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Days On End Festival hits Cork this weekend

Days On End Festival hits Cork this weekend

A new independently ran festival is hitting the would be capitol giving early festival fun for Cork in 2012. The Day on End festival will take place in numerous venues around the city over three days which will feature live music performances, film screenings, workshops and talks. It will culminate with a 24 hour improvised [...]

Eddi Reader announces Irish tour

Eddi Reader announces Irish tour

Scottish musician Eddi Reader has announced she will make her fourth annual pilgrimage to Ireland and will do a mini tour of Ireland which will take in Dublin, Clare, Cork, Wexford, Kerry, Mayo, Sligo and Kildare. The nine performances nationwide will take palce between February 20th and March 1st 2012. Eddi will be performing with [...]

Alarmist and EatenByBears hit the road in February

Alarmist and EatenByBears hit the road in February

You can’t really argue with ElevenEleven, they do have some great acts, and two whom will be on your radar this coming month should be Alarmist and EatenByBears who are heading out on a tour of Ireland this February. Not only will you be getting some top class music but as with a lot of the ElevenEleven [...]

Video: The Answer – Nowhere Freeway

Video: The Answer – Nowhere Freeway

Northern Irish rockers are back to release a new single this February which will be closely followed by a tour of the UK and Ireland. The track is called ‘Nowhere Freeway’ and we’ve got the video to go with the track streaming below. This track is taken from the bands latest and greatest album ‘Revival’. [...]

Twin Atlantic return to Ireland for April shows

Twin Atlantic return to Ireland for April shows

They have only just released their new album into the critical clutches of the world and the Glaswegian rockers are off on the road lighting up venues around the UK and Ireland. Specifically we have been treated to four dates on the emerald isle. They will be kicking things off in Dublin on April 9th [...]

Introducing: Champion Edition – A new independent label in Cork

Introducing: Champion Edition – A new independent label in Cork

Independent Irish music is something of a hot place right now. Acts are breaking through that perhaps years ago might not have been found. Partly that is due to the internet, partly it is due to great independent labels supporting and releasing awesome music. So it is nice to see another independently ran record label [...]

Team Goldenplec’s Best Gigs 2011

Team Goldenplec’s Best Gigs 2011

It’s that time of year again. Every other publication has been hard at work pushing out their lists throughout December but we are never one’s to rush things. So we thought a nice time to put these out might be Christmas day for you to enjoy while your waiting for dinner to appear or maybe [...]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announce Live at the Marquee show

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announce Live at the Marquee show

Only literally minutes ago was the Dublin show announce that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers would play The O2 Dublin, and then the next announcement arrives in as I publish to say that the good people of Cork will not be left out this visit. Tom Petty and the amazing Heartbreakers will be playing as [...]

Imelda May to return to Live at the Marquee for 2012

Imelda May to return to Live at the Marquee for 2012

You gotta love Imelda May, she has taken what was a largely neglected genre, revamps it and in the most unlikely of circumstances has become a superstar by making it relevant for the current generation. She played The Marquee in 2010 and was a huge hit, so it’s no surprise she has been snapped up [...]

The Specials join Live at the Marquee 2012 lineup

The Specials join Live at the Marquee 2012 lineup

Ska legends THE SPECIALS are coming to Ireland again for a show in the lovely surrounds of Cork. They are dropping in next June to play as part of Live at the Marquee 2012 which already has Jedward and Christy Moore on the bill and we expect it to grow with many more but the [...]