Kaytranada won the Polaris Music Prize last night

Kaytranada was announced as the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize last night. The…

Skepta was overawed to win the Mercury Prize last night

Last night’s announcement of the winner of the Mercury Prize for UK / Ireland album…

Canalaphonic stage times are here

Canalaphonic happens next Friday and Saturday 23rd and 24th in Rathmines and Portobello across over…

The Northern Ireland Music Prize announced its shortlist of 12 albums

The Northern Ireland Music Prize today announced its shortlist of 12 albums from Northern Ireland…

Metropolis add Jack Garratt, Paul Kalkbrenner, Mount Kimbie, Cyril Hahn, Jessy Lanza to the festival

Metropolis Festival have announced another rake of artists to play the festival in the RDS…

Hard Working Class Heroes Convention panels and schedule announced

Hard Working Class Heroes is only a few weeks away and we already know the…

Second Grace Jones show added for Dublin’s Olympia

After the first show on September 21st sold out in seconds, Grace Jones’ will play…

We Cut Corners announce new album The Cadences of Others & tour dates

We Cut Corners have announced a new album The Cadences of Others will be released…

Here’s a selection of Culture Night 2016 music highlights

The annual Culture Night where buildings, museums, galleries and more open their doors to the…

Adam Buxton bringing his David Bowie Bug special to Dublin

Adam Buxton was only here a short month ago for the Vodafone Comedy Festival but…

Primal Scream for Olympia date this year

Primal Scream have been announced for a date at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on 30…

Other Voices heads to Austin, Texas next month

The Other Voices story continues to expand from a little TV show in Dingle to…

Gig news roundup: Stars of the Lid, Lisa Hannigan & Cathy Davey Irish tours, Wyvern Lingo, Keaton Henson & more

Having just released her album At Swim, Lisa Hannigan has has announced an Irish tour…

Lúnasa music & arts festival takes place in Louth this month

If Body & Soul can coincide with the solstice, then I don’t see a problem…

Hard Working Class Heroes day-by-day breakdown; Icelandic bands added

We already know the 100 bands announced for Hard Working Class Heroes next month and…

Shit Robot announced as special guest for Homebeat’s Fringe Festival show

Shit Robot has been revealed as Homebeat’s special guest DJ at their Dublin Fringe Festival 2016…

Electric Picnic 2017 tickets on sale this week. Info –>

With Electric Picnic 2016 still fresh in our memories, the festival has announced ticket sales…

Le Galaxie announce Halloween party in the Olympia

Fresh from Electric Picnic, Le Galaxie have announced a late night Halloween Party at the…

Electric Picnic 2016: in review & photos

Returning to Stradbally for Electric Picnic every year on the cusp of the seasons is…

Watch a short documentary about the upcoming live Music for 18 Machines performance

As mentioned a while back, Music for 18 Machines is a live reimagining of Steve…