Ash headlined the second night of the Dublin Tall Ships festival. As usual they rocked out and our resident Ash fan Kieran Frost took the snaps

This week’s Gig of the Week was a toughie with loads of deadly gigs happening north and south of the border; minus Ms Minaj. This weeks title goes to Kasabian and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, who will be joined on the night by The Cribs and Maverick Sabre on Thursday at Marlay Park. Although Kasabian’s latest album hasn’t set [...]

Busy day at Electric Picnic HQ today. A rake of acts, mostly Irish but some good international flavour dropped in for some added spice, have all joined the existing lineup. One of the stand out additions is TURN, yes Ollie Cole and the boys will be back in action at Stradbally this year, what a wonderful addition that will be. [...]

Lisa Hannigan at The Iveagh Gardens on 21st July 2012 Review by Claire Kane Photos by Kieran Frost As with all outdoor gigs this summer there was a certain uneasiness about the possibility of rain dampening an enjoyable day of music. For the majority of the day at The Iveagh Gardens, the sun accompanied the laid-back revelers and the atmosphere was very calm and [...]

Are you heading down to the gig tonight or tomorrow? Were you one of our lucky winners? If so then the information you need is right here. Tonight the gates open at 6.30pm and tomorrow it’s the slightly earlier time of 4pm. There is some cracking support acts, Katie Kim and The Unthanks are superb live and We’ve been told [...]

The Tall Ships Races are coming back to Dublin and there will be four days of free live music and entertainment from Bulmers to bring a party atmosphere to Dublin. Taking place August 23rd through to August 26th, Dublin will have a live music stage at George’s Dock and will have a massive lineup of great Irish acts including Ash, [...]

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band are back in town for two sold out shows at their usual stomping ground of the RDS. The Boss is this weeks Gig of the Week. He is set to take to the stage at 7pm sharp this evening and tomorrow evening. Punters can expect to get their moneys worth as usual, after [...]

As you already knew from our earlier gig announcement, Lisa Hannigan is all set to play The Iveagh Gardens in July. The undercard for the gig has just been announced with your days entertainment including the likes of Champs, Other Lives and  Cathy Davey. The gig is in The Iveagh Gardens on Clonmel Street on Saturday 21st July. Gates are at 4pm [...]

Whelans  have a fantastic lineup for their Summer Sounds festival this weekend. So as seen as it falls under the  festival banner it happens to be this weeks Gig of the Week. Kicking proceedings off Cashier No 9 are dropping in for a free gig on Thursday. The Riptide Movement play on Friday tickets €11, Saturday sees Cathy Davey on [...]

Apparently it’s only 18 shopping dyas until the Midsummer Solstice. A fact I did not know until the good people at Whelans let me know in their latest press release for their awesome Sounds of Summer lineup. To celebrate the long stretch in the evenings, Whelan’s will host a four day musical extravaganza across two venues (Whelan’s and The Village) [...]