Best Live Music in Dublin

Dublin's live music scene throbs with energy, from raucous trad sessions in Smithfield's cosy pubs to indie rock gigs in the heart of the city centre. Fiddles cry, bodhrรกns thump, and voices rise in harmony night after night in venues like The Cobblestone and Whelan's. Whether you're chasing authentic Irish reels or cutting-edge bands, our insider guide uncovers the spots where the magic happens.
Top Live Music in Dublin

Arthur's Jazz & Blues Club
The Liberties

Belfry Inn
Drumcondra

Bello Bar
Rathmines

Bello Bar
Ranelagh

Bonnybrook Inn
Drumcondra

Bruxelles
St Stephen's Green

Cu Chulainn
Howth

Devitt's
St Stephen's Green

Devitt's Pub
Merrion Square

Dice Bar
Kilmainham

Dice Bar
The Liberties

Doyles Corner
Phibsborough

Graces
Rathmines

Kehoe's Pub
Merrion Square

L. Mulligan Grocer
Smithfield

Martin's
Ranelagh

Mary's Bar
Drumcondra

McGettigan's Docklands
Docklands

Merchant's Arch
Temple Bar

Mother Reilly's
Rathmines

Nancy Hands
Stoneybatter

O'Connell's Bar
Howth

O'Donoghue's
St Stephen's Green

O'Donoghue's
Grafton Street

O'Donoghue's
Merrion Square

O'Neill's Suffolk Street
St Stephen's Green

Oliver St. John Gogarty
Temple Bar

Quays Bar
Smithfield

Ron Black's
St Stephen's Green

Sin ร
Temple Bar

Slattery's
Portobello

Slattery's Rathmines
Rathmines

Slattery's of Inchicore
Kilmainham

Slattery's of Ringsend
Docklands

Smyth's The Ranelagh House
Ranelagh

The Black Lion
Portobello

The Black Lion
Stoneybatter

The Bohemian Bar
Phibsborough

The Brazen Head
Kilmainham

The Brazen Head
Smithfield

The Cobblestone
Kilmainham

The Cobblestone
Phibsborough

The Dice Bar
Smithfield

The Duke Pub
St Stephen's Green

The Duke Pub
Merrion Square

The Green Room Bar
Docklands

The Hairy Lemon
Grafton Street

The Ivy House
Phibsborough

The Masons
Docklands

The Old Storehouse
Kilmainham

The Old Storehouse
Grafton Street

The Old Storehouse
Stoneybatter

The Quays Irish Bar
The Liberties

The Quays Temple Bar
Temple Bar

The Stag's Head
Grafton Street

The Stag's Head
Portobello

The Village Venue
Merrion Square

The Yacht
Docklands

Tom Kennedy's Bar
The Liberties

Tommy O'Gara's
Stoneybatter

Top House
Howth

Vicar Street
Kilmainham

Vicar Street
The Liberties

Walsh's Pub
The Liberties

Walshes
Smithfield

Whelan's
St Stephen's Green

Whelan's
Merrion Square