Gigs worth the bus fare

Cormac Whelan

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Right, I'm no music snob but I know a good session when I hear one. Spent half me life at the boxing club and the other half up the back of a gig with me arms folded, judging. These are the spots in Dublin that are actually deadly — not the ones some influencer wan told ye about. Sure look, go for yourself and see.

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Name	Venue	Address	City	Vibe	My take
13Arena	3Arena	North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 EW90	Dublin	Big arena, big crowd, big queue for the jacks	Grand for the mega acts but bring runners, you'll be walking miles from the Luas stop. Still worth it for the right gig.
2Vicar Street	Vicar Street	58-59 Thomas Street, Dublin 8	Dublin	Cabaret seats, class sound	Sit down for this one, treat yourself. Great for the acts who are past shouting over a crowd but still deadly live.
3The Cobblestone	The Cobblestone	77 North King Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 TP22	Dublin	Trad session, no stage, no fuss	No cover charge, fellas just turn up with a fiddle and go for it. Proper Dublin, that. Deadly pints too.
4National Concert Hall	National Concert Hall	Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2	Dublin	Fancy, proper orchestra stuff	Put on a shirt for this one lads. Sounds unreal inside, even for a fella who mostly listens to podcasts in the van.