The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

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Tuesday May 5

John Fairhurst @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Blues] UK modern blues
Public Service Broadcasting @ Button Factory (€15)
[Rock] Instrumental synth/rock with sampled vintage speech at its core.

Wednesday May 6

Morning Gloryville: Le Galaxie @ HANGAR (7am, €15)
[Dance] Early morning raving with a live set from LG.
Tops, Skelocrats @ Whelan’s (€13)
[Indie] Canadian indie-pop.
CASTRATI – An Electro Drag Opera @ Teacher’s Club (€15)
[Intl. Gay Theatre Festival] Runs til Saturday May 9th.
Amber Run @ The Academy (€15)
[Indie] UK band with some nice tracks.
The Staves @ Olympia Theatre (€25)
[Folk] Harmony-folk sisters

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Thursday May 7

Laura Marling @ Olympia Theatre (€27)
[Fundraiser] September Girls, Kate’s Party, Cave Ghosts, Sissy.
The Hard Ground @ Odessa Club (€8/€10)
[Alt/rock/folk] Launch of new album Triptych. Pucker
The Very Round Robin Tour @ Unitarian Church (€22)
[Folk] with Declan O’Rourke, Roesy and The Young Folk
Good Name: Conor Walsh @ The Bernard Shaw (free)
[Live] Cinematic piano vibes.

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Friday May 8

Festival

Canalaphonic @ Portobello, Rathmines various venues (€Free, From 5pm)
[Free Festival] Full stage times and venues.

State’s Faces of May @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
[new Irish music] BeeMickSee, Katie Laffan and more.
James Connelly Festival presents Mark Geary @ New Theatre (€15)
[Singer-songwriter] Festival show.
The Lost Brothers @ Unitarian Church (€16)
[Folk] Classic harmonic folk music
Old Hannah @ Button Factory (€10)
[Folk] Iron and Wood EP Launch
Race The Flux, Val Normal @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
[Alt-rock] Olympians EP launch.
Vann Music @ Whelan’s (€12.50/€15)
[Pop/rock] Boy has been getting play on TXFM.
Discotekken presents Twin Kelly—A Twin Peaks / R Kelly live A/V Show @ Generator (€8/€10)
[Tribute] Paedo-prone R&B celebration and David Lynch.
Kirkos Blackout: Messiaen’s Quartet For The End Of Time @ Royal Irish Academy of Music (€8/€10, 10:30pm)
[Gig in the dark] a concert series of contemporary music and food in complete darkness.
No Shame Glitter Disco for Marriage Equality @ Pacino’s (€10, 11pm)
[Fundraiser] End of the night tunes all night.DJ’s on the night include Phil Boyle, Glamo Frowney, Lisa Marie McCarrolll, Will St Leger and more.
Strictly Deep presents Waff @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
[Dance] Funky house stuff.
Wunderground & Abstract presents: Apollonia @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm)
[Dance] French house B2b tops the bill.
Squid Inc: Jennifer Cardini @ The Grand Social (€8/€10, 10pm)
[Dance] House and techno. Preview mix.
MUD: Bodytonic present Joy Orbison @ The Twisted Pepper (€18, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Always welcome.
Legends of the Old Skool @ The Academy (€20)
[80s/90s Dance] Bille Ray Martin, Kathy Brown, DJ Spiral – Mark Kavanagh and more.
Pyg presents Mark Henning @ Pygmalion (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] House and techno – Preview mix.