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, bodhráns 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 É
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