February Gig Guide: Crywank, Pinkpantheress & more
Words: Dylan Murphy
We’re coming out of January hibernation in the midst of a flurry of festival announcements and going headfirst into a busy month of gigs across the capital. From enduring GRAMMY-nominated MCs to the folk band with the best name in the business, there’s something to appeal to music heads on every pocket of the music spectrum. Tap in.
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The Bug & Flowdan
Doors: 19:30
Venue: The Button Factory
Tickets €30 available here.
Few MCs had a year quite like Flowdan last year. Go to any electronic festival and you will definitely have heard ‘Baddadan’ and ‘Rumble’. Now, he’s bringing his sinister flow to the Button Factory on 2 February alongside another equally legendary act – The Bug.
Crywank
Doors 19:00
Venue: The Button Factory
Tickets €18 available here.
Last November, Crywank’s gig in Dublin was abandoned due to the riots in the city centre, fortunately, the band with possibly the best name in the game have announced their return to Ireland and they head to The Button Factory on 3 February.
Digital Mystikz & EMA
Venue: Wigwam
Doors: 23:00
Tickets €25 available here.
Huge isn’t the word! Dubstep innovators Digital Mystikz, made up of Mala and Coki, head to Wigwam Basement with EMA on support. This is a rare performance which is sure to sell out. Don’t sleep!
Majid Jordan
Doors: 19:00
The Academy Dublin
Tickets €25.00 available here.
Canadian RnB duo Majid Jordan return to Dublin after the release of their 2023 album Good People /Afterhours.
Honeypot 11: Bae2Bae
Start Time: 23:00
Yamamori Tengu
Tickets €19:00 available here.
HONEYPOT are returning with a Valentines party with some special B2Bs. Rhyzine & DJ Baby Tee are joined on the night by Puzzy Wrangler, ALI & DJ Egg.
Fortune Igiebor Road Rage Tour
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Start time: 20:00
Venue: The Grand Social
Tickets €9.00 available here.
Following the success of his documentary screening in the Sugar Club, rising rapper Fortune Igiebor is heading to the Grand Social for a headliner.
Signs Crushes Motorist
Doors: 20:00
The Workman’s Club
Tickets €17.45 available here.
A unique and fascinating story in music, Irish native Signs Crushes Motorist performs under a number of different aliases (that house different genres) that all perform insanely well across TikTok and streaming. His Signs Crushes Motorist alias largely delves into the world of slowcore, but expect sounds to spiral wherever he pleases across his other pseudonyms. With his first ever headliner taking place in Belfast in January, he’s continuing his hard launch in the realms of live music with a show in Workman’s this month.
6LACK
Doors: 19:00
Venue: The 3Olympia Theatre
Tickets €33 available here.
Four times GRAMMY nominated, collaborations with hip hop royalty and an iconic photoshoot that involved a real bear for his debut album cover, 6LACK is an RnB artist that needs little introduction. He performs in The 3Olympia Theatre on Monday 12 February.
Borderline
Venue: The Workman’s Club
Doors: 20:00
Tickets available here.
A new showcase highlighting some of the best emerging acts from across the UK and Ireland, Borderline has nailed it with their 2024 lineup. Featuring acts like EFÉ, SPIDER, Miso Extra and more, this is one for the heads looking to stay on top of the next wave of future shaping acts.
Pinkpantheress
Doors: 19:00
3Olympia Theatre
Tickets: Sold Out
As expected, Pinkpantheress has already sold out her biggest Irish headliner to date. Having had pop culture in her grip during 2023, this is an early contender for one of the most anticipated gigs of the year.
The Line
Doors: 20:00
Venue: The Workman’s Cellar
Tickets €15 available here.
Irish artist, The Line, AKA Brian Dillon shared his highly collaborative album Red Blood Cells & Righteousness at the tail end of 2023. Featuring emotive production and a lineup of heavy hitting collaborators, ranging from God Knows to Gilla Band’s Dan Fox, it’s a record that has stayed in our rotation since. Catch him in the Workman’s Cellar on Feb 22.
Masego
Doors: 19:00
Venue: 3Olympia Theatre
Tickets €42.70 available here.
If you aren’t familiar with Masego’s iconic Colors show, you’re missing out. However, since then, he’s proved he’s anything but a viral sensation, continuing to routinely produce soul-stirring music and expertly collaborate with a carefully curated lineup of likeminded musicians. While the recorded music is phenomenal, this is the kind of voice that slaps harder live.
MIKE
The Sound House
Doors 20:00
Tickets €21.00 available here.
A genuine pioneer in the slow drawl, abstract style of rap taking over New York and beyond, MIKE makes his return to Dublin following one of the albums of 2024 in Burning Desire.
NewDad
Doors 19:00
Venue: The Button Factory
Tickets €20.00 available here.
Galway outfit have impressed with their debut album MADRA. Following a couple of standout EPs they’ve honed their sound and established themselves as one of the most exciting acts in the country right now. This is probably the last time you’ll be able to catch them as a headliner in an Irish venue of this size.
ØXN
Image credit: Megan Doherty
Venue: Vicar Street
Doors 20:00
Tickets: SOLD OUT
A folk supergroup of sorts, ØXN brings together Lankum’s Radie Peat along with Katie Kim, Eleanor Myler of Percolator, John ‘Spud’ Murphy. It’s unclear how often they’ll create and perform after this show. So, if you nabbed tickets, count yourself lucky!
