Things to do in Dublin: Music

OH SEES THE BUTTON FACTORY 21st May 2019 Tickets on sale now Aiken Promotions and U:Mack proudly presents Oh Sees live at The Button Factory, 21st May 2019. Tickets on sale now! Oh Sees have spawned another frothy LP of head-destroying psych epics to grok and rock out to. You’ll notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of “Memory of a Cut Off Head” album and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas…the Quattrone/Rincon drum-corps polyrhythmic pulse continues to astound and pound in equal measure, buttressed by the nimble fingered bottom end of Sir Tim Hellman the Brave and the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, whilst Lady Brigid Dawson again graces the wax with her harmonic gifts. Aside from the familiar psych- scorch familiar to soggy pit denizens the world over, there’s a fresh heavy-prog vibe that fits like a worn-in jean jacket comfortably among hairpin metal turns and the familiar but no less horns-worthy guitar fireworks Dwyer’s made his calling card. Perhaps the most notable thing about Smote Reverser is the artistic restlessness underpinning its flights of fancy. Dwyer refuses to repeat himself and for someone with such a hectic release schedule, that stretching of aesthetic borders and […]

Westlife are one of the most popular and best-known Irish bands of all time. Over the course of their 14 year career Westlife amassed enormous numbers of fans in Ireland and the rest of the UK as well as worldwide. Formed in 1998 and signed by Simon Cowell, the band originally comprised five members: Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Nicky Byrne, Brian McFadden and Kian Egan. Brian chose to leave the band in 2004 to spend more time with his family, and released a solo single which went to No.1 in the charts. Alongside their many chart achievements, Westlife were also impressive on stage, with 12 international concert tours during their performing career. They visited countries across the world in four continents: Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia. For their final farewell tour, the Greatest Hits Tour 2012, almost 85,000 tickets for the night at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin sold out in just five minutes, setting new records for ticket sales and forcing the band to extend the run by adding an additional show. Their final concerts were screened in 200 cinemas in 16 countries, including Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Estonia, Indonesia and Denmark. Over the course of […]

Grace Gifford hailing from a Dublin middle-class Unionist background falls in love with leading Irish revolutionary Joseph Plunkett. Both agree to marry on Easter Sunday 1916 but a rising against British Rule in Ireland has been planned for that very day. Plunkett is vital to the revolutionaries plans as he is the military director of operations. Grace while sympathising with his cause prefers to wait until the outcome of the rising before giving her hand in marriage. In some of the most incredible scenes ever staged, the rising is defeated and Plunkett along with his comrades are sentenced to death by execution shortly afterwards in Kilmainham Gaol. Grace and Joseph plead to marry in the small chapel in the prison that very night. Their wish is granted and after exchanging wedding vows in the dark damp confines of the prison chapel, Plunkett is taken out the next morning and executed. Their tragic love story to this very day has found a place in the nation’s heart. Set against the background of the Easter Rising 1916, Cunningham in his well-researched writing introduces us to the lesser known internal difficulties within the Irish Volunteers. Eoin McNeil, leader of the Volunteers struggles to […]

The Spice Girls 2019 stadium tour as they added a staggering five additional dates in quick succession over the weekend, and now with nearly all dates already sold out, the girls announce another new date kicking off the tour at Dublin’s Croke Park on Friday 24th May 2019, tickets for which go on sale this Thursday 22nd November at 9am. Subject to licence. With Ticketmaster UK’s MD Andrew Parsons going on to say “Demand for Spice Girls was off the chart. They have smashed through Ticketmaster UK’s records becoming the busiest ever sale. There were millions of people on our site searching for tickets, with a queue at one point of well over 700,000….from what we saw, they could have played nearly every night for a year.” Following the band’s first TV interview back on The Jonathan Ross Show last Saturday, they have announced their support for Comic Relief with the release of their #IWANNABEASPICEGIRL T-shirts. Emma, Melanie C, Mel B and Geri have shared more information on their campaign to raise funds to support Gender Justice for Comic Relief. The T-Shirts are available to purchase globally from www.represent.com/spicegirls. The era defining, history making, best-selling female group of all time […]

To celebrate the major anniversary of the release of their first singles collection, Tommy, The Wedding Present are set to tour the UK this December. Fans will be able to hear tracks from the compilation, as well as favourites from across the band’s career. Plus, The Wedding Present will play another a series of concert dates in 2019* to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of their major label debut Bizarro.

The only Beatles tribute act endorsed by Sir George Martin, and the stars of the award-winning Get Back show, the Classic Beatles are set to go on the road in 2019 to celebrate the iconic Abbey Road as it reaches the 50th anniversary of its release. The band will play the album in its entirety, featuring memorable songs including Come Together, Something, Golden Slumbers and Here Comes the Sun.

Giovanni “Jack” Savoretti (born 10 October 1983) is an English solo acoustic singer of Italian descent. He has released five studio albums to date: Between the Minds (2007), Harder Than Easy (2009), Before the Storm (2012), Written in Scars (2015) and Sleep No More (2016).

Join Katherine Jenkins this December as she performs a magnificent concert of her favourite music and songs accompanied by a live orchestra. Anthony Inglis | conductor

Since their last studio album, “Monterey” (ANTI- 2015), life has changed dramatically for The Milk Carton Kids. Pattengale has moved to, and is now producing records in Nashville. Ryan is now the father of two children and works as Creative Director on “Live from Here with Chris Thile,” the reboot of “A Prairie Home Companion.” A break from years of non-stop touring, Ryan says, has yielded “space outside of the band that gives us perspective on what the band is.” But it’s not just the addition of the band here that creates something new. National politics left Ryan feeling disoriented and mournful. Pattengale’s relationship of seven years ended, and he found himself unexpectedly needing surgery for cancer. (He is cancer-free now, and accidentally broke his cigarette habit in the process.)

Amelieis the story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small, but extraordinary acts of kindness that bring happiness to those around her. But when a chance at love comes her way, Amelie realises that to find her own contentment she’ll have to risk everything and say what’s in her heart.Amelie is a new musical based on the much loved five-time Oscar®-nominated film, and an ‘enchanting act of theatrical reinvention’ (The Los Angeles Times). Come and be inspired by this imaginative dreamer who finds her voice, discovers the power of connection and sees possibilities around every corner. Although times are hard for dreamers, Amelieis someone to believe in.

Academy Award®-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning performer, Hugh Jackman, announced his first world tour. The Man. The Music. The Show. will see Jackman performing hit songs from The Greatest Showman, Les Miserables and more from Broadway and film, accompanied by a live orchestra. The tour is produced by AEG Presents, TED-Dainty, and Robert Fox. The tour will kick off with 12 shows across Europe and the UK beginning Monday, May 13th in Hamburg, Germany with stops in Amsterdam, Paris, Manchester, Dublin, and London. Hugh Jackman has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona, as successful on stage in front of live crowds as he is on film. From his award-winning turn on Broadway as the 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen, to his metal claw-wielding Wolverine in the blockbuster X-Men franchise, Jackman has proven to be one of the most versatile actors of our time. Jackman garnered his first Academy Award® nomination, for Best Actor, for his performance in Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables, based on the popular stage show created from Victor Hugo’s famous novel of the same name. Jackman’s standout performance as protagonist Jean Valjean also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best […]

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May 31st Deacon Blue It is now 29 years since the band – founded in Glasgow and famously named after a Steely Dan song Deacon Blues” – released their million-selling debut album, Raintown, in 1987. A string of bestsellers followed, then a reunion show in 1999 and a follow-up album in 2001, and the band continued to reconvene whenever there was a good reason to do so… But it the success of their 2012 release, The Hipsters, which marked the beginning for the band: a return to days when a new, ground-breaking album and a major UK tour was never more than a couple of years away. Their new album, Believers, was released this year. Basement Jaxx The British production duo of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe are the talents behind some of the biggest dance floor hits in recent years. Their works include hits such as Samba Magic, Da Underground and, off course, above all, the chart topping Remedy. Needless to say, house music hasn’t quite been the same since. Stereo MCS Formed in 1985, Stereo MCs hit the public’s attention with 1990 album Supernatural and single Elevate My Mind. It was 1992 follow up Connected, with hit singles […]

Anne-Marie has announced a UK headline tour for March 2018. Marking her biggest headline shows to date, the run will include a show at London’s Roundhouse on 22 March. News of the tour closely follows the release of her new single Heavy, which has accumulated over 1.6 million streams already, is currently enjoying rotation on Radio 1 (B List), Radio 2 (B List) and Capital.

