Van Morrison is releasing anti-lockdown protest songs

After telling the music industry to “fight the pseudo-science” when it comes to Covid-19 and…

Ireland Music Week announce artist showcase and conference schedule

Ireland Music Week have announced the full schedule from Tuesday 6th to Friday October 9th…

Pillow Queens announce 2021 Irish shows

Pillow Queens are to release their debut album In Waiting next Friday September 25th and…

Denise Chaila is performing on the Late Late Show this Friday

Denise Chaila’s star continues to rise, the Limerick MC is the musical guest on this…

EPIC launch a 9-point pre-budget plan & an Uplift campaign for the survival of the Irish live music industry & its workers

EPIC, the Event Production Industry Covid19 Working Group (EPIC), which was started during the pandemic…

Musictown Long Distance Love event featuring Andy Irvine & Dónal Lunny, Radie Peat, The Mary Wallopers & Maija Sofia to broadcast from National Concert Hall

Many events originally envisioned for MusicTown this year are taking place across September, Long Distance…

Nightclubs are not coming back to Irish society this year, according to Irish government’s Living With COVID-19 plan

Look, it won’t be a surprise to anyone following the guidelines around events at the…

God Knows, Naoise Roo and BooTang, an artist living in Direct Provision, are performing on Live From Guerrilla Studios this Thursday

Live From Guerrilla Studios is back for episode six of its fortnightly independent live music…

Clonakilty International Guitar Festival reveals schedule for this week’s online events

The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival will go ahead starting from today and running all week…

Spirit of Folk Festival present Sofft Nights with socially-distant gigs from Paul Noonan, CMAT and Junior Brother

The Spirit Of Folk Festival is due to present a weekend of concerts called Sofft…

National Campaign for the Arts outlines 9 measures needed to save the arts in Ireland in their Pre-Budget Submission 2021

Ahead of the Budget details to be announced this month, the National Campaign for the…

New Albums released this week: Doves, The Flaming Lips, Mammal Hands, Ev Carm & more

The best new releases out this week.

Denise Chaila, God Knows And MuRli are playing a National Concert Hall live stream show

Denise Chaila, God Knows And MuRli are playing a special Narolane live show live from…

The Mary Wallopers, Farah Elle, CMAT & more perform livestream show for AIDA Palestinian Refugee Camp

The Mary Wallopers, Farah Elle and CMAT are among the artists playing the Irish leg…

European Court of Justice rules to increase musicians’ recorded earnings in dispute between R.A.A.P. & PPI

The European Court of Justice has ruled that performers should receive an equal share on…

€6 million live & music industry support packages announced by Irish government

Some good news for the commercial live music sector today. Last night, the Minister for…

A five-date “hybrid music festival” featuring Lethal Dialect, JYellowL, Vernon Jane & more is happening at Drop Dead Twice this month

The gigs, albeit, seated, socially distanced and with reduced caps are coming back. Laters With…

Wyvern Lingo announce two 85-capacity seated gigs in Dublin in October

Wyvern Lingo have announced two actual shows to take place this October, socially-distant of course.…

Ireland Music Week announce online conference details

Ireland Music Week has moved entirely online this October 6th to 9th, and has previously…