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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…

Tickets for the Iveagh Gardens pilot gig featuring James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson will go on sale this Thursday

As announced last week, pilot events will take place ahead of the reopening of live…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring new music from Chameleon & Lucy McWilliams, Neil Dexter, Darkroom Data, Lewwab, Jack Murphy & Jena Keating, Hazey Haze, Eoin x Max Zanga, Louise Gaffney, Alan Finan, Shadeemus, Subrelic, Ama Millieir

Ireland’s pilot music events to include 3500 capacity festival at Phoenix Park & more

News this evening of what we can expect for live music and sports events in…

New Music Friday Edit: Sigrid, Skinner, Tolü Makay, NiNE8, Koreless, Yenkee, Chaya & more

It’s New Music Friday, which means there’s loads of new songs out. Here are the…

Rock Against Homelessness returns with live show streamed from Olympia & Windmill Lane with Pillow Queens, Blindboy, Wyvern Lingo, Tolü Makay & more

After the success of Rock Against Homelessness gigs in the Olympia pre-pandemic raising much needed…