Dublin Gig Guide: November 10th to 16th. Highlights: The Avalanches with For Those I Love, Modern Lovers programme with Anna von Hausswolff, Wendy Eisenberg, Bassvictim and @, Ae Mak x Crash Ensemble, MUNA, Dorian Concept, Gotts Street Park, Call Super, Widowspeak, Swapmeet, Photek and more.
The Avalanches play a pop-up DJ set at Centre Point on Saturday with For Those I Love DJing on support, the standout of a week that otherwise belongs to Foggy Notions’ Modern Lovers programme: Wendy Eisenberg, Dan English and Superfan at the Grand Social and MX Lonely at Bello Bar on Tuesday, Anna von Hausswolff at the National Concert Hall on Wednesday, GB and David deBarra at Bello Bar on Thursday, Bassvictim at Opium on Sunday and the Philadelphia duo @ closing it at the Workman’s on Monday. Ae Mak and Crash Ensemble play a one-off together at the NCH on Friday, MUNA are at 3Olympia on Wednesday and Dorian Concept plays live at the Racket Space on Saturday. RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards? IMRAM? Trá Pháidín? Signs Of Life Weekender? A Love From Outer Space? Gotts Street Park? There is much more besides. A busy Dublin gig calendar.
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Tuesday November 10th
Wendy Eisenberg, Dan English and Superfan @ The Grand Social
Foggy Notions’ new Modern Lovers mini-festival programme moves to the Grand Social with the New York guitarist and improviser Wendy Eisenberg headlining a three-act bill.
MX Lonely @ Bello Bar
Brooklyn shoegaze and post-punk trio in the Portobello basement. Modern Lovers mini-festival.
Tilt #43 @ Button Factory
John Barker’s free monthly showcase returns with mischa and the bear, Mount Pyrus and barrelling.
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards @ Vicar Street
The annual awards night, with live performances from the nominees. Performers at the ceremony will include Beoga, The Unthanks, Declan O’Rourke, Edwina Guckian, Joshua Burnside and Jillian O’Malley, alongside other musicians.
Whozyerman?, Arborist @ The Cobblestone
Previously the frontman of O Emperor, Paul Savage’s latest solo album Belly of the Beast leans into psychedelic singer-songwriter pop.
Hey, Nothing @ Whelan’s
The Georgia emo-folk duo, whose major label debut Hound came out in August.
The Savage Hearts @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Irish garage-psych rockers led by former Strypes sticksman.
The Rhubarb Jam @ Little Whelan’s
Galia Arad, Hannah Mc Connell + Kez
Flawed Mangoes @ The Sound House (7:30pm)
The Boston guitarist whose instrumental post-rock became a TikTok phenomenon.
Anvil @ Lost Lane
Yes, the band from the film!
Selectors Night @ The Big Romance
The weekly vinyl night on the Big Romance system.
Niall Horan @ 3Arena
Second of four 3Arena nights on the Dinner Party tour, also Thursday and Friday.
Wednesday November 11th
Press Play: Madonna, Ray Of Light @ The Big Romance (7pm)
Shrem plays the 1998 album front to back. Sold out, with a second night on Thursday also sold out.
MUNA @ 3Olympia Theatre
The LA pop trio’s biggest Dublin show to date, after they supported boygenius last time out.
Anna von Hausswolff @ National Concert Hall
The Swedish composer and organist brings her vast, drone-heavy sound to the NCH’s main hall, as good a room for it as exists in the city. Modern Lovers mini-festival.
Takuya Kuroda @ Button Factory
The Japanese trumpeter, long associated with Blue Note and José James, plays his jazz and funk hybrid.
The Stylistics @ Vicar Street
The Philadelphia soul group, more than fifty years in.
De Staat @ The Grand Social
The Dutch art-rock band in the Ballroom.
Tophouse @ The Workman’s Club (7:30pm)
Singular Artists present the Montana folk band. Support Raynes.
