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MCD proudly presents

TOPS

plus support _ Main Venue _ RELEASES NEW SONG AND VIDEO “I FEEL ALIVE” “Indie pop bliss.” –  Pitchfork “One of the most riveting and peerless acts in indie rock” – Stereogum

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LIME CORDIALE

plus support _ Main Venue _ The band on everyone’s ‘must see’ list this year is Sydney based outfit Lime Cordiale. Brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach who are responsible for delivering hook-laden jams

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GARRET BAKER AND THE RANDOM NOUNS

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ ‘House That The Trees Reclaimed’ is the 2nd studio album from Garret Baker & The Random Nouns, a musical project by Dubliner Baker, his half French, half Irish partner, Laura Mallett, Dublin guitarist Christopher Barry and German cellist Frieda Freytag. An album of songs written in a stone house on the river Shannon, that explores local murder ballads, mother and baby homes and the dissolute Dublin music scene of old. Past reviews: “The debut album from this Irish based singer songwriter. Features 12 rather beautifully crafted haunting folk songs with a slightly jazzy twist from time to time.” – Road Records “..reminded me of the first Young Marble Giants LP with a few nods to Nico and the Velvet Underground thrown in…a threadbare chic.” – Folkbuddy blog. “A latter day Jacques Brel acolyte.” – The Evening Herald “The debut album from this Irish based singer songwriter. Features 12 rather beautifully crafted haunting folk songs with a slightly jazzy twist from time to time.” – Road Records “His debut is one of character, class and charm.” – Hot Press.

TICKETS – CANCELLED

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AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free Entry] plus Late Bar.

RITUAL SEA

plus support RACHAEL LAVELLE ^ Upstairs ^ Ritual Sea formed in 2016 over a love of film, dream pop, shoegaze and esoterica. Having released their debut single ‘Serpentine’ in late 2016, they went on to to support the likes of Manchester psych-folk artist Jane Weaver and Berlin-based, The Underground Youth.

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WILLIAM PRINCE

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter William Prince announces headline Dublin show.

Aiken Promotions present

TURNSTILES & NERVES

^ Upstairs ^ Turnstiles & Nerves announced Double Bill for Whelan’s, Dublin Galway punk band Turnstiles are playing their first headline gig in Dublin

THE ANFIELD WRAP

>> Opium >> The award winning Liverpool FC podcast The Anfield Wrap are returning to Ireland for three shows in three days in February! We’ll have a big chat in Dublin about The Reds, the season so far, what’s to come over the next 6 months and we’ll have a lively Q&A with loads of audience interaction. It’ll be a party to celebrate this season, come join us…

WHERE

Opium, 26 Wexford St, D2 – http://opium.ie/spaces/club/

TICKETS

€22 + booking fee available online from seetickets.com 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

Whelanslive.com presents

SHAWN JAMES

plus support _ Main Venue _ Take one listen to Shawn James’ music and you can hear his roots in the Mississippi delta by way of growing up on the fabled South Side of Chicago

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SINNERBOY

Keeping Rory Gallagher’s memory alive!

^ Upstairs ^

Top international tribute band, Sinnerboy, returns to Whelans for another night of the epic music of the late, great Rory Gallagher.

MCD proudly presents

LORAINE CLUB

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Loraine Club are a Dublin band who’s musical style leans towards melodic vocals, synth lines and airy guitar riffs undertoned by driving bass and hard hitting beats.

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ALEXANDRA SAVIOR

plus support _ Main Venue _ It all started with a feeling of relief. Just after midnight on New Year’s Eve, Alexandra Savior, who was six months out of a rocky relationship and appreciating her independence, sat down and wrote the song that would become “Crying All the Time.”

