Always restless and inventive while always true to the power and glory of songwriting and melody, Conor O’Brien has made another great leap forward with Villagers’ fourth studio album, The Art Of Pretending To Swim, released by Domino on Friday … Continue reading Villagers release fourth album The Art of Pretending to Swim
A popular Mid Ulster swimming instructor, the late Gary ‘Bapper’ Morris’ will be honoured, remembered and his legacy celebrated with a forthcoming outdoor festival Bapper’s Gig: NI Rock N’ Roll Festival on Saturday 4th August at The Hill of The O’Neill in Dungannon with a headlining performance from … Continue reading Bapper’s Gig to raise funds for NI Chest, Heart & Stroke in Dungannon
David Byrne 24th October 2018 3Arena, Dublin Tickets from €49.50 on sale Friday @ 10am – buy yours here American Utopia fits hand-in-hand with Byrne’s vision for his series “Reasons To Be Cheerful,” named for the song by the late Ian Dury. … Continue reading David Byrne to bring his American Utopia Tour to 3Arena, Dublin
Stendhal Festival has announced the second wave of musical acts that will be performing at the award winning event this August 10 and 11 in Limavady, adding to an already stacked line-up which includes Embrace, And So I Watch You … Continue reading Stendhal Festival announces second batch of artists for 2018
Kitt Philippa (KP) searches for grace, and the luminous, in words met with music. Although raised on classical, the songs are strangely urban and often conveyed with digital sleight. An organ scholar and an experimentalist, KP plays piano, guitar, clarinet, … Continue reading Kitt Philippa announces Irish dates with single release
Richard Thompson Wednesday 15th August 2018 Empire, Belfast Tickets £30 + fees on sale now – buy yours here World renowned guitarist and singer-songwriter Richard Thompson has announced an Irish tour for August 2018. During a busy 2017, Thompson released two … Continue reading Richard Thompson announces Irish Tour & show at Belfast Empire
BBC Northern Ireland is searching for presenters who can display a genuine expertise and passion for music. They don’t know everything that’s happening, but they think you might. Consider yourself an expert on classical, folk, microtonal Indonesian gamelan, thrash metal, free jazz or vapourwave? … Continue reading BBC Music NI seeking music presenters – interested?
BBC Music’s The Biggest Weekend visits the Titanic Slipways in Belfast on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May 2018. Stage times are as follows, according to the BBC website. Please note, these are subject to change. Friday 25th May – Main … Continue reading Biggest Weekend – Stage times – Titanic Slipways, Belfast
The Belfast City Blues Festival is back with more than 60 gigs across 22 venues from June 29th to July 2nd. The full 10th anniversary line-up was revealed at the launch yesterday in The Dirty Onion, Belfast. This year will … Continue reading Belfast City Blues returns to celebrate 10th year
Atlantic Sessions 15th – 18th November 2018 Portstewart / Portrush Tickets £35 for full festival pass available here Following the sell-out success of Atlantic Sessions last year and its 2017 NI Tourism Award for most Innovative Event, Causeway Coast and … Continue reading Atlantic Sessions announces 10th anniversary celebrations
John Prine 12th August 2018 Ulster Hall, Belfast Tickets priced £49 on sale this Friday @ 10am – buy yours here Two time Grammy-winner, singer-songwriter, John Prine is set to release his new album The Tree of Forgiveness. It’s his first … Continue reading John Prine to perform at Ulster Hall, Belfast
The Chemical Brothers 29th October 2018 3Arena, Dublin Tickets priced €49.50 on sale this Friday @ 9am – buy yours here For twenty years The Chemical Brothers have redefined the idea of live electronic music. In that time, their live … Continue reading The Chemical Brothers return to Ireland with show at 3Arena, Dublin
The 19 year old grump releases a summer slab of shady electro-pop on 1st June with “Hey Thomas”. ROE is 19-year-old grumpy multi-instrumentalist from Derry (Ireland), Roisin Donald. Laying down her unique brand of self-styled “Grumpy Electro-Pop”, she has been blazing a … Continue reading Derry act ROE to release new single ‘Hey Thomas’
First Aid Kit Monday 22nd October 2018 Telegraph Building, Belfast Tickets £28.50 + fees on sale Friday @ 9am – buy yours here Swedish folk-duo First Aid Kit released their fourth studio album in January to mass critical acclaim, entering … Continue reading First Aid Kit announce headline Belfast show at Telegraph Building
The Rolling Stones With The Academic Thursday 17th May 2018 Croke Park, Dublin On 17th May doors open at 5pm. The Academic will be on stage at 7pm followed by The Rolling Stones. Early queuing will not be permitted in the … Continue reading The Rolling Stones – Croke Park, Dublin – Concert details
Moira Calling in Association with Bushmills Irish Whiskey is pleased to announce a unique line-up of artists for this year’s festival on Friday & Saturday 07th, 08th September 2018. Ryan Vail & Arco String Quartet will start proceedings with an exclusive collaboration on … Continue reading Moira Calling announces full 2018 festival programme
The Legendary Dr Feelgood is the first act announced for what is set to be the biggest ever Belfast City Blues Festival as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. They will appear at the Black Box on June 29 at the Black … Continue reading Dr Feelgood First Act announced for 2018 Belfast City Blues Festival
Saint Sister Saturday 20th October 2018 Black Box, Belfast Tickets £12.50 + fees on sale Friday @ 9am – buy yours here Saint Sister, formed in November 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty. Their music draws … Continue reading Saint Sister announce headline Belfast show at Black Box
Sea Girls Wednesday 24th October 2018 The Limelight 2, Belfast Tickets £10 + fees on sale Wednesday @ 9am – buy yours here London-based four-piece, the Sea Girls are proving adept at delivering simple storytelling and arena-ready anthem. Debut single & EP … Continue reading Sea Girls to play headline Belfast show at Limelight 2
Shawn Mendes Saturday 13th April 2019 3Arena, Dublin Tickets on sale Friday 18th May @ 10am – buy yours here Supporting the release of his self-titled third album, multi-platinum and chart-topping singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes will hit the road in 2019 on a … Continue reading Shawn Mendes announces 2019 Global Arena Tour
Dana Masters Thursday 20th September 2018 Elmwood Hall, Belfast Tickets £14 + fees on sale Friday @ 9am – buy yours here Originally from the Deep South in the United States, Dana grew up with sound of soul, rhythm and … Continue reading Dana Masters announces headline Belfast show at Elmwood Hall
Ireland’s leading electronic music festival, Celtronic, have launched a search for emerging electronic live acts and producers to perform at this year’s festival. The festival celebrates its eighteenth anniversary this summer with five days and nights of music events, film screenings, workshops, seminars, recording projects … Continue reading Open Call for Artists to Perform at Celtronic 2018
The Oh Yeah Music Centre has announced further details for this year’s Women’s Work Festival. Now in its third year Women’s Work is a unique event for Belfast that highlights the important contribution that women make to music. Inspired by … Continue reading Women’s Work 2018 programme details announced
Irish trad band Beoga are kicking off the summer with a bang. They’re set to release their new single ‘We Don’t Have To Run’ featuring Ryan McMullan on May 4th, and will then join Ed Sheeran as support on his … Continue reading Beoga confirmed as support for Ed Sheeran’s Summer tour
