Tickets €17.35 including booking fee on sale now from Ticketmaster.ie. 18+ show.
This is the fifth album from one of Britain’s best loved bands, and their first in over three years. On ‘Curve of the Earth’ Mystery Jets relocated back to London and set up their own recording space in a disused button factory.
Producing the record themselves Blaine Harrison, Will Rees, drummer Kapil Trivedi and latest member, bassist Jack Flanagan, found themselves rediscovering the gang mentality that bound the band together at the start. As a result this is the Mystery Jets’ most personal and musically definitive record to date.
Will Rees commented “For us we’ve been through quite a lot in the last couple of years and there have been certain realisations that come with playing in a band that has been together for over two decades, I think these songs have real feeling about them.”
2016 Tour dates below:
Feb 12th – Dublin – Whelans
Feb 16th – London – Electric Brixton (NME Show)
Feb 18th – Birmingham – 02 Institute 2
Feb 19th – Manchester – Gorilla
Feb 20th – Glasgow – The Art School
– 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or credit card bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue – Free Entry via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos
Fat White Family have announced a headline date at Whelans on February 23rd and tickets €19 inclusive go on sale this Friday, December 4th, at 9am from Ticketmaster.ie.
Some people will call Songs For Our Mothers the most unpleasant album of this year
“What they add brings a confidence which cleverly surges through from the off and furthermore as they sweetly lay it all on thick and fast. If you are going to go out you might as well go out all guns blazing and that is what they did here.” – Unsigned & Independent
https://soundcloud.com/beware-of-you
TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) – Sign up for guest list HERE
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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STOP THE PRESS!!! Pop-punk, genre-benders Glassgears are taking their blend of razor riffs and melodic vocal lines to Whelan’s Midnight Hour and the highly anticipated co-headline collaboration on the night comes from the multi-talented extra-energetic alt pop-punk ensemble Beware of You which makes for a night full of ear-orgasms! Get yourselves down to Whelan’s on Friday the 11th of December for what will easily be the best gig this side of Christmas! Prices are €10 after 10.30 with the option of a FREE ENTRY if you leave a comment HERE!
“What they add brings a confidence which cleverly surges through from the off and furthermore as they sweetly lay it all on thick and fast. If you are going to go out you might as well go out all guns blazing and that is what they did here.” – Unsigned & Independent
https://soundcloud.com/beware-of-you
TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) – Sign up for guest list HERE
Prison Love bring their barnstorming bluegrass, outrageous old time and confounding Cajun music to the intimate surroundings of Whelans’ Upstairs Stage.
The band is one of the top exponents of traditional American music in Ireland
“Scoops” are fresh off a busy few months of touring around Europe with both headline and support slots in great countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the UK. This is of course on top of finding the time to do their own 7 date tour
A night in Whelan’s to celebrate the release of ‘Artificial High’ by Funzo and producer Alan Newman. Performances from Funzo & band, plus a host of special guests still to be announced!
On Thursday the 26th we conclude our RAG November with a special live music event in the renouned Whelans bar! The session will begin upstairs with some amazing Dublin based bands which will be annouced in the coming days!
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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Joined by the amazing HQs, Hoodoo Reelin will be pumping out a full electric set of Jazzy, Soulful, Dancy little numbers upstairs in Whelans from midnight. Come along and join the fun 🙂
“finely tooled machine rhythms ripple discreetly beneath the haze, and there are ominous undercurrents running through even the most blissed-out passages, as though to suggest that the illusion of weightlessness comes at a price.” – Spin
A “side pony,” the hairstyle that Lake Street Dive’s Nonesuch debut is named after, is the kind of one-sided Cubism-worthy ’do that requires unwavering self-confidence to pull off.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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It’s been a while since we last played a Dublin gig so we’re playing a midnight show Upstairs in Whelan’s to showcase some new tunes. Comment HERE for guestlist. This is going to be a fun one!
TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) – Sign up for guest list HERE
Popical Island are delighted to announce that Popical Island All-Dayer 5 will occur upstairs in Whelan’s on December 19th, featuring, in no particular order:
Squarehead
Skelocrats
Lie Ins
Ginnels
No Monster Club
Owensie
Walpurgis Family
The Number 1s
Me and My Dog
with more to be announced
Running from 3.00 – 11.00 PM, this promises to be a day of amazing fun, as anyone who has attended a Popical all-dayer bash will attest to. Just a tenner in, which is 1 euro a band, a stamp on the hand lets you come and go as you please.
After impressing on his recent solo visit to Dublin opening up for The Tallest Man on Earth, Phil Cook returns with The Guitar Heels (his five piece band)
After a successful headline show in Sweeneys in October…Buzz Cagney are set to put on another headline show in Whelans on the 18th December. Playing with them on the night are two great bands
The members of Hatchlings met while studying at Maynooth University. The band currently consists of Jamie Bishop, Conor Cunningham, Eamon Travers and Peter Kelly. Recent performances have featured friends and guest musicians sharing the stage. The group are currently in the process of recording their debut EP, due to be released in early 2016. With a wide range of influences, Hatchlings have found their sound through the appreciation of jazz, folk, R’n’B, alternative rock and classical music. Their intention is to immerse themselves in their art and deliver honest music.
TAHSKA are a 5 piece band from Ireland. With their memorably high-energy performances and a wide range of influences, TASHKA have put their own original twist on Folk-Rock and Alternative music.
TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) – Sign up for guest list HERE
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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We’re delighted to be back gigging and we couldn’t be happier to be playing in Whelan’s again!
THIS IS A MIDNIGHT SHOW.
We’ll be playing in the upstairs venue and admission is €10. If you want to get in FOR FREE then comment on HERE saying “The love is in your eyes” and we’ll put your name down on the guest list!
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Singer Shobsy, guitarist Joe Regan drummer Paul Ridgeway and bassist Noel Perry are all students at BIMM Music College in Dublin. The atmosphere at BIMM encourages collaborations and musical friendships to blossom. Bonding over a shared interest in classic 80’s music and a common desire to write big stadium sized songs the guys decided to work on a music project. This early incarnation lead to the formation of State Lights in May 2014.
Progress was immediate and the band quickly decamped to Granard Co Longford to record their first songs in Joe Regan’s home studio. The first result of these sessions was the ‘Breakout’ EP which articulates tales of young love, rejection and hope underpinned by a classic vocal style wrapped around a big atmospheric sound. The EP quickly gained traction and eventually peaked at No 6 in the Irish iTunes Album Charts. Radio support was immediate with the group being selected as ‘Artist of the week’ on the critically acclaimed ‘Totally Irish’ show on 98fm with significant airplay being received on 2FM and TXFM also.
2015 Kicked off in style with a headlining performance at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition before a crowd of 4000 students at Dublin’s RDS arena. They then headlined the ‘Whelan’s Ones to Watch 2015’ Festival before a storming set at the First Fortnight Festival at the Button Factory. The band ended the month by performing as Special Guests (alongside The Riptide Movement) at the prestigious entertainment.ie awards.
The band received their first UK radio play on March 27th when they were selected to appear as ‘Shock of the New’ on the influential Jo Good show on XFM while their first US play arrived through KROQ 106.7 (LA) who played ‘Breakout’ on March 29th. Further airplay was received on Flux FM in Germany and WBOS 92.9 Boston also. The ‘Passport Approved’ radio show which is syndicated to over 25 major stations globally featured the band alongside Kodaline, Hozier and Gavin James as part of a special feature on Irish acts in May.
During the summer the band performed storming sets at both Indiependence and Castlepalooza festivals.
“Dublin’s State Lights show why Irish music is booming in the current climate. A young band armed with some excellent U2-style riffs and a singer possessing both a stunning voice and a magnetic stage presence” (Dublin Concerts)
The band are currently writing and recording material for an EP release slated for February 2016.Already it is easy to understand why critics view State Lights as one of the best new bands in Ireland.
