Ian Mc Donnell

Snow Patrol / Orla Gartland / Morgana – live gallery and review from St Anne’s Park Dublin 31.06.26

Snow Patrol brought the full gamut of emotional nostalgia to St.Anne’s Park on Sunday night. The opening chords of their…

3 weeks ago

Forbidden Fruit Festival Day 2 – live gallery and review from Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Dublin 31.05.2026

Day two of Forbidden Fruit kept the fantastic momentum going, proving to be another genuinely great day out. Even though Sunday…

3 weeks ago

Squarehead / Anamoe Drive – live gallery and review fro Bello Bar Dublin 30.05.2026

There is something quite ritualistic about descending the tight flight of stairs into Bello Bar. Tucked beneath the Lower Deck…

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The Mission – announce line up for 40th Anniversary shows

40 years ago, in November 1986, The Mission released their debut album God’s Own Medicine, an atmospheric and emotive work of…

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Duran Duran – all set to play Belfast in October

Global music icons Duran Duran have announced their first full UK arena tour in three years. Taking place in October, the shows…

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Forbidden Fruit Festival Day 1 – live gallery and review from Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Dublin 30.05.2026

Day one of the Forbidden Fruit Festival was a huge success, setting a great tone for the rest of the…

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CMAT / Joy Crookes – It’s The Euro-Country Tour!  live gallery and review from St Anne’s Park Dublin 30.05.2026

CMAT Brings Euro-Country Magic to a Sold-Out St Anne's Park Dublin – 30 May 2026 The second night of this…

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Martin Luke Brown – announces new album ‘life & death etc’ & releases haze soaked slacker anthem ‘dream state’

There’s life, there’s death, and then there’s everything in between. Martin Luke Brown turns his attention to the beautiful middle ground on…

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Doublespeak (Vince Clarke / Neil Arthur / Benge)-  release their self-titled debut album + focus track ‘Richard!’

As a wave of media coverage for Doublespeak proves, anticipation for a union between Vince Clarke (Erasure), Neil Arthur(Blancmange) and Benge would be immense - and all…

3 weeks ago

Shinedown – share official video for “Young Again”, drop new album EI8HT

Multi-platinum, record-breaking powerhouse Shinedown have officially released their highly anticipated new album EI8HT today via Atlantic Records, marking another monumental chapter for a band…

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Cork’s Boa Morte – announce two albums + share first single ‘The Following On’

Boa Morte play strangely-elegant melodic slowcore imbued and interspersed with elements of avant-folk, drone, electronic and even noise. Their music…

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