Up and coming Irish original bands playing all genres and styles of music, who are based in Dublin. Listed randomly.
Four years on from an initial explosive emergence, the Dublin-based three-piece haven’t so much discovered their voice as...
King Bones are a 6-piece synth-punk group from Dublin city. With some serious tunes under their belt, like Who’s Got The...
OverLockers are a hard-hitting, no bullshit Rock band coming out of Dublin, with a combination of heavy face melting riffs and a...
Kyro Jones have worked tirelessly on the Dublin live circuit refining their songs and perfecting their unique brand of Alternative...
What started off as a solo project by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Nathan Henderson, soon turned into a collective of talented...
Is a new Irish-based group creating a unique blend of Irish Traditional Music and Old Time American Folk, with hints of funk, jazz, and...
Orchid Collective consists of four musicians from each corner of Ireland, taking a wide range of influences from the likes of Alt J,...
Launched originally as Colours Afrobeat Foundation; Boye (PapaGee) & Colours Afrobeat is Ireland’s Foremost multicultural band...
The Girl Talk is Mark McKenna (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar), Ben Spelman (Lead Guitar), Jack Bird (Drums), & Jonathan Cooke Allen...
Pine The Pilcrow released their debut EP in March 2016 and haven’t looked back. With glowing reviews from Irelands leading music...
Saint Sister, formed 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty. Mixing celtic harp, 60s folk and electronic pop...
Future Fears are an alt-pop band from Dublin, Ireland. Formed in late 2015 the band has grown from strength to strength while...
Pecking Party are a Dublin based four-piece heavy electronic rock band with a sound that blends some of the heavier elements of...
Panik Attaks are a no-nonsense Irish punk rock band formed in Dublin in late 2017. The band is comprised of songwriter Rob Walsh (Cold...
There is an Island combine rich vocals, earthy violin textures, minimal piano and etherial soundscapes to form songs inspired by the...
Future Stops are a five-piece indie rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Their energetic performance and sprawling sound is driven by the...
Vernon Jane are here to kick the living daylights out of you and your loved ones and teach you a lesson while your at it (THE THIN...
Taking Influence from artists such as Brand New, Paramore and Biffy Clyro, Identity Thief are a band who are not afraid to wear their...
Black Bank Folk burst onto the Irish music scene in 2016 with their critically acclaimed debut album 'Rising'. They spent 2016 and...
Runway Lights are an experimental, alternative rock band from Dublin. The band's sound has been described as a delicate balance of...
The Winter Passing created an infectiously raw mix of garage punk energy and indie rock quirks that garnered critical acclaim. When the...
Mongrel State is a four-piece band from Dublin with a sound that incorporates a wide sonic palette - from Rockabilly to Rock,...
Hailing from Dublin and formed in 2013 The Ground Will Shake are Gavin Healy, Paul O'Connor, Joe Rodgers and Adam Smith. They released...
Following the release of their debut single 'The Apple Truck' and an ensuing tour around Ireland, Gorilla Troubadour have made a name...
Hailing from Dublin, Silverbacks are a thrilling prospect, delivering their own louche take on NYC-indebted rock. They ply their trade...
Manden Express is a thrillingly explosive Dublin-based international band, fusing traditional and contemporary styles of West African...
Shag Haired Villains are a three piece rock band based in Dublin. Formed in the summer of 2012, the band consists of Dave Byrne on...
The Lost Brothers are an Irish musical duo consisting of Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech, formerly of The Basement and The 747s. In...
The Optimists are Dublin’s newest alt-pop band. Despite forming just under two years ago the band has already made a significant...
Mick and Ríona went on to collaborate on a number of projects. Their latest and boldest is Monster Monster, an alternative pop act...
Hailing from Dublin, Brand New Dead Things are a power rock trio playing melodic, groovy, modern rock with an array of influences....
Delorentos are a melodic, alternative, independent band from North County Dublin, Ireland. Delorentos have released 5 albums (and an...
Stray Melody are a recently formed act who are following in the footsteps of acts such as Glen Hansard, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hudson...
More Than Machines started their lives as Beware Of You. In the short time as a band they have played gigs all around Dublin and...
Dreaming of Jupiter’s sound incorporates a number of different influences from Electropop to Funk, RnB and Trip Hop in such a...
Multi-Platinum Award winning Irish Folk Legends The Wolfetones are now in their 56th year: Tommy Byrne, Brian Warfield and Noel Nagle....
Billy Treacy is a Folk singer/songwriter from Dublin's Inner City. A modern day Balladeer with contemporary story songs using...
The Valmonts are a four-piece, indie-pop band made up of brothers Darragh and Keith Whyte, alongside Cathal Sweeney and Tymek...
Pine Marten are an innovative modern string band drawing on folk music from around the world. With influences ranging from bluegrass...
The Riptide Movement are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist Mal Tuohy, guitarist John...
Chief Keegan are an instrumental funk band from Dublin. This four piece are greatly influenced by bands like Vulfpeck,The Meters,...
Atlas Moon come from Ireland via Dublin, Galway & Italy. Formed in 2014, the band play their own distinctive brand of alternative...
Based in Dublin, Hoodoo Reelin came about through Sheila's want to create music based around three vocal harmony parts in soul, funk,...
Moon Looks On are an Irish band based primarily in Dublin, .Their sound encompasses a fusion of both modern contemporary folk and soul,...
Music is there to be experimented with, tampered with and moulded in all shapes and sizes. Sun Shakers do just that. Not restricted by...
