The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
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- Friday:Rebekka Karijord @ Unitarian Church
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Tuesday May 16
- Overcoats, Bad Sea @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15)
NY harmonic folk pop duo are Nialler9 recommended. - George Clinton @ Vicar Street (€39.50)
F.U.N.K. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€5, 9pm)
Susie-Blue // Poets Vanity // Carney
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Wednesday May 17
- Purple Rain – A Celebration of Prince @ Vicar Street (€32.50)
Live band tribute.
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Thursday May 18
- Tea & Toast Daytime Boogie @ Wah Wah Club (5pm, Free)
Long Island Sound, Syl Black & more - San Fermin @ The Sugar Club (€16.50)
US indie-rock/pop
- Field Trip Dublin @ Hangar (€11+, 11pm)
Local DJ crews unite for end of exam party.x - Bleeding Heart Pigeons @ Whelan’s upstairs (€10)
Limerick art-rock.
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Friday May 19
- Matthew Nolan, The Temporary Modular Ensemble, Brian Mooney @ Fumbally Stables (€12, BYO)
(TME) with Neil O’Connor and Gareth Averill – live improv synth set. - Young Hearts Run Free: Myles Manley, and Participant @ MVP (Free)
With YHRF DJs. - Creative Crime, Rebel Phoenix, Steo Skitz & more @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
Electronic rap style – Give me Your Pain
- Rebekka Karijord @ Unitarian Church (€15, WIN PASSES)
Norwegian artist. new live song. - Dreaming Of Jupiter @ Bello Bar (€10)
Eyes of Stone.
- Declan McKenna @ The Academy (€14.50, 14s+)
hotly-tipped UK young lad - Angel Olsen @ Vicar Street (€23)
Indie darling and rightly so. Support Tim D’Arcy. - Yestival: Dimitri From Paris, Le Galaxie & more @ Tivoli Theatre (€25)
Mother DJs, This is Pop Baby and more.
- All City label night @ Tengu (11pm, €10)
New Jackson DJ Set, Cholera House Live, Sage & Daire Carolan - The Deece Series #10 – Galcher Lustwerk @ Wah Wah Club (€15, 11pm)
American DJ/Vocalist as part of the Deece Series - Honey Dijon @ The Pyg (€10, 11pm)
NY house DJ + Sol O’Carroll,Cesar - Melodic X Raw Present: Guy J @ Button Factory (11pm)
Prog-house. mix. - Discotekken: Hunee @ The Sugar Club (10pm)
Very good DJ plays records for you. - Oliver$ @ Opium Rooms (€12, 11pm)
Doin Ya Thing
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Saturday May 20
- We-Bloom: Ryan O’Shaughnessy,TADGH, Brona Keogh @ Workman’s Club (Free)
New Irish music - Wolff @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8)
Bluesy sleazy rock’n’roll - Downtown Connection: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy @ Teacher’s Club (6pm)
7 Hour Set - Sim Simma: 3rd Birthday @ Tengu (11pm)
Dancehall and Afrobeat promoters celebrate. - Marc Pinol Summer Haze #1 @ Tara Building (€16, BYOB, 7pm)
Momentum Musik present Hivern Discs DJ. - Bodytonic present: Daniel Wang @ Wigwam (€10, 11pm)
+ Conor L, A Bodytonic favourite. Mix. - Gui Boratto Live @ Opium Rooms (€17.50, 11pm)
Last time out. - Skream @ District 8 (€20, 11pm)
Former dubstep turned house DJ. - Tessela @ Hangar (€10, 11pm)
Surface presents. Goes hard.[R&S, Poly Kicks] - Weenz @ Whelan’s Upstairs (guestlist)
Limerick rapper.
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Sunday May 21
- Africa Day @ Farmleigh House (Free, 11pm – 6pm)
Kíla, K.O.G and the Zongo Brigade, Discovery Gospel Choir, AikJ and BARQ - The Beach Boys @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Captained by Mike Love
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Monday May 22
- Homeshake, KeithCharles @ The Sugar Club (€15)
dreamy, downtempo bedroom R&B
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