Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Dubin Bowie Festival, Dave, Mark William Logan, Axel Boman, Ria Rua, DJ Shadow listening party, Phil Kieran b2b Roman Flügel, Fiyahdred, Cáit’s Residency, SHEE, X Club, Backstory, Driven Snow, Spás invites, Jana Horn, Malaki, Music City, Skinner, Tourist, Leith Ross.
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Tuesday February 24th
mark william lewis @ The Workman’s Club
Alternative singer-songwriter releasing on A24. ‘Tomorrow Is Perfect’
David Bowie In Dublin – A Three Castles Burning Podcast @ Whelan’s
Dublin Bowie Festival. Donal Fallon and Ray O’Donoghue (Dublin City Night Time Economy Advisor & former DJ and Promoter) and special guests.
Siz Promotions Presents indie nights (folk edition) @ The Cobblestone
Becca Colley, Teeejuh and Barra Donovan and the Irish Outlaws.
Leith Ross @ The Grand Social
First of two Dublin shows this week. Canadian songwriter, singer. ‘To Learn (We’ll Never Have Sex)’
Ciunas, Saw Wave, Andrew Grimes, Asho, Burner Phone and lots more @ The Sound House
Charity Fundraiser, In Aid of The Irish Cancer Society.
Wednesday February 25th
DJ Shadow – Endtroducing @ The Big Romance
Nialler9’s monthly album listening party. Sold Out.
D’Angelo Listening Night @ Bare Bone
Heaven Must Be Like This is a multi-part night dedicated to D’Angelo’s sound, soul and cultural impact. Album: The Black Messiah. €30 with food and drink.
Leith Ross @ Whelan’s
First of two Dublin shows this week. Canadian songwriter, singer. ‘To Learn (We’ll Never Have Sex)’
Tourist @ Vicar Street
English electronic musician and songwriter.
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Thursday February 26th
Word On A Wing – Life On The Road With Bowie @ Royal College Of Surgeons (5:30pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. Four of Bowie Alumni band members … Gerry Leonard, Mike Garson, Mark Plati and Earl Slick together again for a evening of conversation as they recall their time with David Bowie.
Tengu Jazz with Michael Buckley Quartet @ Tengu (6pm and 8:30pm)
Playing the music of Sonny Rollins.
Ria Rua @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Scapegoat album release party with support Gag Reflex and Shani.
Téada at 25 @ NCH
25 years of the Irish trad band with RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Revolve: Skinner, Makeshift Art Bar, Gurriers DJ Set @ The Grand Social
F*CK YEAH! Thursdays night. Irish alt and indie live acts.
Music City @ The Grand Social
Garage power pop project of Conor Lumsden.
Rebel Rebel @ Opium Room
Dublin Bowie Festival. Bowie Tribute band.
Brian Gallagher @ The Big Romance
Soul, indie, 70s and 80s.
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
The eternal residency continues.
Red Line Jazz @ The Circular
Weekly jazz band. Playing Hard Bop and contemporary jazz.
Late Clubs
X Club @ Index (11pm)
First of two shows from the Aussie euphoric techno duo.
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Friday February 27th
Station to Station Listening Party @ Whelan’s (5:30pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. And Discussion after.
Bowie’s Golden Years @ Whelan’s
Dublin Bowie Festival. Four of David Bowie’s collaborators Gerry Leonard. Mike Garson, Mark Plati and Earl Slick play an intimate live performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s iconic album Station to Station and more.
Jana Horn @ Bello Bar
Folk musician based in Austin, Texas.
Yankari and Vanguard Sessionz @ The Sugar Club
Orogun Media’s Calabash Nights is a quarterly Afrobeat, hiphop & R&B series.
Bowie Singalong with Brian Brody @ Whelan’s
Dublin Bowie Festival. The London Boys singer leads a singalong.
Beat Up Face, Cowboy Builder, Vsevolod Plotkin, Sleetwalls @ Daylight
Scottish (CB) and Irish noise rock. BYOB.
Driven Snow @ Little Whelan’s
Married folk duo of Kieran McGuinness and Emily Aylmer play two shows.
Calum Agnew @ The Grand Social
Irish soul pop artist.
Malaki @ The Workman’s Club
Dublin alt-rap artist. ‘Saoirse’ is his latest jam.
Clueless, Max Turner, 20 MG Guy @ The Sound House
Skyrocket Promotions Presents a new music showcase bill.
DJ Dandelion @ The Big Romance
Northern Soul, Ska, Rocksteady.
