Canadian metal legends Anvil performing in Belfast’s Limelight 2 on the 13th February 2018 with support from local metal band Stormzone. Photos by Marc Leach. Continue reading Photos: Anvil – The Limelight 2, Belfast
Welcome folks to the year 2018! A new year, a new us and a new one to be torn for all the gigs that will be coming our way this year. And what better way to kick start the new … Continue reading Review: Steel Panther – The Limelight 1, Belfast
Nashville-based Kiernan McMullan and singer-songwriter Aaron Shanley will tour Ireland in January taking in eight venues across the country. Named Alternative Press Magazine’s “12 Bands You Need To Know” for 2016, Kiernan McMullan has shared stages with Ed Sheeran and … Continue reading Kiernan McMullan & Aaron Shanley announce joint Irish tour
Phil Coulter celebrates 52 years of music this year and embarks on a 27-date nationwide tour; dates below. From winning the Eurovision Song Contest with “Puppet On a String” through scores of pop hits with the likes of The Bay … Continue reading Phil Coulter prepares for Irish tour before Christmas
Fresh from a triumphant support slot at what could easily prove to be the gig of the year – Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes at Oh Yeah! Music Centre – Fangclub were back in Belfast on Sunday night, calling in … Continue reading Review: Fangclub – McHugh’s Basement, Belfast
Kraftwerk will play at the Waterfront Hall on Sunday 4th June 2017 and Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre on 2nd June 2017. The multi media project Kraftwerk was started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up … Continue reading Kraftwerk announces Irish shows for 2017
“Is that the one about the dead hooker?” It was a question from the crowd for Richmond Fontaine’s Willy Vlautin as he introduced the next song. It may have been a sincere request for clarification; or on the other hand … Continue reading Richmond Fontaine and the Voodoo Pillars
McHughs Bar is a 1711 Georgian hostelry with a haunted basement.* They play a lot of music down there in the basement in McHughs. Maybe it helps ease those souls that never managed to leave. This Is The Kit will … Continue reading Live Review: This Is The Kit Calms The Spirits In McHughs
This Is the Kit is returning to Belfast in April, bringing us music from their latest album Bashed Up, and a host of beauties from previous years. The music collective has been described as understated folk rock. They’ve also been … Continue reading Interview: This Is The Kit on What’s In Store At Their April Gig
Esteemed North Carolina-formed, now Nashville-based old-time/bluegrass trio Locust Honey String Band announce extensive February-March UK & Ireland tour, including Myles K. McCann’s in Omagh on Monday March 21 and The Red Room in Cookstown on Tuesday March 22, in support … Continue reading Locust Honey String Band Tour in March
Punk legends The Undertones are pleased to announce their 40th Anniversary Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on May 20th. The Northern Irish four piece, known for their hit single, “Teenage Kicks” will be celebrating their 40th anniversary with a … Continue reading THE UNDERTONES ANNOUNCE 40TH ANNIVERSARY BELFAST SHOW – MAY 2016
“Good evening all. We are The Grahams from Nashville, Tennessee” Alyssa Graham told us clearly from under her wide brimmed hat. She was in the Errigle Inn, Belfast, with husband Doug and drummer Mike Meadows, playing the Real Music Club. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Grahams – Errigle Inn, Belfast
U2’s sold out iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE European Tour 2015 will finish with six home shows – Belfast on 18th & 19th November and four shows in Dublin on 23rd + 24th, 27th + 28th November 2015. They will be on-sale … Continue reading U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 – Tickets on sale at 9AM Monday 14th September
Cavan quartet The Strypes have announced a series of intimate Irish shows including Portrush’s Atlantic Lounge on 8th March 2015. Emerging blinking into the sun from a long winter in the studio recording their next flop, The Strypes are getting … Continue reading The Strypes announce intimate Irish shows
Dave Matthews Band will return to Europe for a run of highly-anticipated shows this Autumn, marking the group’s first European dates since 2010. The European leg kicks off in Lisbon on October 11th and will make its way through Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, … Continue reading Dave Matthews Band to perform in Dublin
Imagine Dragons have announced an UK tour stopping off in Belfast on 17th November 2015. Imagine Dragons, known for tracks such as Radioactive and Demons, soared into everyone hearts when the American alternative rockers headlined Belsonic 2014. Now in 2015 … Continue reading Imagine Dragons announce Belfast Odyssey date
Detroit rock outfit Electric Six have announced their return to Belfast to play November 27th 2015 at the Limelight 2. The band, famous for hits such as ‘Danger! High Voltage’ , ‘Dance Commander’ and ‘Gay Bar’, played in Belfast last December, and … Continue reading Electric Six set for Belfast once again
Legendary rock and roll singer Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow and Deep Purple fame has confirmed details of his intimate acoustic ‘An Evening With…’ show in Belfast on 4th April 2015. Turner continues to be a multi-dimensional artist, never limiting his options and experiences in other types of music besides hard rock/melodic rock. He has been doing a lot of writing with artists who specialize in non-rock music genres with the goal of branching out, recording some of this material for either future releases or films. The Fall of 2008 saw the release of his first ever live CD, “Live … Continue reading Joe Lynn Turner announces Belfast Voodoo gig
The Darkness have confirmed a full Ireland tour in 2015, stopping off at Derry’s Nerve Centre on March 7th. Legendary glam rockers The Darkness exploded into the public consciousness for both their unique brand of glammed-up rock and outrageous stage … Continue reading The Darkness set for Derry’s Nerve Centre
Duke Special has announced his plans for a grand comeback in 2015, as he sets off on a wide Irish tour. Teaming up with Pledge Music for the second time in recent years Duke will release an album composed of … Continue reading Duke Special to release fourth LP ‘Look Out Machines’
Joe Elliot’s Down ‘n’ Outz visited the Limelight in Belfast this December to bring the latest offerings of this Raw Glory, Def Leppard and The Quireboys infused supergroup. After releasing ‘The Further Adventures Of…’ in April 2014, we waited seven … Continue reading PHOTOS: Down ‘n’ Outz – Limelight, Belfast
Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz are solemn characters. Their music is solemn, their stage presence is august and their appearance is understated. They’re not talkers. It is their voices and their musical talents that are on stage at McHugh’s Basement bar … Continue reading LIVE: Lily and Madeleine – McHughs Basement, Belfast
Manchester five piece Dutch Uncles’ return to Belfast with new album and show next year! New album ‘O Shudder’, will be released on Memphis Industries on 23rd February 2015. It will be followed by a return to Belfast to play … Continue reading Manchester’s Dutch Uncles announce Belfast date
Rock country-blues outfit The Hot Sprockets offered up electric support before the headliners. One romping bluesy guitar based beauty after another set a very high bar for The Riptide Movement to follow. From ‘Soul Bro’ to ‘Dip It In’ they … Continue reading LIVE: The Riptide Movement – Empire Hall, Belfast
