Month: February 2015

MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ FALLEN RULE & THIS OTHER KINGDOM

featuring – FALLEN RULE plus guests THIS OTHER KINGDOM Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ——– Fallen Rule play their first gig of the year in the brilliant upstairs venue of Whelan’s! It’s on Saturday Feb 21st… Read more »

TIZ McNAMARA

TIZ McNAMARA plus guests KIM HAYDEN JESS LEEN RICHIE ROS ^ Upstairs ^ Tiz McNamara’s debut independent release ‘Steady As You Go’ has received unanimous praise from DJ’s in Ireland, the UK and the US. The track has received thousands of views on YouTube to date and was also featured in two seasons of the… Read more »

LITTLE HOURS

MCD.ie presents LITTLE HOURS plus guest AMANO _ Main Venue _ Tickets on sale Friday, 13th February at 10am, €13.50 includes booking fee Following on a two sold out shows in Pepper Canister Church. We are delighted to announce a headline show in Whelans on May 28th 2015.

COLM MAC CON IOMAIRE (Album Launch)

Aiken Promotions presents COLM MAC CON IOMAIRE ALBUM LAUNCH plus guest _ Main Venue _ New Album And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir), Released April 17th (Plateau) Tickets on sale priced €16.50 on sale Thursday Feb 12th @ 9am from www.ticketmaster.ie www.whelanslive.com & outlets nationwide

LORD HURON

Harmonic presents LORD HURON plus guest _ Main Venue _ Tickets €16.50 available from Ticketmaster.ie and Whelanslive.com on sale Thurs 12th Feb @ 9am NEW ALBUM – ‘STRANGE TRAILS’ – 06.04.15 —- ‘Strange Trails’, the highly anticipated new album from Lord Huron will be released on April 6th through Play It Again Sam.

THE FLAWS (Single Launch)

THE FLAWS “That’s What You Get” Single Launch plus guest ACROBAT _ Main Venue _ the Flaws Single: ‘That’s What You Get’ out March 6th The Flaws exploded onto the Irish music scene in late 2007 when their debut long player ‘Achieving Vagueness’ was released to universal critical acclaim.

SYLVAN ESSO

MCD.ie presents SYLVAN ESSO plus guests _ Main Venue _ Following their ecstatically received sold-out show at The Workman’s Club this past October, much acclaimed electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso have announced their highly anticpated Irish return at Whelan’s, Wexford Street on June 9th 2015.

THE NORTH SEA

THE NORTH SEA plus guests TELL NO FOXX ^ Upstairs ^ The North Sea are a Dublin based alt/rock band influenced by Irish alternative acts such as Whipping Boy, A House and Into Paradise.

ELASTIC SLEEP + OTHER CREATURES

Whelanslive.com presents ELASTIC SLEEP OTHER CREATURES plus guest _ Main Venue _ Their Leave You EP shows that they are making some of the best sounds in Ireland right now. – THE IRISH TIMES The dream-pop scene hasn’t been so alive in decades and thisCork five-piece take things into the realm of nightmares. Delightfully atmospheric and exquisitely beautiful stuff. – Hot Press Elastic… Read more »

THE STATICS

THE STATICS  plus guests _ Main Venue _ Dublin indie-rock act the Statics are set to headline a FREE gig in Whelan’s upstairs venue next Thursday February 12th. Following their appearance on last week’s episode of the Saturday Night Show, the Statics will play a special show in Whelan’s for free next week. A group… Read more »