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Game of Thrones vibe adds sense of the epic to Amos’s stark warning about tyrants in our midst

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April 2026 releases include Wet Work, Pagan, Comfort in the Knowing, Forever and Birds in Winter

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At the 3Olympia, the Scottish band insult Trump, quote Churchill and serve up winning qualities of nostalgia in charming anniversary concert

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From Mark E Smith to Idles frontman Joe Talbot, it wouldn’t be a Gorillaz show without a rotating cast of guests

The musician Cormac Breatnach unites artists in renewed call for State apology and inquiry into wrongful conviction of his brother Osgur, Nick Kelly and Brian McNally

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At the 3Olympia, what’s most striking is the way the rapper pushes himself into difficult territory yet retains astonishing speed and precision

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The influential singer is now so much more than a party girl – but, goodness, does she still know how to have a good party

March 2026 releases include Love in the Time of the State, Crystalpunk, How I Became a Wave, Time of Fallow and Ages & Ages

Theatrical set features a superb 13-piece band, exquisite choreography and perpetual kinetic energy

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Laufey brings an old-school sound thrillingly up to date during an evening of jazz-tinged joy

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The star seems to shrink 3Arena in a chatty and cathartic night showcasing her genre-hopping talent

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Franz Ferdinand may be arty, and a little arch, but Alex Kapranos and co are certainly not aloof

Laconic frontwoman Laetitia Sadier and her bandmates put on a clever and wondrous Dublin show with danceable grooves and art-rock jams

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There is a strain of energy throughout this work that has an almost surprising urgency. It doesn’t all work, but there is power and tenderness

Sacramento band attracts mix of seasoned metal-heads and Gen Z moshers 38 years after forming

February 2026 releases include Doomsday..., Pulling All the Clouds Apart, Girl on the Edge of the World, Wintering and Sleeping with the Light On

Stellar performance walks the line between confidence and vulnerability, dismay and wonder

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Musicians, comedians and writers come together at 3Arena in Dublin to celebrate half a century of the music magazine

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Hothouse Flowers are joined by several special guests, from Susan O’Neill to Steve Wall and more

The country star Emmylou Harris brings all her wisdom and flinty wit to bear on this quietly breathtaking evening

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January 2026 releases include The Midnight Ache, Next of Kin, Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge, Rolling on the Inside, Kiss Big

Three decades in, Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro still deliver a thrilling live show

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Including releases by Ethel Cain, Anna Von Hausswolff, Wednesday, Hayley Williams and Cole Pulice

Including releases by Simon Jermyn, Snowpoet, Izumi Kimura, Ronan Guilfoyle and Nils Kavanagh

Including releases by Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Cormac Begley and Liam O’Connor, and Tara Breen

Irish acts have released more than 300 albums over the past 12 months. These are our favourites

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Rap trio brings its controversy machine to the Dublin venue with a formidable live gig, guest collaborations and plenty of fun

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Scintillating gig shows Ellie Rowsell’s skills as frontwoman and band’s talent for old-school indie pop