Dublin Gig Guide: October 20th to 26th. Highlights: Autechre, Haunted Dancehall with Kelela and Circuit des Yeux, Manic Street Preachers, J. Cole, Macklemore, Jazzy, TOMORA, Egyptian Lover, Thumper, ear, 2manydjs, Lumo Club’s 11th birthday, Kerri Chandler, Leftfield, Elder Island, Tresor 35, Allie X, Shed Seven, Telephones, Retail Simps.
Autechre open the week at Vicar Street on Tuesday with one of their live sets in total darkness. Haunted Dancehall takes over the National Concert Hall across Saturday and Sunday, with Kelela headlining the first day and Circuit des Yeux scoring Nosferatu with Alan Sparhawk on the second. Manic Street Preachers play two sold-out nights at 3Olympia on Wednesday and Thursday, Macklemore brings the Free Palestine tour on Monday in 3Arena, with Jazzy’s biggest headline show yet at the same venue on Saturday. Also on Saturday, TOMORA bring Tom Rowlands and AURORA to the National Stadium and Egyptian Lover plays The Bernard Shaw for Circles. Bank holiday Sunday is the busiest night of the year so far: Thumper sell out the Button Factory, 2manydjs play Vicar Street with Kormac, Lumo Club turns 11 at Hang Dai, and Kerri Chandler, Leftfield, Gerd Janson and a Tresor 35th birthday with Regis and Daniel Bell are all on.
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🔗 Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A Nialler9 guide
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Tuesday October 20th
Autechre @ Vicar Street
The Sheffield duo return to Vicar Street for another of their performances in pitch black, a format they have held to for years and which turns the room into pure sound. Presented by Foggy Notions.
Harmony Index, Aoife Nessa Frances and Henry Earnest @ Daylight, Glasnevin
Harmony Index is the solo project of Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist and producer Nico Leibman, who has toured with the likes of Jessica Pratt and Ana Roxanne. Her music plays like a DJ set, drifting between piano-led trip-hop, lounge, dream-pop, 2-step and breakbeat house
Starjunk 95 @ The Grand Social
Tokyo electronic producer. Think Cowboy Bebop meets The Gorillaz & Daft Punk.
Kris Drever @ Whelan’s
The Orkney singer and guitarist, a third of Lau, plays the main room solo.
Bill Laurance @ The Sugar Club
Music Network present the Snarky Puppy founder member and pianist.
Køra, Éist, Individual Collective @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Three-band bill of Irish alternative acts.
Sceptic, Kippax, Bloom BD and Newgrass @ The Sound House
Four Dublin guitar bands.
Tengu Jazz: Rita Lynn Quartet and Alba @ Yamamori Tengu (6pm)
Two sittings for the weekly jazz series, the second at 8:30pm.
Wednesday October 21st
Manic Street Preachers @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Welsh rock band play the first of two nights at 3Olympia. Sold out. Second night Thursday.
Xenia Xamanek, Dublin, Jasmine Wood + Henry Earnest (DJ, B2b) @ Daylight, Glasnevin
AD 93 affiliate Jasmine Wood launches Rooms, a 13-track ambient compilation on her Lota label, with a live set from Copenhagen-based musician and founder Xenia Xamanek.
Toshín @ Bello Bar
A big soul voice. Expect live music, storytelling, a few outfit changes, some very special guests, and of course Toshín & The Teleporters doing what we do best.
Deaf Havana @ The Academy
The Norfolk alt rock band, back together and touring again.
Keyside @ The Workman’s Club
The Rock Revival present the Liverpool indie four-piece. Support Byros and Bulbs
Shampain and EMA takeover @ The Grand Social (9pm til late)
Jägermeister’s Save The Night: Galway’s Shampain and bass aficionado EMA with the Equal Music Alliance programming the night.
The Witcher In Concert @ Vicar Street
The music from the games and series performed live. Two nights, also Thursday.
Benziê @ The Sound House (7:30pm)
Brazilian blend of MPB, pop, reggae and tropical rhythms.
Thursday October 22nd
J. Cole @ 3Arena
The North Carolina rapper brings The Fall-Off tour to Dublin, the album having finally landed after years of being trailed.
Manic Street Preachers @ 3Olympia Theatre
Second night at 3Olympia. See Wednesday listing.
The Witcher In Concert @ Vicar Street
Second night at Vicar Street. See Wednesday listing.
St. Paul and The Broken Bones @ The Academy
Paul Janeway’s Alabama eight-piece soul band, a full-throated horn-driven live act.
The Fynches @ Whelan’s
Dublin indie rock in the main room.
The Small Fortunes @ The Workman’s Club
MCD present the Warrington garage rock band.
NUA1: Down To Earth @ Curveball
A showcase night of new Irish acts.
Metronome: Antoni O’Breskey & Consuelo Nerea Breschi @ NCH
Antoni O’Breskey and his daughter, singer and fiddler Consuelo Nerea Breschi (Varo / Landless / Rattling Ark) have just released the album A Wild Inhabitation.