Nile Rodgers & Chic live at St. Anne’s Park is set to be one of the best live shows of the summer filled with hit after hit after hit from Le Freak, Everybody Dance, Good Times, I Want Your Loveto many more fan favourites. Music legend Nile Rodgers is truly exceptional. He amplifies his legacy as a multiple GRAMMY-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music.Joining Nile Rodgers & Chic are the multi million selling Kaiser Chiefs. With a catalogue of chart topping singles from their 6 studio albums, Kaiser Chiefs fans can expect a high energy show filled with live favourites from Oh My God, I Predict A Riot, Ruby,  Everything Is Average Nowadays, Never Miss a Beat to Everyday I Love You Less and Less alongside future hits from their 7th studio album set to be released early this year.

Primal Scream, who have released a catalogue of influential, ground-breaking albums over the last three decades including ‘Screamadelica’, XTRMNTR, ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘Riot City Blues, will be joined by special guests The Charlatans and Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Primal Scream release a new, two volume singles compilation in May ahead of the Dublin show – ‘Maximum Rock ’N’ Roll: The Singles’ featuring Rocks, Moving On Up, Come Together and Andrew Weatherall’s ‘Uptown’ mix, and Some Velvet Morning featuring Kate Moss. Friday 31 May: Deacon Blue with Basement Jaxx (DJ Set) and Stereo MCs. Early bird tickets priced €39.90 inclusive of booking fee. Saturday 1 June: Madness with Lightning Seeds and Something Happens. Early Bird Tickets prIced €49.90 inclusive of booking fee. Sunday 2 June: Primal Scream with The Charlatans and Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Early bird tickets priced €39.90 inclusive of booking fee.

Global superstar Michael Bublé has announced Irish dates at 3Arena Dublin on 6th and 7th June 2019 love is Michael’s 8th major studio album, which will be available this Friday 16th November. Last summer, Michael Bublé returned to the stage after a lengthy absence for sold out shows at Croke Park, Dublin and London’s Hyde Park. Michael Bublé has sold over 60 million records worldwide, performed hundreds of sold-out shows around the globe, and won four Grammys and multiple Juno Awards during the course of his extraordinary career

What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you’ve ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? On 2 May 2019 Faber Social will publish the second volume of Moby‘s extraordinary life story. Then It Fell Apart is a journey into the dark heart of fame and the demons that lurk beneath the bling and bluster of the celebrity lifestyle. In summer 1999, Moby released the album that defined the millennium, Play. Like generation-defining albums before it, Play was ubiquitous, and catapulted Moby to superstardom. Suddenly he was hanging out with David Bowie and Lou Reed, Christina Ricci and Madonna, taking ecstasy for breakfast (most days), drinking litres of vodka (every day), and sleeping with super models (infrequently). It was a diet that couldn’t last. And then it fell apart. ‘Somehow this chronicle of a long, dark night of the soul also involves funny stories involving Trump, Putin, and a truly baffling array of degenerates’ – Stephen Colbert.  Then It Fell Apart is a classic about the banality of fame. It is shocking, riotously entertaining, extreme, and unforgiving.

After a  23 year absence, The Cure will return to Dublin to Malahide Castle on Saturday June 8th. They last performed in Dublin in 1996 at the Point – there setlist for that gig can be found here!

Are coming to Live at the Marquee Cork June 8th 2019!!!! Delighted to announce Mr Damien Dempsey and his full band as our special guest!

For over 20 years, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. The worldwide phenomenon which is Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan. With its fusion of Irish and International music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world première run in Dublin and has continued to set new records in packed theatres and arenas throughout the world.

The Backstreet Boys are thrilled to announce the release of their new album “DNA,” coming out January 25th on RCA Records. Now available for pre-order here https://backstreet-boys-uk.myshopify.com. “DNA” – the group’s 10th studio album – features songs written by Lauv (Charlie XCX), Andy Grammer, Stuart Crichton (DNC) and Mike Sabbath (J Balvin). Earlier today, to get fans excited, BSB released their new single, a Ryan Tedder, Shawn Mendes penned track “Chances.” Listen and watch the official video for the song here: http://smarturl.it/bsbxChances Beginning on May 11th, the group will set off on the “DNA World Tour” – their biggest arena tour in 18 years. Over the course of 3 months, the guys will perform all over Europe and North America, headlining venues including Dublin’s 3Arena, London’s O2 Arena, Paris’s AccorHotels Arena, Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena and many more. Tickets will go on sale Friday 16th November, ticket information can be found here: https://backstreet-boys-uk.myshopify.com. Pre-order any album format before 3pm GMT on Tuesday 13th November 2018 to receive priority access to The Backstreet Boys 2019 “DNA” World Tour.

Ever since hit single Rocket Man began a run of 16 consecutive top 20 hit singles in 1972, Elton John has been an international music superstar. Credited with returning the piano in popular consciousness to the role of a percussion instrument, he is responsible for classic songs such as Nikita, Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Candle in the Wind and I’m Still Standing. Elton also won an Oscar for his work on the Lion King soundtrack, including the song Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

BELSONIC returns to the idyllic setting at Ormeau Park, Belfast. The popular music festival will bring a host of international headline acts to the heart of Belfast city centre across the month of June. Wednesday 12th June 2019 Slash Ft Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Blackberry Smoke No Hot Ashes Screaming Eagles Friday 14th June 2019 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Disciples Hugel Thursday 20th June 2019 Stormzy Plus Guests Friday 21st June 2019 Ben Nicky Plus Guests Saturday 22nd June 2019 George Ezra Plus Guests Tuesday 25th June 2019 The Killers Lewis Capaldi Wednesday 26th June 2019 Marshmello Jax Jones Thursday 27th June 2019 Hozier Maggie Rogers David Keenan Friday 28th June 2019 Tiësto Loud Luxury

Formed in London in the 1960s, Fleetwood Mac are one of the most successful recording artists of all time, selling in excess of 100 million albums worldwide. In their illustrious career so far, the band have released 17 studio albums and no fewer than 62 singles. Their most successful album to date is the 1977 release Rumours. The record, which peaked at No.1 in the US and UK on release is one of the bestselling albums of all time, reaching diamond status in several countries and spawning hit singles such as You Make Loving Fun, Dreams, Don’t Stop and the seminal Go Your Own Way. Since the release of Rumours, Fleetwood Mac have gone onto release six more studio albums and hit singles such as Big Love, Little Lies and Everywhere. In 1998 the band were awarded a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to the British Music Industry and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

UK rock sensation CATS in SPACE – The Band will make their Irish debut at the Button Factory on June 13th 2019. * The 6-piece powerhouse has toured extensively with International bands like Deep Purple, Status Quo and Thunder.. Join us for a Purrrrfect rockout – tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster!

Shalamar is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Cornelius. As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce “body-popping” to the United Kingdom.[3] Their collective name, “Shalamar”, was picked by Griffey.

Last year, Mumford & Sons announced a ground-breaking UK arena tour in support of their forthcoming new album, Delta. The shows promise to be something truly special, with the band set to perform live each night on a stage from the very centre of the venue. Their new dates for the four postponed UK shows are now confirmed for June 2019. The support acts feature Norway’s enchanting AURORA, and local talent Dermot Kennedy and Wild Youth.

