The much loved, lauded and lionized ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with its April 2017 edition. It’s pretty tasty to be honest, with some great new gigs including Kristin Hersh, the Magnetic Fields and more besides. See what you can find below and let me know if I left anything tasty out!

April

Jim White – Whelans – 04/04/17
Jesus and Mary Chain – Academy – Fri 7/04/17
Samantha Crain – Whelans – Friday 7/04/17
Kid Ink – Vicar St – Mon 10/04/17
PWR BTTM – Workman’s Club – 10/04/17
Palace – Whelans – 12/04/17
Ryley Walker – Whelan’s – 16/04/17
Happyness – Whelans – Fri 21/04/17
Peter Silberman – The Unitarian Church – Fri 21/04/17
Therapy? – Whelans – Tues 25/04/17
The Handsome Family – Vicar Street – Thu 27/04/17
Joe Chester & friends – Unitarian Church – Fri 28/04/17
Rejjie Snow – Academy – Sat 29/04/17

May

Richard Herring – the Best – Sugar Club – Sun 07/05/17
Deftones – Vicar Street – 9-10/05/17
Cherry Glazerr – Whelans – Tues 9/05/17
Bob Dylan – 3 Arena – 11/05/17
Lambert – Peppercanister Church – 12/05/17
Laurie Anderson Residency: The Language of the Future 1 – 13-05-17 – 15/05/17
David O’Doherty – Vicar Street – Sun 14/05/17
Howe Gelb – Whelans – 16/05/17
Purple Rain – a Celebration of Prince – Vicar Street – 17/05/17
Angel Olsen – Vicar St – 19/05/17
Rebekka Karijord – Unitarian Church – 19/05/17
Jenn Grant – Whelans – Wed 24/05/17
The Unthanks – Vicar St-  Thu 25/05/17
Perspectives: Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Sheppard – NCH – Thu 25/05/17
The Henry Girls – Unitarian Church – Fri 26/05/17
Afghan Whigs – Academy – Sun 28/05/17

June

Ron Sexsmith – Academy – Fri 02/06/17
Forbidden Fruit 2017 – 3-5/06/17
Forbidden Fruit – Saturday – Orbital
Forbidden Fruit Sunday – Aphex Twin
Forbidden Fruit Monday – Bon Iver
Eddie Vedder – 3Arena – Fri 9/06/17
Jackson Browne – Vicar St- 12-16/06/17
Hans Zimmer – 3Arena – 13/06/17
Arcade Fire – Malahide Castle – 15/06/17
The 1975 – Malahide Castle – Sat 17/06/17
The Wedding Present – Academy – Sat 17/06/17
Radiohead – 3Arena – 20/06/17
Body & Soul 2017 – 23-25/06/17
Ani DiFranco – Vicar St – 27/06/17
Perspectives: Kamasi Washington – NCH – 29/06/17

July

Future Islands – Iveagh Gardens – 6/07/17
Gregory Porter  – Trinity College 6/07/17
Riot – Vicar Street – 6 – 15/07/17
James Vincent McMorrow – Trinity College – 7/07/17
Bell X1 – Trinity College – 8/07/17
The Pixies – Trinity College – 9/07/17
Two Door Cinema Club – Trinity College – 11/07/17
Fleet Foxes – Iveagh Gardens – 13/14-07/17
Longitude 2017 – 14-16/07/17 – Stormzy, The Weekend and Mumford and Sons???
Belle & Sebastian – Iveagh Gardens – Thursday 20/07/17
Damien Dempsey – Iveagh Gardens – Friday 21/07/17
Perspectives: Kristin Hersh – NCH – Sunday 23/07/17

August

Castlepalooza 2017 – 4-6/08/17 – Girl Band/ Wild Beasts
Indiependence Music & Arts Festival 2017 – 4-6/08/17 -Manic Street Preachers etc.
Regina Spektor – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Sunday 6-08-17
Marc Cohn – Vicar Street – Wed 23/08/17
Perspectives: Magnetic Fields – Programme A- NCH – 28/08/17
Perspectives: Magnetic Fields – Programme B- NCH – 29/08/17
Courtney Marie Andrews – Whelans – Tue 29/08/17

September

Electric Picnic 2017 – 1-3/09/17
Ryan Adams – Olympia – 11-12/09/17
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Whelans – 15/09/17
Ennio Morricone – 3 Arena – Sat 23/09/17

October

Nik Kershaw – Vicar Street – 9/10/17
Perspectives: Donny McCaslin Group – NCH – 23/10/17 (Sold Out)
Perspectives: Donny McCaslin Group – NCH – 24/10/17
The Waterboys – 3Arena – Thurs 26/10/17

November

Mac DeMarco – Vicar Street – 22/11/17 (Sold Out!)

December

Happy Mondays – Vicar Street – Fri 15/12/17