Alex Turner

He’s a vital element in Arcade Fire, but Will Butler is ‘stoked’ to be going on the road with a small band in support of his minimal-sounding solo album, ‘Policy’

Travel problems persist for some of 32,000 Marlay Park punters

Purists hopping mad over Metallica should just grin and bear it

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

Kate Moss picks up award on behalf of David Bowie, who urges Scotland to stay in UK

One Direction are nominated in worst band category alongside The Wanted

You readers of The Ticket are a sophisticated, classy, measured bunch of well-adjusted people - and your taste in music ain’t bad either, writes Jim Carroll

It’s the end of the year as we know it and we feel fine. Jim Carroll rounds up the year in music and passes the baton to you, the readers, to have the final say

A frantic year for the teenage quartet culminates in the release of their amped-up, proudly retro first record

From rock legends Pearl Jam and Queens of the Stone Age to young guns Haim and Kodaline, the music calander is brimful of exciting happenings over the next few months. Here are 20 of the best upcoming shows and releases

As Arctic Monkeys make a triumphant return with AM, Alex Turner and Matt Helders reveal how the LA lifestyle and their love of hip-hop has found its way into the fabric of their sound

Arctic Monkeys have become the band they’ve always threatened to be

He’s been a Rascal and a Shadow Puppet, but Miles Kane is settling into a comfortable solo groove. The dapper Liverpudlian gives the lowdown on making his glam-tinged second solo album with a little help from some friends