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Ticket giveaways:
- Tuesday: Amen Dunes, Cian Nugent & The Cosmos @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
- Wednesday: Lost Wednesdays: Ships, Let’s Set Sail, Margie Lewis, Maria Somerville & DJs @ RHA Gallery (€15 with three Blue Moon Beers)
- Wednesday: Jungle Brothers @ The Sugar Club (€15)
- Friday: Nialler9 presents Minimum Maximum @ Block T (8:30pm, BYOB)
- Saturday: Sense & Bedlam: Kant, Josh Butler @ Button Factory (€14, 11pm)
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 1pm latest for weekend gigs.
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Tuesday September 23
- Amen Dunes, Cian Nugent & The Cosmos @ The Workman’s Club (€10, WIN TICKETS)
[Rock] The classic American songwriting project of Damon McMahon. - Yann Tiersen @ Vicar Street (€28)
[Orchestral] Most famous for being the Amelie composer. - Woods @ Button Factory (€13)
[Rock] US folk/rock trio.
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Wednesday September 24
- Lost Wednesdays: Ships, Let’s Set Sail, Margie Lewis, Maria Somerville & DJs @ RHA Gallery (€15 with three Blue Moon Beers, WIN TICKETS)
[Live/DJs/art] Plus DJ sets from This Greedy Pig & Sally Cinnamon , Nialler9, White Collar Boy, Lil Dave, Petronella Brown, Paul Murnaghan video piece. - Jungle Brothers @ The Sugar Club (€15, WIN TICKETS)
[Rap] 90s raps regrouped in their original lineup.
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Thursday September 25
- GoldenBeck: Wild Promises, Other Creatures and Pockets @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
[Irish indie/rock] Goldenplec and TXFM’s Claire Beck present a trio of Irish acts. - Rebel Rebel @ Button Factory (€10)
[Tribute] David Bowie tribute band. - Adebisi Shank, Adultrock, Cian Nugent @ Whelan’s (€19, also Friday)
[Rock] Last ever Irish shows? They just released their third album. - Numero Group Presentation Records, Archival Footage @ The Sugar Club (€12.50)
[Screenings / lost music ] Rob Sevier and Ken Shipley will answer questions, project the forgotten dance show Chicago Party, and spin deep 45s. - Skinny Wolves present Lust For Youth, Elll, I Heart The Monster Hero @ Bello Bar (€10)
[Folk] Scandinavian synth pop /lo-fi band signed to Sacred Bones - Club Spiegel: The Late David Turpin, Mary Coughlan, Bryan Brody & The Darker Days @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Club] Celebrating the weird, wild & wonderful with a cheeky nod towards the Spiegeltent - The Clubhouse: Gin N Juice @ The Grand Social (Free, 11pm)
[Club] Live rap covers band.
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Friday September 26
- –> Nialler9 presents Minimum Maximum @ Block T (8:30pm, BYOB, WIN TICKETS)
[Special event] 3 great Irish bands who are only revealed on the night. - Adebisi Shank, Adultrock, Cian Nugent @ Whelan’s (€19, also Thursday)
[Rock] Last ever Irish shows? They just released their third album. - The North Sea, Garr Cleary, Gallants @ Bello Bar (€10 with 7″)
[Rock] Launch of new single. - Bottleneck Music: Eric Biondo, Dan Trueman, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Seán Mac Erlaine & more @ No. 13 North Great Georges Street (€12, two nights)
[Improv] “The audience will be led from room to room throughout the house to experience quiet improvisations, explosive sets and moments of magic.”
- Patrick Kelleher, European Sensoria Band @ The Joinery (€10, BYOB)
[Experimental] Solo echo-drenched ghost pop and bass clarinet, drums and bass three-piece.
- Trout Records Presents Polyglove, Peaks, Lunchbox @ Twisted Pepper (Free but guestlist)
[Electronic] “Baroque house” from Polyglove (Cynthia)
- The Mighty Stef, Buffalo Sunn, Ghost Estates @ The Sugar Club (€12)
[Rock] new album Year Of The Horse on way soon / Single with Stella. Band DJ set after. - Night Howl: little xs for eyes, Tell No Foxx @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Guestlist 11:30pm)
[Indie] Pickled Onion Records presents a double-bill. - Dirk Powell, Brendan Gleeson, Michael McGoldrick, Francis Gaffney @ Unitarian Church (€18)
[Trad] Banjo, piper, guitar and fiddle/mandolin playing from the actor. - Abstract present Benoit & Sergio @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm)
[Dance] House and techno duo. Your Darkness. - Melodic presents: Nick Warren @ The Grand Social (11pm, €14)
[Dance] Nick Warren with his Soundgarden project. - Zombie Circus: SDWTRX, String Theory Soundsystem, Scintilla, Contour (DJ) & more @ Pacino’s (€10, 11pm)
[Electronic] A night of Live electronica and local DJs.
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Saturday September 27
- Ensemble Music: Alarmist, Ensemble Eiru, Bantum, Butter, Loah, Overhead The Albatross & more @ Block B (€10-€20, 3pm, BYOB)
[Launch gig] Launch of new music company across 2 stages with 10+ bands. - Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Katie Kim, Turning Down Sex @ Block T (€10, BYOB)
[Heavy rock] Launch of second album Vega In The Lyre. Dreft. - Girl Band, Cian Nugent & The Cosmos @ Button Factory (€13)
[Indie/rock] If you’ve not seen GB yet, go. Best band in Ireland maybe right now. - Staring At Lakes @ Bello Bar (€TBC)
[Indie/pop] Launch of album Warm Wars. - Alt-J @ 3Arena (€31.50)
[Indie] Second album This is all Yours is special. - Bottleneck Music: Eric Biondo, Dan Trueman, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Seán Mac Erlaine & more @ No. 13 North Great Georges Street (€12, two nights)
[Improv] “The audience will be led from room to room throughout the house to experience quiet improvisations, explosive sets and moments of magic.”
- The Magic Numbers @ The Academy (€20)
[Indie] Melodic harmonic rock. - Nicky Siano, Pablo, Billy Scurry @ Lost Society (€10, 10:30pm)
[Dance] The Loft / Studio 54 legendary DJ. - Plutonic Dust @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11:30pm, Guestlist)
[Electronic] Chromatics style band. - Pogo: Truss, Sunil Sharpe @ Twisted Pepper (€14, 10:30pm)
[Dance] London/Dublin Techno DJs. - Maeve Showcase: Mano Le Tough, The Drifter, Baikal @ Opium Rooms (€15, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] House and techno sets from the Maeve label roster. - Green Velvet @ The Academy (€15)
[Electronic] Chicago Cajmere man plus support from Phil Kieran. - Dare 2 Disco presents Derek Kaye & Jay Ru @ The Hub (€10, 11pm)
[DJs] Old school UK DJ in a new club night. - Sense & Bedlam: Kant, Josh Butler @ Button Factory (€14, 11pm, WIN TICKETS)
[DJs] With resident Danish DJ. - Dare 2 Disco presents Derek Kaye & Jay Ru @ The Hub (€10, 11pm)
[DJs] Old school UK DJ in a new club night.
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Sunday September 28
- Allah-Las, Princess @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
[Rock] Dreamy California rock - Listen at Lilliput @ Lilliput Press , Stoneybatter (€10, BYOB)
[Contemporary/readings] Francesco Turrisi Trio, Sam Coll:, Naomi Berrill:, Sam Comerford
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Monday September 29
- Wooden Wand @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Folk] Wicked Americana folk.
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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, 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.