Branwen, Wyn Oran @ Fumbally Stables
Singing the Unseen Tour: Clare artist and songmaker Branwen Kavanagh (Rufous Nightjar, Twin Headed Wolf) will be singing songs which give voice to the voiceless parts of nature and our landscape, expressed through conversational folklore, unusual soundscapes and instruments, crankies, surreal humour and almost forgotten stories. Wyn Oran are an up and coming Irish/Scottish folk duo based in Berlin.
Thursday November 12th
An Hip-Hap Gaelach @ The Sound House (7:30pm)
IMRAM Irish language hip-hop. IMRAM, the annual festival of Irish-language writing and culture. The Irish-language hip-hop night, curated by Eoin P. Ó Murchú, features Blue Niall, Cúán de Búrca, hHH, Cailín Lofa, Limonead, James Shannon and Ciara Ní É
GB and David deBarra @ Bello Bar
Copenhagen’s Gustav Berntsen, who records as GB, makes his Irish debut. Dublin’s David deBarra supports – his new album Rest in Peace, Brian Wilson was one of my favourite albums of February. Modern Lovers mini-festival.
Dr John Cooper Clarke @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Salford punk poet on the Have It tour.
Whisht, Bó Dhearg and Molly Donnery @ The Workman’s Club
A night of folk music across three acts.
Puscifer @ The Helix
TOOL & A Perfect Circle’s Maynard James Keenan brings Puscifer, the band he leads alongside Mat Mitchell and Carina Round, to Dublin for their The Normal Isn’t Tour, with special guest Dave Hill for a fully-standing show.
Project Smok @ Whelan’s
Scottish folk trio in the main room.
End of an Error @ The Grand Social (10:30pm)
A 2000s Anti-Valentine’s Night Out. “high-energy night of 2000s club anthems and electro bangers”
Niall Horan @ 3Arena
Third night. See Tuesday listing.
Tengu x Omni: L.P. Rhythm @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
The Sunderland house producer plays.
Friday November 13th
Ae Mak x Crash Ensemble @ National Concert Hall
Aoife McCann’s art-pop project reworked with the contemporary music ensemble for one night only.
Trá Pháidín @ Smock Alley
Poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, novelist Jackie Mac Donncha and poet and musician Cúán de Búrca read from new work inspired by their journeys on the bus; with music from Trá Pháidín, whose first album was An 424, and visuals from broadcaster and film maker Donal Dineen. Curated by Majella Ní Chríocháin.
Part of IMRAM.
Signs Of Life Weekender @ The Circular (Free, ticketed)
2 rooms of live music and DJs in Rialto: Melina Malone Live, Aoife Nic Canna, President Peach & The Juice, Handsome Paddy, Louis Scully
Widowspeak @ The Workman’s Club
Selective Memory present the Brooklyn duo’s hazy, slow-burning guitar pop.
There is an Island @ Hen’s Teeth
Launch of the Dublin folk trio’s eponymous album with special guest Méabh McKenna.
Brian Fallon and The Painkillers @ 3Olympia Theatre
The Gaslight Anthem frontman with his other band.
Beatyard & Fuzzed Up present Rizzla Silvers, DADDEE & Sir Marmalade @ Bernard Shaw
Alt-rock, synth rock ‘n’ roll and fuzz-drenched psych Dublin bands, plus DJs. Live at Beatyard.
Nxb0dies @ Fibber’s
Album Launch Show. Nxb0dies are a theatrically-driven, dark heavy alternative “rock” band, that merges music with visually creative art performances, all of which are part of an entire “concept” that extends beyond the veil.
Culture @ Whelan’s
The roots reggae group, carrying on in Joseph Hill’s name.
Poison Ruin @ Lost Lane
Philadelphia Punk band.
Kayleigh Noble @ Academy 2
Irish electro-pop artist.
Christian Cohle and band @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The Dublin producer and songwriter with a full band.
Ash Red, Esker, Novadream @ Curveball
Upstairs show for the Irish band.
Monopoly Child Star Searchers @ Kirkos
Spencer Clark’s exotica project at the experimental venue.
Niall Horan @ 3Arena
Fourth and final night. See Tuesday listing.
Clubs and DJs
Tadhg K b2b Bull Horris @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Two Dublin DJ pals back to back.
