Highlights

Podcast: Our favourite music of October

The Best of the Month episode is now Patreon-only. Public subscribers get the first 20-25…

Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop, Gilla Band, The Scratch & more for Dublin festival In The Meadows in 2025

After its inaugural outing this year with co-curators Lankum, In The Meadows returns with a…

6 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring Saoirse Miller, Negro Impacto, Joshua Burnside, Hazey Haze, 40 Hurtz, Dunny, Deathbed Convert.

Big Thief’s 2022 album is the subject of our next Listening Party at The Big Romance

Join Nialler9 and Andrea Cleary for a monthly series of listening parties. Listen Closely is…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this November week

Gig Guide Highlights: Ezra Collective, Interpol, Snow Strippers, Alice Glass, Olive Hatake, Skream, Club Comfort, Anderson, Maruja, New Jackson, Niamh Bury, Luke Una & Skyrager, Henry Earnest, Mohammad Syfkhan, Fat Dog, Porridge Radio, Rejjie Snow, ARXX, Amyl and the Sniffers, Cliffords.

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New Galway festival AISÉIRÍ features Shampain, Just Mustard, One Leg One Eye and more

Galway DJ Shampain curates a one-night festival with promoters Strange Brew this December 21st. AISÉIRÍ…

The 20 best songs of October

Featuring: Mk.Gee, Tyler, Morgana, Soda Blonde, The Horrors, Sharon Van Etten, Róis, LCD Soundystem and more ….

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Sharon Van Etten, Mk.Gee, LCD Soundsystem, Tyler, The Creator; Ruthven.

Podcast: Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia (with Max Zanga)

Tyler, The Creator dropped his seventh studio album Chromakopia on Monday morning after only announcing…

9 highlights from Sound Of Belfast Festival this November

Sound of Belfast is the annual celebration of Belfast city’s music talent, run by our…

10 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring mokusla, Dumb Posh Hippies, Olive Hatake, Yenkee, Shiv, Problem Patterns, Beauty Sleep, Pippa Molony, Rory Sweeney, Blue Deputy, Sell Everything.

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this Halloween week

Gig Guide Highlights: Kneecap, Disco Dána, GZA, Glass Animals, SCART label party, Nia Archives, Mabe Fratti, Adore, Max Richter, Listen Closely: Boards of Canada, Lizzy McAlpine, Mercury Rev, Ice Spice, Jacob Collier.

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SXSW announce first acts to play 2025, after last year’s cancellations

In March, all 10 Irish bands that were set to play South By Southwest Festival…

Kneecap for outdoor Dublin summer show at Fairview Park

With the Belfast trio are about to kick a five-date run at Vicar Street in…

Primavera Sound goes big on pop with Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter for 2025

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces its first names from June 5th to 7th at the Parc…

Tyler, The Creator brings World tour to Dublin

Tyler is coming to the 3Arena. Having just dropped the first single from new album…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week – Halloween Bank Holiday edition

Gig Guide Highlights: Kneecap, Todd Terje, Chelsea Wolfe, Róis, Local Natives, Theo Parrish, Patrice Baümel, Daniel Avery, Rachael Lavelle, Ben Howard, Leon Vynehall, A Lazarus Soul, Dublin Modular, Kirollus, Mary Jane Dunphe, Dizzee Rascal, John Grant.

Sugababes for Dublin and Belfast arena shows

After their successful outdoor gigs this past summer, the UK pop trio’ resurgence continues. Sugababes…

Kelly Lee Owens
The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Kelly Lee Owens, Morgana, Silverbacks, Houseplants, Martin Luke Brown.

Other Voices Jameson Music Trail first acts announced for Dingle

Jameson takes on the sponsorship of Other Voices’ popular Music Trail in Dingle this November…