George Alan O’Dowd is now returning to the band that made him famous in the first place, as Culture Club reunite to launch a tour by the Dublin docks in 3Arena

What audiences are told before gigs at St James’ Church says it all: turn off your phone and just be in the moment

Choir re-creates first concert with Mendelssohn at Ulster Hall, featuring soloists Ben McAteer, Elinor Rolfe Johnson, Claire Barnett-Jones and Dean Power

The New York band return to Ireland after five years with a bang and clatter of afrobeats to open their European tour in the 3Arena

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In homage to Lou Reed, Anohni gives late musician’s work the creative approach she feels it deserves

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Lightsabers, smoke and hysteric shrieks accompany front man onstage of sold-out 3arena

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Nick Cave: Interplay between singer and instrument-bashing foil Warren Ellis helps to drive this spectacular show

Review: ‘Do you want to hear the older stuff?’ Sepultura singer Derek Green asks the crowd at sold out show as the band celebrate 40 years

Review: The Ireland’s most celebrated sibling band arrive as if they had something to prove and defiantly remind fans why they fell for their charms in the first placeThe

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Low frontman manages to convey a sense of generosity and playfulness in the face of loss

The TikTok star captivates with a largely pared-back set, yet the show could benefit from more of the theatrical

On the first of two evenings, the composer leads his ensemble through first his new album and then his Iraq War ‘protest record’

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The vibe is one of community and solidarity, framed by love of the Irish language and irreverent humour

The artist’s neopagan ‘ouija pop’ has a universal appeal in spite of being niche

The shapeshifting percussionist, who played vital roles in bands led by Miles Davis and Jan Garbarek, leads an absorbing 70-minute set

The Grammy winner gets his biggest cheer for Hey Laura, but Porter standards such as Liquid Spirit and Mister Holland are no less rapturously received

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The reigning king of country gives fans a night to remember in Dublin

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‘I can hear you singing Dublin’ says Neil Finn as the band lets the audience take over a cast-iron belter in a memorable show

Annie Clark flies around the stage with a woozy grace, like a frustrated ballerina gone rogue

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Abigail Morris, with her Wagner-in-the-mosh-pit vocals, is the night’s focal point, but the whole petticoat-positive band shine in Dublin

The energy at 3Arena goes all the way into the red as Wyclef Jean joins Lauryn Hill onstage for a ferocious best of The Fugees set

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Review: Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve at Vicar Street: The 20-song show spans a career of over 50 years, 25 records, and a myriad of collaborations

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This was a crowd that was young when The Libertines were young, most in their late 30s and early 40s

Under-12s audience seem drawn to avalanche of disorienting imagery and candy-cane melodies

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Artist and her fantastic pink-and-black-clad band leave it all on stage with fun and soulful songs