The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

Win Free entry to:

• Friday Jan 20: Paula Temple, Rebekah, Cailin @ District 8 (€15, 11pm)
• Saturday Jan 21: Lumo Club #16 @ Tengu (€5, 10pm)

To enter: Email tickets@nialler9.com with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) 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 January 17

• A Poetry Evening with Mike Garry @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
  Manchester poet associated with Madchester and Hacienda.
• Martha Wainwright @ Vicar Street (€28)
  Sister of Rufus, Daughter of Kate & Loudon
  
• Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€5, 9pm)
  Acoustic club night. For Forresters and more.
• Jam For Syria @ The Workman’s Club (donation)
  Youth Mass, Saramai, Buffalo Sunn and more

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Wednesday January 18

• No music but Headstuff’s Quiz is on.

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Thursday January 19

• Good Name: Phare, Cinema @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
  Double dose of Kildare electronic performers.
• Cian Nugent @ The Douglas Hyde Gallery (Sold Out)
  Listen to recent album Night Fiction.
• Davis, Oh Joy, Tim Cooke @ Whelan’s (€5)
  Indie/folk. Recent EP from Davis on State.ie.
• The Young Folk, John Cummins @ Abner Brown’s (Free / donations)
  Jam for Syria Red Cross Syrian appeal.
• Searchlight Showcase ’17  @ Button Factory (Free)
  Search Party Animal, Solid Sun, Hymmingbyrd, Molly Sterling & more
• Wallis Bird @ Vicar Street (€28)
  recent single ‘Change’
• Alex Smyth @ Whelans (Guestlist, Midnight)
  Instrumental guitar and electronics. Weathered.

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Friday January 20

• Bell X1, Pleasure Beach @ Olympia Theatre (€33)
  Recent album Arms is a return to form. Also Saturday.
• Black Sabbath @ 3Arena
  Ozzy, and the rest.
• Cass McCombs, Mossy Nolan @ Whelan’s (€18.50)
  US folk/singer-songwriter. Laughter Is The Best Medicine
• Gradaim Cheoil NÓS 2017 @ Sugar Club (€20)
  Irish language music awards. See How Music Works piece.
• Home Sweet Home Benefit @ Sin É (€15)
  Farah Elle, The Eskies, Just Mikey, Rob Walshe.
• All City x Jheri Tracks: Anthony Naples  @ Tengu (€10, 10pm)
  Plus Melly, Lumigraph & Jio
  
• Melodic 5th Birthday @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
  with Pig&dan, Dense & Pika.
• Paula Temple, Rebekah, Cailin @ District 8 (€15, 11pm,  WIN FREE ENTRY)
  All-female techno lineup.
• Kidnap Kid & Icarus @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
  with Bedlam x Abstract DJs
• Empty Spaces Launch Party with Liem (Lehult) @ Wah Wah Club (€8, 11pm)
  Eoin Brennan, Maggie Brennock and more over 3 rooms with different genres.
• Womyn @ The Sound House (€10, 11:30pm)
  New lesbian club night.
• Eliphino @ Wigwam (€5+, 11pm)
  Isabella Road.

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Saturday January 21

• Bell X1, Pleasure Beach @ Olympia Theatre (€33)
  Recent album Arms is a return to form. Also Friday.
• Home Sweet Home Benefit @ Sin É (€15)
  BARQ, Hot Sprockets (acoustic) and more.
• Sun.Set.Ships, Fields  @ Whelans (€10)
  Monaghan band, Sinking Islands.
• Sim Simma: AJ Tracey @ Wah Wah Club (€15, 11pm)
  Hotly tipped UK Grime MC
• Young Hearts Run Free @ MVP Upstairs (Free, 9pm)
  DJs YHRF, Niall McCormack.
• Lumo Club #16 @ Tengu (€5, 10pm, WIN FREE ENTRY)
  Monthly club night with Nialler9, Simon Roche & Gavin Elsted. Club Chart.
• Sense with Mall Grab @ Button Factory (€20)
  3 Hour set. I’ve Always Liked Grime
• A-Skillz @ Opium Rooms (€12)
  Turntablist and DJ.
• d:Fuse presents Chris Liberator & Guests @ The Wiley Fox (€15, 11pm)
  Techno night.
• Mother Club Tropicana @ The Hub (€10, 11pm)
  ft Kelly Anne Byrne & Ruth Kavanagh
• Strictly Deep presents Wade @ Hangar (€10, 10:30pm)
  Deep house.

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Sunday January 22

• Margo Price @ Button Factory (€23)
  Country pop.
  

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Monday January 23

• Beach Slang @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
  Indie-rock

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