PinkPantheress announced for debut Dublin gig

PinkPantheress is so interesting, we essentially did a whole podcast on her “new nostalgia” garage and…

Phoebe Bridgers is playing Dublin – Fairview Park

Phoebe Bridgers has been announced for a Dublin headline show, maybe her first one properly…

Otherside Festival announced for Slane with DJ Seinfeld, Tourist, The Scratch, Mango & Mathman & more

Otherside Music & Arts Festival is a new 3-day camping festival from the Bedlam crew…

Here are the 13 Irish acts heading to showcase at SXSW in Texas this month

The annual South By Southwest Festival takes place this week in Austin, Texas in March and is…

100 gecs Irish debut upgraded to Olympia

This show has now been upgraded to 3Olympia Theatre on September 1st 2022. The American…

SoFFT Nights makes a return this Summer with Elaine Mai, Lisa O’Neill, Tolü Makay, Kíla and more

SoFFT Nights is returning to Dunderry Park in Meath this summer, for its first big…

CMAT announces big Dublin, Cork and Belfast gigs

CMAT, who has just released her debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Choice Music Prize, Gilla Band, Dave, Sam Amidon, Upsammy, Sherelle, Niamh Regan, Ukraine Fundraiser, Tangerine Dream, O’Flynn, Blawan, Yves Tumor.

For Those I Love wins the Choice Music Prize for best Irish album 2021

It was a return to normality in Vicar Street last night, as the Irish music…

Rascals has released a Ska-themed stout and IPA; win a brewery tour for you and three pals

Our pals in Rascals Brewery in Inchicore have always had a strong music connection whether…

Kilkenny artists 49th & Main sign deal with Ninja Tune

Kilkenny dance duo 49th & Main had a big rise of late, one of the…

Fontaines D.C. anointed Best Band In The World at NME Awards

The NME Awards took place last night and Irish band Fontaines D.C. won the Best…

New Irish festival Beyond The Pale announced for Glendalough in June with headliners Four Tet, Orbital, Bonobo & more

Beyond The Pale is a brand new festival taking place in Glendalough Estate in Wicklow…

AVA Festival adds Partiboi69, Skin On Skin, Sally C, Piri & Tommy & visual artists to 2022 edition

After announcing its big headliners for AVA this year – including Bicep, Jon Hopkins, Mura…

Body & Soul Festival is back with a new outlook and it’s not announcing a lineup

Body & Soul Festival has returned for 2022 with a deliberately different tact than previous…

Another Love Story is hosting a one-day festival in Ballymaloe with Villagers, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother and more

Another Love Story announced over the weekend that they will be hosting one of their…

New albums out now: Melt Yourself Down, Emma-Jean Thackray, Mick Flannery, Conway the Machine & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Artists Against Homelessness gig announced at 3Olympia curated by Kojaque with Damien Dempsey, Shiv, Negro Impacto, Curtisy & more

Kojaque is the latest artist to curate the Sunday Independent and Focus Ireland’s charity fundraiser…

Indie announces Dance Arena with Jenny Greene, 49th & Main & day-by-day breakdown

Indiependence has revealed its day-by-day breakdown, added a dance arena and some local support for…

Sionna is hosting a festival with Overmono, Dax J, Ben Sims & more in a Limerick toffee factory and shipyard on Patrick’s week

Sionna Music and Arts Festival first took place in September in Limerick with a lineup…