Poster Fish Promotions manage new wave synth pop band Dash! Their high-octane live shows, skilful song writing, and catchy lyrics have earned them a growing fan base. To find out more see their webpage on this site
We also hosts gigs. Check out the future gigs section of this site for more information or follow us on social media.
Poster Fish Promotions was established in 2011 and has since hosted many nuanced and slightly off-kilter events. Working with genres as diverse as reggae, dancehall, punk, ska, folk, trad, techno, drum & bass, jungle, grime, electronic, blues, hip-hop, jazz, balkanbeat and afrobeat, PFP has operated largely as a not-for-profit and focused on cultivating new spaces and supporting Ireland’s underground music scenes.
After running a live venue on Capel Street and organising gigs on Dublin’s DIY scene since the mid 90s, most recently with Sounds of Resistance, PFP formed fairly organically to meet its circumstances. We started off running gigs in The Dark Horse Inn on Burgh Quay in Dublin and also established regular nights in King 7 on Capel Street (formerly Melody Bar) and Seomra Spraoi, an autonoumous social centre in Dublin’s north city centre.
Working with Irish Traveller musicians has formed a big part of our musical output since 2014. We host a yearly Traveller music showcase at the Smithfield Fleadh and started working with The Long Grazing Acre tour in 2024. Along with Blanchardstown Traveller Developemnt Group we fiunded the Celebration of Traveller Music Initiative during Traveller Pride Week 2014 and hosted a series of gigs for the next six years. Travellers are Ireland’s only indigenous ethnic minority group, traditionally nomadic and sociallydeprived. The nights were designed to showcase the great musical talents amongst Travellers and to celebrate the amazing, and often overlooked, contribution that Travellers have made to Irish traditional music. They were also about providing a space for Travellers to come together and celebrate the tradition and allow it to flourish.
This site also posts occassional articles on music, travel and culture and acts as an archive of some of the more memorable nights we’ve hosted. All photos and content are subject to permission and/or copyright.
Photos by Paul Reynolds