The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
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Ticket giveaways:
- Friday: Matthew Dear & Matt Tolfrey @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm)
- Sunday: Jeff Mills @ Button Factory (€20-€25)
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.
Tuesday April 28
- Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] TBA - San Fermin @ Whelan’s (€16)
[Rock] Melodic harmony-indie-rock.
Wednesday April 29
- Little xs for eyes, Paddy Hanna @ Whelan’s (€10)
[Indie] Launch of Everything Else album. - Flying Lotus A/V show, Shabazz Palaces, Kutmah @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Electronic] Jazz, electronic and hip-hop master. - Meteor Choice Music Prize 10th anniversary gig @ Mansion House (SOLD OUT)
[Choice night] Featuring past winners and nominees. - Rónán Ó Snodaigh @ The Grand Social (€15)
[Trad/new] and Guests - The Rails @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
[Folk/rock]English band.
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Thursday April 30
- YesFest Marriage Equality Gig @ Bello Bar (€8)
[Fundraiser] September Girls, Kate’s Party, Cave Ghosts, Sissy. - Goldenbeck @ The Workman’s Club (€5/€8)
[New music] KING MOD, WOB,Buffalo Woman - Note Productions present the Duo Series, Concert 4 @ National Concert Hall (€15)
[Contemporary] CHRIS CORSANO/ PAUL G SMYTH - Iceage @ The Workman’s Club (€12, Midnight show)
[Rock] Danish rock and alt-punk.
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Friday May 1
- Rise and Vote Fundraiser Gig @ Voodoo Lounge (€7/€10)
[Rock] Fangclub, Val Normal, Watch The Sky, Versive and more. - Darling @ Whelan’s (€13.50)
[Indie/rock] It’s Just One Look. - The Charlatans @ The Academy (€30)
[Indie/rock] Still quietly rocking it. Tim Burgess’ hair is madder than ever. He’s DJing in Hangar after. - Moon Duo, The Altered Hours @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Alt-rock] Dolittle presents space rock psychedelic pair. - FrontLeft Presents: Brassfoot @ Turk’s Head (€10, 10:45pm)
[Electronic] Apron Records acid bangers and machine funk. - Gary’s Gang presents: A Night Drive Through Detroit @ The Sweeney Mongrel (Free, 10:30pm)
[Dance] All Detroit music night. - Paradox presents – Andrés @ District 8 (€10-€15, 11pm)
[Dance] New For U. - The Co-Present on Radiomade.ie: Grounds For Invasion (live) @ The Workman’s Club (€6, Midnight)
[The Workmans Late sessions] and Sleep Thieves (Dj Set) - Matthew Dear & Matt Tolfrey @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm, WIN TICKETS)
[DJs]Ten Years of Leftroom. - The Modernist @ The Academy (€12/€14, 11pm)
[Dance] Kompakt minimalist techno - Mud: Boddika & Anthony Parasole @ The Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Nonplus party - Pyg presents Adesse Versions @ Pygmalion (€10, 11pm)
[Dance]Numbers DJ/producer – Pride.
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Saturday May 2
- Bank Holiday Weekender @ The Sugar Club (€10-€15, From 5pm)
[Party] Stop Making Sense / Big Dish Go / DIP / Future Bones (Live) / Marquis D’Alton
Pablo (Fatty Fatty)) / Sally Cinnamon / Stephen Manning (Hidden Agenda) / This Greedy Pig / Together Disco DJs - No Spill Blood, Robocobra Quartet, Night Trap, Rusangano Family, BATS + Little Gem DJs @ Twisted Pepper (€8)
[party] The Thin Air’s Second Birthday show. - Knoxville Morning @ The Cobblestone (€5, 9pm)
[Folk/Rock] Kildare’ rock’n’roll with heart. Support from We Went Down. - My Tribe Your Tribe, Megacone @ Bello Bar (€5)
[new Irish] Alt-Electronic / instrumental - The Twilight Sad @ Whelan’s (€17)
[Indie] Scottish electronic-tinged indie band. - Twin Atlantic @ The Academy (€16)
[Rock/pop]over 14s show. - The Districts, Neon Wolf @ The Academy 2 (€16)
[Rock/alt] Fat Possum-signed band. Heavy Begs - Monkeytown Records at Sense @ Button Factory (€8-€15, 11pm)
[DJs]Dark Sky & Alex Banks – - Techno Bash: Egbert Live @ The Pint (€7-€15, 10pm)
[Techno] + many DJs in multi-rooms. - Hidden Agenda: Maxxi Soundsystem & Fort Romeau @ Opium Rooms (€5-€10, 11pm)
[Electronic] Fort Romeau’s new LP is 👌 - POGO: Wigwam pres. Henrik Schwarz, Backwards & Epoch @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10:30pm )
[Dance] Innervisions producer.
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Bank Holiday Sunday May 3
- Hot Chocolate @ Vicar Street (€45)
[Pop] Everyone’s a winner babe, that’s the truth. - The May Bank Holiday Weekender @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 7pm)
[Free shows] TAU, Wild Rockets, Fiction Peaks, Fontaines, The Workman’s Club Karaoke and Guilty Pleasures. - SODA: Junior Spesh Presents K15 [Wild Oats] @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Dance] Boiler Room. - Bank Holiday Weekender @ The Sugar Club (€10-€15, From 5pm)
[Party] A Screening of Marley and live performance from Ajo Arkestra with DJs Scop, Nialler9, Lando,Fruitman, Dip and more. - The RnB Club All Day Party @ Button Factory/Odessa Club (€12.00/€17.50)
[R&B] Live band supergroup best of TLC, Aaliyah, SWV, D’Angelo, Boys II Men, Brandy, Monica.. with afterparty DJs in Odessa. - Pyg Sundays presents Tiger & Woods @ Pygmalion (€10,9pm)
[Club] Nu disco duo –Bash At Jack’s. - Jeff Mills @ Button Factory (€20-€25, WIN TICKETS)
[Dance] 2 hour set. - Subject x Surge x Bodytonic: Karenn, Don Williams & Sunil Sharpe @ District 8 (€15-€20, from 5pm)
[Dance] Techno-leaning night. - The Building Society: Chris Liebing @ Hangar (€15/22.50, 11pm)
[Dance][4 Hour Set] - Mano Le Tough @ Opium Rooms (€15-€20, 11pm)
[Electronic]+ Lil’Dave, Southpaw, Shake - Pogo: Bodytonic present Andy Butler @ The Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Hercules & Love Affair guy in DJ mode.
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Monday May 4
- Purity Ring @ Button Factory (€20)
[Electronic] Bodyache. - Calexico, I Draw Slow @ Olympia Theatre (€27)
[Country rock] Seated show. Falling From The Sky. - The Pop Group @ Whelan’s (€21.50)
[Rock] Recently released a split with Sleaford Mods.
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