Fans have voted Ireland’s Oxegen as the ‘Best Overseas Festival’ at the prestigious Festival Awards.
News and gossip from the domestic front with Roisin Dwyer
You’ll now be able to catch the Aussie boogie merchants in April
Want to ask Alex and the boys a question? Well, now’s your chance…
The French electro merchant is now playing Dublin in January
Gary & Co. are promising a marathon set
The ska legends are playing The Academy
ChoiceCuts spread the love this weekend at two top venues!
The Northern Ireland Music Industry Commission has been disbanded.
The December 1 show will feature songs from his not yet recorded debut album, and you can pick up a limited copy of his signature song, 'Hang the Moon'.
You can download The Carbon Bubble from their website.
Band members Bjorn Agren and Carl Dalemo will visit Dublin for a special performance in the city's newest music venue and club.
It's taking place on Saturday night in the Village
Ticket refunds are now available.
The hugely influential French hip-hop artist, who wrote the score for the film, will be in attendance at the November 27 screening.
It's a Billy Mackenzie-esque cracker!
They're over as part of the Kerrang! tour
Michael Stipe has his camcorder in the studio with him!
See acts such as Westlife, Alexandra Burke and JLS perform when the event airs this Saturday 21 November on TV3.
Their role is being taken-over by IMRO.
The actor, adventurer and travel writer is taking a break from trekking around the world to tour his new live show, coming to Dublin on March 28.
Paranoid Visions have paid tribute to their former bass-player Skinny who also played with Coitus and Cold War
Niall Quinn has lined up a live gig at Baker Place, Limerick on Friday, November 20 for his latest project Theme Tune Boy supporting the legendary Jinx Lennon.
The Shortlist for the Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year, as voted by music fans all over Ireland, has been announced.
The group will round off their European tour with a live show in Dublin on Saturday 12 December.
The unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams’ epic Star Wars scores has just confirmed a performance on 7 March 2010.
The leading RTE 2FM DJ's new book, celebrating the current Irish music scene, will be published on November 27.
The Boyzone member brings his 2010 solo tour to Dublin on March 23.
Ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan will DJ the event on December 6 following the Pogues' Dublin show at the Olympia Theatre.
The Irish rock artist will preview his new single, 'Ido's Dog Fight', to more than 20,000 Leinster fans during the rugby game against the Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday 19 December.
The York post hardcore band will play their first headlining show in Dublin in April 2010.
The December 15 show will raise funds for the Ana Liffey Drug Project and Coolmine Therapeutic Community.
Eleanor McEvoy has moved up to number 26 in the Polski Radio3 Chart in Poland with her single ‘Take A Little Look’.
It's taking place next month in Trim.
The controversial turkey will be meeting and greeting fans at HMV on November 20
Tune in tonight (Monday 16 November) to hear the countdown of the top songs from the past decade as voted by listeners.
Jared Leto & Co. are over next February.
Delorentos, Heathers and David Geraghty are among those working with the NYU students.
The annual Irish music festival beat out all others this year for the title of Worldwide Top Festival.
To celebrate the launch of their new six-track EP Sidney Maxwell Williamson , Heritage Centre are offering two tracks from it as free downloads.
Sharon Corr has been selected as the focus for a key aspect of the BBC's major charity drive this Christmas.
Hugely popular Irish comedian and TV presenter Dara O Briain has denied that controversial Scottish comic Frankie Boyle was fired from hit BBC2 comedy show Mock The Week because of his recent joke about two time gold-winning British Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington.
The R&B superstar will be heading over in February.
Dublin band Sounds of System Breakdown are offering the track ‘Vinegar Joe’ as a free download from their MySpace page from next Thursday.
It's a carnivalesque affair in Vicar St.
Technasia, Karlos the Jackal & Conor McGrath will play Kennedy's this Saturday
She's playing Dublin next June.
If you've been itching to ask the band something, now's your chance!
It's a quadruple-header monster!
Joining the Kildare-based electronica/hip-hop band will be a full line up of indie acts.
The Canadian rock band will play in Dublin on December 4.
The band announced today that they will issue their upcoming Graffiti Soul tour entirely on USB sticks that concert-goers can purchase directly after each show.
Mary J. Blige and Santigold are also supporting the project.
The Girls Aloud and X-Factor star is filling in for Martha Wainwright at the Royal Albert Hall.
This is his last gig of the year before going to the studio to work on his new album, scheduled to release in 2010.
You can catch her with the lads next month in Belfast.
Meteor has announced the arrival of the Meteor Music Store in Ireland, giving music fans the chance to download their favourite songs – anytime, anywhere.
The Gallic popsters are playing two Olympia shows.
Submit your email address and blast away!
It's going to be a glorious December in Dingle!
Book your Ryanair flight now!
The Irish singer will perform an all ages show live at Whelan's on December 20.
They've also been hanging out with Shane MacGowan & The Nipple Erectors!
Special guests You Me At Six, Paper Route, and Now Now Every Children will play during the Grammy nominated rock band's Dublin show on Saturday 12 December.
Fans who missed out on tickets for the sold out shows have another chance now to see the comedians up close and personal.
The comedian will perform for three nights and one day for Whelan's 20th anniversary celebrations.
The highly-anticipated collaboration from the rock supergroup made up of drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Probot), vocalist/guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal), and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) will be released on November 16 in Ireland and the UK.
Tunited.com pledges to give 100% of profits to the artist.
WWE wrestler Shane McMahon has branded Floyd Soul And The Wolf as ‘The greatest Irish rock band of all time’.
It's taking place next month in the Dublin Academy.
Three acts will play at Twisted Pepper on November 22, and LMHR will launch their fortnightly open-mic style session at Le Cirk on November 26.
You'll be able to pick up a copy of the latter at their Tripod gig.
Jape & RSAG are both on the bill.
The Motorhead man refuses to let bad health scupper Dublin gig.
They've also come up with a cracker of a new video.
Vote now in the Hot Press Readers’ Live Music Venue of the Year category.
The Antrim trad band have had a little help from Madonna songwriter Ciaran Gribbin.
News and gossip from the domestic front with Roisin Dwyer
The singer releases her new DVD as religious figures in Egypt protest her gig in Port Ghalib.
The singer-songwriter from American Music Club's performance coincides with the release of his new acoustic album, Klamath.
The band will tour in December to celebrate the release of their new album, After the Wedding.
It's on December 6 in the Olympia.
He's playing 13 shows in September 2010.
You'll have to wait till the New Year though.
It's his biggest yet in the Olympia.
Pierce Turner has announced three Irish dates before his appearance at New
York's Carnegie Hall with Philip Glass on February 26 2010.
U2 played an electrifying mini-set to an audience of 10,000 at Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) this evening, to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The comedian will be meeting fans and signing copies of his new DVD Desfunctional on Saturday 7 November at 1pm.
A slew of Ireland's top acts will be guesting on his Today FM radio show.
They're playing Live At The Marquee next June.
When Under Ether debuts on RTE One next Tuesday.
The musician's Long, Dark Night Tour comes to the Academy 2 on January 29.
Tickets are on sale now for the blues-rock artist's December 8th show.
The band will play on the 7th, 8th and 9th of January following their sold out Olympia show.
Due to high demand, the best-selling artist will play an additional date at the O2.
Other tour stops include Dublin and Limerick in addition to the Cork City gig on December 3.
In addition to the November 6th single release, the band will be playing across Ireland this month. They also invite fans to participate in their logo competition.
The American songwriter returns to Ireland to play on November 11
The Mary Stokes Band have announced a special show at The Purty Loft in November.
Get yours for his Dublin date at The Academy on December 14