REVOLVE S2 with Arabú, Mickey Chaos and Bucket @ The Grand Social
REVOLVE returns with two live acts and a DJ set.
HALLOWHELAN’S: Ivy Romero, DC Dolls, Henosis and Notions @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Four-band bill upstairs.
Taylor and Frey @ Little Whelan’s
Cormac Taylor and Mark Frey are songwriters and performers based in Dublin and Los Angeles.
Francesco Turrisi @ Project Arts Centre
Grammy Award-winning pianist Francesco Turrisi launches his album “Vuci” with a multimedia show exploring his Sicilian roots and migration through music, archival recordings, and poetry.
1-800 GIRLs @ The Sound House
Emotionally-charged dance producer DJ Jake Stewart.
Atrocity Exhibition @ Fibber Magee’s (9pm)
Expect loud beats, experimental sets and underground, obscure music from the likes of genres such as goth, deathrock, industrial, & more.
Friday October 23rd
Elder Island @ Button Factory
The Bristol trio’s electronic soul has grown into something much bigger live than their records let on. Presented by Singular Artists.
Allie X @ The Academy
The Canadian art-pop writer, whose records have become stranger and sharper with each one.
One More Tune: Fizzy Orange, Sell Everything, Mango Dassle @ The Back Page (9pm)
A slightly premature love letter to Dalymount Park before it closes for renovation with live music from Fizzy Orange & Sell Everything followed by a DJ set from Mango.
Brake Loose @ Sin E
Irish hard rockers. Support: SINK + LYINK.
Levellers @ Vicar Street
The Brighton folk-punk band, still going strong three decades on from Levelling the Land.
Kestrel, Skyless and Vespers @ The Workman’s Club
Exhibit A present three Irish alternative bands featuring Cork based band Kestrel, dream pop/shoegazers Skyless and the live debut of VESPERS.
Adult Leisure @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Bristol-based alt-indie four-piece.
Okonski @ The Sugar Club
Steve Okonski’s trio play warm, unhurried instrumental soul for Colemine Records.
Mute The TV @ The Sound House
Dublin rock and grunge band.
Samhain Sesh ft. Digdeep, County Rocket & Soft Rules @ The Grand Social
Three alternative rock bands.
Clubs and DJs
Romare @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
A DJ set from the London producer, whose sample-led records dig through blues, highlife and house. Sold out.
Kenny Hanlon @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Soul, Funk, Leftfield.
Circles: Subject x Syncopated Records @ Pawn Shop (10pm)
Applied Rithim, Billy Spike Iland, Bronwyn, Niz, Rhyzine and Unthink.
Tengu x Circles: Wigs with IMOGEN @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
IMOGEN techno all night long for the Wigs crew, as part of Circles.
Resonate x SHED: Mac Declos and LAWRENCE @ Wigwam (11pm)
Mac Declos plays a house set, with LAWRENCE all night long in the other room.
Paradisco takeover @ Pygmalion (11pm)
Disco and house on South William Street: Fanki.music, G.G, Fawda, Tammy Bao.
GLIMMER 001: Queer Techno Party @ The Sound House (11pm)
First edition of a new queer techno night.
Ariana Grande Club @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Throwback Events give a full night over to the pop star.
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Saturday October 24th
The Outstraight Yard Party @ The Bernard Shaw (2pm – 10pm)
with dub, hip hop, reggae artist Cian Finn & Different Rhythm’s Pablo Santos. Outstraight represented by Beano, Don Kobz, Panda Drey, Conkan and more.
Haunted Dancehall: day one @ National Concert Hall (2:30pm)
Foggy Notions and the NCH open their two-day experimental weekender with Kelela headlining. Across the day: Kelela, Voice Actor, Proc Fiskal, Robocobra Quartet, TURNSPIT, A Good Year, Felicity J Lord, Nashpaints, Shampain
Jazzy @ 3Arena
The Dublin singer and producer and DJ plays her biggest headline show to date, two years on from ‘Giving Me’ going to number one. Debut album Peace and Patience is out Friday.
TOMORA @ National Stadium
Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers and AURORA bring their collaborative project to the National Stadium.
Shed Seven @ Vicar Street
The York band’s Britpop songbook is still able to fill rooms.
Overpass @ Whelan’s
Birmingham indie four-piece in the main room.
The Awning @ The Workman’s Club
Aiken Promotions present the Dublin ethereal folk band.
Buenos Vampiros @ Curveball
Argentinian four-piece post-punk band.
FYA Fox @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Armagh alt-pop artist Fya Fox has released her new single ‘October 15th’.
The Next New Low @ Little Whelan’s
Brian Mooney of Trust Me I’m A Thief and his band including Daniel Smith. Support: Lizzi Murtough, Rana Haddad.
Def Nettle, Arcadian Shadows @ Thomas House
Arcadian Nights present indie, post and electro punk bands.
Swiftogeddon @ The Grand Social (Early Show)
20 years of Taylor Swift special.
The Jam’d @ The Sound House
A tribute to The Jam.
