Internationally reknowned tenor Andrea Bocelli is coming to Ireland for a headline show in both Dublin and Belfast next year. Currently warbling and warming up those vocal chords well in advance, he will play The O2 in Dublin on Monday 6th November 2012 and then up to The Odyssey Arena, Belfast on the 8th November 2012. He will have a [...]

Elvis Costello is back on the road and he is bringing back something that put him on the map all those years ago. The Spinning Songbook. Elvis Costello & The Imposters will play The O2, Dublin on May 9th 2012, Tickets for the show are €49.65 to €64.95 depending on seating and the tickets will cost on sale Friday 25th [...]

Over one million units sold in just over two weeks since it’s release hitting the top of the UK charts and Billboard top 10 in its first week. Mostly to be expected for one of the most popular artists around the world. The release of Ceremonials also prompted a need to head back out on tour and play this new [...]

Legendary entertainer, The one and only Barry Manilow will be bringing his massively successful back catalogue to Dublin for a headline show. When you’ve had twenty nine album gone certified platinum and a greatest hits album made in 1978 yet are still touring it says something about your permanent class. Tracks like ‘Could It Be Magic’, ‘Copacabana’, ‘Looks Like We [...]

Oh what a difference a few years can make. The last time Red Hot Chili Peppers played Ireland was during 2006′s Oxegen festival where despite some admirable musicianship they played a lackluster show that was them going through the motions and playing live without any real passion. Since then they have gone through yet another guitarist after John Frusciante (considered [...]

Van the man Morrison clearly was listening last night when Stiff Little Fingers accepted the Oh Yeah Legends Award at the NIMAs 2011 and said ‘Was Van Morrison out you called him to get this award?”. In a clear and swift response and possible an attempt to ensure he picks up the NIMA in 2012, Van Morrison is to play [...]

Two big dates for the mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins when she returns to Irish shores in December 2012. It’s quite large venues but nothing she isn’t used to considering she played the same venues in May. She has become a massive hit over the last two years since releasing the album ‘Believe’ and since she has sold over 5 million records [...]

Review: Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler at The O2 on October 6th 2011 Like most people probably were heading into this gig, I was curious to see if Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler would play together at some stage during the night, mindful that Knopfler played on Dylan’s 1979 Christian album Slow Train Coming and produced 1983’s Infidels. As it [...]

ONE DIRECTION, the X factor boy band with an Irish connection are coming to make good use of both their good looks and that Irish connection and possibly their music too. One Direction are coming to town to play The O2, Dublin on January 24th 2012. Tickets for what will be one of the most anticipated gigs by the hot blooded females of [...]

One of Irelands biggest bands probably only behind U2 and The Script are proving again their HUGE popularity in Ireland with the announcement that demand for tickets for the originally announced dates in The Odyssey and The O2 now require the announcement of extra dates. So Snow Patrol will now play The O2, Dublin on Friday 20th January and The [...]