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Electric Picnic moves festival dates to three weeks later; “we are still confident that the festival can take place this year.”

Electric Picnic has announced today that it intends to push the festival dates from September…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Ruby Ivy, Tanoki & Farah Elle, All the Luck in the World, Smoothboi Ezra, Rachel Mae Hannon, Alex Gough, James Lonergan, Kevin Blake, Cherym, Tomike, Zach James Douglas, Kimono Vega.

Aldous Harding for Dublin National Concert Hall show

To coincide with a new single ‘Old Peel’, Aldous Harding has announced European (and UK)…

Here are the promoters, festivals & venues who were allocated the €25 million fund for live events for summer 2021

The recipients of the Live Performance Support Scheme €25 million fund to assist commercial venues,…

9 new songs to love this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Audrey Nuna, Charlotte Day Wilson, Shire T, Raven Blue, Emma Houton, Peyton, Ouri, Helen Deland, CHAI, Georgia Ann Muldrow.

Button Factory announce reopening 85-cap shows from Rachael Lavelle, Local Boy, Alex Gough, Melina Malone, Elkin & more

The Button Factory has announced it will reopen its doors for socially distant shows from…

Nialler9 Presents live stream shows from St. Columb’s Hall featuring Soda Blonde, Nealo, Fia Moon & Jehnova

Nialler9 has teamed up with the beautiful Derry city concert hall St Columb’s Hall to…

Podcast: Niall goes to the first gig back

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon Niall attended the first gig back…

Record Store Day is this Saturday – here’s all the info and releases you can get

It’s a different kind of Record Store Day than before but at least it’s happening.…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring 7th Obi, Phoeno, Qwasi, Banríon, Hex Hue, Welshy, RAJI, Marcus, Mac G, New Spectrum, Mac G, Zissou, Julia Louise Knifefist, Cathal Murphy, Topline.

Comparing Belgium’s live roadmap to Ireland, as 75k cap Pukkelpop & Tomorrowland festivals given green light in August

As we get towards the reopening of live events later this year, the exact roadmap…

Here’s what one of the first outdoor gigs to take place in Northern Ireland looked like

Stendhal Festival hosted one of the first concerts back in over 15 months in Northern…

This Irish drill rapper did a remix of Leaving Cert poem An Spailpín Fánach

Well, this is class. Get your Irish Paper 2s at the ready. Fay’d is a…

Big Thief for Dublin show in 2022

Big Thief have announced a Dublin show next year as part of their European and…

New Music Friday Edit: The best new tracks released today

New music from Jessie Ware, Prince, Polo & Pan, Channel Tres, Wolf Alice, LUMP, Jordan Nocturne, Soda Blonde, Elaine Mai, Ailbhe Reddy, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Darkside, NNIC, Kelsey Lu, Actress, Nerves.

Jam Park venue announces immediate closure

It was over before it even really got started. When it was announced that Bodytonic…

Podcast: The music that got us through May

Black Midi, Arooj Aftab, Torres, Sharon Van Etten & Burial included.

The 25 best songs of May 2021

The best songs of May 2021.

MEBAS €14m fund for musicians, backstage crew, production, DJs and more announced

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has given…

Basic Income pilot scheme for artists among measures announced for arts and events industry today

The Irish government launched the National Economic Recovery Plan today which includes cuts to the…