Barefoot Magicians formed in early 2017 after a recording session In Dublin’s prestigious Windmill Lane Studios. The band dedicates...
Say When feat. Osmojam out now - album The Lookout to follow! Love Joints out now on Hipdrop Records!. Vocalist, flautist and composer...
The Irish Rovers celebrated their 50 years of music with a world tour and the release of the greatest of their greatest hits albums....
In May 2018, the group featured in The Guardian for their politically charged song 'Your Body', while July saw the group release new...
Buffalo Sunn incorporate sounds from the 60’s right up to the present day, mixing big reverb-laden harmonies with carefully placed...
Rising from the ashes of Dublin Ireland's gradually growing electronic music scene, the award winning DJ/Producer Josh Coakley is one...
Rogue Opinions are a three-piece rock band from Dublin. Taking inspiration from the English punk rock movement of the 70's, Rogue...
The Murder Capital is a rock/punk band from Dublin Ireland. in 2019 the band is making a europe tour where the gonna be playing in...
The Stunning are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1987 in Galway, they are perhaps best known for their single Brewing Up a Storm. Known...
W.A.L.K.E.R. are a Dublin based band who formed in 2017 with one idea in mind and that was to bring rock back to a mainstream audience....
The band was originally formed in July 2014 as Popgun Warfare by friends Adam Wilson (Drums), Marty McCormack (Bass) and Aaron Mills...
Javier Carrillo (Javi) is an Irish-Peruvian musician, songwriter, and producer making indie rock and pop. His influences are...
Post-Party are a 4 piece indie rock band from Dublin. Having already shared stages with fellow Irish bands The Academic, The Murder...
Angel and The Rum Bunch formed in 2017 after performing together in a theatre production. Tide Riders was based on the short stories by...
Having first come together in Autumn of 2016 on a basketball court in a Dublin city park, the four members of Pillow Queens, soon...
On a camping trip in the Wicklow mountains, Tommy was the first to wake up. He climbed some rocks and sat down, headphones on, looking...
Heroes in Hiding are an alternative rock band with a vibrant touch of electronics. Based in Dublin, the 4-piece formed as it is today...
Little One are a Post/Indie group formed in Dublin. The collective made their Glastonbury and Electric Picnic debuts this past Summer,...
In 2012, Neill, Adam and Rodge, who formerly had played all over the country, held residencies in Dublin, recorded and released an...
2019 marks the 57th Anniversary of The Chieftains beginning. Since 1962 they have been six-time Grammy Award winners and been highly...
The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in...
Fontaines D.C. met as a quintet in Dublin, influenced and driven in equal measure by the rich history of their hometown’s...
Let’s Set Sail are a band from Dublin that began as a songwriting project for two university students, studying classical music...
Having started out as two solo artists and a marching band drummer from various parts of Dublin, These three young energetic acoustic...
Wild Youth are a four-piece who stormed the Spotify Viral Charts and held the #1 spot for two weeks with their first single. With...
Essential listening for those who like their music powerful and heartfelt, Hot Press magazine (October 2018). ...
Classic Yellow are an alternative/ psychedelic quartet based in Dublin, Ireland. While maintaining a cohesive and recognisable sound,...
From forming initially to perform at house parties to being hailed as Dublin math-rock revival and named as one of the top 50 acts of...
Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Brake Loose - frontman Alex Murillo, guitarists Tico Pellegrino, David O'Grady, bassist Eoin Madden, and...
Last year the band released “Peace Will Come,” a single supported by National Radio Station 2FM, featured as the Homegrown Hero and...
Angular Hank are a Dublin based Rock Band. Forming in the summer of 2018, the group spent a year of heavy writing and gigging to find...
Little Green Cars were formed in Dublin in 2008. The band members are Stevie Appleby on guitar and vocals, Faye O'Rourke on vocals,...
Montauk Hotel are an indie-pop act based in Dublin. Taking influence from the glimmer of early 80s indie-pop, Montauk Hotel fuse strong...
Opal Lights are an up and coming indie duo based in Dublin, Ireland. Their music has a synth pop feel, with catchy melodies and lovely...
Not Monsters is what happens when you smash the melodic experimentalism of CFIT together with the powerhouse riffing of Punch Face...
True Tides are Cian, Conor and Eoghan MacSweeny. The 3 Irish brothers have been playing music together their whole lives, developing an...
It’s not uncommon for bands to begin with grand dreams of future success, but for every realised ambition there are dozens that...
The Reprise are a Dublin based duo who focus on creating orignal rock grooves, delivered with a bittersweet reflection on modern...
Irish duo, Hudson Taylor released their long-awaited debut album “Singing for strangers” in 2015. The multi-instrumentalists honed...
The Shades are a young 5 piece rock'n'roll/blues band from West Dublin/Kildare. Formed in late 2013, They started gigging around the...
The Sacreblues Band is an Irish-French project based in Dublin brought to the world in 2011. Though influences are many, their sound...
In 2007 producer Sharon Browne filmed the first ever Celtic Thunder show at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The concept was to feature a...
THE VALVES are a young, up and coming, indie rock band based in Bettystown, Co. Meath consisting of on vocalist and rhythm guitarist...
Brass Phantoms are a five-piece Post-Indie Rock band from Dublin. The band consists of Ryan Cashell (vocals & bass), Greg Whelan...
One of the most enthralling live acts in recent times, Ham Sandwich are well known for their incendiary live performances which has put...