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MASSIVE WAGONS

plus support _ Main Venue _ If ever there was a band that personified the phrase “good things come to those who wait,” it’s Massive Wagons. Whilst the Lancaster hard rock quintet have been active for a decade now, 2018 was the year the band truly made their mark on the music industry, touring with the likes of Status Quo, Dead Daisies and The Wildhearts, and landing at No. 16 in the UK Top 20 with their fourth LP, ‘Full Nelson’. Massive Wagons have come a long way since their humble beginnings as a pub band. Whilst they’ve maintained a keen work ethic and steady release schedule since day one (chalking up an impressive discography with 2011 debut ‘Fire It Up’, 2014’s ‘Fight The System’ and 2016’s ‘Welcome To the World’), the thought that they’d one day be sitting pretty in the charts alongside their childhood heroes seemed like a far-off pipe dream, even just 12 months ago. Fast forward to 2019, and not only have Massive Wagons managed to get numerous gigs in said local rock pub, but their ‘Full Nelson’ artwork has also been immortalised in mural form on the side of the building – much to the local council’s chagrin, who demanded it was taken down. As testament to the band’s loyal and growing fan base however, a petition to keep the mural garnered 10,000 signatures in a matter of hours. Massive Wagons will play Whelan’s on Tuesday August 4th 2020 with tickets from €17 on sale Friday Jan 17th @ 10am

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AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free Entry] plus Late Bar.

MCD proudly present

GEMMA DUNLEAVY

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Songwriter and producer Gemma Dunleavy may have captured your attention through her previous collaborations with Murlo and Swing Ting but the North Inner City Dubliner has been busy making a name for herself this year with her stunning debut single ‘Better 4 U’

CHERRY COMEDY

BREAKOUT ACT OF THE YEAR  10 emerging acts battle it out ^ The Parlour ^ Welcome to the first Semi Final of the Cherry Comedy Breakout Act of the Year Competition. 10 emerging acts from the Irish & UK comedy scene come to Whelan’s to battle it out

I Heart Gigs presents

I HEART A LAND DOWN UNDER

_ Main Venue _ I Heart Gigs present a very special performance in aid of the Australian Firefighters and Wildlife.

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Aiken Promotions and U:Mack proudly present

JAWBOX

plus support _ Main Venue _ Post-hardcore legends play their first ever Irish show on Tuesday 9 June 2020 at Whelan’s.

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BRIAN McGRANE

AND BAND plus support LIAM GEDDES + ROSIE BYRNE ^ Upstairs ^ Having toured the world extensively over the past 5 years from the 3 Arena in Dublin to Radio City in New York, Brian McGrane has collaborated with many big Irish names such as Celtic Woman, Gavin James, Phil coulter, The Celtic Tenors, Sharon Corr, Brian Kennedy and many more.

LOCAL BOY

plus support SOURFRUIT ^ Upstairs ^ ‘Local Boy Ruins Everything’ is the new EP from Irish artist Local Boy, aka Jake Hurley. The Burner Records co-founder wrote, produced and mixed the entirety of the five track project which tells indie infused tales of everyday mundanity and dreams of rock ‘n’ roll stardom.

THE EYE OPENER

featuring

NEO COSTELLO PAROPABLO OLD ENEMIES ENTERTAINMENT

_ Main Venue _

The Eye Opener is a show with some of Dublin’s top tier lyricists impacting the scene with hard hitting, truthful and impacting lyrics & astonishing wordplay.

CÚIG

plus support

_ Main Venue _

This Irish fivepiece band, with members from Armagh and Tyrone, are tearing up the rule book with their bold approach to Irish Traditional music. Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘New Landscapes’

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STEVE HUGHES

ARE YOU SERIOUS plus support _ Main Venue _ Returning to the UK & Ireland for his first full length tour in six years, Australian comedy legend Steve Hughes is known the world over for his hard hitting, take no prisoners stand up.

MCD proudly presents

BIG SLEEP

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Big Sleep have had a busy few months of gigging venues across the capital since their festival debut at Electric Picnic in September.

