Articles By: Kev Meagher

Mary Coughlan announces intimate Howth gig

Mary Coughlan announces intimate Howth gig

Gifted Irish singer Mary Coughlan will bring her band and her voice for an intimate show in Howth this March. Her last album was in 2008, ‘The House Of Ill Repute’ which many had suggested was one of her finest submissions and she has since taken part in the Sanctuary album with Moya Brennan. Now [...]

Hue and Cry for Vicar Street

Hue and Cry for Vicar Street

Hue And Cry, pop two piece Greg and Pat Kane have been tipping along since 1987 amazingly have released eighteen albums (some of which are best of’s and live albums but I digress) and are back again with an album for 2012. Working hard on it through 2011 they are dying to get out and [...]

Happy Friday, It’s another Happy Mondays gig announcement

Happy Friday, It’s another Happy Mondays gig announcement

Big returns are more popular than ever and just another notch in that belt is the Happy Mondays with the definitive original lineup have added a second Dublin date following huge demand for tickets. The band not wanting anyone to miss out on the big return have added a second date at The Olympia Theatre [...]

Happy Mondays original lineup announce UK and Ireland tour

Happy Mondays original lineup announce UK and Ireland tour

Bez, Gary Whelan, Mark Day, Paul Davies, Paul Ryder, Rowetta and Shaun Ryder – who if you are not familiar are the original line up of Happy Mondays, will be back on stage together for the first time in nearly two decades. 19 years separate their last gig and the announcement of this eleven date [...]

Prodijig dance their way to Got To Dance final

Prodijig dance their way to Got To Dance final

Well like we said, it’s nice to support an Irish act doing well and one Irish dancing sensation continue to impress and wow with their unique dance style. This was only the first of the many semi finals and and another 6 acts will join them in the final which will take place on March [...]

Competition: Lindi Ortega at The Sugar Club

Competition: Lindi Ortega at The Sugar Club

Alternative country sensation Lindi Ortega rolls into town next weekend for a headline show in The Sugar Club on Saturday 4th February. Tickets for the show are €13 inclusive of booking fee and as always available from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide. We have a pair of tickets for the show for our lovely readers and [...]

Guns N Roses announce May Dublin show

Guns N Roses announce May Dublin show

Balls of brass the folk at MCD, that’s for sure, after the last gig where the band were so late people left, came on, went off because of booing and people throwing stuff, only to eventually come out and finish to what we hear was a half empty O2, it’s amazing that they are coming [...]

Royseven, The Original Rudeboys and Red Empire perform free Dublin City FM show at X Music

Royseven, The Original Rudeboys and Red Empire perform free Dublin City FM show at X Music

103.2 DUBLIN CITY FM, have organised a live event in conjunction with X Music superstore which will see three top Irish live acts on the broadcast from 2m on their show Noise Annoys by Colm Hanley. The gig is this Saturday, 28th January in X Music which is at the Red Cow and it kicks [...]

ERRORS to play The Grand Social

ERRORS to play The Grand Social

ERRORS return to us, huzzah! And they have even been so kind as to bring with them a brand new album, their third if we can count correctly. The album is called ‘Have Some Faith In Magic’ and will be released on Rock Action records on January 30th 2012 (Just 4 days away). They will [...]

Meteor Choice Music Prize announces live show acts

Meteor Choice Music Prize announces live show acts

Two weeks ago the internet was buzzing with the news of the shortlist for the Meteor Choice Music Prize being announced and that the event will take place in The Olympia Theatre on Thursday 8th March 2012. Tickets for the show are €22.50 inclusive of booking fee and tickets can be obtained via Ticketmaster.ie and [...]