Live Music in Dublin – 08-01-19

And we’re back… a little later than expected but January is the slow kid in the corner, so we took an extended break. Here are the best gigs in Dublin this week. It’s not all that exciting, but there is the Bowie Festival, along with First Fortnight…

Gigs of the Week –
Scott Matthews – The Grand Social – Wed
Christy Moore – Vicar Street – Tues
The 1975 – 3Arena – Thurs
Rebel Rebel The David Bowie Experience – Academy – Sat
David Keenan – Whelan’s – Sat

Tuesday 08 January 2019
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Wolf & Moon /Aoife Carton and Runah – Upstairs at Whelan’s
Mamma Mia – An Abba Celebration – NCH

Wednesday 09 January 2019
Scott Matthews/ Jasmine Rodgers – The Grand Social
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
A Bowie Celebration – Olympia Theatre

Thursday 10 January 2019
The 1975 – 3Arena
Miriam Aïda – The Sugar Club
Fergus Daly EP – Whelan’s

Friday 11 January 2019
David Keenan – Whelan’s
London Boys – The Grand Social
VERSIVE Screaming Giants – Upstairs at Whelan’s
Rofi James – Cobblestone
PEACHFACE/ Dott – Bello Bar
Seskin Lane – Whelan’s
Haydn, Beethoven & Mendelssohn – NCH

Saturday 12 January 2019
2manydjs (DJ Set) – District8
David Keenan – Whelan’s
JC Stewart – Upstairs at Whelan’s
Rebel Rebel The David Bowie Experience – Academy

Monday 14 January 2019
Christy Moore – Vicar Street

Tuesday 15 January 2019
Mastodon/ Kvelertak and Mutoid Man – Olympia, Dublin
Emarosa – The Workman’s Club
Christy Moore – Vicar Street
Ukulele Tuesday – The Stag’s Head

Wednesday 16 January 2019
Adrianne Lenker  – Button Factory
Neil & Liam Finn – Olympia Theatre
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Siobhan Miller, Damien Mullane & Anna Massie – The Sugar Club

Thursday 17 January 2019
Whitney – Queen of the Night – Olympia Theatre

NCH International Guitar Series – NCH

Friday 18 January 2019
Hazel O’Connor – The Abbey Tavern
Steph Cameron and Twin Bandit – The Grand Social
Como Mamas – The Sugar Club
Somebody’s Child – Whelan’s

Saturday 19 January 2019
Rudimental – Olympia Theatre
Fucked Up – The Grand Social
Kathryn Joseph – The Workman’s Club
Uncool Uncool – Academy

Sunday 20 January 2019
Rudimental – Olympia Theatre
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Blood Ceremony – Green Room
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Siobhan Miller, Damien Mullane & Anna Massie (Ireland/Scotland) – Pavilion Theatre

Monday 21 January 2019
Years & Years – Olympia Theatre
Walking on Cars – Whelan’s
Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes – NCH

Tuesday 22 January 2019
Years & Years – Olympia Theatre
Azealia Banks – Academy
Tigran Hamasyan – National Concert Hall
Yorkston Thorne Khan – The Workman’s Club
Ukulele Tuesday – The Stag’s Head

Wednesday 23 January 2019
The Beths – The Grand Social

Future Gigs –

Wed 9/01/19 – Scott Matthews – Grand Social

Wed 16/01/19 – Neil and Liam Finn – Olympia Theatre

Wed 16/01/19 – Adrianne Lenker – The Button Factory

Sat 19/01/19 – Fucked Up – The Grand Social

Thu 24/01/19 – Death Cab for Cutie – Olympia Theatre

Sun 27/01/19 – Bastille – Olympia Theatre

Mon 28/01/19 – Hobo Johnson – Vicar Street

Thu 31/01/19 – Public Service Broadcasting – Olympia Theatre

Wed 6/02/19 – The Lemonheads – The Academy

Fri 8/02/19 – Sleaford Mods – The Academy

Sat 9/02/19 – God Is an Astronaut – The Academy

Sun 10/02/19 – White Denim – Whelans

Fri 15/02/19 – Micah P Hinson – Whelans

Sat 16/02/19 – Wild Nothing – The Button Factory

Sat 16/02/19 – Neneh Cherry – The Academy

Mon 18/02/19 – Microdisney – Vicar Street

Mon 18/02/19 – Jungle – Olympia Theatre

Mon 18/02/19 – Microdisney – Vicar Street

Wed 20/02/19 – David Duchovny – The Academy

Wed 20/02/19 – Hot 8 Brass Band – The Button Factory

Tue 26/02/19 – Gus Gus – The Button Factory

Thu 07/03/19 – Peter Björn and John – Whelans

Sat 23/03/19 – Sharon Van Etten – Vicar Street

Sun 24/03/19 – Nao – Vicar Street

Tue 26/03/19 – The Internet – Olympia

Sat 30/03/19 – Julia Jacklin – Whelans

Tue 01/04/19 – IDLES – Vicar Street

Tue/ Wed 09-10/04/19 – Glen Hansard – Vicar Street

Sun 28/04/19 – Built To Spill – The Workmans Club

Mon 29/04/19 – Richard Ashcroft – Olympia

Tue 30/04/19 – Grant Lee Phillips / Josh Rouse – Co Headline – Whelans

Fri 12/05/19 – Deus – The Academy

Sun 12/05/19 – Manic Street Preachers – Olympia

Tue 21/05/19 – Oh Sees – The Button Factory

Sat 25/05/19 – The Wedding Present – Green Room at The Academy

Thu 30/05/19 – Soak – The Button Factory

Wed 03/07/19 – Janelle Monae – Trinity

Thu 04/07/19 – Paul Weller – Trinity Summer Series

Thu 04/07/19 – Tash Sultana – Iveagh Gardens – Dublin

Sun 07/07/19 – New Order – Trinity Summer Series

Fri 12/07/19 – Villagers – Iveagh Gardens

Fri 19/07/19 – The Academic – Iveagh Gardens

Sat 20/07/19 – Burt Bacharach – Iveagh Gardens

Fri 02/08/19 – All Together Now – Curraghmore House