Yo La Tengo will perform at the Vicar St on Thursday, 5th December. The American indie veterans were forced to postpone their 23rd March gig at the Dublin venue due to the inclement weather but have now rescheduled and will play their first Irish gig since Forbidden Fruit 2011 in support of their most recent [...]
While his former charges may be headlining Longitude in July, founding member of NEU! Michael Rother has announced a date at the Village on Monday, 29th April. The motorik icon will be joined by his backing band, Camera, for his first ever Irish concert, but they will have the unenviable task of matching the noise [...]
The National Concert Hall have announced the line-up for their Summer Festival. Taking place over several dates this July and August, the festival will boast performances from the likes of Bryan Ferry, Spiritualized and Sinead O’Connor. While Ferry will perform a career-spanning set with the Brian Ferry Jazz Orchestra on 11th July, Spiritualized will play [...]
Black Sabbath have announced a date at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Thursday, 12th December in support of their new album. 13 will be the first Sabbath album to feature original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne since 1978′s Never Say Die! and will be released in June. Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave was behind [...]
Birmingham songstress Laura Mvula has announced two Irish dates for late 2013. The Sing to the Moon singer will perform at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on 12th and 13th October respectively. Tickets for the Olympia are priced from €25.40, while tickets for the Waterfront start at £22.50, including [...]
Trócaire have announced a mini festival as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations. Donal Dineen’s Parish, Rarely Seen Above Ground and the Dublin Afro-Beat Ensemble will headline TrócaireLive at the Grand Social on Saturday, 27th April. TrócaireLive will feature DJs, drummers, market stalls, food, fashion and photography as well as music from Ireland and abroad [...]
And So I Watch You from Afar will perform at Whelan’s on 15th and 16th May. ASIWYFA will curate the bill for the two evenings, entitled The Stay Golden, in support of their new album, All Hail Bright Futures. Tickets for for Wednesday, 15th May and Thursday, 16th May are available now and cost €14.50.
Recession? What recession? Not content with the announcement of two major festivals plus the Blur show, the past few days have seen a rake of gig announcements: Public Enemy – Button Factory, April 21st Slayer – Academy, June 10th Power Of Dreams / Sack – Grand Social, March 16th Tindersticks (21st Anniversary Concert) – Vicar [...]
Il Sogno del Marinaio | Whelan’s (Upstairs), Dublin (8pm, 4th March) | €5-6 Some dark, gravel-voiced rock featuring Mike Watt for your Monday night. Lianne La Havas | Olympia, Dublin (7:30pm, 5th March) | €21 The wonderfully talented – and not to mention, delectable – Ms La Havas asks the Olympia Is Your Love Big [...]
Despite suggestions to the contrary, it seems as if Blur are still very much a going concern and, to prove the point, have a pretty hefty touring schedule over the coming months. This now includes Dublin, with a gig at IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham on 1st August. Tickets go on sale this Thursday priced €62.50.
Loch Lomond | Cyprus Avenue (9pm, 26th February) / Workman’s Club (8pm, 27th February) | €11.75/€14 Rather lovely chamber pop that puts all other Lochs to shame. All other Lochs. Born of Osiris | Pint, Dublin (6pm, 27th February) | €18 Technical deathcore, apparently. That sounds like you need several degrees to even attempt and [...]
As broken by Jim Carroll this morning, the day’s big gig news is that The National will be playing one of only a few European dates at Live At The Marquee in Cork on June 28th, their first Irish show since 2011 and a return visit to the city after eleven years. Tickets go on [...]
Having cancelled their 2012 European tour at the last minute, Death Grips make good their promise to return to Ireland on April 29th with a show at Whelan’s. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday).
The architects of one of our favourite albums in the shape of Scream, Dracula, Scream!, Rocket From The Crypt are back together for a series of European shows. Luckily Ireland is on the agenda and they play the Button Factory on April 26th. The dates come ahead of their comeback album, produced by Dave Grohl.