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Statement from the promoter MCD:

COVID-19 STATEMENT Effective Immediately from 1800hrs today 12th March 2020 Covid-19 Government Directive issued to cancel all public events until Sunday 29th March of a capacity of 100 people and over. Following today’s (12th March 2020) Irish Government directive to cancel all events of over 100 capacity (indoor) and 500 capacity (outdoor) due to take place between now and 29th March MCD Productions has now postponed all affected shows. MCD Productions is currently working with artists and venues to reschedule all dates. Original tickets purchased for all affected events will remain valid for rescheduled dates which will be notified to patrons on confirmation. MCD Productions wish to thank all our customers and staff for their continued co-operation and understanding during this unprecedented time in the interests of health and welfare of all. For updates please visit www.MCD.ie — — — — — MCD proudly presents

MALAKI

plus support _ Main Venue _ Off the back of Malaki’s Debut EP ‘Butterly Boy’ and Sold Out Academy 2 Show Malaki announces 2020 Whelan’s show

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MATT McGINN

AND BAND plus support CIARA O’NEILL ^ Upstairs ^ Celebrating the release of his 4th studio album, ‘Lessons of War’, Co. Down singer-songwriter and producer returns to Whelan’s with his band, along with very special guest, and star of Matt’s 2019 critically acclaimed single ‘Bubblegum’ Ciara O’Neill.

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TOO MANY ZOOZ

plus support _ Main Venue _

THE KONDOORS

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ “Two voices pitched in perfect harmony to create blue-eyed soul and sophisticated, grown-up pop. Mick Brown, Telegraph Magazine..”

KUDOS

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Cork sisters KUDOS launch their debut EP, ‘Treat Every Day Like Your Birthday, Every Night Like Valentines (Birthday)’ on Friday February 14th 2020. The five track EP will be available on all digital platforms as well as in CD format from Golden Discs Cork & Dublin.

Oldflattop.com presents

JIM BEARD & JON HERINGTON (STEELY DAN)

_ Main Venue _ It’s only natural that pianist Jim Beard and guitarist Jon Herington would strike the kind of special accord heard throughout this intimate duo encounter. They’ve shared countless hours in the studio over the years playing on each other’s albums, beginning with Beard’s 1990 debut SONG OF THE SUN and continuing through to Herington’s 2016 album ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. They’ve worked together as sidemen on recordings by bassist Victor Bailey, saxophonists Bill Evans and Bob Berg, drummer Dennis Chambers and brothers Michael and Randy Brecker. And they’ve shared the bandstand on tour with Steely Dan for the past several years — 20 for Herington, 11 for Beard. “There are many, many records and gigs and times of our lives,” said Herington, reflecting back on their musical partnership. “Not only that, we’ve been sharing a studio ever since we got to New York, which is probably since 1987.” At the time of this writing, Beard and Herington had just come off a three week residency with Steely Dan at the Venetian in Las Vegas, so their Dan chops were polished to a bright sheen. But they were also basking in the after-glow of having recently recorded this superb duet album. And though guitar and piano are not generally regarded as ideal mates in a duo setting, the two kindred spirits found a way to seamlessly blend in the studio, divvying up duties on eight tunes, easily alternating roles, comping for each other while delivering melodic gems and brilliant solos along the way. “Not all of that happened right away spontaneously,” Beard pointed out. “We did have to think about who could do what where, because it’s not the most natural duo instrumentation. It’s so much different than if it were piano and bass or guitar and bass, piano and saxophone or guitar and saxophone. Because the two instruments are so similar in the way they function and behave in a group, particularly the chordal aspect of it. So it did take a little bit of think-time to figure out what would be best.” “It’s two instruments that do not necessarily cooperate too well,” added Herington. “And because the role of each instrument is similar, it kind of presents a real problem — Who’s going to play the bass part? Who’s going to keep time? So we had to hunt for different tunes and figure out what we could do to them to make them work. And it took quite a while.” While the ultimate role model for guitar-piano duets would have to be Jim Hall and Bill Evans (check out 1962’s UNDERCURRENT and 1966’s INTERMODULATIONS), Beard and Herington avoid comparisons by taking a decidedly different path on CHUNKS AND CHAIRKNOBS. “Bill Evans-Jim Hall is my favorite example of that piano-guitar genre,” Herington agreed. “We were fully aware of how great those two records are. I know both of them intimately and they’re both just fantastic. By the same token, we also knew that we’re not really players like that, and that’s mostly evident in the original tunes that we put on the record. Those tunes are not jazz tunes like what Jim Hall and Bill Evans would’ve played. So that kind of puts us in a completely different place. And once we were beginning to get stuff that we felt was going to work, it felt a little less daunting.” As you delve into CHUNKS AND CHAIRKNOBS, it becomes clear that their long tenure with Steely Dan has rubbed off on both Beard and Herington. Their meticulous craftsmanship and knack for sneaking complex harmonies and chords into song-driven settings is positively Dan-like. But Beard and Herington also bring something unique to the program that puts them in their own zone. Beard, a wildly creative spirit with a brilliant, slightly subversive mind, has a wealth of musical experience to draw from. A classically trained pianist, he studied arranging with Don Sebesky and studied piano with Sir Roland Hanna and George Shearing. The keyboardist of choice for John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter and John Scofield, Beard is also a prolific composer whose signature works have appeared on albums by Michael Brecker (1988’s DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME, 1990’s NOW YOU SEE IT…NOW YOU DON’T), McLaughlin (1987’s ADVENTURES IN RADIOLAND), Bob Berg (1990’s IN THE SHADOWS, 1994’s RIDDLES) and Bill Evans (1996’s ESCAPE, 1997’s STARFISH AND THE MOON). As a widely respected producer, he has helmed 11 albums for guitarist Mike Stern as well as projects for drummer Dennis Chambers, trumpeter Michael “Patches” Stewart, violinist Didier Lockwood, pianist Eliane Elias, trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxophonists Berg and Evans. His compositional prowess and quirky penchant is further showcased on his six albums as a leader —1990’s SONG OF THE SUN, 1994’s LOST AT THE CARNIVAL, 1997’s TRULY, 1999’s ADVOCATE, 2008’s REVOLUTIONS and 2013’s SHOW OF HANDS. Herington, a consummate accompanist, soulful rhythm guitar player and tasty soloist, has brought his six-string skills to bear on recordings by Steely Dan (2000’s TWO AGAINST NATURE, 2003’s EVERYTHING MUST GO), Donald Fagen (2006’s MORPH THE CAT, 2012’s SUNKEN CONDOS), Walter Becker (2008’s CIRCUS MONEY) and Madeleine Peyroux (2016’s SECULAR HYMNS, as well as his own albums as a leader — 1992’s THE COMPLETE RHYMING DICTIONARY, 2000’s LIKE SO, 2008’s PULSE AND CADENCE, 2010’s SHINE, SHINE, SHINE, 2012’s TIME ON MY HANDS, and 2016’s ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. All of these qualities — Steely Dan slickness combined with an obvious love of rock and a reverence for the jazz tradition — emerge here with Beard and Herington forming the perfect tag team on CHUNKS AND CHAIRKNOBS. “The idea of doing a record didn’t come first,” explained Beard. “About two and a half years ago we did a short mid-Atlantic States tour just to try it out, and it worked out pretty well. In fact, a European agent said he could book a tour for us if we had an album out. So we decided to do one.” Their own idiosyncratic take on the piano-guitar duo comes across right out of the gate on the jaunty title track to CHUNKS AND CHAIRKNOBS, which opens with a Monk-like piano figure that segues to a rollicking barrelhouse New Orleans feel melded to a touch of ragtime. Picture Scott Joplin meets Professor Longhair and Thelonious Monk at Erroll Garner’s house. Originally appearing as a full band version on Beard’s 1997 album, LOST AT THE CARNIVAL, it is reimagined here as a striking duo number. “There are certainly echoes of that old New Orleans thing,” said Herington, “but it’s also so much Jim’s sort of wacky world when he writes, which is what was so fun about it.” Herington, who had played on the original version of this tune, contributes a particularly soulful guitar solo here. “Jim kept saying, ‘It’s gotta be more fun! Crazier, more wild!’ So I had to bend some strings and try to inject some life into it with just a little more scooping and sliding. To just play it straight would’ve been too flat, so I used more expression that comes from blues and rock playing than I think I would normally use.” Herington’s “Double Blind,” a thoughtful piece tinged with melancholy, was originally written for his Japan-only release in 1992. “That was the one that seemed like the best fit for the duo, and it’s also one that Jim has liked the best. I think it’s the darker quality of that tune that he likes.” “That’s actually a new name for an old song,” explained Beard. “The original name was ‘Behind the Mask’ and it was on Jon’s record THE COMPLETE RHYMING DICTIONARY. He reissued it in 2008 as Pulse and Cadence and changed the name of that tune from ‘Behind the Mask’ to ‘Double Blind.’ (Likewise, Herington’s funky “Whoopie Tie O” from the original 1992 album was renamed “Hope and Woe” for PULSE AND CADENCE and appears here in a scaled down duet form). The musical partners put a novel spin on four covers here. Their version of “Baubles, Bangles and Beads” carries the bossa nova flavor of Frank Sinatra’s version from the 1967 album FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA AND ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (minus the lush Claus Ogerman orchestrations). Herington plays some persuasive Brazilian rhythm guitar here as Beard emulates Ol’ Blue Eyes’ with his behind-the-beat phrasing on this alluring melody. Their fluid, conversational exchanges on the Bill Evans composition “Loose Blues” have Beard and Herington sharing rhythmic duties in organic fashion. “That’s the closest we get to that Jim Hall-Bill Evans vibe,” said Herington. “It really has the chamber jazz vibe of the late ‘50s, early ‘60s. And the melody line is almost classical sounding…kind of pointillistic with unusual phrasing. It feels more like a through-composed thing but it does go into a jazz thing. It’s a fun one to play.” Their intricate, counterpoint-fueled take on “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical SHOWBOAT, is based on an arrangement that Beard did of that song for Bob Berg’s 1990 album, VIRTUAL REALITY. “Most versions of that song are kind of dreamy and slow,” he explained. “So the idea here was to make it something completely different.” Herington erupts with some Bensonesque flurries on their version of the show tune. “I still think of George Benson as one of America’s greatest guitarists,” said Herington. “He’s at the top of the heap for me. So if it sounds a little like that, I’m happy. I’m a huge Benson fan. He’s got this amazing lyricism and it’s so effortless sounding. He can smile his way through the whole thing and he just makes it look so ridiculously easy. Total magic.” Herington also showcases his considerable chops on his own composition “Hope and Woe” as well as on Beard’s calming “Hand to Hand,” which the pianist had originally recorded on 1997’s TRULY. Their approach to “Gaucho,” one of Steely Dan’s most popular tunes and title track of their 1980 album, remained fairly faithful to the original. “Arrangement-wise, we really didn’t have to do too much to it,” explained Beard. “The form is so through-composed. It doesn’t have your typical eight or 16 bar groupings like so many pop songs have. It’s kind of 180 degrees away from a song like ‘Peg.’ It morphs from a long verse into the chorus-release, then there’s an interlude. It’s just structured in a unique way, so we just had to rehearse it and make it feel good.” “We’re such admirers of the writing,” added Herington, “so we never really thought to rearrange it. Jim did a few things differently because we’re just two people trying to cover several parts. So I get to do some of those fills that are done by the saxophone on the record. But we just thought that the notes are so great on that tune, so it was enough just to stick to the melody that Donald played.” A thoroughly engaging project, CHUNKS AND CHAIRKNOBS is a confluence of rock, pop, bossa, blues and jazz performed by two seasoned pros whose empathy and uncanny chemistry runs deep. — Bill Milkowski Bill Milkowski is a longtime contributor to Down Beat and the author of “JACO: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius, the World’s Greatest Bass Player” (Backbeat Books)