This brilliant tribute night is a real treat for anyone who loves good-old fashioned rock and country music. The show not only stars The Group themselves as The Band (naturally!), but also features a whole host of special musical guest-stars from Ireland’s music scene. The night is a must see for fans of: The Band (The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down / The Weight / Up on Cripple Creek) Bob Dylan (I Shall be released/Forever Young etc), Neil Young (Helpless/Harvest Moon) Neil Young (Helpless / Harvest Moon) Van Morrison (Caravan) Muddy Waters (Mannish Boy) Neil Diamond (Dry Your Eyes) Eric Clapton (Further on up the road) Joni Mitchell (Coyote)

One of the planet’s biggest rock bands, Bon Jovi announce their return to Ireland, continuing a triumphant world tour that has visited the USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Chile and will hit Japan and Australia later in 2018. A huge year of 80 shows and counting has also seen them inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Their This House Is Not For Sale European Tour is set to be another blockbuster. Bon Jovi will play the R.D.S. Stadium, Dublin on Saturday 15 June, 2019 (subject to licence). Something of a spiritual home for the band in Ireland, they sold out two consecutive nights at the R.D.S. in June 2011 and played there 3 times before that. Extra Date added –  16th June

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ have extended his 2018 UK summer tour to include a special night at Manchester’s O2 Ritz on 18 July 2018. The date follows the former Oasis guitarist’s appearance at Scarborough Open Air Theatre, and London’s Old Royal Naval College. The band will also perform several festivals in August and September. Noel and co released their third studio album ‘Who Built The Moon?’ back in November 2017, which included singles Holy Mountain, She Taught Me To Fly It’s a Beautiful World. Noel’s High Flying Birds previously released album Chasing Yesterday in 2015. As a founding member of one of the biggest and best British bands ever, Noel Gallagher has been hugely influential in shaping the course of British rock’n’roll. Oasis had a total of eight No. 1 singles in the UK as well as eight No. 1 albums. Gallagher also had a No. 1 single with Setting Sun in collaboration with The Chemical Brothers in 1996.

Tidal Wave is Taking Back Sunday’s seventh album. While most of their peers have either broken up, faded away or reunited to capitalize on the emo scene’s wildfire revival, Taking Back Sunday have always been the Pearl Jam of the scene in the sense that they’ve consistently plugged along and continued to reinvent themselves regardless of what was trendy at the time. “By the time most bands get to this point in their career they are pretty set in what they do but we were really mindful about approaching our musical ideas differently this time around and staying true to where the five of us are in our lives right now,” frontman Adam Lazzara explains. “This album is truly an expression of what Taking Back Sunday is during this snapshot in time as opposed to what we think people expect from our band.”

Il Divo celebrate their 15th Anniversary with their TIMELESS tour. The tour is an incredible fan experience of the new TIMELESS album and Il divo’s extensive catalogue of song interpretations. The award-winning group (original members Spain’s Carlos Marin, Switzerland’s Urs Buhler, France’s Sebastien Izambard and America’s David Miller), were first discovered and mentored by Simon Cowell 15 years ago. Il Divo has evolved into the pre-eminent tenor powerhouse vocal group with over 30 million albums sold, 160 gold and platinum albums in 33 countries to their credit and were the first Classical Crossover artists to have an album debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. TIMELESS, the group’s 7th album, was released on Decca Gold with a #1 debut on Billboard’s Classical Crossover charts.

International Pop Icon P!NK has today announced a stadium show at RDS Arena on 18 June as part of her P!NK Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2019.  Famed for her immensely powerful and unique voice and her high-octane live shows, Irish fans are in for a treat when she hits Dublin next summer. This will be P!NK’s first live show in Ireland since 2013. Verified fan pre-sale commences on Saturday 20th October at 9am. P!NK’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour, which started in Phoenix USA in March 2018, has already seen her thrill audiences across America, Australia and New Zealand with esteemed music magazine Variety claiming “I can say without too much fear of hyperbole that, in decades of concert-going and reviewing, Pink’s is the most ‘holy f—ing s—‘ act of physicality I’ve ever seen as part of a pop show”. Since her debut in 2000, P!NK has released 7 studio albums, 1 greatest hits album, sold over 57 million albums equivalents, over 75 million singles, over 2.4 million DVDs worldwide and has had 15 singles in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (four at #1). In addition, she is the recipient of three Grammy Awards (19 nominations), one […]

George Ezra has announced three dates in Ireland for 2019: June 20 Musgrave Park, Cork, June 21 Malahide Castle, Dublin and June 22 in Ormeau Park Belfast George Ezra first burst onto the scene in 2014 with his hit single Budapest – which reached No.1 in several countries. His debut album, Wanted on Voyage, featuring Budapest and other singles including Cassy O, Blame It on Me and Barcelona, was released in June that same year and went on to become the third best-selling album of the year.

Versatile is Eskimo Supreme and Casper Walsh, two inner city Dublin natives rhyming and visualising the humorous and grittier aspects of life as young run arounds. Tales are vividly told in their songs like stealing dogs as a means of income, to the bleak scenes of an after party, all the while maintaining their jovial manner. Since 2014 with the group’s first uploads to their highly subscribed YouTube channel, OUTBURST, they have organically found mass appeal throughout Ireland and beyond, creating a close to cultish following amongst their fans.

Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter born in 1986 in Lake Placid, New York. Her debut single, Video Games, launched her into the public eye in 2011, becoming a huge viral hit when the video she produced received over 20 million hits online. The album that followed, Born To Die, was one of the best-selling albums of the year worldwide and included top 10 hits such as Blue Jeans and Summertime Sadness. Del Rey’s musical influences range from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Bob Dylan and Eminem, and her own style is one that is hard to pinpoint. With a jazzy voice and often cinematic, atmospheric music, she is at times reminiscent of Hollywood from the Golden Era, but this classic style is enthused with the modern beats of hip hop, giving Del Rey a unique and instantly recognisable style all of her own.

The Coronas – plus very special guests, Sigrid & All Tvvins. Irish rock band The Coronas originated in Dublin. They release their music through their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. Sigrid Solbakk Raabe, known professionally as simply Sigrid, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2017, she achieved international success with the single “Don’t Kill My Vibe”

As the lead singer of Brit-pop band Oasis, Liam Gallagher (along with his brother and bandmate, Noel) was among the most well-known pop artists of the 1990s. Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe, in 1994 and the band achieved international success with such singles as Supersonic and Live Forever. Noel departed Oasis in 2009, but Liam continued with the former members under the name Beady Eye until they disbanded in 2014. Gallagher was voted the greatest frontman of all time in a 2010 reader poll by Q magazine.

Kris Kristofferson made his name in 1970s as a country music singer and songwriter with songs like Me and Bobby McGee and Help Me Make It through the Night. His songs have been performed by legends like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, along with Kris himself. A Star Is Born, the 1976 film in which he starred with Barbara Streisand, gave Kris his first hit movie appearance (and another hit album), a feat which has been repeated in the 1990s with appearances in films like Blade and Payback.

Kris Kristofferson has been making things happen his entire life. Born in Texas and raised in a military family, he was a Golden Gloves boxer who studied creative writing at Pomona College in California. The Phi Beta Kappa graduate earned a Rhodes scholarship to study literature at Oxford, where he boxed, played rugby and continued to write songs. After graduating from Oxford, Kristofferson served in the army as an Airborne Ranger helicopter pilot and achieved the rank of Captain. In 1965, Kristofferson turned down an assignment to teach at West Point and, inspired by songwriters like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, moved to Nashville to pursue his music. In addition to many other awards, Kristofferson is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, winner of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriter Hall of Fame, and was honored with the American Veteran’s Association’s “Veteran of the Year Award” in 2002. For Kristofferson’s 70th birthday in 2006, his friends and admirers gifted him with a tribute CD, The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson. Stars including Willie Nelson, Russell Crowe, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Wilson, Rosanne Cash, and Brian McKnight recorded 17 of Kristofferson’s compositions for the tribute. In […]

orn on St. Patrick’s Day and hailing from County Wicklow, Hozier was raised on the building blocks of popular music: rhythm and blues, soul, jazz and the deep dark stuff stretching from Chicago to the Delta. He joined his first band when he was 15 years old, fronting a soul band with some older heads. Hozier taught himself to play guitar and piano, and went to Trinity College to study music. However, four years looked like a long stretch, particularly when the goal was to write, record and perform his own music, so he dropped out to concentrate his talents on the creative process. Hozier’s first release was a four-track EP in 2014 that featured his five-time platinum hit Take Me to Church. He followed this up in 2016 with the single Cherry Wine, raising awareness of domestic violence. Following the release of Hozier’s Nina Cried Power EP earlier this month, he’ll be hitting the road this December for a string of new live UK shows.

Tame Impala have announced a live performance at 3Arena, Dublin on June 26th 2019 Tame Impala returned in March with a new single ‘Patience’, performing the track on Saturday Night Live. Tame Impala will release a new album later in 2019.

