Idles are the band that have grown their reputation as one of the finest live acts around, as witnessed a couple of weeks ago in Dublin’s Button Factory with stage invasions and raucous shouty punk energy.
The band will play Empire, Belfast on April Fool’s day and Vicar Street, Dublin on April 2nd. Tickets on sale this Friday at 9am.
Here they are live from Button Factory reecently:
And Jools:

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.