TICKETS

€24.50 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 01 4780766 (9:30am-7pm M-F) – 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets. Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free Entry] plus Late Bar.

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Aiken Promotions presents in assoc. w/ RTE 2FM

EASTBOUND

Dublin’s New Music Festival 2020 featuring

DRY CLEANING

plus support _ Main Venue _ Aiken Promotions are delighted to announce the return of EASTBOUND for its second year running, the festival which creates a live space for the best

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EASTBOUND

Dublin’s New Music Festival 2020 featuring

DREAM WIFE

plus support _ Main Venue _ Aiken Promotions are delighted to announce the return of EASTBOUND for its second year running, the festival which creates a live space for the best

KRISDEBERG

plus support

DOUBLE SCREEN

^ Upstairs ^ Krisdeberg are a Dublin-based electronic four-piece, a self recorded and self produced project drawing from such diverse influences as LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy. Krisdeberg have been locked away in the studio painting music with synths, drums and all manner of noise.

VIA EVENTBRITE.IE

SPIES

plus support _ Main Venue _ Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Constancy’ in 2018, alternative 5-piece SPIES have announced a new show in Dublin’s Whelans on February 15th. Tickets from €15 on sale from November 29th at 10am. The Thin Air – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “This is truly essential listening” The Irish Times – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A new and vivid phase for the band” The Last Mixed Tape – 9/10 – “A record of great Sonic beauty” Totally Dublin – “An album brimming with emotion, energy and ingenuity”

TICKETS

€15 / €30 w/ LP available from Eventbrite 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

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Statement from Greg Dulli:

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the continued spread of the coronavirus throughout Europe, we have sadly decided to postpone our March/April European dates. We sincerely apologize and are already working on rescheduling our European tour for later this year. Refunds will be available at point of purchase. We remain hopeful that the North American tour will proceed as planned beginning in Minneapolis on April 24th. We’ll continue to monitor the situation as it develops. Stay safe everyone.

Statement from the promoter MCD:

COVID-19 STATEMENT Effective Immediately from 1800hrs today 12th March 2020 Covid-19 Government Directive issued to cancel all public events until Sunday 29th March of a capacity of 100 people and over. Following today’s (12th March 2020) Irish Government directive to cancel all events of over 100 capacity (indoor) and 500 capacity (outdoor) due to take place between now and 29th March MCD Productions has now postponed all affected shows. MCD Productions is currently working with artists and venues to reschedule all dates. Original tickets purchased for all affected events will remain valid for rescheduled dates which will be notified to patrons on confirmation. MCD Productions wish to thank all our customers and staff for their continued co-operation and understanding during this unprecedented time in the interests of health and welfare of all. For updates please visit www.MCD.ie — — — — — MCD proudly presents

GREG DULLI

plus support _ Main Venue _ Without desire, most of the world’s problems would be solved and it would be a miserable place to live. For the last 30 years, Greg Dulli has been the poet laureate of the bizarre whims and cruel tangents of desire.

VIA ENTRBRITE.IE

CULT CALLED MAN

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Cult Called Man celebrate the launch of their new official music video for a brand new single (Trash King) at Whelan’s on January 25th. The music Video was shot and directed by VMA nominated videographer Josef Geiger (Pumped Up Kicks 2011).

Whelanslive.com present

DANNY BURNS

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Don’t call Danny Burns a newcomer. Two decades before releasing his 2018 debut, North Country — a collaborative album filled with appearances by icons

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DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS GIG HAS BEEN

RESCHEDULED

IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON

FRI 25th SEPT

ORIGINAL TICKETS  STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

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Statement from the promoter MCD:

