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DME Promotions proudly presents
VADAR
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VOMITORY
Opium Live • Wed 04 Oct 2023 • 6:00pm
VADERMANIAX!!! We were waiting for this info….
Vader starts the first shows of “The World 40-anniversary Tour 2023/2024”
Be ready for a very special set list reminding the band’s way since vicious “Necrolust” demo till recent nuclear “Solitude In Madness” album. And more….
On this tour organized by Massive Music our old Friends from Vomitory will share the stages with us and support bands Warside, Skaphos and Aetherian.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE ULTIMATE RIDE TO HELL?
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€30.00 available online from Whelanslive.com & Ticketmaster.ie
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La Clave Group proudly presents
LOS CAFRES
Opium Live • Tue 03 October 2023 • 7:00pm
Los Cafres es una banda argentina de reggae. Formada en 1987 en Buenos Aires, fue la primera en cantar roots reggae en español. Liderados por su cantante Guillermo Bonetto,[1] a lo largo de sus más de 30 años de historia Los Cafres editaron catorce discos, de los cuales tres se convirtieron en Disco de Oro. En reiteradas ocasiones, fueron nominados a los Premios Grammy.
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€35 – €59.97 available online from Eventbrite.ie
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Black Dog Music proudly presents
BIG COUNTRY
40th Anniversary of ‘The Crossing’ Album
plus support
STEFAN MURPHY
Opium Live • Fri 06 October 2023 • 7:30pm
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€32.50 available online from Whelanslive.com
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Made in Romanyeah & Jevents proudly presents
VAMA
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Opium Live • Sat 07 October 2023 • time: tbc
Salutare dragi români, iată că după mai bine de 4 ani revenim cu un turneu VAMA, una dintre cele mai iubite trupe din România.
Toamna asta tu ești vara noastră! Vama vine cu super energie să trezească nebunia din tine! Ești pregătit?
VAMA este o formație pop-rock din România care se joacă cu multe curente fie că e vorba de music-hall, indie rock, electro sau blues. Această varietate vine din diversitatea influențelor și formării muzicale a membrilor trupei. Tudor Chirilă (voce) este actor, co-autor de operă rock sau muzical, a învățat clarinet la școala de muzică, mare meloman și este influențat de muzica artiștilor cu discuri de concepție. Eugen Caminschi (chitară) și Gelu Ionescu (clape) au făcut parte din numeroase proiecte de blues. Ionescu a produs muzică pop, dance sau eurodance. Dan “Prepe” Opriş, basistul trupei, are o pregătire muzicală solidă și cocheteaază cu glam-pop-ul în materie de songwriting și producție, iar toboșarul formației – Lucian “Clopo” Cioargă – a participat la proiecte muzicale care au acoperit pop, blues și rock clasic.
Această diversitate pune formația în dificultate când e vorba să rămână fidelă unui singur stil așa că discurile VAMA sunt mereu marcate de o dinamică interesantă a set list-ului.
Poate însă cel mai mare atu al trupei este forța show-ului live. VAMA se simte cel mai bine pe scenă, băieții sunt instrumentiști cu foarte multă experiență, iar Tudor Chirilă reușește să imprime “performance-ului” din calitățile și experiența de actor. Formaţia cântă în formula actuală de foarte mulți ani ceea ce face ca relațiile dintre membrii ei să fie bine sudate. Compoziția neomogenă și abordările stilistice diferite fac ca VAMA să fie mereu surprinzătoare în concertele ei.
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€35-€60 available online from iabilet.ro
Early Birds 35€ + taxe
Regular 40€ + taxe
Meet & Greet 60€ + taxeStrictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
Less Info - 11 OctMore Info
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
We’re working on a new date, so please hold on to your tickets
Sorry for any inconvenience caused
Singular Artists proudly presents
K-TRAPplus support
Opium Live • Wed 11th October 2023 • 7:30pm
Singular Artists proudly presents K-Trap live at Opium, Dublin, 11th October. Tickets will be available from this Friday 7th July on www.singularartists.ie
K-Trap rose to rap prominence due to his unorthodox flow, finesse and mystery which all remain at the heart of his artistry and sound. Emerging onto the scene in 2017 with ‘David Blaine’, Trap’s consistent stream of releases resulted in co-signs from the likes of
Stormzy, Giggs,and Fredo (to name a few) and earned him a permanent spot in the UK music scene’s hall of fame. Since establishing his own label and independence,Trap has been unstoppable from his critically acclaimed, ‘Trapo’ project late last year, to his Top 20 mixtape this year, ‘Joints 2’ featuring long-term friend and collaborator, Blade Brown. Most recently, Trap has collaborated with streetwear brand,Hoodrich on a limited range of clothes, further cementing his position as an influential, cultural icon.
