Rocstrong, Shriekin, G.I & Rebel Phoenix, Martin RasTinny Naarendorp and many more - The Witch Trails, Figure Of Fun @ Whelan’s (€5)
[Psych] Fans of Tame Impala will dig Wonderland.
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Friday May 20
- Record Store Gay 5 Part One @ Little Gem Records, Kildare Street (Free, 7:30pm)
[in support of Abortion Rights Campaign] Joshua Golding,Ewa Gigon and Gross Net .. Part 2 tomorrow - Lisa O’Neill @ Whelan’s (€16.50)
[Singer-songwriter] Listen to new album Pothole In The Sky - Interskalactic @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Ska] covers band who are a lot of fun. - String Theory @ 13 North Great George’s Street (€12/€15, 7:30pm & 9:30pm)
[Electric guitar festival] 4 Performances on guitar by percussionist Seán Carpio, sculptor Karl Burke and Shane Latimer alongside Keith Rowe (UK), Stian Westerhus (Norway) and Frank Möbus (Germany). - Midnight Hour: Strength, Temper Drone @ Whelan’s (Guestlist, Midnight)
[New Irish] NI alt-pop act and debut show from The Mighty Stef guitarist Gary Lonergan - Josh Wink @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] “Higher State of Consciousness” lad. - AVA Festival x House of Disco: Art of Tones, Magnier, John Daly & Lil Dave @ Bar Tengu (€8)
[House/techno] 2 room party.
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Saturday May 21
- Record Store Gay 5 Part Two @ Phoenix Park Bandstand (2pm-6pm)
[in support of Abortion Rights Campaign] Paranoid Visions, Cal Folger Day, Strength. part One Friday - Eric Bibb @ Vicar Street (€33.50)
[Blues] American-born acoustic blues singer-songwriter - String Theory @ 13 North Great George’s Street (€12/€15, 7:30pm & 9:30pm)
[Electric guitar festival] 4 Performances on guitar by percussionist Seán Carpio, sculptor Karl Burke and Shane Latimer alongside Keith Rowe (UK), Stian Westerhus (Norway) and Frank Möbus (Germany). - Quantic Live @ The Sugar Club (€20)
[Soul/jazz] Tropical Elevation World Tour - David C. Clements @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12.50)
[Singer/songwriter] Belfast singer /songwriter. Latest tracks. - Land Lovers, Dinah Brand, Field Trip @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Alt/indie] Launch of new album The Rooks Have Returned, - The Undertones @ The Academy (€25)
[Rock] The band’s 40th Anniversary. - Lumo Club @ Bar Tengu (€7/€10, 10pm, WIN PASSES)
[Club] Resident DJs are Nialler9, Simon Roche and Gavin Elsted (Adultrock). Check out the Lumo Club chart:
- Yestival: Peaches, Thisispopbaby, Prodijig, Rubberbandits @ Tivoli Theatre (€15/€20 , 10:30pm)
[Mother party] + Mother DJs, Kojaque, Will Dempsey & Tonie Walsh - Plump DJs @ Pacino’s (€20, 11pm)
[Dance] 2 rooms. Last ever Pacino’s At Night event. - Hidden Agenda & Sense: B Traits @ Button Factory (€8, 11pm)
[Dance] Canadian DJ and producer. The Lab LDN.
- Felix Da Housecat @ Opium Rooms (€10+, 11pm)
[Dance] house DJ legend.
- Culture Shock 3rd Birthday @ Pygmalion (€10, 10pm )
[Dance] Aaron Nolan, Barry Greaves, Fintan Lalor, Con Allen
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Sunday May 22
- Highasakite, Gordi @ Whelan’s (€17.50, WIN PASSES)
[Indie/pop] Norwegian indie/pop band. Golden Ticket. - Kicking Bird @ The Liquor Rooms (Free)
[New Irish] With Brendan McGlynn & The Lightning Kids - Fia Rua, John Cummins, Pearse McLoughlin @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Alt-folk] Kildare singer/songwriter - Heathers,Guts readings @ Gallery of Photography (Free)
[A Day in May] unplugged set + readings from Neil Watkins, Roisin Kiberd, Rosa Abbott, Roisin Agnew and Vickey Curtis. - Sing Along Social: Prince @ MVP (€5, 7:30pm)
[Sing Along] A gathering of people singing along to the Purple One.
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Monday May 23
- Stano: In Between Silence, where we really exist @ Lighthouse Cinema (6.30pm; tickets €8/€6)
[International Literature Festival ] a series of sound pieces featuring storytelling from some of Ireland’s finest writers, including Anne Enright and Roddy Doyle, underscored by music specially commissioned from composer, producer and visual artist Stano.
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