Clubs and DJs
Circles: Leftfield @ Centre Point (11pm)
A DJ set from Neil Barnes, with Pat Hyland and Aoife Nic Canna in support, for Circles.
Circles: Egyptian Lover @ The Bernard Shaw (10pm)
The LA electro originator returns to the Shaw for Circles, with hellokt in support
Circles: BRIDGE @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
The Brooklyn-based DJ and cultural curator DJ plays Fidelity for Circles.
Equinox: Ian Pooley with OneCanChan @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
The German house producer, three decades deep.
Block x Influence: LESSSS @ block. (11pm)
Schranz and industrial fusion DJ/producer headlines for Influence.
Index: Belters Only @ Index (10pm)
An extra date added for the Dublin pair.
Loose Ends presents CamrinWatsin @ Wigwam (11pm)
House and breaks from the Irish dance producer at Wigwam.
Soulnezz and Moreir4rt @ Pygmalion (11pm)
Two DJs across the Pyg rooms.
Whelan’s Indie Club @ Whelan’s (10:30pm)
The Saturday indie late bar, with Vittorio’s Late Night Céilí in the main room from 11:30pm.
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Sunday October 25th
Haunted Dancehall: day two @ National Concert Hall (2:30pm)
The second day of the weekender, with Irish debuts throughout. Across the day: Circuit des Yeux with Alan Sparhawk, performing a live score to Nosferatu (1922), keiyaA, Colm Ó Cíosóig, presenting his solo project Scrata, Midwife, thredd, feeo, E The Artist, Caitlin Orla Eve and ear.
Seb Fontaine: Bank Holiday All Day Rave @ The Sound House (5pm)
The Cream resident plays an early one.
2manydjs @ Vicar Street
The Dewaele brothers play Vicar Street with Kormac in support. A tasty prospect and their first venue gig in Dublin in quite a while.
THUMPER @ Button Factory
The Dublin noise-pop band play their final show 11 years on, with d_abdu in support. Sold out.
Black Nylon, Gabriel Paschal Blake, Anemoia @ The Workman’s Club
October Banker gig in the Trev tradition. The Murder Capital’s Gabriel Paschal Blake goes solo with ‘Everythin’ About You’.
Duke Dumont @ 3Arena
The London big room house producer on a bank holiday Sunday.
Boney M @ National Stadium
The disco institution, presented by Selective Memory.
Girl in the Year Above @ Whelan’s
Irish-Cornish alt-indie band.
Bonehead Fest @ The Grand Social
An all-dayer of Irish punk and hardcore.
The Adults Are Talking @ Whelan’s Upstairs
A Strokes tribute band.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday, with Tony Football Club this week.
Clubs and DJs
Telephones @ Lucky’s (7pm)
Telephones returns for one night with a live set from Lee Kelly as Alto Beara, plus Moving Still, Pablo Santo and Yabi. Free in, running to 1am.
Gerd Janson @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
The Running Back boss, always worth it.
Lumo Club 11th Birthday @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Lumo marks 11 years with an intimate club party in the restaurant, the Lumo DJs playing disco, Italo, edits and pop until late.
TEED @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Selective Memory present a DJ set from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’, the British producer and DJ Orlando Higginbottom
Kerri Chandler @ Index (11pm)
Index x Subject: The Kaoz Theory founder and New Jersey house master, in for the bank holiday.
Circles: Subject x Tresor [T35] @ Wigwam (9pm)
Tresor’s 35th birthday brought to Dublin, with Regis, Fireground live, Daniel Bell, Aero, Ayolxi, Cailín, Giles Armstrong and Jon Hussey. Running until 3am.
Pyg and District 8 present Deep Dish and Matador @ Pygmalion (11pm)
The reunited Deep Dish with Matador in support.
Bodytonic presents Catz N Dogz @ The Bernard Shaw (10pm)
The Polish duo with Animwal.
Frame and Hidden Love present TAFKAMP @ Frame (11pm)
The Dutch DJ with Kjinn and Derv.
Soundsystem Sunday: Woozy with Darwin and Carré @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Bass music. Darwin and Carré DJ, with a live set from Mana Dealer.
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Monday October 26th
ear @ Button Factory
The indie laptop duo make their Irish debut proper, a day after their Haunted Dancehall set. Presented by Foggy Notions. Sold out. Intro piece.
Macklemore @ 3Arena
The Seattle rapper brings the Free Palestine tour to Dublin, with proceeds going to aid organisations.
Retail Simps and Oh Boland @ Doyle’s Corner (7pm)
Montreal’s Retail Simps play their first Dublin show behind Real Simple, somewhere between the Velvet Underground and midwest proto-punk. Galway and Dublin skronk rockers Oh Boland support.
Mark Olson @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The Jayhawks co-founder solo.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Whelan’s weekly free singer-songwriter night.
Jazz Jam @ Arthur’s
A weekly jazz jam, with an opening set from a different band each week followed by a jam session.
🔗 Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A Nialler9 guide
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.
