Another week bites the dust, which means we’re another week closer to festival season. The excitement is mounting with the announcements confirming Electric Picnic and Oxegen, albeit Oxegen’s pre-announcement of their big announcement was all a little lack lustre. They’re certainly keeping us on the edge of seats though.
Well back to the present and this week we’re getting excited about Solar Bears album release party in The Button Factory on Friday. To celebrate the release of ‘Supermigration’, their first release since 2010’s ‘She Was Coloured In’, we’re handing the reward to the electronic duo with this week’s Gig of the Week. Letherette is on hand as support. Tickets are only a tenner and still available.
Elsewhere, Il Divo are down in The O2 tonight. Make sure you’re down there early as the show starts at 8pm. Tickets are still available and start from €70. UFO guitarist and rock guitar legend Michael Schenker is in Vicar Street. Tickets are still available and are €30.
Love him or hate him, Matt Cardle, the painter with the hat that won The X Factor and covered that Biffy Clyro song has sold out Whelans on Wednesday. Having parted ways with Columbia Records. Matt has recently released The Fire and is on an unplugged tour. Meanwhile Upstairs at Whelans, collective based Birds of Chicago bring their North American Roots to Dublin. Tickets are still available and are €13.50.
American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe is playing The Sugar Club on Wednesday and Auntie Anne’s in Belfast on Thursday. Tickets for both are still available and start from €11.75.
If German thrash metal is your thing, get on down to The Academy on Friday night for Kreator. Not one for the faint hearted but tickets are still available and are €27.50.
The ever so talented and fascinating King Charles is up in The Stiff Kitten in Belfast on Friday and Whelans on Saturday night. He’s currently on a mammoth 30 shows in 30 days tour of this fair isle and The UK. Tickets for both are still available and are €13. Toronto’s finest, Art Department, are in The Button Factory for a late gig on Saturday night. Tickets are still available and €20.
All other listings are below:
| 2013-04-22 | Il Divo | The O2 | €49.65 – 70.45 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-22 | Michael Schenker | Vicar Street | €30 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-23 | A Hawk and A Hacksaw | The Workman’s Club | €12.00 | |
| 2013-04-23 | Matt Cardle | Cyprus Avenue | €25.00 | |
| 2013-04-24 | Birds Of Chicago | Whelan’s (Upstairs) | €14.00 | |
| 2013-04-24 | Chelsea Wolfe | The Sugar Club | €13 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-24 | Dick Gaughan | The Black Box | €14.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-24 | Matt Cardle | Whelans | €25 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-24 | Oddsocks Revival | Cyprus Avenue | €9.3 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-24 | The Duke & The mystery Men | Empire Music Hall | €15 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-25 | Chelsea Wolfe | Auntie Annies | €11.75 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-25 | David Kitt | De Barra’s | €From EUR 0.00 – 15.00 | |
| 2013-04-25 | K-X-P | Whelan’s | €13.00 | |
| 2013-04-25 | Luke Kelly Tribute Show | Abbey Tavern | €17.15 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-25 | Matt Cardle ‘Unplugged’ | Empire Music Hall | €22.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-25 | Stephen McMahon | Cyprus Avenue | €9.00 | |
| 2013-04-25 | The Hard Ground | The Workmans Club | €8 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | David Kitt | Upst. at The White Horse | €From EUR 0.00 – 17.50 | |
| 2013-04-26 | Disclosure (DJ Set) | Limelight | €18 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Egyptian Lover | The Sugar Club | €14.85 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Fingersmith | Cyprus Avenue | €6.3 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Gavin James | Masons Bar & Venue | €8 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Hermitage Green | The Spaniard | €14.00 | |
| 2013-04-26 | King Charles | The Stiff Kitten | €11.25 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Kreator | The Academy | €27.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Philip Donnelly & MARS Album Launch | O’Keeffes | €14.00 | |
| 2013-04-26 | Sharon Shannon | Dolans Warehouse | €20.9 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-26 | Solar Bears | The Button Factory | €10.00 | |
| 2013-04-26 | Zoological | The Wright Venue | €15 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Art Department | The Button Factory | €20 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Big Country | The Academy | €28.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Christy Moore | Vicar Street | €39.5 – 49.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | CS Laser Disco | Pifko Bar | €From EUR 0.00 – 10.00 | |
| 2013-04-27 | Gavin James / Ryan Keen | Auntie Annies | €8 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Hermitage Green | The Pavilion | €14.00 | |
| 2013-04-27 | Ian Coppinger | City Limits Comedy Club | €17.50 | |
| 2013-04-27 | Juan Atkins & Gerry Read | The Twisted Pepper | €18.65 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Kila + Guests | The Button Factory | €17.50 | |
| 2013-04-27 | King Charles | Whelans | €13 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Luxtorpeda | Cyprus Avenue | €22.9 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Passenger | Mandela Hall | €9.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Pigeons & Plums | Empire Music Hall | €12.5 – 17 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | SBTRKT | The Stiff Kitten | €18 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Scottish Power Pipe Band | Waterfront Hall Auditorium | €18 – 20 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Subject at Pogo – Juan Atkins & Gerry Read | The Twisted Pepper | €16.00 | |
| 2013-04-27 | The Original Rudeboys | Dolans Warehouse | €17.35 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-27 | Tom Staar | Andrews Lane Theatre | €11.75 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-28 | Big Country | Limelight | €24.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-28 | Birds Of Chicago | De Barra’s | €15.00 | |
| 2013-04-28 | Kinky Friedman | Whelans | €28 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-28 | OneRepublic | Ulster Hall Belfast | €27.5 | Ticketmaster |
| 2013-04-28 | Passenger | Mandela Hall | €9.5 | Ticketmaster |