Formed in 1986, Bros originally comprised twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss and Craig Logan. The band achieved huge chart success across the globe with hits including When While I Be Famous and I Owe You Nothing. In 1989, Logan quit the band and the Goss twins continued as a duo before splitting up in 1992. The duo reformed in 2017 for an anniversary BROS tour.

Irish International A Cappella Festival hosts Ardú have been nominated in the Best Classical/Traditional Song category of the 2019 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards with their track Homeward Bound. The annual CARAs recognise the best of recorded a cappella music and are the only truly global a cappella recording awards. Every year since 1992, hundreds of albums are considered in this celebration of the best a cappella recorded around the planet. Homeward Bound was arranged for Ardú by young composer/arranger Ollie Lambert and was released as part of their recent album Gravity in September 2018. Previous winners in this category include The Swingles and a cappella global superstars Pentatonix! This years’ winners will be announced at a red carpet event in Boston on Sunday 14th April 2019. Exciting times ahead for Irish A Cappella. Watch this space for the winner to be revealed.

On 29th June join some of Ireland’s best loved country stars as they perform many of the greatest country songs ever written, for one special night, Live at the Marquee Cork. This is country music as you have never heard it before – the songs you know and love performed by the spectacular 50-piece RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Murphy. Michael English, Lisa McHugh, Robert Mizzell, Philomena Begley, Ray Lynam, Patrick Feeney and Roly Daniels will come together with the RTE Concert Orchestra to perform many of their individual hits and #1 songs, as well as surprise duets of some the greatest country songs ever written. Rhinestone Cowboy, He Stopped Loving Her Today, 9-5, Blanket on The Ground, Ring Of Fire and The Gambler are just a taste of what’s in store. Between them, these stars of Country Roads have scored numerous # 1 records, sold out venues all over the country and won scores of awards and accolades. Don’t miss what promises to be an unforgettable night for country music fans, when they come together to perform live accompanied by the magic and majesty of this 50 piece orchestra. MC for the evening will be Risin’ Time, RTÉ […]

Tash Sultana announces biggest shows to date across Europe and UK as a part of the Flow State World Tour. The one-person powerhouse started out playing open mic nights on a fake ID and busking on the streets of Australia. Now Tash is selling out every headline show, from theatres to arenas across multiple countries and playing dozens of high profile festivals around the world, including this year’s Coachella & Lollapalooza.

Born in Kansas City, Monáe had always dreamt of becoming a singer. She moved to New York City to pursue her dreams and studied drama at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Monáe released her first EP in 2003 called The Audition. The singer released her first solo full-length album, Metropolis, in 2005, and scored a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her single Many Moons. In 2015, Monáe announced that with Epic Records, she’d created her own independent label, Wondaland Arts Society, an idea she had all those years ago. Now known as Wondaland Records, this made her one of the few African-American women in the industry who run their own record label. From her record label, she released the EP Wondaland Presents: The Eephus which featured artists signed to the label including St. Beauty, Roman GianArthur, Jidenna, Deep Cotton and Monáe herself.

Tash Sultana announces biggest shows to date across Europe and UK as a part of the Flow State World Tour. The one-person powerhouse started out playing open mic nights on a fake ID and busking on the streets of Australia. Now Tash is selling out every headline show, from theatres to arenas across multiple countries and playing dozens of high profile festivals around the world, including this year’s Coachella & Lollapalooza.

Paul Weller is one of the UK’s premier recording artists. From his tenure as the lead singer of The Jam to the sophisticated pop group The Style Council and finally as a solo artist, Paul has been producing classic music for over 20 years. Paul’s biggest hits include Going Underground, Wild Wood, Changing Man and Peacock Suit.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott are playing two shows at Stockport’s County Edgeley Park in June 2019 with special guests. They’ll be performing the album The Last King of Pop, which features music from The Housemartins and The Beautiful South in addition to their own songs, so you don’t want to miss out!

Iveagh Gardens – July 5th, 2019 Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.

Damien Dempsey’s voice is Dublin yet wholly distinctive, almost clichéd to say it, but he is part of a rich bloodline of Irish singers from Luke Kelly to Ronnie Drew, Christy Moore to Andy Irvine. Their kin outside Ireland are Springsteen and Guthrie, Dylan and Marley. On his latest album Almighty Love, Dempsey’s sense of place reaches out beyond Donaghmede and North Bull Island, where he first performed in public as a teenager, across the Irish Sea and further afield.

Welsh three-piece rock band The Stereophonics achieved chart success for the first time in 1996 with Local Boy in the Photograph. Since then they have become one of the most successful alternative rock bands from the UK, with albums Word Gets Around, Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough Education to Perform and You Gotta Go there to Come Back all achieving notable success.

After raising the roof at Rankin’s Wood at Electric Picnic once again this year, 2FM are bringing Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra on the road to the INEC Killarney on Friday 15 December. The collaboration has sold out shows all over the country and will perform their last show of 2017 at Ireland’s biggest venue outside of Dublin, the INEC Killarney.

Iveagh Gardens – July 5th, 2019 Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.

Singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Stevie Wonder today announces “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love & Music”, in concert at 3Arena 9th of July, 2019. Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music who, at the age of 12, was the youngest recording artist to have achieved a #1 single with “Fingertips, Part 2”. To date he has amassed 49 Top Forty singles, 32 #1 singles and worldwide sales of over 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 Grammy Awards, the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award.

More Dates Added: A new musical about a girl from Kerry and a boy from Dublin who fall in love despite the language barrier. Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is written by Ross O’Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard and is a love story set on the eve of a Dublin Kerry All Ireland Final, when a sweet Kerry girl, who’s moved to the big smoke for her dream job in The VHI, ends up falling head over her flat-shoes with a true blue Dublin team member. Can love conquer all as these two young sweethearts face massive cultural and linguistic hurdles on their road to happiness/Croker? Only time, some great tunes and a bunch of cloakroom tickets will tell as Paul Howard uses his mighty comedy pen to see Copper Face Jacks: The Musical celebrate the nightclub that has become so much more than just a club and instead is home to millions of love stories and countless lost mobiles. Wednesday 10th July [Preview], doors 7pm, show 8pm Thursday 11th July [Opening], doors 7pm, show 8pm Friday 12th July, doors 7pm, show 8pm Saturday 13th July, doors 5pm, show 6pm Saturday 13th July, doors 8:30pm, show 9:15pm Monday 15th July, […]

Aslan are an Irish Rock band from Dublin who formed in 1982. Composed of Christy Dignam, Joe Jewell, Billy McGuinness, Alan Downey & Rodney O’Brien. ASLAN’s Album ‘GOODBYE CHARLIE MOONHEAD’ was released 25 years ago back in 1994. With this in mind the band will be touring the album throughout 2019. Songs such as ‘Rainman’, ‘Where’s The Sun’, ‘Games’, ‘Sweet Time’, ‘Goodbye Charlie Moonhead’ and of course ‘Crazy World’ will be performed LIVE on this tour. Don’t worry the band will also be playing crowd favourites ‘This Is’, ‘Too Late For Hallelujah’ and more!

On Saturday July 13th, Bingo Loco are taking over Dun Laoghaire harbour for Loco Land, Ireland’s first immersive entertainment festival. Featuring: Example Bingo Loco S Club Max George (ex The Wanted) Massaoke – 1000s participate in Ireland’s largest ever game of karaoke Beatmaxx – The world’s greatest live visual DJ Smash Hits Choons Dustin The Turkey DJ Set (Yes, really) Tony Cantwell Hugh Cooney Paul Currie Totally Wired Sing For Your Dinner Yoga Disco Expect: Carnival rides, carnival game stalls, get your future told by The Worlds Worst Fortune Teller or if you’ve zero fitness then why not take part in the Loco Land 10m Marathon. Shop for your Christmas presents at Loco Land, its never too early for a Christmas Market in July (yes, really).

American alternative rock band Garbage have announced their first UK show in over two years to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album Version 2.0. They’ll be performing the Grammy-nominated album in full, and will also treat fans to all the B-sides that accompanied the album during its campaign.

The Academic are an Irish band made up of Craig Fitzgerald on lead vocals and guitar, Stephen Murtagh on bass, Matt Murtagh on lead guitar and Dean Gavin on drums.