Away from the rest of the herd, Trap is a timeless rapper who does things on his own terms and the forthcoming mixtape is his proudest and most versatile to date. Said so by the Trap himself “If you’re a true K-Trap supporter this is gonna be your best K-Trap year” and he is a man of his word. Filled with A-List collaborations soon to be revealed, the 19- track tape bridges the gap between 2017 Trap and present-day Trap, a young man who is still going through the growing pains of wanting a better life for himself and his family.
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€26.03 available online from Whelanslive.com
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MODENA CITY RAMBLERS
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Opium Live • Thur 12 October 2023 • 7:30pm
Modena City Ramblers were born in 1991 as an Irish folk group, always in love with the music and traditions of the Emerald Isle. Since then, a 30 year old period studded with great success, both record wise and live tours, in Italy and Europe. After a stop in 2020 that forcibly kept the band away from their fans, accustomed to about 80 dates a year on stage in 2021, the group is back to celebrate their 30 year career with the same spirit as always, with music and extreme closeness to their audience. In 2022, Modena City Ramblers kicked off their tour to celebrate “Appunti Partigiani,” a 2005 gold record and an important milestone in their rich recording career, which, in addition to Italy, also reached South Africa, Spain, Sziget Festival in Budapest, with more than 40 shows. Since November 2022 the band has taken the celebratory tour to Italian clubs as well. In 2023 the new album is expected by the Summer of 2023
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€22.50 available online from Whelanslive.com
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Less Info - 13 OctMore Info
Whelanslive proudly presents
IN TUA NUA
40th ANNIVERSARY SHOWS
Opium Live • Fri 13 October 2023 • 7:30pm
In Tua Nua’s 40th anniversary Shows
June 4th: St. Annes Park with Lionel Richie and The Human League July 20th: Galway InternaFonal Arts FesFval, Monroes
July 22nd: Forest Fest at Emo
July 29th: Theatre Royal Waterford
October 13th: Opium, Dublin.Formed in 1983, In Tua Nua were an experimental band formed in a coVage in Howth. The first lineup included Leslie Dowdall (vocals), MarFn Clancy (keys & Gtr), Ivan O’Shea (Gtr), Paul Byrne (drums), Jack Dublin (bass), Steve Wickham (Violin) and Vinny Kilduff (Tin Whistles and electric Uilleann Pipes). While the lineup has evolved the band’s very idenFfiable Irish sound has never changed.
With a total of 10 hit singles in Ireland during the 80s, In Tua Nua were one of Ireland’s premier bands, playing with Bob Dylan at Slane Castle, with U2 on the European leg of their Joshua Tree Tour and going on to share the stage with, Fleetwood Mac, Simple Minds and Eurythmics, among many others. They toured constantly around Ireland, UK and Europe building up a strong a loyal following but also toured in the US where they were arguably the second most popular Irish PopRock band of the 80s.
In Tua Nua broke onto the scene in 1984 when their debut single ‘Coming Thru’ (the first ever release on U2’s Mother Records) hit the Irish charts. This was followed up with ‘Take My Hand’ on Island Records (Co-wriVen with Sinead O’Connor) which was single of the week in Melody Maker and then ‘Somebody To Love’ which was a massive summer hit at home in 1985. The band then signed for Virgin Records in 1986 and had a huge hit across Europe with ‘Seven Into The Sea’. They went on to release 2 albums – Vaudeville 1987 which produced another euro hit with ‘Heaven Can Wait’. Their best known album ‘The Long Acre’ (1988) produced the single ‘All I Wanted’ which cracked the UK singles charts. The album spent 5 months in the US college charts and paved the way for a US tour. The band broke up in September 1989 having just completed their third album for Virgin. For the whole story see http://www.intuanua.com/Fmeline/
Since then, the band (with founder members Leslie Dowdall, Paul Byrne and Jack Dublin) have reunited on various occasions, notably for tours in 2004, 2012 (including) Electric Picnic , 2017 and in 2018 they did the Long Acre tour, celebraFng 30 years since their US breakthrough album. They also played at the yearly ‘A Night For’ series of charity concerts organised by drummer Paul to a packed out Olympia Theatre in 2015, ‘16, ‘18 and ’19. Jack and Paul have been playing together as a rhythm secFon since 1980, a partnership second only to U2’s Larry and Adam for longevity.
Tickets available from individual venues.
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€25 available online from Whelanslive.com
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Singular Artists presents
BRASS AGAINST
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Opium Live • Sun 15 October 2023 • 7:30pm
Singular Artists proudly present Brass Against for their Irish National Tour, closing at Opium, 15th October 2023.
In this politically challenging era, it’s time to stand up against the machine. Brass Against is a collective of artists, led and curated by Brad Hammonds, who share in the goal of creating brass protest music that calls fans to action.
