The Dublin gig is a reminder of why Sheeran is both a streaming behemoth and a popular punching bag

John Maus’s Dublin gig is half performance art, half exhibitionist freakout

Having conquered an arena, the immediate feeling now is that a stadium awaits her

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At 3Arena, Hollywood’s favourite composer performs some of the most moving scores in cinema history

At 3Arena, hits arrive as warped and rollicking distortions of the originals, wrapped up with a dusky tribute to Shane MacGowan

At My Bloody Valentine's first headline show in Dublin since 1992, this wonderfully strange band remain transcendent

Lorde at her best is magnetic, brooding, a touch menacing. She shouldn’t try to be too relatable

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Bob Dylan, now 84, holds the absolute attention of his audience on the first of his five nights in Ireland

November 2025 album releases include The Altered Hours, Thank God It’s Friday, Parish Is Burning, Lycanthropy and Night Criú

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Review: At his Dublin gig this often matchless rhymer makes art from alienation – and finds his joy in doing it

The US pop-punks may amount to a period piece, but, as their Dublin gig shows, they remain a beloved one

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There’s an idealistic atmosphere here you don’t find much any more. It’s both reassuring and nostalgic

This is the National Ploughing Championship for hipsters

One of the most joyous events was the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band concert enthusiastically directed by Cormac McCarthy

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Concert for Coles Corner album’s 20th anniversary is a showcase for Sheffield band’s versatility and virtuosity

These Pillow Queens songs belong to half-lit bars and the roar of a crowd that knows every word

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October 2025 releases include Wingspan, MayKay, The Moment, Seasons Change, and I Stood There Naked...

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Awesomeness of album Horses is beautifully exposed as songs are contextualised with stories of their origins and inspiration

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Lewis Capaldi tells Dublin crowd 'it's been far too long' as star returns to the spotlight

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Beneath their bubbly surface, Rebecca Lucy Taylor’s pop songs hide a volcanic emotional terrain

Michael Rother, the musical maverick behind Neu! and Harmonia, is an antidote to the cynicism of the modern music industry

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September 2025 releases include Rainy Sunday Afternoon, City Soundscapes, A Future of the Past, Knots and Echoes, and Gold Rush

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The Followills may not seem to be having much fun, but they deliver the hits the audience have come for

Noel and Mike Hogan welcome the star to perform with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in a tribute to their late bandmate

Fans sing so hard that at times it’s hard to hear the main man over extremely questionable yodelling

‘Nothing is going to top this,’ says a fan wearing an Irish flag as a dress. She’s right

Hozier has pivoted into thunderous soul-pop that blazes like a glitterball strapped to a bulldozer

One of festival’s largest ever crowds witnesses typhoon of pop performance

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No dead air for two hours of hits and surprises as Williams asks the audience for adoration

When Sharon Van Etten plays in Dublin, Collins Barracks is the perfect framing device for a performance wreathed in dry ice and nicely chilled angst

Josh Homme was having a great time, diving over the barricade and wading through the crowd

Collins Barracks rocked to unflinchingly earnest guitar music made evocative by clever melodies

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August 2025 releases include BlackGate, Fin, Salvable and Rún