“State Lights – Dublin band whose debut EP “The Breakout” is full of bracing, assured rock/pop tunes and who already have a sound which is aiming for stadiums and arenas. Frontman Shobsy’s voice is one of their key assets, but the musicianship underpinning the songs is also pretty striking at this early stage. The sound of a potentially very large crowd” – Jim Carroll, The Irish Times
Gigs:
Whelans Residency (All Midnight Hour shows)
Thurs Sept 24th,
Thur Oct 29th,
Sat Nov 28th
Sat Dec 26th.
TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) – Sign up for guest list HERE
Kojaque is a Dublin based hip hop producer and artist, who mixes old school flows with honest empathetic lyrics and a unique production style. His energy shines through in his lively and highly visual performances.
Men Of Twenty, formerly know as Animal Beats, are four Limerick natives pushing an edgy indie pop/rock sound. Now based in Dublin, Men Of Twenty are embarking on their latest single release entitled ‘Down By Your Side’
Having toured extensively in France, Italy, Germany and Spain, the last weekend in November marks the first visit of Betunizer to Irish shores. They will be showcasing their unique brand of discordant yet bouncey
FOURTH & FINAL DATE ADDED – WEDNESDAY 16th DECEMBER
TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY AT 9AM
Due to demand The Riptide Movement have added a fourth and final date to their end of year run at Whelan’s on Wednesday 16th December. They will also play Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December.
Tickets €22.90 incl. booking fee are on sale now from Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ie and from the WAV box office.
The Lucan quartet has been busy these past few months embarking on the release of their lauded album, “Getting Through”, in the UK and Europe. An early review from The Guardian declared the record as “..impassioned and anthemic – and they deserve their big moment”.
The album topped the Irish charts and achieved Gold status for the band while the lead single “All Works Out” was a Top 10 hit. Both album and single were nominated for Choice Music Prize “Album Of The Year” & “Single Of The Year” respectively.
While they have not stopped to catch a breath yet, there’s no sight of the band slowing down any time soon having played festivals such as Electric Picnic, Reading & Leeds, The Great Escape, Benicassim and T in the Park this summer.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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This will be our first headline gig in Dublin! You can find us upstairs in Whelan’s for the midnight show. To get free in, say you are ‘going’ on the event page HERE and that’s pretty much it! Whelan’s charges in after 11:30 pm so make sure you say you are going to the gig through THIS event!
Delighted that New Mellow will be joining us on the night.
We can’t wait to play for you and we’ll see you there!
Brass Phantoms are a four-piece indie rock band from Dublin, formed in 2014. The members came together over a collective interest in powerful, energetic and catchy music.
The band began with Ryan and James going to school together. James, with a keen interest in music, wanted to start a band, asking Ryan to join. After months of refusing to play with him, at concert in Dublin they decide to work together. Over the last years of school, they began writing songs and working on developing a particular sound that to them was both fresh and energetic. As the songs were coming the next major move was getting other band members. Scouting all the drummers in Dublin, that they could find at least, Ryan and James came across Adam McCabe. Adam became the drummer and introduced Ryan to Brass Phantoms’ future guitarist, Greg Whelan, at a party where they bonded over similar tastes in music. And so the band was formed.
Brass Phantoms released their self titled debut EP in 2014. That same year the group promoted the EP playing high-profile festivals including Guinness Amplify, Sunsets Festival, Galway Fringe Festival and the Waterford Art Beat Festival.
In early 2015 the band’s track ‘Tell Me What’s Your Game’ was named Feature Track of the Week on Dublin’s 98fm, receiving airplay on radio stations worldwide.
The band’s next single, Kaleidoscope, is due to be released in September 2015, before the band release their second E.P, “City Of Wolves” in early 2016. “The best band you never heard of…”
Following appearances at the Great Escape Festival in the UK and a mind blowing performance at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s in London Warsaw Radio released their GIVE IT ALL TO FEAR E.P on Sept 12th 2015 with a sell out show at the Unitarian Church in Brighton, UK.
THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELLED, REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE
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Kathleen’s unique vocal style has been inspired by a wide range of music, from Joni Mitchell to Aretha Franklin, from folk to gospel. Her trump card is her unique delivery in making every song sound as if it is a privately shared confidence.
NEW DATE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED, ORIGINAL TICKETS WILL STILL BE VALID
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