Call Super @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
The London DJ and producer, one of the most inventive selectors around, in the Fidelity booth.
Photek @ The Racket Space (11pm)
The drum and bass pioneer on the northside.
LOST x SOAP: Pegassi @ Button Factory (11pm)
The UK DJ with Neacy b2b DJ Shortking and Azalea. Sold out. RA listing.
Index: Alan Fitzpatrick @ Index (11pm)
Big room techno from the Southampton producer.
Estella Boersma at RAW @ Wigwam (11pm)
The Dutch DJ for the RAW crew.
illicit: DJ Plant Texture and Rustal @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
Bass and breaks at Tengu.
This Body Time Combobulation @ The Phoenix Bar, Dalymount (10pm)
A late one at the Phoenix. Zkellies (Live), Maeve O’Neill, Richard B. (Industrial Lies)
A Love From Outer Space: Sean Johnston @ The Sound House (10pm)
Sean Johnston carries on the night he ran with Andrew Weatherall. Sold out.
Midnight Movement: Glenn Davis and Ricky Chong @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
House and disco.
Techno in the Bunker @ Pawn Shop (10pm)
Applied Rithim and DarkTrax.
The Daft Punk Experience @ The Grand Social (11pm)
A Daft Punk tribute set.
Wor$t Girls In The World Rave @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Throwback Events’ pop rave. Slayyyter, Charli, PinkPantheress…
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Saturday November 14th
Swapmeet @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists present the Adelaide four-piece, whose debut album Mount Zero came out in July and is a Nialler9 favourite.
Dorian Concept live @ The Racket Space (9pm)
The Vienna keyboardist and producer, Flying Lotus collaborator and Brainfeeder alumnus, plays live. Support Marcus Woods.
Search Results, Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, d_abdu @ The Workman’s Club (7:30pm)
A three-act bill with Dublin alt-rock duo Search Results (The Death of All My Crane Flies), Glasshouse Red Spider Mite is a Brighton alt-rock/slowcore band and d_abdu is the moniker of Ethio/Irish musician Dara Abdurahman playing Elliott Smith-style folk.
Sundots, Echo Northstar @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists present the baroque pop/rock NYC band.
Signs Of Life Weekender @ The Circular (Free, ticketed)
2 rooms of live music and DJs in Rialto: Ana Palindrome (live), Tr-One (live), Pablo Santo, Gamoto!, Louis Scully.
Shobsy @ Whelan’s
The Dublin pop artist in the main room.
Diamonds and Rust – The Dylan Baez Project @ Smock Alley
This IMRAM Féile Litríochta Gaeilge show features their songs translated into Irish by poets Rody Gorman and Caitríona Ní Chléirchín, as well as songwriter Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin. They will be sung by Colm Seoighe and Emma Ní Fhíoruisce, who will be joined by musicians Aidan Claire (mandolin), Cathal Murphy (keyboards) and Cathal Seoighe (fiddle). Visuals by artist Margaret Lonergan. Curated by obsessive Bobcat Liam Carson.
Perspectives: Coltrane 100, Both Directions at Once @ National Concert Hall
The NCH marks John Coltrane’s centenary, featuring Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Nduduzo Makhathini, Linda May Han Oh, and Jeff “Tain” Watts.
1815 Football Club fundraiser @ Mono’s Bar, Dalymount (til late)
Banríon, Vulture Fun, Sistereko, DJ Dewalt, 2MuchBooty In The Booth.
Gotts Street Park @ Opium
Leeds-based trio of instrumentalists and producers.
Morrissey and Marshall @ Little Whelan’s (7:30pm)
The Dublin duo play two nights, also Sunday.
Harvest: a tribute to Neil Young @ 3Olympia Theatre
Neil Young songs played by a Dublin ensemble.
Wasps vs Humans, Thewlis @ Thomas House
Punk folk duo’s album launch.
Clubs and DJs
The House Factory Ch.8: Giving Back @ Opium Botanical Garden (2pm – 9:30pm)
A charity edition of the house night.