Late Clubs
Spás invites: Little O & Hewan Mulugeta @ Hen’s Teeth (7pm – 1am)
Plus C0Bi, Benjy, Dave S. Ethiopian grooves and rare African records, house and bass, afrohouse, batida…
Sunburst Sound presents: Fiyahdred, Big Cheeks & Roo Honeychild @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
London-producer Blending UK Funky, amapiano, Afro house.
Nocturnal presents ‘The Pop Up’ @ TBA (9pm)
Secret house and techno party with art installs and projection mapping.
Miss Monique @ Index (11pm)
DJ Mag presents Ukrainian DJ, melodic techno producer.
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Saturday February 28th
Earl Slick – The Guitar Behind Station To Station @ Royal College Of Surgeons Ireland (12:30pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. New York City guitarist Earl Slick discusses his amazing time with David Bowie in America in the mid 1970s
Chicken N Waffles presents the Day shift @ Opium (1pm – 7pm)
A daytime link-up built on hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats and feel-good edits…
DreamBound, Ishka, The Wires, Joycult, Aerial @ The Sound House (1:30pm)
14+ Show.
The London Boys @ Whelan’s
Dublin Bowie Festival. The ultimate Bowie 60s tribute act.
Bowie’s Golden Years @ Opium (7pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. Bowie’s collaborators Gerry Leonard. Mike Garson, Mark Plati and Earl Slick perform live.
Dirty Dike, Outstraight @ The Bernard Shaw
UK alternative hip-hop rapper. Afterparty.
Kenny Hanlon @ The Big Romance
Soul, experimental, electro.
Toucan @ Button Factory
The funk, pop and soul project of Irish songwriter Conor Clancy
Driven Snow @ Little Whelan’s
Married folk duo of Kieran McGuinness and Emily Aylmer play two shows.
Ways of Seeing, Dream Boy @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Cork alt-rock band.
The Psychs @ The Workman’s Club
Irish garage rockers.
Sugar Club Harp Sessions @ The Sugar Club
Michael Rooney & Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
The Bowie Ball @ Whelan’s (10pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. Art Crime Inc return to perform Bowie’s mid 90s masterpiece 1. OUTSIDE and other 90’s Bowie bangers at our Saturday Gala Ball.
Late Clubs
Axel Boman @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
Stockholm Studio Barnhus electronic producer.
Backstory @ Commercial Rowing Club (10pm)
Donal Dineen’s club night with DJs Dónal D vs. t-woc on the Rise Up Soundsystem.
Turas: Phil Kieran b2b Roman Flügel @ The Sound House (10pm)
Pairing Irish DJs with international like-minded guests.
Cáit’s Residency @ Tengu (11pm)
with FAFF & Jay Duncan b2b Cáit.
Sin @ The Grand Social (10:30pm)
Gothic Club night.
Surusinghe @ Wigwam (11pm)
London-based, Australian-born bass, reggaeton, and broken beats DJ.
An Dannsa Dub @ Wigwam (11pm)
Irish trad dub reggae band presented by Rub A Dub Hi-Fi supported by Explosion Soundsystem selectors.
Mike Starr @ Pawn Shop (11am – 3am)
The Soul of Berghain DJ brings pumping house music to Dame Street.
X Club @ Index (11pm)
Second of two shows from the Aussie euphoric techno duo.
SHEE @ Centre Point (11pm)
Galway disco-house DJ.
Spencer Parker & Pat Hyland @ Hang Dai (11pm)
Fantazee presents the house, hi-NRG and techno DJ.
101 Depeche Mode Party @ Fibber Magee’s
DM all night long.
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Sunday March 1st
I’m A Blackstar @ Royal College Of Surgeons Ireland (11:30pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. Irish Times columnist Roisin Ingle hosts a panel on how Bowie used the album to turn his impending death into art with special guests.
Books for Kooks @ Royal College Of Surgeons Ireland (4:30pm)
Dublin Bowie Festival. Professor Eoin Devereux (co-editor of David Bowie: Critical Perspectives) hosts a panel discussion on Bowie’s favourite books.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm – 9pm)
Live jazz band every week. Booking recommended. DJs after til 11.30pm.
Imelda May @ Vicar Street
Raised on Songs & Stories tour.
megaTRAD @ The Grand Social
Irish traditional band with stomp, bass and pedal FX.
Onóir @ NCH
Donegal Contemporary Irish folk group.
Playback – Station To Station (Live) @ Whelan’s
Dublin Bowie Festival. Live performance by Dublin based seven piece band.
Graham Blackmore & the Decoy Ducks, Thee Usuals @ Anseo
Little Gem experimental night.
Monday March 2nd
Dave @ 3Arena
The Boy Who Played the Harp Tour.
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
The eternal residency continues.
Bad Suns @ Whelan’s
LA indie pop trio.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Weekly singer-songwriter night.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
