I could have written an update about December but fuck it, Christmas is here and not much is going to happen after this weekend so lets just say January!! This is the first one in a while I apologise sometimes I miss punk deadlines. Sorry!!
Next thing support Irish punk go to gigs, support bands and buy records. There is a bunch of new releases out since we last did this and more on the way. An Slua dropped their debut 7″ and everyone loves it no surprise order it soon as numbers are getting low. Special Branch from Dublin demo cassette got pressed on red vinyl in the US we imported copies for you not cheap but 7″ aren’t these days. Speaking of 7″s the Mongrel split with Guff from Norway is en-route and will be here shortly and is available to pre-order, and our favourite punk rockers Bar Tape have pre-orders for their S/T LP available for pre-order through Distrotable it is absolute earworm you cant get rid of. Dublin crust mongers Native have their debut 7″ ‘Dog Chain’ coming early 2023 pre-order now. On the back of their 40 year anniversary gig in the Button Factory Paranoid Visions ‘FORTY’ ‘YEARS’ ‘AND’ ‘STILL NOT TAME’ release is also up for pre-order with a release date of April on Advance Records. Belfast new blood PxBx have release an EP check it out here. The Scuntz who I am sure you are aware of as they seem to be playing every week somewhere have also dropped a new album titled ‘Fall Apart Gang’ listen here Sympos from Waterford have a new vinyl coming in early 2023 watch this space.
2023 is gearing up to be amazing support your local scene, support punk. Punks Abu (Up The Punks gaeilge)
DECEMBER – 2022
22/12/22 -The Bonnevilles, Exhalers – Voodoo, Belfast (Live Free Tourbooking)
22/12/2022 – El Clash Combo, The Dubtones, Absolute Beginners, The Lee Harveys – The Grand Social, Dublin
And So I Watch You From Afar
27/12/2022 – And So I Watch You From Afar – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
28/12/2022 – And So I Watch You From Afar – Roisin Dubh, Galway
29/12/2022 – And So I Watch You From Afar – Kasbah, Limerick
30/12/2022 – And So I Watch You From Afar – Kasbah, Limerick
31/12/2022 – And So I Watch You From Afar – Workman’s Club, Dublin
JANUARY – 2023
Infest – part 1
06/01/2023 – Bitter Pill, Embrace Execution, Gravepath, Lost To Life, Sawn Off – Voodoo, Belfast
Infest – part 2
13/01/2023 – Bitter Pill, Embrace Execution, Gravepath, Lost To Life, Sawn Off – Workman’s Club, Dublin
Dropkick Murphys(US)
13/01/2023 – Dropkick Murphys – The Telegraph Building, Dublin
14/01/2023 – Dropkick Murphys – 3Arena, Dublin
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14/01/2023 – Strummer Night – Brian Young(ex-Rudi), Crackhead Control, Absolute Beginners – Voodoo, Belfast
Black Flag (US)
20/01/2023 – Black Flag – Limelight, Belfast
21/01/2023 – Black Flag, Total Chaos – The Academy, Dubli
Nukke (Portugal)
27/01/2023 – Nukke – Galway
28/01/2023 – Bar Tape, Nukke, An Slua, and Hubert Selby Jr. Infants – Bello Bar, Dublin
28/01/2023 – Peer Pleasure – Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
FEBRUARY – 2023
03/02/2023 – The Nilz, Def Nettle, YOP, Errorist (Free In)- Fibbers, Dublin
14/02/2023 – The Deadbeats, Count Tornado, YOP, Errorist, Screamh – The Dalton Inn, Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Worn Out & Harbringer(UK)
16/02/2023 – WORN OUT, Harbinger, Trenchknife – Voodoo, Belfast
17/02/2023 – WORN OUT, Harbinger, Trenchknife – Kasbah, Dolans, Limerick
18/02/2022 – WORN OUT, Harbinger, Idle Discourse – Fred Zeppelins, Cork (Dead Cult Promotions)
19/02/2023 – –WORN OUT, Harbinger – Whelan’s Upstairs, Dublin
Slaughter and the Dogs(UK)
17/02/2023 – Slaughter and the Dogs – Whelan’s Dublin
18/02/2023 – Slaughter and the Dogs – Voodoo, Belfast
Relapse Festival
18/02/2023 – Bar Tape, Mongrel, Okus, Paranoid Visions, The Nilz, The Scuntz, Stanton’s Grave, R.P.C, Misvanity, 50 foot woman, Waterdogs – St. Peters Church, Cork
THE MAHONES
10/02/2023 – The Mahones – Voodoo, Belfast
11/02/2023 – The Mahones – The Grand Social Dublin
MARCH – 2023
Grade 2(UK)
16/03/2023 – Grade 2, An Slua, The Vulpynes – The Workman’s Club, Dublin
17/03/2023 – Grade 2, Takers & Users, Scundered – Voodoo, Belfast
Henry Rollins (Blag Flag)
26/03/2023 – Henry Rollins – Vicar Street, Dublin
27/03/2023 – Henry Rollins – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
28/03/2023 – Henry Rollins – Limelight, Belfast
30/03/2023 – Meryl Streek – Whelans, Dublin
31/03/2023 – Meryl Streek – Dolans, Limerick
31/03/2023 – Audible Joes, Rant, The Objectorz, Love Scum – Fibber magees, Dublin
APRIL – 2023
01/04/2023 – Meryl Streek, Belwood – Voodoo, Belfast
02/04/2023 – XSLF – Voodoo Belfast
07/04/2023 – Chewie – The Workmans Club, Dublin
G.B.H. (UK)
07/04/2023 – G.B.H., Paranoid Visions – Voodoo, Belfast
08/04/2023 – G.B.H., Paranoid Visions, The Nilz – Grand Social, Dublin
No Fun At All (Sweden)
12/04/2023 – No Fun At All – The Limelight 2, Belfast
13/04/2023 – No Fun At All – Whelans, Dublin
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13/04/2023 – Meryl Streek – Roisin Dubh, Galway
14/04/2023 – Meryl Streek – Winthrop Ave, Cork
16/04/2023 – Meryl Streek – Spirirt Store, Dundalk
17/04/2023 – Meryl Streek – Bennigans, Derry
28/04//2023 – Parker, Easy Comnpany, Porphyria, Nomatrix – Fibber Magees, Dublin
MAY – 2023
The Chats (Oz)
16/05/2023 – The Chats – The Academy, Dublin
17/05/2023 – The Chats – The Academy, Dublin
Dead Kennedys(USA)
19/05/2023 – Dead Kennedys – Limelight, Belfast
20/05/2023 – Dead Kennedys – The Academy, Dublin
JUNE – 2023
JULY – 2023
25/07/2023 – Bad Cop / Bad Cop – Voodoo, Belfast
26/07/2023 – Bad Cop / Bad Cop – The Grand Social, Dublin
HR (Bad Brains)
30/07/2023 – HR – Voodoo Belfast
31/07/2023 – HR – The Grand Social Dublin