French eclectic artist YANN TIERSEN is back with a brand new album following up on his 2010 release ‘Dust Lane’. That is the darker of the two with the 2011 album Skyline a worldly album. He will be bringing the new material to Dublin when he plays Vicar Street on March 8th 2012. Tickets for this show are €27 inclusive [...]

Review of Agnes Obel at Vicar Street on December 10th 2011 Review: Kevin Donnellan Photos: Aidan McCarthy Agnes Obel from Denmark sits at her keyboard, German Anna Muller is to her left, on the cello, and a Scot, Gillian Fleetwood, sits beside her on the harp. A European Union that actually works (who says Golden Plec don’t do biting political [...]

Oooh old school. The sexy and sultry voice of Dionne Warwick is coming to Ireland next year. It’s an unbelievable fifty year career which she is out on tour celebrating and even though she hasn’t released anything since 1998 we know the back catalogue is absolutely gem filled and any fans will be delighted to see a gig heading this [...]

Review of David Kitt playing The Big Romance at Vicar Street on December 9th 2011 Review: Conor Skinnader Photos: Kieran Frost It has been ten years since David Kitt released The Big Romance, possibly one of Irish music’s most under rated albums and one which if released now, at a time when new music is so easily accessed and spread, [...]

Review of We Were Promised Jetpacks at Whelans on December 8th 2011 Review: Kev Meagher I often wonder if the Scottish music scene mirrors our own, vibrant, varied and producing great acts just waiting to make an impact on a bigger stage. Over the past few years Scottish acts like Glasvegas and Biffy Clyro have found mainstream success, and it [...]

Review of Bombay Bicycle Club at Vicar Street on December 5th Review: Saranne Murray Photos: Alessio Michelini I was surprised when I heard Bombay bicycle club would be playing Vicar Street but none the less I was thrilled I would get to see them in such an intimate setting. I missed them the last time they were In Ireland and [...]

The ever lovely Lisa Hannigan who is due to play The Button Factory on Thursday with James Vincent McMorrow as part of the Meteor Choice Music Prize event (and keep an eye on GP on Thursday as hopefully we can help those without tickets with a way to watch the concert), is already plotting her next big Dublin show. She [...]

Following the release of his latest album ‘Folk Tale’, The legend that is, announced a slew of dates in Vicar Street and The Grand Canal Theatre. December 13th, 14th 20th and 21st in Vicar Street are now SOLD OUT. January 10th and 11th in the Grand Canal Theatre are now SOLD OUT. By our top of our head math is [...]

It shows you the kind of day we’re having in the GP offices when we only get around to telling you that Bonnie Prince Billy is coming to town a few hours after receiving the press release. However better late than never and it indeed is a full truth that Bonnie Prince Billie will be in Dublin to play Vicar [...]

Therapy? are following up on a spectacular show last year in Vicar Street celebrating the launch of their 20th anniversary live album, Therapy? are back to rock us once more. There is touted re-releases of mini albums ‘Baby Teeth’ and ‘Pleasure Death’ as both were already remastered back in 2009 and are just pending a release date so 2012 could see [...]