Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Stereolab, Borderline Festival, Or:la, Franz Ferdinand, Danny L Harle, Grandbrothers, Courtney Marie Andrews, Whitney, Nealo, Cormac, DJ Subaru, Tei Shi, Stomptown Brass perform Jamie xx, Holden & Zimpel, Sleaford Mods, Avenue 68, Florence Road,Catacombs, Sorry.
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Tuesday February 17th
Ashnikko @ 3Olympia Theatre
American rap artist.
Militarie Gun @ Button Factory
LA alternative rock band.
Girls Rituals, Lainxoxo, Pronoun Circle @ The Grand Social
T4Tunes is a series of non-profit independent gigs and a small record label that platforms artists from the trans community.
Wednesday February 18th
Sorry @ Green Room at The Academy
London alternative rock band.
Christy Moore @ Vicar Street
The eternal residency continues.
The Paper Kites @ 3Olympia Theatre
Melbourne alternative folk band.
Shrem presents Press Play: Pet Shop Boys – Actually @ The Big Romance
Shrem’s listening party.
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Thursday February 19th
Avenue 68 @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin-based jazz-indie band.
Borderline Festival launch @ The Workman’s Club
Affection to Rent, Black Nylon. Free in.
Florence Road, Esmerelda Road, Brooki, Dream Boy @ Button Factory
Faoin Solas are two nights of new Irish music lineups headlined by Florence Road, in Galway and Dublin this month.
Revolve: Cable Boy, Winemom & Mystery DJ Set @ The Grand Social
F*CK YEAH! Thursdays night. Irish alt and indie live acts.
Verb T @ The Big Romance
Dublin-based rapper. Support from the Outstraight Records roster, and DJ Handsome Paddy to close.
Sleaford Mods @ 3Olympia Theatre
Nottingham post-punk duo.
Metronome: Homebeat Present: Holden & Zimpel @ NCH
Homebeat present the collaboration between UK electronic producer Holden and Polish clarinettist Zimpel.
Lara Fitzsimons, All Things Eve, Eppie @ Whelan’s Upstairs
Dublin pop singer-songwriter.
Late Clubs
Slither: TwoFaced, DiebyVeg @ Block. (11pm)
€1 party.
DCUDJ x DUDJ Society present: Aldonna @ Tengu (11pm)
Aldonna is a Melbourne-born, Brussels based DJ, producer, and label curator who pays prog house.
Hidden Love @ Pawn Shop (11pm)
CONSTANT B2B Sean Ruane All Night Long.
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Friday February 20th
Borderline Festival @ The Workman’s Club / Project Arts Centre
40 artists across four stages and two days. Including SPECIAL GUESTS, Deadletter, DeathbyRomy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, pem, Prima Queen, System Olympia, Art School Girlfriend, Brooki, Courting, Mary in the Junkyard, Molly Payton, The Null Club and more.
Danny L Harle @ Button Factory
UK hyperpop artist who released a collab-heavy album with Caroline Polachek, Pink Pantheress and more last week.
Stomptown Brass Perform ‘In Colour’ By Jamie XX @ Opium Room
A brass take on the modern classic electronic record.
Sightlines: Lunar New Year @ Hen’s Teeth
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Sightlines, a contemporary Lunar New Year event featuring a programme of short films from across Southeast Asia, and DJ sets.
Tei Shi @ Bello Bar
The Bassically alt-pop American artist.
SENU, Chief Keegan @ Little Whelans
Double headliner with acts drawing on groovy funk, electronic and hip-hop sounds. More on SENU.
Fabiano do Nascimento @ The Grand Social
Rio De Janeiro instrumental guitarist
Soundglasses @ The Big Romance
DJs playing a mix of R&B, Soul, Funk, Garage, Psych, 60s, Indie, Ska, Reggae…
Late Clubs
Cormac presents Polari @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
Irish-born HI-NRG, Italo, house, techno and nu-wave DJ and producer.
Jitwam @ Wigwam (11pm)
Neo-soul and electronic artist. ‘Speshl’
Slither: Enzo Siragusa, EMA @ Yamamori Tengu (11pm)
London DJ, producer and lover of deep, dubby house and techno.
THE MOMENT RAVES @ The Bernard Shaw / The Grand Social (11pm)
There are two Charli XCX-themed Moment club nights on the same Friday night. One from Anxiety with SexyTadhg, DJ F*ggot, Mathair / One from The Grand Social.
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Saturday February 21st
Catacombs 6 @ The Sound House (1:30pm – 4:30pm) / Afterparty (6pm – 10pm)
16+ Show. Irish underground rap. Featuring artists Diskoteque, Mc Keon and To$hiro (Sweden), Nos, Only Human, Jugo Yyung and Twome.
Nealo @ The Big Romance (7pm)
The first headline show in two and a half years from the Dublin rapper. Plus support.
Borderline Festival @ The Workman’s Club / Project Arts Centre
40 artists across four stages and two days. Including SPECIAL GUESTS, Deadletter, DeathbyRomy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, pem, Prima Queen, System Olympia, Art School Girlfriend, Brooki, Courting, Mary in the Junkyard, Molly Payton, The Null Club and more.
Stereolab @ NCH
The French/English avant-pop chanson band are on an Irish tour all this week with a Dublin Monday
Whitney @ The Academy
Folk rock/Americana band. ‘Back To The Wind’.
Courtney Marie Andrews @ Whelans
American folk and country-leaning singer-songwriter.
Lilac Pavilion & mineral stunting @ KIRKOS
soothing/playful/euphoric glitch/gulch ambient
Canned Pineapple @ Upstairs At Whelans
Brighton scuzz-pop quintet.
Legss @ The Grand Social
“Very tired alt-rock boy band”.
Late Clubs
Or:la @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
Derry producer and DJ puts on a great night.
Bella Festa with DJ Subaru @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Leeds producer and DJ with Italo influence.
Moritz von Oswald @ Tengu (11pm)
German dub techno producer and percussionist from Hamburg who started Basic Channel and collaborated with Juan Atkins and Carl Craig.
Stella Bossi @ block. (11pm)
Berlin ravey techno DJ.
Thaylo @ Centre Point (11pm)
French prog house.
ddr Party @ Secret Location (11pm)
Poynting, Mav, Kenny Hanlon b2b Shane O’Meara (Feathers)
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Sunday February 22nd
Franz Ferdinand @ National Stadium
Scottish indie rockers.
The Tuneweaver Project @ Kirkos
New works of contemporary traditional music and arrangements on Uilleann Pipes, Whistles, Guitar, Fiddle and Voice, by acclaimed musicians Maeve McCann, Paddy Buckenham and Mairéad O’Donnell.
Huey Morgan – The Fun Lovin’ Criminal @ Whelan’s
An Intimate Evening of Conversation and Music.
Cass McCombs @ The Workman’s Club
New album Interior Live Oak : Live performed live with the American singer-songwriter band.
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm – 9pm)
Live jazz band every week. Booking recommended. DJs after til 11.30pm.
Graham Blackmore & the Decoy Ducks, Thee Usuals @ Anseo
Little Gem experimental night.
Maude Latour @ The Grand Social
American pop artist.
Big Fat Slut @ Pawn Shop (10pm)
club night for t-girls, dykes, queers, gays, fats, femmes, t-boys, theys, sluts, and trade
Monday February 23rd
Grandbrothers @ Vicar Street
Contemporary classical electronic pianist and percussionist.
Stereolab @ Whelan’s
The French/English avant-pop chanson band are on an Irish tour all this week with this extra show too.
Keep it Cosy @ Little Whelan’s
Keep it Cosy is a monthly acoustic showcase for emerging artists to share their music with a respectful and engaging crowd.
Urbandub & Typecast @ Button Factory
A Filipino-centred night of rock music from new Filipino promoters One Liv Moon.
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.
