The gigs continue to amass, and we've got to a point that justifies another roundup.

So here we go...



First up is one for this weekend- the excellent Devotchka play Crawdaddy on Saturday. Tickets are €15.

Super Extra Bonus Party & Grand Pocket Orchestra play Whelans on Saturday April 12th. Tickets are €10.

(Best live act in Ireland?) Jape play Crawdaddy on Monday April 21st.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw will hit Crawdaddy on Sunday May 11th, with tickets at €15.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club play the Academy on Wednesday 14 May (and also play the Trinity Ball, if you're in a position to swing tickets). Academy tickets are €30 a pop.

Sunday the 25th May sees Public Enemy, The Bomb Squad, and the amazing Cadence Weapon play Tripod with tickets at €29.50 or €34.00
Tapes N Tapes, Sons & Daughters & Port O'Brien hit Tripod on Tuesday May 27th. Tickets range from €17 to €22.50.

Tripod also sees Spiritualized play on Wednesday May 28th. Tickets from €22 to €26.

Strangely, Queens of the Stone Age play the RDS Arena on 22 June as a warm up act for Linkin Park. Weird.

M.I.A plays Tripod on Friday June 27th. Tickets from €27.50 to €32.50.

Lastly for now, The Killers & Bloc Party play Marlay Park on Thursday 21st of August. I can see that as actually being a pretty good show, if the weather holds up.

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For Conor, here's Sons And Daughters with 'Darling':



Sons and Daughters (featuring members of the amazing Arab Strap) play Whelans this Sunday (Feb 17th). Tickets are still available at 16.50 a pop.

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