The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
Win guestlist here:
- Thursday: Barq, Hawk and Harbouring Oceans @ Whelan’s (€10)
- Friday: Rock Against Homelessness @ Olympia Theatre (€30)
- Sunday: Nialler9 & Young Hearts Run Free present From Darkness To Light @ D-Light Studios (€19, 7pm)
- Monday: Just Six Degrees presents Richie Egan (Jape, The Redneck Manifesto) @ The Sugar Club (€12)
To enter: Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name 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 April 4
- Christian Scott Quintet @ The Sugar Club (€23)
Future Jazz Series 2017. Also Wednesday. - Dirty Hit Tour: Superfood, King Nun @ Academy 2 (€15)
+Pale Waves. Alt-rock lineup from the label that brought you The 1975/ Wolf Alice. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€5, 9pm)
BARQ // Harbouring Oceans // HAWK // Niamh Keane Music
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Wednesday April 5
- Tim Chadwick @ Whelan’s (€12)
Singer-songwriter. Belong on Aer Lingus ad. - J.Cowhie & Barry McCormack @ The Workman’s Club Vintage Room (€10)
as part of an Irish tour. Long Way Home.
- Modem Takeover @ Button Factory (Free)
Modem is a live collective set up by electronic artists to showcase their broad range of electronic music, from techno to chill/ambient music.
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Thursday April 6
- Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble @ The Grand Social (€18)
Stereolab solo endeavour. - Isaiah Rashad @ The Academy (€26.50)
TDE-signed rapper. - En Vogue @ Vicar Street (€35)
Don’t let gooooooo - Barq, Hawk and Harbouring Oceans @ Whelan’s (€10, WIN GUESTLIST)
Big Giant Head tour of Ireland and UK. - Marlene Enright, Caoilian Sherlock @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
Recommended album.
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Friday April 7
- Rock Against Homelessness @ Olympia Theatre (€30, WIN GUESTLIST)
HamsandwicH, Finbar Furey, The Blizzards, Delorentos, Paul Cleary, Ivy Nations, August Wells, plus special guests, - Musictown: Brady & Irvine: A Tribute @ Liberty Hall Theatre (€22)
Radie Peat (Lynched), Ye Vagabonds, Lisa O’Neill, Ian Lynch (Lynched), Landless and more - Gals Gig for Repeal II @ The Grand Social (€9)
Orla Gartland, Girlfriend, Maija Sofia, Melina Malone, and Ruth Mac + comedy and spoken word. - Music Town – Sounds of the Square @ CIE Hall Inchicore Sports & Social Club (€5+)
Featuring Peter Byrne, TemperMental Misselayneous and many more - The Jesus and Mary Chain @ The Academy (€40)
Rockers return. - Golden Oriole (Norway) , The Jimmy Cake, Vatican II @ Bello Bar (€10)
Noise-rock and instrumental music. And a band actually called Ireland. - Craig David @ 3Arena (€33+)
UK R&B smoother is back on top. - Samantha Crain @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
US folk singer-songwriter - Mac Fleetwood @ Button Factory (€14)
Fleetwood Mac live band playing hits + afterparty in Wah Wah ft. Kelly-Anne Byrne - Souletiquette: Bad Company @ Wigwam (€5+, 10pm)
Kendrick Lamar vs. J Cole. - Kolsch @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
House producer. Goldfisch. - Flipside: Tornado Wallace @ Tengu (€8, 10:30pm )
Melbourne DJ with releases on Releasing on ESP Institute, Beats in Space and Running Back. - Sound Crowd XXV @ Button Factory (€25, 11pm)
Old school dance with Mark Kavanagh and Tim Hannigan - Pyg X The Night Institute @ The Pyg (€5+, 10pm)
Timmy Stewart, Jordan (UK) - Pépe W/Long Island Sound @ Turk’s Head (€8+, 11pm)
+Adam Doherty B2B Gavin Healy Anne Drew - Adam & Eve @ Opium Rooms (€10, 11pm)
Maggie-Rose Brennock B2B Stephen Flynn Mulljoy (Melodic) - Strictly Deep presents Sam Paganini (Drumcode) @ Hangar (€15+ 11pm)
Drumcode producer/Dj.
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Saturday April 8
- FMC Musictown Music Trail @ Dublin city shops and venues
Feat. Damola, Barq, Maria Kelly Participant, Saramai and more. - Emerging Artists featuring Naoise Roo & Hvmmingbyrd @ Ilac Centre (2.30pm, Free but booking)
Live music followed by Q&A session. All ages. - Sounds of Silents @ IFI (2pm/8:30pm, €10+)
Musictown. Live scores to silent movies with Irish traditional, improvised and electronic musicians. - Katie Kim and Crash Ensemble: Salt Interventions @ The Grand Social (€15)
Musictown. Collaboration. video preview. - Eoin Glackin @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
irish pop singer-songwriter - Kevin Rowland (DJ Set) @ The Grand Social (€10)
Dexys singer plays some records once more. - Interskalactic @ Whelan’s (€10)
EP launch for fun ska band. - Crazy Town @ Voodoo Lounge (€17.50)
Yes, that Crazy Town. Rescheduled show. - Honeyblood, Dott @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
Scottish rock. Sea Hearts. - King Kong Company @ The Academy (€15)
Electro live. This Side Up, Martin Guilfoyle, Konmak - Grandmaster Flash @ The Academy (€10, 11pm)
Circus club night hosts the legendary hip-hop DJ who does rap greatest hits sets. - Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon @ Green Room, Academy (€19+)
Yep. CC covering songs like En Vogue and possibly Joy Division with a band. - Space Camp @ Wah Wah Club (€10, 10:30pm)
Eoin Callanan, Sol O’Carroll, Jevan Neilan, Joll Naiver - Telephones: Epoch DJs @ Tengu (€5+, 10pm)
Papa Lou & JOMA‘s club night - Abstract & Strictly Deep: Pleasurekraft & Fraizer @ Opium Rooms (€12, 11pm)
Techno duo. latest release.
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Sunday April 9
- FMC Musictown Music Trail @ Dublin city shops and venues
Feat. Maija Sofia, AikJ, Comrade Hat, Vulpynes, Biran Casey, Tiz Mcnamara. - Nialler9 & Young Hearts Run Free present From Darkness To Light @ D-Light Studios (€19, 7pm, WIN GUESTLIST)
Musictown show. A secret lineup BYOB buzz with 8+ performers only revealed on the night. - Vinyl & Wine Presents: The Doors @ Liquor rooms (5pm)
special listening party / discussion to celebrate The Doors’ debut album
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Monday April 10
- Just Six Degrees presents Richie Egan (Jape, The Redneck Manifesto) @ The Sugar Club (€12, WIN GUESTLIST)
Musictown. Just Six Degrees is a web project based around the idea of inspiration. It asks each participate one question: who inspires you right now?then they answer the question. - PWR BTTM @ The Workman’s Club (€13)
queer punk rock.
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