COVID-19 STATEMENT Effective Immediately from 1800hrs today 12th March 2020 Covid-19 Government Directive issued to cancel all public events until Sunday 29th March of a capacity of 100 people and over. Following today’s (12th March 2020) Irish Government directive to cancel all events of over 100 capacity (indoor) and 500 capacity (outdoor) due to take place between now and 29th March MCD Productions has now postponed all affected shows. MCD Productions is currently working with artists and venues to reschedule all dates. Original tickets purchased for all affected events will remain valid for rescheduled dates which will be notified to patrons on confirmation. MCD Productions wish to thank all our customers and staff for their continued co-operation and understanding during this unprecedented time in the interests of health and welfare of all. For updates please visit www.MCD.ie — — — — — MCD proudly presents

JACKIE BEVERLY

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ In less than a year since her debut, Irish indietronic artist Jackie Beverly has been steadily carving a space for herself in the Irish music scene, gaining herself recognition for her addictive 80’s infused pop music and the rightful accolade of one to keep an eye on.

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DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS GIG HAS BEEN

RESCHEDULED

IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON

FRI 23rd OCT AT THE WORKMAN’S CLUB

ORIGINAL TICKETS  STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

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Statement from the promoter AIKEN PROMOTIONS:

COVID-19 STATEMENT Effective Immediately from 6pm 12 March 2020 until 29 March 2020. The Irish Government has issued a directive to cancel all events of over 100 capacity (indoor) and 500 capacity (outdoor) due to take place between 12 March and 29 March, 2020. Accordingly, Aiken Promotions is postponing all events scheduled in the Republic of Ireland during this time. Aiken Promotions are currently working to reschedule dates and will provide an update for each event. — — — — — Aiken Promotions presents

PEAT & DIESEL

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ The story began when three Stornoway Cove’s (Innes, Uilly and Boydie) met up in the house to have the craic on a Saturday night playing music with just the dog and the cat watching.

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DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS GIG HAS BEEN

RESCHEDULED

IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON

SAT 31st OCT

ORIGINAL TICKETS  STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

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Whelanslive.com presents in association with The Academy Plaza Hotel

WOLFCLUB

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ W O L F C L U B : Comprise of Steven W O L F, Chris W O L F and Tim W O L F. They grew up together and spent their summers producing demo tapes emulating 80’s synthpop tunes in a loft in Nottingham.

FRUITZ

plus support PRETTY CARTEL + EMILY 7 ^ Upstairs ^ Bursting on to the Scene in the tail end of 2017, FRUITZ quickly established themselves as one of Ireland most promising bands.

Enthusiastic Eunuch proudly presents

XYLOURIS WHITE

(DRAG CITY) plus support TEATRO SIN FIN w/ CHEYENNE MIZE _ Main Venue _ Xylouris White is firmly rooted in the past and future. Playing Cretan music of original and traditional composition, the band consists of Georgios Xylouris on Cretan laouto and vocals and Jim White on drum kit.

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DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS GIG HAS BEEN

RESCHEDULED

IT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON

WED 7th OCT

ORIGINAL TICKETS  STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

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Statement from the promoter MCD:

COVID-19 STATEMENT Effective Immediately from 1800hrs today 12th March 2020 Covid-19 Government Directive issued to cancel all public events until Sunday 29th March of a capacity of 100 people and over. Following today’s (12th March 2020) Irish Government directive to cancel all events of over 100 capacity (indoor) and 500 capacity (outdoor) due to take place between now and 29th March MCD Productions has now postponed all affected shows. MCD Productions is currently working with artists and venues to reschedule all dates. Original tickets purchased for all affected events will remain valid for rescheduled dates which will be notified to patrons on confirmation. MCD Productions wish to thank all our customers and staff for their continued co-operation and understanding during this unprecedented time in the interests of health and welfare of all. For updates please visit www.MCD.ie — — — — — MCD proudly presents

AIMÉE

plus support _ Main Venue _ Following her sold-out Grand Social show, Aimee announces headline 2020 gig at Whelan’s

