Live Music in Dublin – 1-1-18

Ok, so it’s pretty boring out there as all the promoters figure we’re broke and don’t schedule anything! I’ve come up with the best that’s on around Dublin but don’t expect too much… The David Bowie Festival runs from the 4th to the 10th of January and may be the best of it!

There’s also the First Fortnight Festival which runs from… well, I’ll you work that out (clue is in the name).

Mon 01 Jan
RTE NSO New Year Celebration – National Concert Hall

Tue 02 Jan
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Annie – The Musical – National Concert Hall (and other dates)

Wed 03 Jan
Christy Moore – Vicar Street

Thu 04 Jan
The Vibe for Philo – Whelan’s
Bella Voce in Concert – National Concert Hall

Fri 05 Jan
Bad Soup for a Good Cause (All profits going to the Irish Cancer Society) – The Grand Social
RTE NSO American Gala – National Concert Hall
I Heart Bowie – Whelan’s

Jan 6 Sat
Bad Soup for a Good Cause (All profits going to the Irish Cancer Society) – The Grand Social
David Keenan – Whelan’s
Chamber Music Gathering 2018 – National Concert Hall

Jan 07 Sun
Gavin Friday talks David Bowie with Eoin Devereaux – The DC Music Club

Jan 08 Mon
Tony Visconti & Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy – Vicar Street

Jan 10 Wed
Bowie Raw – The Grand Social

Jan 12 Fri
Seasons of Sinatra Prelude to Spring – National Concert Hall
Ørganek – The Grand Social
RTE NSO Symphonie Fantastique – National Concert Hall

Jan 13 Sat
The Music Of Tom Waits – The Grand Social
The Redneck Manifesto – Whelan’s
HAHB – BelloBar

Jan 14 Sun
Mack Fleetwood – Vicar Street
Matoma – The Academy

Future Gigs

Wed 24/01/18 – Public Service Broadcasting – Academy

Sun 28/01/18 – Weather Station – Grand Social

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

Tue 30/01/18 – Jeff Tweedy – Vicar Street

Tue 30/01/18 – Hayseed Dixie – Whelan’s

Mon – Thurs – 5-8/03/18 – The Gloaming – NCH

Wed – 7/02/18 – Kendrick Lamar – 3Arena

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

Tue 13/02/18  – The Front Bottoms – Vicar Street, Dublin

Sat 24/02/17 – Duke Special – The Unitarian Church

Sat 24/02/17 – Elbow & John Grant – 3 Arena

Mon 26/02/18 – Nils Frahm – NCH

Fri & Sat 09-10/03/18 – Randy Newman – Vicar Street

Sun – 11/03/18 – Damien Jurado – Whelans

Sun – 25/03/18 – Dream Wife – Workman’s Club

Wed 04/04/18 – Toto – Vicar Street

Fri 06/04/18 – Arcade Fire – 3Arena

Tues 8/05/18 – Brad Mehldau  – NCH

Fri 18/05/18 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Tivolie

Wed 23/05/18 – Scott Matthews –  The Sugar Club

Mon- Tue 28-29/05/18 – Father John Misty – Vicar Street

Tue 29/05/18 – Ezra Furman – Tivoli Theatre

Tue 5/06/18 – LCD Soundsystem – Malahide Castle

Sat 9/06/18 – Gorillaz – Malahide Castle

Fri & Sat 15 & 16/06/18 – The National & Guests – Donnybrook Stadium

Sun 17/06/18 – Future Islands – Donnybrook Stadium

Sat 7/7/18 – The The –  Iveagh Gardens

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