Jenny Lewis had her first taste of stardom when she was a child, appearing in a series of television shows and films and later forming the indie rock band Rilo Kiley with Blake Sennett in 1998. Her work with Rilo Kiley drew upon the seediness of her native San Fernando Valley and nearby Hollywood, but she began to expand her horizons when she released a country-tinged solo debut called Rabbit Fur Coat in 2006. Rabbit Fur Coat established Lewis as a formidable singer/songwriter in her own right, and her reputation only grew after the group split, thanks to the rustic Americana of 2008’s Acid Tongue and the slick pop sheen of 2014’s The Voyager. Having ended 2018 on a high note with the announcement of her fourth solo album On The Line—to be released March 22nd on Warner Bros. Records—Jenny Lewis has now unleashed the first taste of her highly anticipated return with the first single, “Red Bull & Hennessy,” now available as an instant grat via pre-order and on all digital/streaming platforms here. Accompanying the single’s release is a visualizer, which can be viewed HERE As the excitement surrounding the release of On The Line ramps up, the album […]

Take a trip back to the electric 80s and embark on a summer of love and smash-hit classics! Welcome to the Club Tropicana Hotel – the 1980s answer to Love Island – where the drinks are free and the whole family is invited to join the ultimate holiday musical, celebrating all that we love about the 80s. Set to the most iconic pop anthems of the era, performed live on stage including: Just Can’t Get Enough, Take On Me, The Look of Love, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Relax and many more! Book your first-class ticket to see the feel-good musical of the year!

The international, award-winning smash hit musical based on the blockbuster film, THE BODYGUARD is coming back to Dublin starring Alexandra Burke* as she makes a triumphant return to the role of Rachel Marron. Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A ‘Brilliant’ (The Times), breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including I Wanna Dance With Somebody and the legendary I Will Always Love You. Don’t miss THE BODYGUARD.

Aug 09 2019 Fri 18:00 The Human League Aug 10 2019 Sat 18:00 MK Aug 11 2019 Sun 18:00 Gerry Cinnamon

Glasgow-born Gerry Crosbie (aka Gerry Cinnamon) is a blues-inspired singer, songwriter and guitarist. His debut track, Kampfire Vampire, came out in 2015 and he’s built up a large and loyal following throughout Scotland ever since. Gerry has received the Great Scot Award and was named Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. He debut album, Erratic Cinematic, came out in 2017 and shot to the top of the album charts. This winter Gerry will be support the Courteeners as well as appearing at the Eh6 Festival in Edinburgh and doing a headline tour in Scotland.

Based on the Oscar-winning film, Little Miss Sunshine is a new musical comedy from Tony Award-winners James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) and William Finn (Falsettos, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). The show comes to The Olympia Theatre from Monday 12th to Saturday 17th August, with matinee performances on Wednesday 14th and Saturday 17th August. Tickets prices vary according to day & whether matinee or evening performance Approximate times as follows: Monday 12th August, show 7:30pm Tuesday 13th August, show 7:30pm Wednesday 14th August, doors 1:30pm / show 2:30pm Wednesday 14th August, show 7:30pm Thursday 15th August, show 7:30pm Friday 16th August, show 7:30pm Saturday 17th August, doors 1:30pm / show 2:30pm Saturday 17th August, show 7:30pm

Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee continue to sell out stadiums and arenas the world over. The band’s current live show, described by Rolling Stone as “explosive and euphoric… wild and combustible at the place where Grohl’s love for punk and classic rock coalesce into something raging and tuneful… a show of enthusiasm that has grown over decades,” will be visiting the following cities and venues: • 19 Aug Belfast, N. Ireland @ Vital Festival (headline series) • 21 Aug Dublin, Ireland @ RDS Arena See foofighters.com for information regarding pre-sales and more. Support on the headline dates to be announced. Having covered ground from Reykjavik to Las Vegas in 2017, the tireless Foo Fighters began 2018 with an Australia / New Zealand stadium tour, and proceeded to play three-hour-plus rock marathons for capacity crowds over multiple nights at some of the world’s most prestigious venues: Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park in Boston, Wrigley Field in Chicago, London Stadium—plus a return to Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg— the site of the accident that led to the 2015 Broken Leg Tour. 2018 also marked the sophomore year of Foo Fighters’ own CalJam festival. CalJam ’18 […]

Musical, comedic, uplifting, and all-too-real. Tinder: The Comedy tells the tale of three inseparable pals having the time of their fecking lives every time they get together. This show features your favourite tunes and a cleverly assembled multimedia backdrop. Watch the girls share the usual sex stories, family dramas, and revelations from their school days as they navigate their Tinder life. Starring Aisling Breen, Eimear Morrissey and Rachel O’Connell directed and adapted by Daryn Crosbie, and written by award-winning writer Stuart Thomas, TINDER will take Dublin by storm before taking off on a tour of Ireland and beyond!

Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast. Along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers, et al – Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement. They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like Suspect Device and Wasted Life. In November of ’77, they released those two songs on their own Rigid Digits label, and sent a copy to BBC Radio One DJ John Peel, who started playing it every night. These were the first of what became SLF’s signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks, and delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. In 1979 they became the first band ever to hit the UK top 20 album charts on an independent label with their debut Inflammable Material. The album chronicles the band’s anger and frustration at “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland, and calls on youth to create their own reality.

Tickets from €37.50 (additional charges may apply) go on general sale this Friday 22 February at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and www.ticketmaster.ie. Be the first to secure tickets for Beirut with Selective Memory’s exclusive pre-sale. Register for access now and don’t miss out on tickets at http://bit.ly/Beirut_SM. Pre-Sale is live from 10am on Thursday 21 February. Zach Condon, the mastermind behind Beirut, released his fifth studio album Gallipoli on February 1st 2019. To celebrate the release, Beirut are currently touring headline shows throughout North America and Europe and today have just announced 2 highly anticipated shows at Dublin’s Vicar Street this August 2019. The 12-track Gallipoli started life in the winter of 2016, with Condon returning to his old Farfisa organ, the same one used to write the first two Beirut albums (2006’s Gulag Orkestar and the following year’s The Flying Club Cup). Following recording stints in New York and Berlin (where he now calls home), Condon settled in Sudestudio, a studio complex deep in rural Puglia, southern Italy. It was here that he rediscovered the old joys of music as a visceral experience which became the founding principle for Gallipoli.

September 9th to 14th. Bord Gais Theatre/ €21+ In a major musical adaptation, Frank McCourt’s memoir ANGELA’S ASHES returns to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre stage in an emotional telling of a childhood in Limerick and beyond, featuring unforgettable songs and melodies, told with a rare lyricism and a warm inimitable sense of humour. As his parents struggle to provide for him and his brothers in 1940s Ireland, we follow young Frank’s escapades and experiences in a Dickensian landscape peopled by a drunken father, a helpless mother, pompous priests, bullying schoolmasters, money-lenders and dancing-teachers, culminating in his defiant escape to a new life in America. A haunting score adds to the emotional impact and the humour of the story. ANGELA’S ASHES THE MUSICAL has that rare gift of bringing an audience to tears one minute, laughing out loud the next – by turns deeply moving and riotously funny. Described by The New York Times as a “stunning memoir”, back in 1996 the publication of Frank McCourt’s ‘Angela’s Ashes’ caused a literary sensation. The book climbed quickly to the top of that newspaper’s Bestseller lists and remained there for nearly three years selling 4 million copies in hardback alone. Since then, […]

She began her career as a pop music songwriter, penning tracks that have been given to Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani. Michaels released her debut solo single with Republic Records in 2017, “Issues”, which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and garnered her Grammy Award nominations for Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Her major-label debut extended play, Nervous System (2017), peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She has also received nominations for MTV Music Video, Billboard Music, and American Music Awards.

Grittier and more glamorous than ever before, this brand-new production is direct from a sell-out and critically acclaimed run at Leicester Curve. After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and girl-next-door Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High for senior year. But can they survive the trials and tribulations of teenage life and find true love once more? With its phenomenal score, bursting with hits including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted to You and You’re the One That I Want, this thrilling new version is bought to life by a fresh young cast who bring energy, vitality and passion to this ultimate musical classic. Directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster and starring very special guest artist – Peter Andre as Teen Angel* – reignite your passion and get ready for an explosion of summer loving. So round-up your Burger Palace Boys, pick up your Pink Ladies and re-discover why Grease really is the one that you want this term! *Please note: Peter Andre will appear in performances from 24 – 28 September only.

