AGIT-POP
Manic Street Preachers
Olympia theatre, Dublin 8pm €39.05 olympia.ie
Twenty years after the release of their third album The Holy Bible (much of it written by guitarist Richey Edwards, his final contributions to the band), the Welsh provocateurs play the classic nihilistic rock album in its entirety for the very first time in Ireland. The second part of the show will be a collection of their still-sounding-great hits.
INDIE
Brassland@NCH
NCH Dublin 3pm/4.30pm/6.30pm €10 nch.ie Also Sun, Dublin
New York label Brassland brings its fine wares to Dublin. Expect cross-cultural shapes to be thrown across the weekend. Saturday sees performances from Crash Ensemble, This is the Kit and Buke and Gase. Sunday's main event is Thomas Bartlett/Doveman's Burgundy Stain Sessions, with Glen Hansard, Paul Noonan, Lisa O'Neill, and Anna Calvi.
ELECTRONIC
I Am the Cosmos
Opium Rooms Dublin 11pm €15 soundcloud.com/iamthecosmos
It's coming up on two years since Ross Turner and Cian Murphy released their well-received Monochrome debut, so the time is probably right for another set from the duo. They showcase some of the deep, dark, moody grooves of old alongside new material at tonight's show. Support from the Hidden Agenda DJs, with the Get Down Edits' crew welcoming Sleazy Beats' rep Frank Booker to the Garden. JC
HOUSE
Boddika
Twisted Pepper Dublin 10.30pm €12 soundcloud.com/boddika
If you check out the new Azealia Banks album, you'll find a tune called JFK, which adds some alluring new dimensions to Boddika's Breezin'. It's a relatively new departure for the man behind the Nonplus label, but you can understand why Banks was attracted to his acid-ripped electro high-steppers. Formerly one half of Instra:mental, Boddika has made waves for himself through both solo productions as well as on heady collaborations with Joy Orbison.