Cyriac and t-woc @ The Big Romance (9pm)
Tropical Night. Expect soulful melodies, funky basslines, hypnotic percussion and irresistible dancefloor rhythms. From Angolan semba and Congolese rumba to Brazilian grooves, Caribbean rhythms, Latin sounds, funk, soul and jazz, we’ll explore the connections between musical cultures, tracing rhythms across borders and generations.
The Avalanches (DJ set) and For Those I Love (DJ set) @ Centre Point (11pm)
The Australian sampling institution on their No Bad DJs tour, with David Balfe of For Those I Love on support DJ duty. A pop-up show in a small room for a band who normally play fields.
Hive invites Youandewan @ The Racket Space (11pm)
The Berlin-based house DJ follows Dorian Concept in the same room.
Block x Research x Subject: Blasha and Allatt @ block. (11pm)
The Manchester techno DJs.
Partiboi69 @ Index (11pm)
Ghetto-tech jacking house DJ.
More Space presents Tomoki Tamura @ Opium Botanical Garden (11pm)
The Japanese house producer in the glasshouse.
Wigwam x Mystify: KHIDI showcase with Pablo Bozzi @ Wigwam (11pm)
The Tbilisi club’s label night, with Pablo Bozzi headlining.
Bella Festa with Loud-E and William Dempsey @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Cosmic disco and house for Bella Festa.
Soundmate goes to Tengu @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
The Soundmate crew take over the best club in Dublin.
Real Talks Records Pawn Shop takeover @ Pawn Shop (10pm)
Sakro, Bruno Limma, navarro, Royce Larøca and Tunney.
Club Rihanna @ The Workman’s Club (11:30pm)
Throwback Events do a full night of Rihanna.
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Sunday November 15th
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday, with Stefano Vita DJing this week.
Music For Reading To @ Barebone (7pm)
Part of the Book rave trend, an ambient reading event hosted by Trontsephore and AYJAY of Purelove, takes place upstairs at the Barebone restaurant and Hi-Fi bar on Camden Street on Sunday November 15th at 7pm.
Bassvictim @ Opium
The London duo’s heavy sub-bass and sung-spoken vocals, which they call Basspunk, at Opium for Modern Lovers.
Rita Perry @ The Cobblestone
Irish Catalan folk artist, and band which includes Peter Broderick.
Sarah Julia @ The Grand Social
MCD present the folk pop duo.
Incendiary and Angel Du$t @ Whelan’s (7pm)
Long Island’s Incendiary and Baltimore’s Angel Du$t – hardcore and metal.
Clara Mann, Jasmine Wood @ The Sugar Club
The French-British songwriter Clara Mann has just released her debut album Wishbone, expanding the hushed, literary folk of her early work.
Paul Brady @ National Concert Hall
The Strabane songwriter in the main hall.
Johnluke @ The Workman’s Club (7:30pm)
Singular Artists present the Irish pop and folk singer-songwriter.
Emma Hynes album launch @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The Dublin songwriter launches her debut album Tajo.
Morrissey and Marshall @ Little Whelan’s (7:30pm)
Second night. See Saturday listing.
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Monday November 16th
@ @ The Workman’s Club
The Philadelphia art-folk duo of Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak, pronounced “at”, close out Modern Lovers with their 4AD debut Autosmile. Modern Lovers mini-festival.
Kiss Facility @ The Grand Social
Singular Artists present Mayah Alkhateri and Sega Bodega’s Arabic shoegaze duo, touring debut album Khazna.
Julia Wolf @ Button Factory
The New York pop artist plays an all-ages 14s+ show. Sold out.
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
World tour of Dublin 8.
Don Toliver @ 3Arena
The Houston rapper and singer on the Nitrous Octane world tour.
Stephen Codd @ Whelan’s Upstairs
The Dublin multi-instrumentalist songwriter upstairs.
Zeropunkt, Anna Rose Garvey @ Lucky’s
SIGNS OF LIFE: Zeropunkt: free improv, free psychedelia, no wave, category free. Anna Rose Garvey: acoustic feedback and traditional Irish singing.
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. Niall is the chost 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 host of monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
