James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club Dublin Sat 20 Sep 2014 James Yorkston is one of those singers I’ve seen live more times than I care to remember. He visits […]
James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club – 20th Sep 2014
Things to do in Dublin (4-08-14 – 10-08-14)
Another month starts and the weather seems to have broken. Is the summer over? It might be back, fingers crossed. The big event this week is Ballyturk coming to Dublin. We loved […]
Peter Broderick – The Workman’s Club – 20th October 2014.
The last time I saw Peter Broderick in Dublin was in Whelans a few years back. I went without much idea of what to expect and was pretty much blow away by […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-07-14 – 3-08-14)
Shouldn’t you be outside? It’s a sin to be in on a day like today! Ok, it’s too sunny to do most things, but if you get bored sitting in the sun, […]
New Music – The Barr Brothers – Even the Darkness Has Arms
The Barr Brothers – Whelans – 24th October 2014. The Barr Brothers are a four piece from Montreal that are visiting our shores in October. Enjoy ‘Even the Darkness has Arms’ below. […]
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd-3rd August – Wolfe Tone Square
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd and 3rd of August – Wolfe Tone Square. A fun festival that takes place next weekend is ‘An Urban Fleadh’ in Wolfe Tone Square in Dublin. The […]
Electric Picnic Line up Expanded!
How close are you to the edge? Are you there thinking ‘I really should get my shit sorted and go to Electric Picnic this year’? Well, if you need to a push, […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-07-14 – 27-07-14)
The Workhorse would just like to confirm that we’re gutted about Garth! The legend that is Mr. Brooks was due to dominate Croke park next Friday, but instead we’ll have to make […]
Longitude Festival Timetable 2014 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
It’s so close now you can feel it, can’t ya? This is always the tough bit, choices have to be made, and bets placed on who to see and who to miss. […]
Clang Sayne with James O’Sullivan – The Joinery – 25th July
This is a gig and new band that come heavily recommended, featuring the talents of Laura Hyland, Matthew Jacobson (drums), Judith Ring (voice), and Carolyn Goodwin (woodwinds) along with James O’Sullivan. They’re […]
Interpol – Olympia – 10-02-15
Doesn’t that sound an awful long way away? Regardless, tickets go on sale this Friday for a decent enough price of €39 euro before nasty charges. How quickly do you think these […]
Paddy Casey – Whelans – 12-9-14
Whelans continue to draw in the best of Irish, with Paddy Casey being the latest name on the Whelans 25 schedule. Tickets are a snip at €15 and are on sale now! […]
Things to do in Dublin (14-07-14 – 20-07-14)
The World Cup has finally departed, and congratulations to Germany! To fill the massive gaping hole in your life, you could take up making models of ships in bottles, pick up a […]
Hard Working Class Heroes 2014 – Deadline Approaches!
October may seem a long time away, but for the bands, they’ve only five days to go before the deadline for applications! For the rest of us, there’s some early bird tickets […]
All the Pieces: A Night for Mental Health – Hendrons Collider – July 15th 2014
Looks like quite a special night brewing next Tuesday night in Hendrons Collider, and all in aid of a good cause. It’s a night of spoken work and music from some of […]
The Dublin Comedy Improv! – Workman’s Club – Thursday, 10 July
The Dublin Comedy Improv is back in the Workman’s Club tomorrow night. This features a wide range of comedy talent, with familiar faces from the Republic of Telly, the Savage Eye, Father […]
Live Guide in Dublin – 08-07-14
Yes, the only gig guide in Dublin that ignores the crap ones is back! We’ve filtered the rubbish so you don’t have to. Some good ones announced in the last few weeks, […]
Summer Rising – IMMA Festival – July 18th to 26th
IMMA are letting their hair down for the night! Yes, the Museum of Modern Art are having a week of events, talks, banquets, theatre, movie sceenings, gigs and much more. It all […]
Emily Portman Trio – 15th July 2014 – Odessa Club,
Emily Portman is a new name to most, but has been making waves and won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for best original song recently. There’s a chance to see her […]
Things to do in Dublin (7-07-14 – 13-07-14)
It’s the last week of the World Cup. Honest, it’s nearly over. Yes, with only three matches left (if you don’t include the third and fourth place play off!), people will again […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – First Events Announced!
Is it that time of the year? Where do the months go. Yes, the Fringe Festival is back and we’ll have to get used to calling it the Tiger Dublin Fringe from […]
Kanye West – Marlay Park – Review
As the bass started to rumble, an obelisk rose out of the stage, glowing bright red. This was the start of the Kayne West set, as he took to the stage in […]
Pharrell Williams – Marlay Park – Review
Pharrell Williams has just had the type of year other bands dream of. His single Happy has become one of those songs you’ll be hearing in 20 years time, and that’s to […]
Mark Eitzel – The Button Factory – August 21st – 2014
Unfortunately this gig has been cancelled due to recording commitments! Pants. Some good news for a Monday lunchtime, with a Workhorse favourite returning to Dublin. The world’s most under appreciated singer songwriter, […]
Arcade Fire – Marlay Park – Gig Review – 29-06-14
Arcade Fire have made one of the more difficult transitions in music look easy, from regular band to a stadium band! It’s always difficult to entertain people on this scale, at some […]
Pixies – Marlay Park – Review – 29-06-14
All week long I’d decided I wasn’t going to enjoy the Pixies set. I’d say they weren’t really the Pixies without Kim Deal and that I didn’t like their new music. I […]
Things to do in Dublin (30-06-14 – 6-07-14)
The group stages of the World Cup are over, so may people no have gaps in their evening schedules, and are returning into the light! There’s a mass of gigs and events […]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/ Artic Monkeys – Marlay Park – Stage Times
The final set of gigs in Marlay Park, other than Longitude (July 18th to 20th), I guess. It’s quickly becoming the biggest venue for the summer months! Details on Macklemore and the […]
Kanye West/ Kings of Leon – Marlay Park – Stage Times
More stage times announced for the gigs in Marlay Park. As ever theses times are subject to change on the whim of people like Kanye West! Not set in stone then… Kanye […]
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