District’s February Gig Guide: The Streets, Earl Sweatshirt, Ashnikko & More
Words: Rachel Hannon
Sure look, it’s clearly not going to stop raining any time soon. But with February in full swing, we may as well romanticise it. With everything from dream pop and hip hop to sweaty techno on offer this month, consider this your official excuse to fall back in love with bringing yourself out to a midweek gig.
Maria Somerville
Venue: Whelan’s
Doors: 20:15
Connemara native Maria Sommerville known for her atmospheric dream pop, is coming to Dublin this Friday. When she’s not hosting her Early Bird show on NTS Radio, selecting songs from shoegaze to traditional Irish folk, she’s touring renowned acts like Dry Cleaning, My Bloody Valentine, and Chanel Beads. Expect an ethereal, thought provoking performance of her latest album Luster on this Irish, UK and North American tour.
Tickets available here.
Scustin
Venue: Whelan’s
Doors: 20:30
If you’re looking for some scustinly good craic and even better music this week, look no further. Scustin are going on an Irish tour, performing in Cork, Limerick, and Dublin’s Whelan’s. They describe their sound as a mix of Blindboy, Mike Skinner (The Streets), and Jamiroquai on a “boozy night out in Bray”. What a better way to spend V-Day?
Tickets available here.
Earl Sweatshirt
Venue: The Academy
Doors: 19:00
The evolution of this man needs to be studied. Emerging as a teenage member of the Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future, he first made his name with a distinct horrorcore style. Now, the rapper is known for his abstract lo-fi landscapes, intricate lyricism, and deep baritone voice carrying emotional weight. His latest work Live Laugh Love explores fatherhood, offering yet another intimate insight into his world.
Tickets available here.
The Streets
Venue: The 3Olympia
Doors: 19:00
Mike Skinner and the band are coming to The Streets of Dublin this Sunday. Their 2004 album A Grand Don’t Come For Free remains one of the most important and influential British albums of the 21st century with singles ‘Dry Your Eyes’, ‘Fit But You Know It’, and ‘Blinded By The Lights’. Now, you can experience the album performed live in full, exactly as it was meant to be heard.
Tickets available here.
Ashnikko
Venue: The 3Olympia
Doors: 19:00
Ashnikko is an American-born, London-based alt-pop artist and rapper known for their high-energy, sex-positive, and often surreal musical style. And now you get to see this live. Their Smoochies tour lands in Dublin this month, bringing chaos, catharsis and pure pop. Get on it.
Tickets available here.
Jitwam
Venue: Wigwam
Doors: 23:00
Jitwam is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and DJ known for his psychedelic soul sound. His music is a global melting pot of house, neo-soul, jazz fusion, and R&B, influenced by his life across India, Australia, and New York. If you go to this, you need to accept that standing still is not an option.
Tickets available here.
Shampain
Venue: Daylight Studios
Doors: 20:00
Galway DJ, producer, and barber shop owner Shampain is playing a gig this month as part of his Millenium Madness Tour. With Lu2k, Stella & The Dreaming on support, it’s about to get sweaty. Go see his experimental blend of techno, trance, and goth rock and ambient mix live. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Tickets available here.
