While the Marquee in Cork has traditionally played host to more mainstream acts, this summer will see the debut of decidedly alternative Harmonic event. Founded by Foggy Notions’ Leagues O’Toole, the first line-up features the none too shabby selection of Grizzly Bear, Midlake, Camera Obscura and Villagers. Tickets for the show on 25th June…

This weekend sees the start of the annual European Week Against Racism and as ever the musical side of events in Ireland are being spearheaded by Love Music Hate Racism, who are hosting a special evening at Le Cirke on Dame Street in Dublin on Saturday night – featuring live bands, MCs and DJs.…

Bob Dylan makes a return visit to these shores on July 4th with a show at Thomond Park in Limerick. Tickets are €81.25, €70.70 & €60.00 Seated & €65.70 GA on sale Monday March 15th @ 9am through Ticketmaster and other usual outlets nationwide. Booking Line: 0818 719 300.

Faithless play Dublin’s Olympia on Wednesday 19th May. Tickets from €44.20 including booking fee go on sale this Friday, March 12th.
The Waltons World Masters series presents Angélique Kidjo and her band of in a special benefit concert for UNICEF Ireland’s Haiti Appeal at the National Concert Hall on Saturday 1st May. Tickets €35,…

Not much more to tell you, but it seems you can download ‘Flash Delirium’ for nothing at 8pm tonight here.

The much anticipated White Stripes documentary Under Great Northern Lights receives its Irish premiere this Thursday (11th) as part of the annual Stranger Than Fiction season at the IFI in Dublin. We have three pairs of tickets to give away to State readers but you’ll have to be quick – send your name and…

In theory, 2010 should have been an easy year for Sugababes. While the queens of credible pop Girls Aloud take at least a year off and non-entities like The Saturdays splash around in the shallow end, the trio had built a solid reputation on the back of a run of fantastic singles and none…

Given that St Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us, this week on the show we’ll be running a special show to decide what was the best decade for Irish music; 70s. 80s, 90s or 00s. Four guests – JP O’Malley from State.ie, DJ Vinny Ryan, Jamie Fox from Fight Like Apes and Take The…

It seems an age since he released the excellent 808s & Heartbreak album but another single has emerged, the closing track ‘Coldest Winter’. With a Kanye-less animated video the whole thing feels a little like an (expensive) stop-gap, meaning that a follow up long player is some way off. Anyway, here’s the clip…

St. Patrick’s Day is nearly upon us and to celebrate 7Up Free are staging a special gig in an undisclosed city centre location on March 20th, featuring Ash and Republic Of Loose and part of their ‘Bring Them Back For The Craic’ competition – which offered a group of seven friends the ultimate Irish…

Two more announcements for Punchestown in July, with Arcade Fire and Mr Cook confirmed ahead of tickets going on sale this Friday.

Fatboy Slim – Going Out Of My Head on MUZU

More gig news today…
Shakespears Sister (now basically Siobhan Fahey) play the Button Factory on Wednesday April 28th. A new, electro tinged album Songs From The Red Room is released two weeks earlier.
Grant-Lee Phillips comes to the Sugar Club on April 20th in support of new album Little Moon.
Sepultura have confirmed a…

Conor O’Brien’s sure to be amazing year starts here…..

The massive Star Wars In Concert show comes to the O2 this Sunday for two shows. Narrated live by Anthony Daniels (the actor who portrayed C-3PO in all six films), the production features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen…