Live Music entertainment in Dublin
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Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
Serious aficionados of traditional music should make the trip here. The name (col -tas kyohl- thory erin) means ‘Fraternity of Traditional Musicians of Ireland’. Here you’ll find the best Irish music and dancing in Dublin, with some of the country’s top players. There are nightly shows, but the ‘craic is mighty’ at Friday night’s céilidh (group Irish dance).
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Whelans
A good gig here can be quite magical. The crowd gathers round the elevated central stage and more peer down from the circular balcony – everyone mouthing the words to their favourite songs and ballads. Whelans offers an interesting parade of fine local and international acts and singer-songwriters – well worth a look. Enter via Camden Row.
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Ambassador Theatre
This former cinema, at the top of O’Connell St, has thankfully kept much of its rococo interior intact. The view of its international acts on stage is better from the spacious downstairs auditorium, while on the mezzanine level it’s seating only in old velvet cinema seats, complete with drinks holders.
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Crawdaddy
Named after the London club where the Stones launched their professional careers in 1963, Crawdaddy is an intimate bar-venue that specialises in putting on rootsy performers – from African drum bands to avant-garde jazz artists and flamenco guitarists.
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Village
This large venue is surprisingly cosy for its size. All wooden cladding and warm lighting, the free downstairs bar packs ’em in for its late licence. Upstairs, the venue puts on medium-sized international and home-grown rock and pop acts most nights.
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Mezz
Dark, sweaty and loud: it’s the way music venues used to be in those heady days before standard lamps and leather sofas became, well, standard. Old-school rock, electronic, funk and garage bands belt it out most nights to a young up-for-it crowd.
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Devitt’s
Devitt’s – aka the Cussak Stand – is one of the favourite places for the city’s talented musicians to display their wares, with sessions as good as any you’ll hear in the city centre. Highly recommended.
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Jj Smyth’s
Jazz and blues at this small but legendary pub draw a regular crowd. The Irish Blues Club plays on Tuesday and long-standing resident bands as well as international guest acts play every other night except Wednesday.
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Big Top
During the Point Depot's refit, the big gigs in Dublin will be held in a huge, 5000-capacity Big Top in Phoenix Park. We hope it's such a success that they keep it up even after the Point has reopened.
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