Rodrigo y Gabriela is a duo from Mexico City who specializes in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitar.They return to the Olympia after a very successful show in April. They will be appearing on September 19th 2019 Their unique sound, strongly influenced by Latin rhythms and harmonies, straddles both world and rock, and includes covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and Metallica’s “Orion”. After meeting in a trash metal band, the two grew tired of the domestic scene and decided to move to Dublin. After busking in Copenhagen and Barcelona for a few years, they got their break in 2005 when asked to tour the UK with Damien Rice, a former busking buddy. Their self-titled debut album, produced by John Leckie, was released shortly after, and entered the Irish Albums Chart as number one – beating both Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash.

Ariana Grande returns to play the 3 Arena on September 22nd 2019. Tickets €82 Since making her full-length debut with 2013’s Yours Truly (featuring the game-changing, triple-platinum smash “The Way”), Grande has brought her striking vocal presence to a genre-blurring breed of pop, taking on R&B, soul, and electronic music with equal nuance and assurance. Arriving in 2014, her sophomore effort, My Everything, garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album and spawned the 6x-platinum hits “Problem” and “Bang Bang” (a Grammy nominee for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance). Grande embraced a more uncompromising vision than ever before in the making of Dangerous Woman. With People noting that the album “celebrates feminine might,” Entertainment Weekly praised Grande for “having something meaningful to say with that jaw-dropping voice — one of the most exquisite in pop today.” Grande wrapped up her widely lauded Dangerous Woman Tour in support of the album last year, performing 85 arena shows worldwide.

Gary Numan first broke into the music industry with his band Tubeway Army in the late 1970s. The new wave group released two records, 1978’s eponymous debut and 1979’s Replicas. The latter album topped the UK charts on release, also spawning the No.1 hit single Are “Friends” Electric?. Following the release of Replicas, Numan decided to release music under his own name, launching a wildly successful solo career and becoming a pioneer of electronic music. In 1979 the artist released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle. The album topped the UK chart and features the hit singles Cars and Complex. Since his debut, Numan has released 17 more solo studio albums hosting hit singles such as We Are Glass, She’s Got Claws, Change Your Mind, Crazier, This Is Love, I Can’t Stop and more. The musician released his latest record Savage (Songs from a Broken World) in September 2017. The album, a concept record set in a post-apocalyptic world that has become deserted due to global warming peaked at No.2 on the Official UK Albums Chart. Gary Numan will be celebrating 40 years of releasing solo music on tour later this year. His forthcoming huge UK tour kicks off […]

International multi platinum-selling artist Khalid has today announced Dublin & Belfast dates as part of his headline ‘Khalid Free Spirit World Tour’. The news follows the release of his highly anticipated new album ‘Free Spirit’, which is out now via Columbia Records and Right Hand Music Group. The five time Grammy Award nominee is set to kick start his European tour in Germany on 9 September and will take to stage in Dublin at 3Arena on 24 September followed by The SSE Arena Belfast on 25 September. Since releasing his debut hit single ‘Location’ in 2016 which went on to go quadruple platinum, Khalid has continued to cement his global status as one of music’s most promising breakout stars. Already accumulating a stellar array of awards and wins from the likes of MTV, Billboard and BET, his European tour offers his legion of loyal fans a chance to experience his latest musical offering.

2019 is set to be a landmark year for songwriter Richard Hawley.  Not only is he due to release his ninth studio album, Further on 31st May, but he will also see a musical based on a collection of his songs open in his hometown of Sheffield. Then, there’s also the small matter of the man celebrating his twentieth anniversary as a solo artist, something that he views with his customary sense of bluff realism. “I suppose twenty years is quite a long time in this business, but, to be honest, even after all this time, I’m still a searcher. I’m still genuinely searching for things, in music and in life. I can’t tell you exactly what I’m looking for, or where I’m actually going but when I get there, I’ll probably send you a text,” he says, wryly. In the two decades that have elapsed since Hawley jettisoned band life, first with The Longpigs and then as Pulp’s guitarist, the 52-year-old songwriter has forged one of the most singular and diverse careers in modern music.

Volbeat have announced an Olympia show on Friday 4th October as part of their Rewind, Replay, Rebound World Tour. With special guests Baroness & Danko Jones. Volbeat, the multi-platinum, Danish rock band, confirm their return with their seventh album Rewind, Replay, Rebound, which will be released via Vertigo Records on 2nd August. For the album, Volbeat— Michael Poulsen (guitars/vocals), Rob Caggiano (guitars), Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass), and Jon Larsen (drums) —build upon their distinct, psychobilly, punk-tinged rock ‘n’ roll sound they are known for, while reaching for new creative summits. “The whole point for us going into the studio, is because you still have something to prove — not just for the fans, but mostly for yourself,” says Poulsen. “We would not be able to do this record if it wasn’t for the work we have done in the past. No matter how old the band gets or how many records we do, there is always going to be that signature sound.” Rewind, Replay, Rebound is available for pre-order on all formats here, including a 2 CD deluxe edition, a special deluxe edition box set, and transparent and blue colored vinyl, limited to 1,000 copies each.

Pop superstars Little Mix return in autumn 2019 with their The LM5 Tour across the UK and Ireland. The arena tour kicks off in Dublin on 10 October, ending in Leeds on 19 November 2018. The girls will also perform three massive nights at The O2 Arena in London as part of the run. The shows will see Little Mix perform songs from their brand new album LM5, alongside their greatest hits including Touch, Shout Out to My Ex, Black Magic and Wings. Last updated: October, 2018 SSE 6th, 7th, 13th and 14th October

The Divine Comedy come to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre as part of their 2019 tour for the new album ‘Office Politics’. “Office Politics”, the new album set for release on 7 June, is a 16 track tour de force full of inventive, timeless music peopled with a typically irreverent cast of characters. “It has synthesizers. And songs about synthesizers,” says Neil Hannon.  “But don’t panic. It also has guitars, orchestras, accordions, and songs about love and greed.” But ‘Office Politics’ central characters are the machines. Or ‘Infernal Machines’ as one track rages. “I do try to make normal records,” Neil says with a smile. ”But it always seems to wander off into odd territories.” Prices include a €1.00 facilities fee per ticket. Telephone & Internet bookings are subject to a maximum s/c of €6.85 per ticket / Agents €3.30.

Pop superstars Little Mix return in autumn 2019 with their The LM5 Tour across the UK and Ireland. The arena tour kicks off in Dublin on 10 October, ending in Leeds on 19 November 2018. The girls will also perform three massive nights at The O2 Arena in London as part of the run. The shows will see Little Mix perform songs from their brand new album LM5, alongside their greatest hits including Touch, Shout Out to My Ex, Black Magic and Wings. Last updated: October, 2018

Vanesa Martín llevará en 2019 las canciones de su nuevo disco “Todas las mujeres que habitan en mi” a Dublín, Edimburgo, Londres…entre otras ciudades europeas.

VAMA, one of Romania’s most beloved indie pop-rock bands, performs for the first time in Dublin. Vibrant music, dancing without constraints, deep lyrics and the unique feeling of being one with the band – in one word – VAMA. Together we bring back the summer, with its sunny days, fine guitar chords and breezy rhythms.VAMA’s music is highly associated with the sea. Sometimes furious, other times calm, yet always completely free – this is the spirit that VAMA embodies. And this made it popular for more than a decade. The band performs for people who speak their minds and then sing aloud about it. Get ready to feel the waves of freedom in a concert that you won’t forget anytime soon. ➡ When? The 11th of October ➡ Where? Dublin – The Button Factory 🔖 Tickets available at: https://www.iabilet.ro/bilete-dublin-concert-vama-41767/ // VAMA, una dintre cele mai iubite trupe din România, concertează pentru prima oară în Dublin. Muzică vibrantă, dans fără constrângeri, versuri profunde și sentimentul unic de a fi unul cu trupa – într-un cuvânt – VAMA. Împreună vom aduce vara înapoi, cu zilele sale însorite, acorduri fine și ritmuri răcoritoare. Muzica trupei VAMA este creată în strânsă conexiune cu marea. […]

Squeeze formed in 1974, shortly after teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook began their songwriting partnership, brought together by an ad in a sweetshop window. By 1977 they had made their recording debut and enjoyed a string of hits that lasted until 1982. Over the years there have been solo careers and occasional separations, but the Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriting duo got back together in 2007 to relaunch Squeeze. Cradle to the Grave is the band’s latest and 14th studio album. It features the first collection of new songs from Difford and Tilbrook since 1998. Squeeze are touring the UK in 2017 with their Join the Dots tour.