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THIS GIG HAS BEEN

CANCELLED

REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED

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Aiken Promotions presents

BROOKE BENTHAM

plus support _ Main Venue _ Debut album Everyday Nothing for February 28th & New single “Perform For You” — — — — — — Aiken Promotions proudly presents Brooke Bentham live at Whelans, 14th March 2020. Brooke also announced her debut album Everyday Nothing is set for release on AllPoints on the 28th of February. She also shares a second single, ‘Perform For You’, a melancholy meditation on the power dynamics in toxic relationships. Inspired by novels that Brooke was reading at the time. She probes beneath the surface of a doomed romance from the get-go. “It’s like surrendering to something, even though you know it’s never going to work, realising you’re so dependent on someone and knowing your presence in that relationship. It’s love in the worst way.” she says. “‘Perform For You’ is probably my favourite, because it reminds me of lots of the music I love. Once we’d recorded that, I knew we were making an album. Musically it was exactly where I wanted to be.” Everyday Nothing follows two EPs of music shored up by intense reflection, which has earned the 23 year old many admirers and a rapidly growing fanbase. Brooke writes sharp and eloquent songs about her experiences as she understands them, using words and music to resolve and record the tensions of young adulthood. Confronted with the mundanities of life and caught between two jobs in London, she finds intense lyricism in the struggle for purpose and direction. The album is, in her words, “in part an ode to the little moments in life, the frustration of being young and unaware of what you want, but getting older and realising you still don’t know. It’s an album I searched for myself in, filled with questions I asked myself.” Written entirely by Brooke, with a few contributions from producer Bill Ryder-Jones (who’s own album Yawn was showered with 4 and 5 star reviews last year), Everyday Nothing documents a fast-rising 23-year-old looking to make sense of her existence. So impressed was Ryder-Jones with Brooke’s observational lyricism that he said: “I’ve worked with some amazing songwriters in my career. I think Brooke at 23 is well on her way to being up there with Alex (Turner), Saint Saviour, Mick (Head) and James (Skelly). Her lyric writing will be overlooked because of her voice but it is her words that will set her apart from others.” “Perform For You” follows “All My Friends Are Drunk” released early October which was the first taster of Everyday Nothing. A looser indie rock sound than her previous EPs pitched somewhere between Mazzy Star, Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse and early Angel Olsen and nods to the ‘90s rock bands she was listening to leading up to the album being written, notably Low, Yo La Tengo and Broadcast. Brooke heads out on Sam Fender’s sold out UK tour on the 22nd November as his main support with Bill joining her live band. For three years she busked and played pubs and open-mic nights around Newcastle, often sharing a stage with her friend Fender, who stole her version of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In the Dark’. He will finally repay the favour by taking Brooke on tour starting at Manchester Academy with two Brixton Academy dates. Everyday Nothing soundtracks the reality for many young people today. One in which hopes and dreams play out in a haze of confusion and frustration. Brooke captures this existential vulnerability, the baffling day to day-ness of a young life in the most relatable, poetic and compelling of works.  “A lot of life is boring and predictable, but I hope this album is a way of saying that with some charm.” Everyday Nothing comes out on February 28th on AllPoints and “Perform For You” is out now. Pre-order Everyday Nothing here

TICKETS – CANCELLED

ON SALE MON 25th NOV, 11AM: €15 available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 01 4780766 (9:30am-7pm M-F) – 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

GER STAUNTON

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ After a sold out performance last February, Staunton return’s to Whelan’s with a brand new show. Expect more of this rising star’s deadpan, tongue-in-cheek delivery, as he weaves stories and jokes from his West-of-Ireland childhood

BRIGHT CLUB

featuring

Deirdre O’Kane • Joan Ní Gabhann • Emily Sheridan • Katie Burns • Emily Greenan • Andrew Dorman • Kate Feeney • Pauline Shanahan (MC)

^ Upstairs ^

Bright Club Dublin final show of 2019! We are closing out 2019 with a bang!

EMMO

plus support ^ Upstairs ^ EMMO is a unique and intelligent singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Cork. His influences include Hozier, Phil Collins, Joni Mitchel and rap artists known as lil Dicky and Childish Gambino.