Live Music in Dublin – 12-07-17

So, what are the highlights from the weeks ahead? There’s Belle & Sebastian (Iveagh Gardens) and Kristin Hersh (NCH) later this week. Yorkston Thorne Khan are in town next Tuesday. I’m also looking forward to Frankie Cosmos in Whelan’s on the 2nd of August. Enjoy!

Our list of Future Gigs is right down the bottom. Check it out for top tips for the months ahead…

Wed 19 July
The Blind Boys of Alabama – NCH
Saul Williams – Sugar Club

Thu 20 Jul
Belle & Sebastian – Iveagh Gardens
The Riptide Movement – Leopardstown
Shane Hennessy – NCH
Yankari + Regroovanation – Whelans
The Soothsayers – Sugar Club

Fri 21 Jul
Damien Dempsey – Iveagh Gardens
Zooropa – The Button Factory
The Skatuesques – Grand Social
Mama Kasbah and Mongrel State – Whelans
Bi Curious – Upstairs Whelans

Sat 22 Jul
U2 – Croke Park
Curve: Sante – Button Factory
Film Fatale presents: All About Eve – Sugar Club

Sun 23 Jul
Kristin Hersh – NCH
Passenger – Iveagh Gardens

Tue 25 Jul
Brian Wilson – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Kate Nash – Academy
Boris Berezovsky – NCH
Yorkston Thorne Khan – Workman’s

Thu 27 Jul
The Stunning – Leopardstown
Nacao Zumbi – Button  Factory
Francesco Tristano: Piano 2.0 – The Dublin International Piano Festival – NCH

Fri 28 July
ZZ Top – 3Arena
Stella Sings Ella – NCH
The Dublin International Piano Festival presents: ‘War and Peace’ with Gabriele Baldocci – Hugh Lane

Sat 29 Jul
Arctic Monkeys Tribute Band – The Button Factory
Stu Daly + Support – Workman’s Club

Sun 30 Jul
Rodney Crowell & Jim Lauderdale – NCH
The Dublin International Piano Festival: Alumni Night – Hugh Lane
Hotter Than July Festival 2017 – Smithfield

Tue 01 Aug
Eoin Fleming Piano Recital – NCH

Wed 02 Aug
Frankie Cosmos – Whelan’s

Future Gigs

Wed 02/08/17 – Frankie Cosmos – Whelans

Wed 23/08/17 – Marc Cohn – Vicar Street

Wed 23/08/17 – Grant Lee Phillips – Whelans

Fri 25/08/17 – John Prine & Sturgill Simpson – Vicar Street

Mon 28/08/17 Tue 29/08/17 – Magnetic Fields – NCH

Tue 29/08/17 – Courtney Marie Andrews – Whelans

Wed 30/08/17 – Xylouris White – Workman’s Club

Mon 11/09/17 – Ryan Adams – Olympia

Tue 12/09/17 – Ryan Adams – Olympia

Fri 15/09/17 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Whelans

Sun 17/09/17 – Mon 18/09/17 – The National – Olympia

Sat 23/09/17 – Ennio Morricone – 3Arena

Wed 04/10/17 – Thu 05/10/17 – Grizzly Bear – Vicar Street

Sat 07/10/17 – Ulrika Spacek – Workman’s Club

Sun 08/10/17 – Micah P Hinson – Whelans

Mon 16/10/17 – The Breeders – Vicar Street

Tue 17/10/17 – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Vicar Street

Fri 20/10/17 – St. Vincent – Olympia

Tue 24/10/17 – Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – Olympia

Tue 24/10/17 – Ghostpoet – Button Factory

Thu 26/10/17 – Waterboys – 3Arena

Fri 27/10/17 – Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Olympia

Wed 01/11/17 – London Grammar – Olympia

Thurs 02/11/17 – BNQT – Vicar Street

Sat 04/11/17 – Avey Tare – Whelans

Tue 07/11/17 – Sam Amidon – Whelans

Wed 08/11/17 – Bedouine – Grand Social

Thu 09/11/17 – Julien Baker – Whelans

Sat 11/11/17 – Angelo de Augustine – Grand Social

Sat 11/11/17 – God Is an Astronaut – Button Factory

Wed 15/11/17 – Depeche Mode – 3Arena

Mon 20/11/17 – Wolf Parade – Button Factory

Wed 22/11/17 – Mac Demarco – Vicar Street

Wed 22/11/17 – Richard Dawson – Whelans

Thu 23/11/17 – Pussy Riot – Vicar Street

Fri 24/11/17 – Queens of the Stone Age – 3Arena

Sun 26/11/17 – Royal Blood – 3Arena

Tue 28/11/17 – Wolf Alice – Olympia

Tue 28/11/17 – Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street

Wed 06/12/17 – Jesca Hoop – Whelans

Thu 07 & Fri 08/12/17 – Josh Ritter – Vicar Street

Fri 08/12/17 – Divine Comedy – Olympia

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

Mon 29/01/18 – Wed 31/01/18 – Erasure – Olympia

Tue 13/02/18 – Wed 14/02/18 – Paul Weller – Olympia

Wed 04/04/18 – Toto – Vicar Street

Fri 06/04/18 – Arcade Fire – 3Arena

Thu 13/09/18 – Fri 14/09/18 – Sarah Millican – Olympia