What gigs are on this week in Dublin city?
Dublin Gig Guide Highlights:August 11th to 17th: Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival with Shamrock Showband, Molly Donnery, Emma Langford, Kíla and more, Shearling, Smokey’s Cookout, Replay Festival, Intrinsic Rhythm, Black Helium, Bob Log III, Rattling Ark, lxverboy.
Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A guide
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Tuesday August 11th
Joji, Tommy Richman @ 3Arena (6:30pm)
George Miller – Japanese-Australian singer, producer and former internet personality – plays 3Arena on the SOLARIS Tour, with Tommy Richman in support.
Honky Tonk Tuesdays @ Arthur’s
2 step dance class followed by The Dublin Club playing the best of honky tonk. Free in.
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Wednesday August 12th
Gráda, Christof Van Der Ven @ Whelan’s (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] Irish/New Zealand quintet Gráda with support from London-based Netherlands singer-songwriter Christof Van Der Ven.
lxverboy & friends @ The Grand Social Ballroom
lxverboy is a classically trained percussionist, producer and composer blending orchestral, ambient, hip-hop and cinematic sounds in her electronic solo project. Plus LEWWAB DJ set and sage.like.
Cultúr @ The Grand Social
Lineup: Dash!, Bullpen, Badger Bui, Window Seat, Cicada and more.
Thursday August 13th
Rattling Ark @ Whelan’s Upstairs (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] The Irish alternative trad/folk/experimental project led by Slow Moving Clouds’ Kevin Murphy with Thomas Haugh, Lizzi Murtough and Aki recently released a fine debut album.
Title TK, medium pace, Spring Cleaning @ Anseo
A night of alternative rock, grunge and post-hardcore.
YHRF @ The Big Romance
Hip-hop, soul and funk from the Young Hearts crew.
Red Line Jazz @ The Circular
Weekly jazz sess in Rialto.
chroma4ever001 @ Wigwam (11pm)
[Breakcore / jungle] Dazegxd, Harmful Logic, DJ Kuroneko and more.
Friday August 14th
Bob Log III @ The Sugar Club
American one-man blues spectacle Bob Log III plays the Sugar Club. He plays slide guitar while simultaneously drumming with his feet and singing through a telephone receiver microphone attached to his motorcycle helmet. Completely ridiculous and brilliant.
Kíla @ Whelan’s (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] Long running Irish trad band who reach euphoric heights.
Black Helium, Unique Freaks @ Bello Bar
London’s psych-rock trio headline with Thee UFO / Unique Freaks supporting.
Saol, Cornerman @ Thomas House
SAOL is a new solo project of Irish artist Zoë Gough (Dreaming Of Jupiter). Her debut album, currently in the works will feature indie, 90s grunge, shoegaze and folk.
Tadhg K b2b Bull Horris @ The Big Romance
House, prog, queer-explorations.
Late Clubs and DJs
Groove Crew @ Rascal’s Loft (8pm – 1am)
House music selectors and a bar in Inchicore.
Intrinsic Rhythm x Kriptik @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
Tr One,Hooligan and Ashes pay tribute to Beanzy, the Cork DJ who sadly died at Love is a Stranger Festival.
Equinox presents: Pancratio @ Tengu (11pm)
Berlin-based Italian producer of house.
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Saturday August 15th
Replay Festival @ Parthalán Place, Tallaght (10am – 6pm)
RePlay brings together skateboarding, live music, graffiti, dance and street culture for a free, open-access day in South Dublin County Council’s newest public space. The main music stage runs a full-day programme building from family-friendly sets into evening performances, with a Live Rap Cypher, a NOISE Music takeover and a headline closing performance. The NOISE Music Cypher Project supports young DJs, producers and MCs to develop and perform new work alongside established artists throughout the day. Live music from The Hot Sprockets, DJ Escobar, Seanem, DJ Ellie and more.
Citrus present Disco Day Party @ Beatyard (2pm – 10pm)
Free Entry. Blancnoir, Donnie and Special Branch spinning classic disco and house.
Smokey’s Cookout @ Hen’s Teeth (4pm)
London MC Lord Apex with Smokey, Helmut b2b George Tablemaker
Shamrock Showband @ Whelan’s (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] If Father Ted and CMAT had a baby: Shamrock Showband are the new Irish country band to get to know.
Shearling @ The Grand Social (7:30pm)
American experimental melodic post-rock band.
UNDERACHIEVER & THE LETDOWNS @ Bello Bar
Dublin indie folk punk band. Adventures In Disappointment.
Kenny Hanlon @ The Big Romance
Soul, funk, dance, leftfield.
Late Clubs and DJs
LOVECATS 80s/90s club night @ The Grand Social (9pm)
In aid of CDPA / Cat & Dog Protection Association of Ireland.
Giovanni Grooves @ Tengu (11pm)
ChildsMind, DJ Get Luc(y) and Lips2Ears (Cian Bolger / D*MP / Eoin Boyle DJ Set).
Expansion presents Medalla @ Hang Dai (11pm)
All Night Long. Expect a wide selection of chuggy house cuts influenced by Detroit and Chicago, alongside more club-focused house and tech house, with a few curveballs thrown in for good measure.
The Source Vol. 3 @ Opium (10:30pm)
Old school Hip Hop and RnB 90s and early 2000s. DJs Onai, Luke, Dacosta, Mc Kellz.
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Sunday August 16th
Emma Langford @ Whelan’s (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] Limerick singer-songwriter.
L.Weary, David deBarra @ Anseo
Gem Beag Anseo experimental series. DeBarra’s recent album is one of Ireland’s best this year.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm)
Live jazz every Sunday. Brian Gallagher from 9pm.
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Monday August 17th
Molly Donnery @ Whelan’s (8pm)
[Whelan’s Trad & Folk Festival] Dublin folk singer.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Whelan’s weekly free singer-songwriter night.
Terraplana, Burglar @ The Grand Social
Brazilian alternative band with Irish/Brazilian duo on support.
Dublin venues, clubs and bars – A 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.