The first is his 1986 release, ‘Into The Light’, which Chris had shrewdly envisaged could be the record that might place him fully centre stage as an international artist – and so it proved, thanks to one song in particular: ‘The Lady In Red’. It was the composition which finally established him as a known singer-songwriter around the world and has since become an undeniable evergreen classic. It achieved No. 1 status in 47 countries, including the UK, reached No.2 in America and has now sold in excess of 8 million copies. To this day, it remains one of the most played songs on the planet; in America alone, it has been the recipient of six annual ASCAP (Association of Composers and Publishers) Awards, presented to acknowledge it as among the Top 20 most played records in the United States in a period of 12 months. The second album is ‘Moonfleet & Other Stories’, from 2010, which took Chris on the most ambitious, demanding and evocative journey of his long career which, by then, had resulted in albums sales approaching 50 million worldwide. “I gave myself the biggest challenge in writing and recording that album,” Chris estimates. “It was very […]

On November 9th 2018, Aled Jones and Russell Watson, two of the world’s greatest classical voices, take to the stage together for their first joint UK and Ireland tour throughout September and October 2019, performing in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre on Friday, October 18th 2019. As two of the classical world’s vocal powerhouses, Aled and Russell have received countless prestigious awards, record-breaking sales and chart successes. Over his extraordinary 30 year career, Aled’s outstanding performances have made smash-hit box office history. He is the original crossover star and has sung for the Pope and the Royal Family, received an MBE, released over 30 albums – with over 10 million album sales and counting – and has over 40 silver, gold and platinum discs. After beginning his career at the age of 12, Aled became one of the world’s most successful boy sopranos, releasing 12 hit albums in 4 years with the defining moment being ‘Walking in the Air’, the hit song from the family-favourite, Christmas animated film ‘The Snowman’.

With over 20,000 tickets sold in Ireland plus successful tours of the UK, Holland and Belgium. Ireland’s most successful touring tribute show returns to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. The show’s creator and promoter Pat Egan says: “The success of the show is down to the outstanding high quality of the production, brilliant band and singers but ever more so the astonishing voice of Toni Lee recreating to perfection the smoky tones of Karen Carpenter. No other Carpenters show comes near”. The show’s Musical Director and arranger is Eugene McCarthy, a highly experienced musician of over 30 years who has worked with top Irish and international acts. Toni Lee is unique, utterly unique in that she recreates the voice of Karen Carpenter like no one else alive. Her touring show “We’ve Only Just Begun” has been on the road now for over 5 years and its simply the best Celebration of the Carpenters music to be heard anywhere in the world. The show features every Carpenter hit with an 8 piece big band and audiovisuals of the Carpenters career highlights. It’s an evening of pure nostalgia where Toni Lee truly becomes Karen Carpenter. Toni grew up in a music business family. […]

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, one of the UK’s most iconic bands, are back with their first new album in 14 years, the appropriately entitled ‘History Of Modern’. And what a return. Andy McCluskey has called it ‘our best album since Architecture and Morality’ – and few would disagree. The album was produced by OMD and mixed by one of the UK’s most in demand producers Mike Crossey (Artic Monkeys/Blood Red Shoes/Razorlight). ‘History of Modern’ is a powerful, pulsating, vibrant and contemporary album with a strong pop sensibility. Tracks such as ‘Pulse’, ‘Save Me’, ‘Sister Marie Says’ and ‘The Future’ are huge future dancefloor fillers while others like the downtempo ‘Bondage Of Fate’, ‘If You Want It’ and ‘Sometimes’ are quite simply beautiful, classic OMD songs.

Out April 26, Run Fast Sleep Naked is Murphy’s first full length release since his widely praised 2014 debut Built on Glass (released as Chet Faker) and was co-produced with Dave Harrington. Soulful lead single “Sanity” was written at Rick Rubin´s Shangri-La studio and brings bright piano melodies, off-kilter beats, and radiant synth lines to his unflinchingly self-aware lyrics. Watch the official video, directed by BabyBaby and filmed in the Canary Islands, here:

The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to the UK and Ireland. The multi-million-pound show dazzles all the senses in breathtaking style. Guaranteed to blow your mind, this musical phenomenon is not to be missed! Since 2002 over 16 million theatregoers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances. Monday 28th October 2019 Show 7:30pm Tuesday 29th October 2019 Show 7:30pm Wednesday 30th October 2019 Show 2:30pm Wednesday 30th October 2019 Show 7:30pm Thursday 31st October 2019 Show 7:30pm Friday 1st November 2019 Show 7:30pm Saturday 2nd November 2019 Show 2:30pm Saturday 2nd November 2019 Show 7:30pm

Since emerging in 2012, singer, songwriter, and producer Blackbear has released alt-R&B albums Deadroses , Digital Druglord , and Cybersex — each extolling the pleasures of sex, drugs, and luxury consumerism. His streaming hits, the platinum-selling “Idfc” and the double-platinum “Do Re Mi” (“Do Re Mi, I’m so fucking done with you girl”), further established the 28-year-old. Blackbear is no musical lightweight. He’s an effortless songwriter with a keen ear for melody, a knack for distilling complicated ideas into tight, precise lyrical spaces, and a relentless perfectionist who prizes technical excellence as a producer and mixer. Aside from his own prolific output of singles and EPs, Blackbear earned his bones working with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Nick Jonas, Childish Gambino, Linkin Park, and — most notably — Justin Bieber, for whom he co-wrote the 6x-platinum single “Boyfriend” with his friend and Mansionz collaborator Mike Posner. A savvy entrepreneur, who also runs his own label, Beartrap Sound, Blackbear became the first recording artist ever to monetize his own Soundcloud.

Puertas: 19:00 Horas Rozalén: 20:00 Horas De un tiempo a esta parte Rozalén se ha hecho omnipresente en nuestras vidas y ha demostrado que sí se puede tener el don de la ubicuidad. Todo ello gracias al éxito de su tercer álbum, “Cuando el río suena…” lanzado en septiembre de 2017 y con el que continúa llenando todos los recintos por los que pasa. Gracias también a su naturalidad y a su gran capacidad para contar historias de esas tan personales que terminan resultando universales. Rejuveneciendo la canción de autor casi sin querer, guitarra en mano, haciendo de cada escenario su casa y convirtiéndose en una más de cada familia. Más de 40.000 ejemplares ha vendido de ese tercer álbum que ha refrendado a una Rozalén que es ya un nombre necesario de la música popular de nuestro tiempo. Capaz, además, de colaborar con cualquiera sin que resulte forzado. Haciendo grandes las pequeñas cosas, convirtiendo en canción todo lo que toca.

Mary Black has long held the attention of the followers of Irish music as one of the finest female vocalists in the world. Mary’s distinguished career has spanned over 25 years from her early days in Dublin folk clubs through ever-escalating success with seven platinum solo albums including No Frontiers. Needless to say Mary Black is a seminal figure in Irish musical history and one of the artists responsible for it’s relatively recent blossoming on a global level.

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Machine Head are marking the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Burn My Eyes, this year. As part of the celebration, band members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos are temporarily rejoining to perform the record live as they tour the UK this November.

Snarky Puppy is a collective of sorts with as many as 25 members in regular rotation. They each maintain busy schedules as sidemen (with such artists as Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and D’Angelo), producers (for Kirk Franklin, David Crosby, and Salif Keïta), and solo artists (many of whom are on the band’s indy label, GroundUP Music). At its core, the band represents the convergence of both black and white American music culture with various accents from around the world. Japan, Argentina, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico all have representation in the group’s membership. But more than the cultural diversity of the individual players, the defining characteristic of Snarky Puppy’s music is the joy of performing together in the perpetual push to grow creatively.

