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Kneecap at the 3Arena: Fairytale of New York, a rendition of The Auld Triangle, and a tribute to Manchán Magan – Belfast trio round out 2025 on a high
Music Reviews
CMAT review: a middle fingered response to trolling, a Blanchardstown Shopping Centre flag and a three-song encore
Music Reviews
John Meagher on My Bloody Valentine at 3Arena: A reminder that this band sound quite unlike anybody else
Music Reviews
Album reviews: An old-school treat from Nightmares on Wax and some pop with a ’90s twist from Blondshell
Florence + the Machine deliver a Halloween delight with a gloriously over-the-top and haunting album
Fri 31 Oct 2025 at 06:30
Albums of the week: The Last Dinner Party explore femininity and motherhood with sophisticated return
Sat 25 Oct 2025 at 06:30
Chrissie Hynde’s ‘Duets Special’ album review: Pretenders veteran and famous friends let the lyrics shine in this covers collection
Fri 17 Oct 2025 at 12:09
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of A Showgirl’ review: Happiness makes for less interesting songs, but fans will be satisfied
Fri 03 Oct 2025 at 15:33
Michael D Higgins’ spoken word album has poems so complicated they make your head spin
Sun 07 Sep 2025 at 06:30
Suede ‘Antidepressants’ album review: The ‘anti-nostalgia’ band produce post-punk tracks of raw power
Fri 05 Sep 2025 at 06:30
Chappell Roan, Hozier and Kneecap steal the show at Electric Picnic
Mon 01 Sep 2025 at 06:30
‘Trying to replace Dolores was never an option’ – The Cranberries on playing Electric Picnic stage and why they picked Dermot Kennedy for vocals
Mon 01 Sep 2025 at 06:30
Chappell Roan at Electric Picnic: What a treat to see this born performer in her natural habitat
Sat 30 Aug 2025 at 00:04
‘He is the voice of the Irish people’ – Damien Dempsey electrifies Limerick crowd with a night of connection and compassion
Mon 25 Aug 2025 at 14:08
Robbie Williams at Croke Park review: Flying under the radar but singer’s on-stage confidence could power the electricity at stadium
Sun 24 Aug 2025 at 14:03
Albums of the week: Troubadour Cass McCombs turns back the clock while Alison Goldfrapp dials up the melancholia
Sat 23 Aug 2025 at 06:30
Oasis at Croke Park reviewed: This is what the masses want and, boy, do they get it
Sun 17 Aug 2025 at 13:01
Angry, energetic album rages against a Dublin ‘held together by surveillance and vapes’
Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 06:30
Oasis in Edinburgh: A muggy, boozy squall of euphoria – shame we missed the dress code
Mon 11 Aug 2025 at 06:30
Paul Weller delivers impressive covers album while ‘lost’ Madonna record whisks us back to late ’90s club culture
Fri 01 Aug 2025 at 06:30
Barry Egan at Oasis’s first gig in 16 years: ‘This is the sound of an entire generation singing its communal heart out’
Sat 05 Jul 2025 at 15:30
Noah Kahan in Marlay Park review: US singer’s biggest headline show to date was as much Dublin’s joy as his own
Wed 02 Jul 2025 at 07:58
Rod Stewart at Glastonbury: Pop superstar brings some Vegas razzmatazz to Worthy Farm, but it’s an odd fit
Mon 30 Jun 2025 at 06:30
Dua Lipa Dublin review: Relentlessly high-energy set is a victory lap for pop royalty
Sat 28 Jun 2025 at 13:16
Review: CMAT puts on ‘all-timer’ show at Glastonbury
Sat 28 Jun 2025 at 06:30
A break-up and coming off the Pill: Lorde delivers startlingly honest album that finds her in a happier place
Sat 28 Jun 2025 at 06:30
Olivia Rodrigo in Marlay Park: Pop star lights up Dublin with Fontaines D.C. cover and celebration of girlhood
Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 08:15
Bruce Springsteen’s 83-song ‘Lost Albums’ could be the greatest musical treasure trove of all time
Tue 24 Jun 2025 at 06:30
‘Unconditional bail never felt so good’: Barry Egan watches Kneecap celebrate freedom with hip-hop hymns for the Dublin faithful
Sun 22 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Haim switch dial from 1970s to ’90s (and back) for their most eclectic collection yet
Sat 21 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Charli XCX at Malahide Castle: Brat singer delivers masterclass to the lime green masses
Wed 18 Jun 2025 at 16:07
Little Simz comes out fighting on new album after filing lawsuit against former mentor
Fri 13 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Pulp don’t mess with winning formula with album that honours their past while not being enslaved by it
Fri 06 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Folk trio who became a viral sensation with expats deliver simple debut that gets under the skin
Sat 31 May 2025 at 03:30
Pain, suffering and losing control: it sounds bleak but Ezra Furman’s new album has plenty of playful giddiness
M(h)aol return with radical shake-up and strong new album
Destined for great things in the 1990s, the Would Be’s never went away and their long-awaited second album is a cracker
TV on the Radio frontman and Star Wars actor Tunde Adebimpe delivers a slice of slanted and enchanted indie
Bon Iver’s long-awaited return features a nod to the American’s admiration for sean-nós
If this is Elton John’s final album, this collaboration with Brandi Carlile is a superb send-off
Mumford & Sons return with a song that Grafton Street buskers will be playing for years to come
My Morning Jacket deliver songs to help deal with the insanity of the world
A beautiful celebration of music as Irish Women in Harmony take to the National Concert Hall stage for International Women’s Day
James Blunt at the 3Arena review: Getting the ‘Back to Bedlam’ CD was the only good thing about my seventh birthday party when only one friend came
Albums of the week: Doves return with dark and bruised affair, while Muireann Bradley’s debut gets a big-label polish
Bartees Strange enlists Taylor Swift’s superstar producer to deliver one of 2025’s best albums so far
Hewson, we have a problem: Inhaler miss the target with new album Open Wide
Mogwai make a cinematic return with shades of My Bloody Valentine
Sex, connection, dancing and meditation are all present in dazzling return from FKA Twigs
Album review: David Gray’s Dear Life reaffirms his knack at getting to the heart of human emotion
Franz Ferdinand’s first album in six years is upbeat, uneven and made for taking on the road
Dublin belongs to Fontaines DC on hometown victory lap in 3Arena
U2’s Atomic Bomb ‘shadow album’ makes you wonder why they didn’t release these tracks sooner
Doom-laden, melancholic and yet hopeful: The Cure’s first album in 16 years is a must-listen for all music lovers
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