Dublin scene guide
Dublin scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Pygmalion. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Dublin’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Catz 'N Dogz: Pygmalion, Yamamori Tengu, Orlagh House
- Techno — if you like Modeselektor: The Sound House, Wigwam, Yamamori Tengu
- Electronica — if you like 999999999: Index, Centre Point, Wigwam
- Electro — if you like KiNK: Wigwam, Yamamori Tengu, The Bernard Shaw
- Garage — if you like camoufly: Yamamori Tengu, Wigwam, The Racket Space
- Disco — if you like Catz 'N Dogz: The Bernard Shaw, Yamamori Tengu, The Sound House
- Dub — if you like Shrem: Yamamori Tengu, Bello Bar, The Big Romance
Busiest venues
How big is Dublin’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,957 club nights across 120 venues in Dublin, featuring 1,280 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Dublin tonight.
Which Dublin venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Wigwam | 187 |
| Yamamori Tengu | 173 |
| Fidelity Studio | 123 |
| The Big Romance | 110 |
| Index | 109 |
| The Sound House | 106 |
| block. | 99 |
| The Racket Space | 97 |
| Pygmalion | 94 |
| Pawn Shop | 92 |
What time do Dublin club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,957 listings publishing door times: the median Dublin night opens at 22:00 — 39% open before 22:00, 61% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 415 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 1% run past 04:00 and 1% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Dublin cost?
Across the 436 listings publishing prices (22% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €8, with half of all nights between €0 and €14. 35% of listed nights are free.
When does Dublin go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (42% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 76% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Dublin sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 34% · Techno 28% · Electronica 12% · Disco 6% · Garage 6% · Dub 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.