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The ground-breaking Norwegian pop star this month also released the highly-anticipated new single Sucker Punch, following her critically acclaimed RAW EP and incredible jam-packed festival performances at Electric Picnic and Longitude this Summer. Highlighting the breadth of Sigrid’s maturing talent and aptitude for song writing, Sucker Punch cements the 22-year-old’s rise to pop prominence.

Electric Six has often used The Devil as subject matter for its songs because of that last bit, the part about corruption and adulteration. That’s what Electric Six has been trying to do with its music now for quite some time!!!! We want to corrupt young women….just like The Devil!!! There’s nothing more rewarding than the seduction of a young innocent maiden, forcing her to wear demonic dresses, levitating her towards the great fiery skull and watching her eyes turn black as she gives into evil and becomes the bride of The Devil!!!! That….is why we started this band….to help women realize their potential as sexy evil maidens with eyes reflecting the utter darkness of a corrupted soul.

Dido is back! The multi million-selling singer has announced her first tour in 15 years for May 2019 ahead of the release of her first new album in five years, Still on My Mind, out 8 March 2019. The shows will see Dido perform new songs along with her classics such as Thank You, Here with Me, White Flag and Life for Rent. The tour will be stopping off in the Ireland in May 2019 and December

For a girl raised on the coast of Southwest England, where she did not fit in and life was hard, finding herself in the easy camaraderie of Dan Auerbach’s studio was the realization of a childhood dream. For the last three years, Yola (who previously performed as Yola Carter) has been a standout at the Americana Fest in Nashville. She released a debut solo EP in 2016 after the dissolution of her band Phantom Limb. She also toured as a vocalist with Massive Attack, among other acts. Yola’s debut album Walk Through Fire, produced by Dan Auerbach, is a genre-bending release from one of the most powerful emerging British voices in music today. The singer/ songwriter first came to the attention of Auerbach (The Black Keys) after a chain of people, starting with her manager, forwarded a video of her performing in Nashville that eventually found itself in Auerbach’s inbox.

Following on from a triumphant sold out 2017 premiere tour, Love Actually will once again be screened live across the UK with a full orchestra performing its enchanting score – just in time for Christmas! Kicking off the holiday season and getting many into the Christmas spirit, the tour will begin in Poole on 25 November, before travelling onto an array of cities up and down the country, including the iconic London Palladium. After the hugely successful sold-out first run in 2017, the Liverpool Echo commented that the orchestra had given the film “a new lease of life” as “audiences laughed, sang, and even cried as the live band helped bring the film to life”. Directed by Richard Curtis and originally released in cinemas in 2003, Love Actually tells 10 separate yet interweaving stories of love around Christmas time. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley Rowan Atkinson, Martin Freeman, and many more. A full, live orchestra will perform Craig Armstrong’s evocative score at these shows, with the film being projected onto a huge screen. Armstrong is one of the UK’s […]

Featuring the unmistakeable rich and plaintive voice of Dennis Locorriere, known for the global hits Sylvia’s Mother, When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman and more, experience how Dr Hook continues to go strong since the 70s and 80s. This spectacular show is presented in an evening of not only great music, but one that also brings to audiences all the fun and humour that was synonymous with the name Dr. Hook. DR HOOK’s 50th Anniversary Tour is a musical event simply not to be missed!  

Downmarket celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year ahead of The Blades first gig in 27 years which will be held in the Olympia Theatre on Friday 13th of December, this is sure to be as nostalgic to the fans that were there as it will be mesmerizing to the generation of new fans they have gained since. The Blades were formed in 1977 at a time where punk ruled Dublin, with bands like The Radiators from Space being among the talk of the Irish music scene. Originally with Paul Cleary on Bass, his brother Lar on Guitar and drummer Pat Larkin completing the lineup.

The new tour is announced as Sam commences his sold-out UK Spring tour in Manchester on Friday, which includes two nights at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on the 6th & 7th May. Sam will play a string of festivals across the UK and Europe throughout the Summer including Glastonbury, TRNSMT, a huge outdoor headline show at Tynemouth Castle, and performances in both Victoria Park (All Points East) and Hyde Park (Bob Dylan + Neil Young). All announced dates are listed below including his first shows in Japan. The debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, is released on the 9th August via Polydor Records.

ELF, the hit West End and Broadway musical based on the Hollywood blockbuster movie starring Will Ferrell, is to be supersized into a Christmas spectacular which will play 3Arena Dublin this December. Don’t miss this Christmas spectacular on 28 & 29 December 2019, tickets go on sale this Thursday 11 April at 9am from Ticketmaster. The show will star award-winning Coronation Street actress and singer Kym Marsh as Buddy the Elf’s girlfriend, Jovie, and Shaun Williamson (Barry Evans in EastEnders, Extras) as Buddy’s dad Walter Hobbs. Kym Marsh’s daughter Polly will also be part of the cast. In her first acting role, eight year old Polly will play a naughty child who shares a scene with Santa. Reprising his role as Buddy the Elf will be comedy actor Tam Ryan, who counts Priscilla Presley amongst his past leading ladies. The cast also features Father Christmas and a line- up of 70 performers, including children.

Dublin Bowie Festival held annually each January. Live Music, Q&A’s, Memorabilia & Merch, Movies, Concert/Documentaries, Quiz & more.

Jan 16 – Belfast Waterfront £28+ Whitney – Queen of the Night is a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award-winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artistes, with a powerhouse and breath-taking performance from rising West End star Shanice Smith as Whitney. Taking us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’s, Shanice, winner of Brit Idol and graduate of the world famous Brit School (where the likes of Adele and Leona Lewis cut their teeth), has triumphed in the role and has astounded audiences wherever she plays.

Friday 17th January 2020 €31+ Olympia Whitney – Queen of the Night is a stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award-winning production features a sensational line-up of musicians and artistes, with a powerhouse and breath-taking performance from rising West End star Shanice Smith as Whitney. Taking us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’s, Shanice, winner of Brit Idol and graduate of the world famous Brit School (where the likes of Adele and Leona Lewis cut their teeth), has triumphed in the role and has astounded audiences wherever she plays.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has just announced rescheduled shows in the Ireland, the UK and Europe on his “NO MORE TOURS 2” tour. Ozzy Osbourne brings his ‘No More Tours 2’ tour to Dublin’s 3Arena on 2 February 2020 with special guests Judas Priest. All tickets for the original date of 30 January 2019 remain valid. Tickets from €59 including booking and facility fees  are on sale now from Ticketmaster The six-week trek kicks off in Ozzy Osbourne’s native UK on January 31 before wrapping March 16 in Zurich, Switzerland.  The tour includes stops throughout the UK–Nottingham, Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle, London (The O2), Glasgow and Ozzy Osbourne’s Birmingham hometown–before heading to Europe for gigs in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland.

The iconic musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is coming to the Opera House Blackpool. With more glitter than ever before, this smash-hit show features a dazzling array of stunning costumes, fabulous feathers and a non-stop parade of dance-floor classics including It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, I Love The Nightlife and Finally! Based on the Oscar-winning film, Priscilla is the hilarious adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus bound for the Outback to put on the show of a lifetime. Their epic journey is a heart-warming story of self-discovery, sassiness and acceptance.

Almost three years ago Dublin singer-songwriter Gavin James released his debut album Bitter Pill. Since then he’s toured the world supporting Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith as well as headlining his own shows. James’ will be releasing his sophomore album Only Ticket Home at the end of October and following it with a worldwide tour.

For almost 30 years, Tommy Fleming has been honing his craft and entertaining the masses with his extraordinary talent. His worldwide success has made him a household name in many homes across the globe and his fanbase is growing year on year. It’s not hard to see why; music is a universal language and one Tommy is undoubtedly fluent in. The one comment that is repeated from Dublin to Darwin and beyond, is the incredible effect Tommy’s voice has as he turns each song into his own with his unique and powerful style – touching emotions in you that only music can reach. While Tommy’s music may be difficult to classify, fans use such words as “deeply emotional, romantic and sincere” to describe the feelings it evokes. One reviewer described his music as falling into a genre of Symphonic Pop that still awaits a name. A Tommy Fleming concert is a musical experience not to be missed that has a universal appeal to all ages and backgrounds.