We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but The Thin Air can indeed confirm that Adebisi Shank will play their last ever gigs on Irish soil this Thursday and Friday in Whelans, Dublin. Vinny says “This is last time anyone in Ireland will get to see us play so they’re going to be two epic unforgettable nights for everyone who is there!” Click here to buy tickets and expect some more of this:
With the majority of the Summer festivals already behind us (boo, hiss, etc.) we’re pretty much all going to have to centre our gig-going attentions firmly towards venues with roofs and walls and stuff. Devastating, we know, but sure it could be a whole lot worse. Having taken a fine toothcomb of good taste through our own Gig Guide and elsewhere, here’s our Gigs of the Week for the next few days, every single one of which involve absolutely zero chance of you getting drenched and/or sunburned. Ryan Vail, Affleck – The Twisted Peppper, Dublin; Saturday, August 9 Two of the…
Upbeat Swedish dream-poppers Summer Heart will be paying Dublin a visit later on this year. The group – a project of David Alexander – will perform at Whelan’s on October 3. Tickets are priced at €14 and go on sale this Wednesday, July 16, at 9am. Lose yourself in the ethereal ‘I Wanna Go’ below.
Dublin band The Minutes, who were scheduled to play at Whelan’s last Friday, have set a new date for the show. The group will now play on August 9 in the same venue. Tickets for the previous date, cancelled due to illness, remain valid and tickets can still be bought for €15. The band’s new album Live Well, Change Often is out now, and you can check out ‘Cherry Bomb,’ the lead single from the album below.
New York twee-pop band Lucius have announced they will performing a Dublin show this October. The band, who recently played at The Workman’s, have confirmed they will be returning quite soon, this time in Whelan’s. The show will take place on October 25 and tickets, costing €15, go on sale this Monday, June 23 at 9am. Have a listen to Tempest, from the band’s debut album ‘Wildewoman’, below.
Summertime is well and truly upon us now, and with the start of festival season it can be very easy to miss some of the many outstanding indoor shows that continue to take place, oftentimes going unnoticed. Here are just a handful of shows that are worth checking out in Belfast and Dublin. Rock Against Racism: And So I Watch You From Afar, The Answer and more – Limelight 1, Belfast; Friday, June 20 Some of Northern Ireland’s finest musical talent will assemble at Belfast’s Limelight 1 on Friday night for a special Rock Against Racism fundraiser. Headlined by North…
Formerly of The War on Drugs, American indie-rock singer-songwriter Kurt Vile played Dublin’s Whelans on Monday, April 7, supported by Pall Jenkins of The Black Heart Procession. Talk about a winning combination. Our photographer Aaron Corr was there to capture the night.
Having impressed when supporting White Lies last week, Dublin’s indie rockstars Darling have announced a headline show at Whelans on Friday May 23rd. Tickets for the upcoming band are a measly €11 and are on sale now.
Geordie alt-rock maestros Maximo Park returned to Dublin on Friday night with a blinding set at a packed-out Whelan’s. Photographer Isabel Thomas was there to shoot both the aforementioned Paul Smith-fronted quintet and local electro-pop three-piece Sleep Thieves.