THE Seoda Shows Summer Party is one of the highlights of the year for alternative music fans here in Limerick.
Headlining is Gurriers – who sold out Dolans Kasbah last year and absolutely rocked the place and now play the Warehouse stage on Thursday July 24 with special guests just announced – Null Club, Theatre and Child of Prague.
The Null Club
Known as being the guitarist with Gilla Band as well as a producer, Alan Duggan Borges records as The Null Club. Alan has spent the last few years writing and producing music using an array of old synths, drum machines, and guitars – leaning into noise, techno and experimental hip hop, as well as post-punk.
This project has created an opportunity to explore genres and styles of music outside of Gilla Band that Alan has never done before, as well as being completely in control of the production and instrumentation.
His debut EP under the same name of The Null Club, features Faris Badwan of The Horrors, Valentine Caulfield of Mandy, Indiana, and ELUCID of Armand Hammer. The EP was mixed by Daniel Fox (Gilla Band), and mastered by Jamie Hyland (M(h)aol).
Gurriers
Gurriers arrive on the back of the release of their debut album Come and See—a snarling, searing document of life in the digital age and the existential dread that comes with it. Recorded in Leeds at The Nave Studios with Alex Greaves, the album showcases a band unafraid to get ugly, political, and personal. It’s an unrelenting blend of punk ferocity, post-punk tension, and alt-rock swagger, brimming with razor-sharp riffs and scathing commentary.
Formed in Dublin during the pandemic, the five-piece didn’t waste time. What began as a nameless, faceless project soon evolved into one of Ireland’s most exciting musical exports, with a string of incendiary live shows and a run of singles that tore through airwaves and algorithms alike. Tracks like Des Goblin, Nausea, Sign of the Times, and a newly recorded version of Approachable have made Gurriers impossible to ignore.
The band’s live shows are sweat-soaked, gut-punching performances that leave little room for subtlety, Gurriers have earned their reputation as a live tour de force. Their rise has been marked by support slots with the likes of Slowdive, Enola Gay, and Been Stellar, as well as appearances at Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Mad Cool, Reeperbahn, and London Calling—not to mention glowing support from the likes of BBC 6 Music and The Irish Times.
Come and See is not merely noise for noise’s sake—it’s a howl against the passive nihilism of modern life. Themes of online identity addiction (Des Goblin), political apathy (Approachable), emigration, disillusionment, and societal decay pulse throughout the record, offering a stark mirror to 21st-century malaise. At a time when many bands are dodging difficult conversations, Gurriers are staring them down and shouting them back in our faces.
Gurriers headline the Seoda Shows Summer Party on Thursday July 24. Tickets at www.dolans.ie
