
It’s a strange week, there’s not that many gigs on but having said that, you can still go to Martha Wainwright (Vicar Street), Cass McCombs (Whelans), The Hotelier (Workman’s Club), Wallis Bird (Vicar […]
It’s a strange week, there’s not that many gigs on but having said that, you can still go to Martha Wainwright (Vicar Street), Cass McCombs (Whelans), The Hotelier (Workman’s Club), Wallis Bird (Vicar […]
Things are starting to pick up to be honest! The theatres around Dublin are opening their doors with a good batch of new work. Live Music this week on the other hand, […]
The much loved ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with a bumper 2017 edition. January isn’t as bad as expected to be honest! See what you can find below and let me know […]
This week would be very bleak indeed if it wasn’t for two festivals! First off we have the Mental Health festival called First Fortnight, which is a multi disciplinary festival taking in […]
Live Collision is the main festival in town this week, it runs from the 30th to the 4th of December. It’s a live art festival and if you’re wondering what that means, […]
Pan Pan return with their Oscar Wilde inspired play ‘The Importance of Nothing‘. There’s also the start of The Ireland Trilogy in the Peacock by Theatreclub. The Sugar Club becomes the home […]
So the Dublin Theatre Festival has departed for another year. Fear not though, there’s a couple of new Festivals on the horizon with the Lingo Festival from the 21st to the 23rd […]
Is this the best festival line up of the year? It’s damn tasty anyway, with Grace Jones and DJ Shadow really catching the eye. Hopefully there will be a few more good […]
Body&Soul at Electric Picnic 2016 Body&Soul is now in its 13th year at Electric Picnic, which seems a bit dazzling. I remember when it was a new born instead of a grumpy […]
Everyone is on holidays, right? Hello? Is there anyone there? It’s a poor week for music but there are a couple of decent festivals with the Beatyard in Dun Laoghaire and also […]
We had the chance to ask Ken Griffin of August Wells (and previously Rollerskate Skinny) some questions about his career in music, reunion tours and his new band. You can see the […]
Another Summer week where you should really be outside enjoying the fresh air! If you’re going to ignore this worthwhile advice, we’ve a few recommendations for you. There’s The Hellfire Squad at […]
Longitude 2016 Stage Times Full details of the various runners and riders below… Sunday is almost a perfect day, where you cold sit at the main stage for the duration, but I’d […]
Yes, we’re back to separate the wheat from the chaff for you. It’s the world famous (ahem) Good Gig Guide, with some amazing treats in store over the next few months in […]
So, it’s June already? This year is on fast forward! As it’s the long weekend, it officially means it’s festival season, with Forbidden Fruit, Down with Jazz and Vantastival all this weekend. […]
The dancing continues at Dublin Dance Festival. Their feet must really be sore by this stage, but they have another week of it as it runs until the 28th. There’s also the […]
And so, as the weeks continue to tumble past…we look out at the bright city of Dublin and say ‘what ya got for us?’ A couple of new plays, with Natural History […]
It’s a pretty damn fine week ahead, with some great music. Too much actually, with a couple of tough choices to make. Mark Lanegan is in the Academy for a couple of […]
There’s some really good gigs this week with Explosions in the Sky, Kimya Dawson & Little Wings and Ought among many others. It’s rare to have so many to choose from! Cascando […]
So, there’s lots of gig guides around, not not like this one. This is a gig guide of the events that tickle our fancy in some random sense. Think of it as […]
The revolution is upon us! The 1916 celebrations are in full swing and getting very hard to ignore! There’s lots of talks, theatre and musical events around the city celebrating the failed […]
The big event in town this week is the Audi Dublin International Film Festival. Yes, that name will take some getting used to, but it’s the same show, with movies, interviews and […]
And so January departs and it is February once more! Is it officially Spring? Depends on who you ask. There are a few new plays with Big Maggie in the Gaiety and […]
The Tradfest kicks off and there’s lots of events around the city to celebrate! It runs from the 27th to the 31st, so a short run and lots packed into it. Lessness […]
The big event this week is definitely the New Year Festival which is a great idea, considering how little is on otherwise! It’s a three day festival from the 30th to the […]
Happy Christmas to all. Ho, ho, ho… Despite the fact that most people are dashing between Christmas parties and shopping, there is a surprisingly large amount of things on in Dublin this […]
They’ve finally found someplace big enough for Bono’s ego, so he’s spending most of the week in the 3 Arena! He should just about squeeze in there. Otherwise there’s the Lord of […]
The Fringe is over, so finally time to relax and take it easy, right? right? The Dublin Theatre Festival kicks off this week and runs from the 24th to the 11th of […]
I bet you’re feeling pretty smart right about now, all you people that have an Electric Picnic ticket on your mantelpiece at home or stuck on your fridge. Sigh. It all looks […]