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Review: Blondie at The Olympia

Review: Blondie at The Olympia

Blondie live at The Olympia on 19th July 2011 Review: Paul Gilgunn Photos: Natalie Byrne An expectant crowd packed into a sold out Olympia as Blondie delivered a classy set of greatest hits and tracks from their latest album, Panic of Girls. With the iconic Debbie Harry in fine voice, the band open with a trio [...]

Review: Gomez at the Olympia

Review: Gomez at the Olympia

Photos: Alessio Michelini Gomez, Little Comets (Olympia, Dublin) on June 19th Little Comets certainly know how to grab a few chuckles in the music industry. The press release for debut album ‘In Search Of The Little Comets’ amused journalist aplenty with claims they’re influenced by acts as diverse as Paul Simon and French classical composer [...]

Review: Ellie Goulding at the Olympia

Review: Ellie Goulding at the Olympia

Review of Ellie Goulding Live at The Olympia on May 31st 2011 Review by Stephen Byrne Photos by Abraham Tarrush Not to be outdone by a little old band like Suede, royal wedding singer Ellie Goulding, embarked on her three night residency in the Olympia Theatre playing to a fervent capacity crowd, who she quickly [...]

Review: Suede at the Olympia

Review: Suede at the Olympia

Review: Vanessa Monaghan Photos: Natalie Byrne On the second of three nights in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, performing their first three albums in full, Suede’s sophomore ‘Dog Man Star’, was given the live treatment. Dog Man Star was released in October 1994 and saw the band slightly distance themselves from the Britpop scene of the time. [...]

Review: Boyce Avenue at the Olympia

Review: Boyce Avenue at the Olympia

Boyce Avenue at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on May 20th 2011 Review by Mark Preston Photos by Abraham Tarrush If you listen to The Fourcast, Goldenplec’s show on 2XM show you will have heard the lads sit down and discuss YouTube and it’s effect on music and how it breaks bands from relative nobodies to superstars. Boyce [...]

Faith No More to Play The Olympia

Faith No More to Play The Olympia

After much speculation and finger crossing, Faith No More have finally announced an Irish date. After being linked to every major Irish summer festival and even a potential Marley Park gig, they will be playing a much smaller date in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on August 27th. The recently reformed band played their first gig in [...]

Doves announce Irish Gig

Doves announce Irish Gig

Doves are back on irish soil this April with 2 dates, 1 in Belfast, 1 in Dublin. Doves will Play The Ulster Hall on Sunday April 19th and The Olympia Theatre on Monday 20th. Tickets go on sale this Friday 20th of February @ 9am. They are back with their latest album, “Kingdom of Rust” [...]

Duke Special Confirms Tour

Duke Special Confirms Tour

Duke Special has announced that he will release a new single next month and shortly after it will follow a tour of ireland taking in around 12 counties along the way. The single is the lead track off the new album “I Never Thought The Day Would Come” which is due for release on October [...]