If like us, you decided to work off the Christmas weight by dancing to David Bowie for a week at the Dublin Bowie Festival you’ll probably require a Bowie detox too.

So, here are the best gigs happening around the capital this week.

Tuesday

Mastodon

Atlanta Georgia’s Mastodon will bring their 20-year back catalogue to the Olympia Theatre for a sold-out performance of heavy metal riffs.

Wednesday

Neil & Liam Finn

Father and son duo Liam and Neil Finn will bring their impressive debut album ‘Lightsleeper’ to the Olympia Theatre this Wednesday. Tickets €41.09.

Adrianne Lenker

Big Thief frontwoman Adrianne Lenker will bring her critically acclaimed 2018 solo effort ‘Abysskiss’ to The Button Factory for what’s sure to be one of the gigs of the month. Tickets €17.18.

Friday

Twin Bandit

Canadian folk duo and Daniel Lanois collaborators Twin Bandit will bring their angelic voices to The Grand Social this Friday with support from Steph Cameron. Tickets €13.54.

Kid Karate

Dublin Rockers Kid Karate will bring their double muffs to The Workman’s Club for a festival of riffs. This will be your last chance to see the band in Ireland for some considerable time. Tickets €9.00.

Saturday

Kathryn Joseph

Kathryn Joseph brings her beautiful experiments to The Workman’s Club this Saturday. The Scottish album off the year winner only released her debut aged 40 but is making up for time with 3 sensational releases to her name thus far. Tickets €15.62.

Rudimental

Rudimental return to Ireland with their high octane collaborative extravaganza of pop and hip hop bangers for two nights at the Olympia. Tickets €46.87.

Fucked Up

Toronto hardcore punks Fucked Up will dose your dreams and your ears with their explosive approach to music in The Grand Social. Tickets €22.00.

Sunday

Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats

Cambridge rockers Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats will deliver an evening of music inspired by late ’60s, early ’70s heavy metal such as Black Sabbath in The Academy Green Room. Tickets €20.83.