Olivia Dean at Marlay Park review: Brilliantly affirmative gig fuelled by approachable star power
On Sunday, the second of two emotional, sold-out Dublin concerts, the Grammy winner brings her album The Art of Loving vividly to life
Metallica at the Aviva review: no encore, no One, no Enter Sandman. Not tonight
Nothing Else Matters but no Enter Sandman as rock’s great survivors tell crowd: ‘See you Sunday’
Foreign Tongues review: The new Rolling Stones album is freewheeling, frisky and fabulous
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: SJ McArdle, Loah, Chuck Squires, Roger Doyle and Big Sun
June 2026 releases include All My Dream Companions Gone, Materia Medica, The Late Great Chuck Squires, Idir and 001
No sleep ’til Wicklow: Mike D brings a note of mayhem to a laid-back Beyond the Pale
Review: The former Beastie Boy throws himself around like your dad cutting loose when the wedding DJ plays Nirvana
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is brilliantly catchy and beautifully bittersweet
Guns N’ Roses blast through the old tunes brilliantly at 3Arena, but where are the new songs?
The world doesn’t need another Guns N’ Roses world tour. It needs a new Guns N’ Roses album
Nick Cave at Malahide Castle review: Electrifying drift between intimate confession and apocalyptic revelation
The shamanic visionary continues to reinvent his back catalogue through haunting duets and a prowling, punky spirit
David Byrne at St Anne’s Park review: For Burning Down the House the sodden field becomes a communal jig
On record, the musician’s recent material can feel too keen to radiate positivity. Live, however, the songs are infectiously fun
Aldous Harding review: At one point it could be Dolly Parton singing over a David Lynch film
The indie star’s gift is to make normal life feel like a scary story spun around the campfire – or from a psychiatrist’s couch
Niall Horan: Dinner Party review – Sorry, Harry Styles. This is the year’s best 1D album
Addison Rae in Dublin review: Old school pop star exudes joy and glamour on rainy night
Moving and singing like a Gen Z Britney Spears, few other artists make putting on a show for your fans feel like such uncomplicated fun
CMAT at St Anne’s Park review: Five-star performance by a pop star at the top of her game
‘My dream is to see a CMAT show,’ the singer tells the 20,000 or more people in front of her in Dublin. The crowd are thrilled to be seeing this one
Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane review – Like a highlight reel of the Beatle’s adventures in rock
The Lemon Twigs in Dublin: Retro brothers’ gig is a close second to a full-on time machine
At Vicar Street, Brian and Michael D’Addario narrow the gap between 2026 and 1966 to the point where it’s hard to spot the difference
Christopher Cross at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre: Thrilling night shows that great pop is eternal
Review: Slick, brisk Dublin concert features Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) and Ride Like the Wind, among other yacht-rock classics
Ed O’Brien: Blue Morpho review – Like a sobbing friend you’d gladly spend all night in the pub with
Paul Simon in Dublin review: An emotionally flooring, intimate performance
Like a great conductor, Simon steers his incredible band around songs that speak to his layered career
Doja Cat’s Dublin show feels as if it could go off the rails – but the star stays in complete control
Doja Cat proves herself a magnetic performer, dancing almost nonstop in Dublin’s 3Arena
Drake: Iceman review – The rapper can write great pop. But this is a listless, forgettable album
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