Brass Against was formed in 2017 due to the political climate and feeling there was a real need for politically charged music. In the summer of 2017, Brad met with Andrew Gutauskas (Baritone Sax and Musical director), played through a few Rage Against The Machine tunes, called their friends to help create a video, and Brass Against was born.
Brass Against has since toured Europe twice, including 12 sold out shows on their first outing in early 2019. Additional appearances include various festivals, including Boomtown, Pukkelpop, Download Madrid, and more, as well as an opening spot with Lenny Kravitz at the O2 Arena.
The collective started off strong in 2020 with shows in Australia, festivals in New Zealand (Splore and Electric Avenue) and Indonesia (Java Jazz Festival), and are set for a return to Europe for headlining shows in November/December. Over the past two years, Brass Against has released three full length albums including renditions of songs from Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Audioslave, and more, featuring vocals from Sophia Urista, Liza Colby, Samuel Hope and more.
On April 10th the group debuted their original music with Sophia Urista on vocals. “This EP marks our first foray into writing after doing interpretations of others’ songs for the last two years,” says Brad. “We can’t wait to release these original tracks and to continue writing and recording. The process has been the most rewarding thus far.”
Brass Against wants the music they perform to sound inspiring and resonate with people’s emotions, encouraging them to act. They combine rock and edgy hip-hop to play music that’s powerful and empowering. Brass Against is exceptional music with a political edge. They’re angry, they’re inspired, and they’re ready for change—and they hope their music amplifies this energy in everyone who listens.
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€32.28 available online from Whelanslive.com
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Selective Memory presents
GO_A
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Opium Live • Fri 20 October 2023 • 7:30pm
Get ready for a musical experience like no other as Ukraine’s electrifying folk-electronic sensation, GO_A, makes their debut appearance in Ireland this October! With their unique blend of ancient Ukrainian folk traditions and cutting-edge electronic beats, GO_A has taken the global music scene by storm, earning widespread acclaim for their innovative sound.
Go_A is making a modern reinterpretation of Ukrainian folklore packaged in electronic sound. The name of the band consists of “Go” as “movement” and “A” as an ancient Greek letter “alpha”, symbolizing cultural roots and the beginning of everything. And their music centers around just that: the beginning, retelling traditional Ukrainian stories that have been passed down through generations.
The story of the band started in 2012 when the sound producer Taras Shevchenko met the ethnic singer Kateryna Pavlenko. Having experimented with Ukrainian folk songs, they realized that folklore and electronic music are a perfect match, thus creating a consummate combination of emotion and energy.
In December that year, the first song “Koliada” («Коляда») was released. First, they wanted to write a song together as an experiment, but after seeing that it worked, the band has worked together since.
The band first gained attention after the release of the single “Vesnianka” («Веснянка»), which won the National competition The Best Track in Ukraine 2015. For six weeks, the song was number one on the 10Dance chart of the Kiss FM radio station in Ukraine and was awarded Discovery of the Year by the radio station.
In the fall of 2016, the debut album “Idy na zvuk” («Іди на звук» — Follow the tune) was released, featuring 10 songs (including “Vesnianka”). In early 2017 they released a Christmas single “Shchedryi vechir” («Щедрий вечір») in collaboration with Katya Chilly.
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€24.50+bf available online from Whelanslive.com & Ticketbooth.eu
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Singular Artists presents
ZAK ABEL
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Opium Live • Tue 31 October 2023 • 7:30pm
Zak Abel is a British singer / songwriter, who first rose to fame after supplying guest vocals on Gorgon City’s UK Top 20 hit single ‘Unmissable’. Penning his own songs as a 14-year-old and uploading videos of his work to YouTube, this eventually led to him signing a record deal in 2014 and meeting influential music producer, Joker. Zakand Joker released a four-track EP in 2015, shortly followed by Zak’s solo project ‘One Hand On The Future’, where he collaborated with Tom Misch on ‘Beautiful Escape’ and Kaytranada on ‘Say Sumthin’.
Through these early collaborations, Zak felt emboldened as a writer, setting him up perfectly for the release of his 2017 debut album, ‘Only When We’re Naked’. This body of work saw him channel his creativity into pop spheres for the first time and it significantly increased his stock as a writer too – being asked to pen hit records for the likes of Kygo, Avicii, R3hab & ZAYN, and Paloma Faith & John Legend. Now signed to BMG, his own music blends soulful vocals with R&B and pop.
The smokey 2021 release “Be Kind” made it into AirPlay Charts in various European countries and Top 30 HOT AC in the US and has been the defining direction for his upcoming second album. Alongside music, Zak is an Ambassador for mental health charity CALM and speaks openly about issues surrounding this topic as well as channeling themes of identity and mental struggle into his lyrics.
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Tickets €22.91 from Whelanslive.com
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