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Kings Of Leon and The War On Drugs for Marlay Park Dublin show

The band are coming to Dublin on their Can We Please Have Fun tour. Kings…

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Here are the 10 Irish acts heading to SXSW in Texas this year

Update: All of the artists listed below have now cancelled in protest. The annual South By…

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New albums out today: Erika De Casier, MGMT, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Real Estate & more

The best new releases out this week.

James Vincent McMorrow announces new album Wide Open, Horses
James Vincent McMorrow announces new album Wide Open, Horses

Wide, Open Horses is the Irish artist’s seventh studio album, out on Nettwerk Music Group…

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Body & Soul Festival will not take place this year

Body & Soul Festival have announced a “pause”. The festival in Ballinlough Castle has put…

Give Us The Night hosting nationwide public talks about nightlife

Where Is The Night? is a nationwide tour of public talks, discussing the ongoing delay…

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Sugababes for Cork Marquee show

The pop trio have added Cork to their sold out Dublin outdoor show this summer.…

Choice Music Prize announce Irish classic album winner Achtung Baby

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize has announced the winner of the Classic Irish Album for…

The best gigs & club nights in Limerick this weekend

Highlights: Rory Sweeney, Curtisy, MOONCUP, E The Artist, Ahmed With Love and more.

Leitrim’s Nyahh Records releases Irish/Syrian artist Mohammad Syfkhan’s ecstatic Bouzouki album

The independent Leitrim label Nyahh Records is back shining a light on little-known music of…

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Johnny Marr is playing a homecoming gig in Athy

There is Athy that never goes out… The Smiths guitarist and solo artist is set…

Kneecap
Kneecap’s debut album Fine Art is out this summer on Heavenly

The Belfast Irish language trio shared also a new single ‘Sick In The Head’. Only…

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The best gigs in Dublin this week (February 20th – 26th)

Gig Guide highlights: PinkPantheress, The Line, New Jackson, Hot Chip DJ set, DBridge, Craig Finn, Joy Oladokun, DDR Spring Party, Robocobra Quartet, Oh Boland, Bella Festa with Bordello Soundsystem, Making Shapes, BackStory, DJ Heartstring, Rhiannon Giddens.

Lankum. Photo: Sorcha Frances Ryder.
Lankum announce biggest London show yet

Dublin trad-folk band Lankum have announced their biggest indoor gig to date with a big…

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10 new songs to love this week

Featuring Kim Gordon, BKLAVA, Jessica Pratt, Schoolboy Q, Tomike, Georgia, Four Tet, OMNI, Lime Garden,Polygonia.

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The Libertines to play Dublin and Belfast shows

The original Albion rock and rollers are back with their All Quiet On The Eastern…

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New albums out today: IDLES, Serpentwithfeet, OMNI, El Perro del Mar & more

The best new releases out this week.

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Vampire Weekend share two new songs ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Gen-X Cops’

Vampire Weekend’s upcoming’s fifth album, Only God Was Above Us is to be released on April 5th…

Electric Picnic’s main stage to be powered by the grid this summer

The Stradbally festival made a sustainability announcement about their 2024 edition. Electric Picnic has already…

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Nialler9 Podcast: Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)

The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) in conjunction with The…