The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide
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Ticket giveaways:
- Friday: Bedlam presents: Andhim & Kidnap Kid @ District 8 (11pm, €13-15)
- Friday: Encore!!! presents Purple Rain screening + Afterparty @ The Sugar Club (€10/€12.50)
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 March 3
- Tune-yArds @ Vicar Street (€22)
[Alt] The uplifting musical wizardry of Merrill Garbus is a must-see. Meltybrains? support. - Waltons World Masters – Habib Koité @ National Concert Hall (€16-€34)
[African] Malian guitarist, composer and singer - Spandau Ballet @ 3 Arena (€50)
[80s pop] Now in the age bracket to get their own ITV special..
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Wednesday March 4
- Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds @ 3Arena (€60)
[Rock] So when are Oasis getting back together? - Kaleidoscope Night presents ‘Contemporary Curiosities’ @ Odessa Club (€15)
[Contemporary] music from Prokofiev, Mozart, Feldman and Irish contemporary composers.
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Thursday March 5
- Meteor Choice Music Prize @ Vicar Street (Sold out)
[Awards/live] Performances from Delorentos, James Vincent McMorrow, The Riptide Movement, We Cut Corners, Plus Song Of The Year nominees Kormac, Little Hours, The Minutes - Ryan Adams @ Olympia Theatre (€40)
[Rock] American alt-rock/country-tinged singer-songwriter. - Ports, Conor Mason, Waldorf & Cannon @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[indie/folk] The band formerly known as Little Bear. - The Flaws, Acrobat @ Whelan’s (€6)
[Indie-rock] “That’s What You Get” Single Launch - Good Name Thursdays: WOB! (live) @ The Bernard sShaw (Free)
[Electronic] Dublin based trio who blend electronica with Drum n’ Bass in a live setting - Primal Sound @ The Pint (Free before 11:30pm, €5)
[new music] Keith Margo And The Margonettes, Strange Attractor and more. - Incentive Launch Night @ Twisted Pepper (€6/€8,10:30pm)
[Dance] Yet another house and techno night. Effy with support on the night coming from Ed Fay b2b Bobofunk, Bob b2b Crengus, Isaac Bui, James Beardsley, David Keegan & Mark Byrne.
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Friday March 6
- This Is The Kit, Rozi Plain @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Folk] English folk produced by the National’s Bryce Dessner. - David Lang’s Festival of Music: Dublin Guitar Quartet @ Engineering Library , National Concert Hall (Sold out)
[Guitar] perform a new work* by New York composer Michael Gordon for four electric guitars - Leo Drezden, Diamond Dagger and Contour @ Twisted Pepper (€10)
[Post-rock] ‘Multi-Moment’ Album Launch. Hunting Drums - Ryan Adams @ Olympia Theatre (€40)
[Rock] American alt-rock/country-tinged singer-songwriter. - Crow Black Chicken @ Arthur’s Pub, Thomas Street (Free)
[Rock] Fuzz, rock and riffs. - Clean Bandit @ The Academy (Sold out)
[Pop] String-assisted dance pop - Note Productions: Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds @ Christ Church Cathedral Dublin (€24)
[jazz] Jazz drummer with quartet - The North Sea, Tell No Foxx @ Whelan’s (€5/€7)
[Rock] New Dublin alt/rock band - The Afterlife Party @ Bello Bar (€5/€7)
[new music] Watch The Sky, The Winter Passing, Kate’s Party, and Glassgears - Encore!!! presents Purple Rain + NPG Pop-Life Afterparty @ The Sugar Club (€10/€12.50, WIN TICKETS)
[Screening/DJs] Screening of the Prince film. + DJ Scope (Choice Cuts), Pablo (Fatty Fatty), Ruairi Lynch (Bantum) - Bedlam presents: Andhim & Kidnap Kid @ District 8 (11pm, €13-15, WIN TICKETS)
[Dance] German duo and Sheffield electronic producer. - Abstract presents: Session Victim, Together Disco @ Opium Rooms (€8-€10, 11pm)
[Dance] German house DJs and disco in the garden. - Gary’s Gang presents DJ Fett Burger @ The Sweeney Mongrel (10:30pm, Free)
[Dance] Norwegian disco/house DJ and Sex Tags label boss - Woo York, Jon Hussey @ The Grand Social (11pm, €8/€12)
[Dance] Techno as released on Soma/Planet Rhythm. - MUD: Room19 present Scuba @ The Twisted Pepper (€15, 10:30pm)
[Electronic] Hotflush Recordings boss - Guilty Optics, Jogging @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Midnight, guestlist)
[Rock] The Midnight Hour show - Sasha @ Button Factory (€22, 11pm)
[Dance] One of the biggest DJs of the 90s
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Saturday March 7
- David Lang’s Festival of Music: Bang On A Can Marathon @ National Concert Hall (€20)
[Contemporary] Bang on a Can All-Stars, Crash Ensemble, So Percussion, Voices of Chamber Choir Ireland perform Eno’s Music for Airports and Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians - Vann Music, My Tribe Your Tribe, Emily McCormick @ Button Factory (€13)
[Electro/pop] Launch of Running EP. - State Faces of March @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
[New music] Kobina, Old Hannah, Benihana, The Dead Sets - Joan Armatrading @ Vicar Street (€40)
[Folk] 70s British folk singer - Retro Revival Indie Club @ Sweeneys (€5, 9pm)
[Rock] Supertonic Sound Club + Freedom 35s + The Dodgy Few & Beatfink - Dylan Tighe, Brian Mooney @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10)
[Indie/folk] singer-songwriter / Trust Me I’m A Thief founder - Discotekken & GirlCrew presents International Motts Day Party @ The Sugar Club (€8/€12, 10pm)
[Party] Bitch Falcon, Butter, Feather, Dandelion Sargent , Kelly-Anne Byrne, Cait Dip, and more.
- Hidden Agenda: The Revenge @ Opium Rooms (€8/€10, 11pm)
[Disco] The 9-piece band responsible for the original Beam Me Up + Kelly Anne Byrne and Stephen Manning DJing. - Pogo: The Building Society present DJ Funk @ The Twisted Pepper (€10/€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Booty House Anthems - The Building Society presents: Miss Kittin @ Hangar (€15/€18, 11pm)
[Dance] Electro DJ popular in mid 2000s.
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Sunday March 8
- Southern Tenant Folk Union @ Whelan’s (€12)
[Folk] Released an album called The Chuck Norris Project. - Sim Simma @ Twisted Pepper (Free, 7pm)
[Afrobeat] Afrobeat special with a drum workshop with the west african percussion and dance club. - Soda @ The Bernard Shaw (6pm, Free)
[DJs] Home DJs playing Evelyn King, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Jocelyn Brown, Greymatter, Tiger and Woods, Delegation, Motor City Drum Ensemble…
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Monday March 9
- The Parlour TV
@ Whelan’s (6.45pm, list)
[TV recording] Sit in on a live recording of a new TV show with music from So Cow . - Royal Blood
@ Olympia Theatre (€30)
[Rock] “Anything else is just a bonus,” they uttered at the Brits - Deviate present The Beatangers & Boogie Vice
@ Hangar (€8/€12, 11pm)
[Dance] French DJs
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