The best and biggest music festivals to see around Ireland this summer

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I paid €440 for an Oasis ticket in Croke Park, and I’m not even a huge fan

For a teenager in rural Ireland, the things the brothers sang about felt superficial after Kurt Cobain’s anguish. But Oasis, who are about to play at Croke Park, were part of the wave that swept grunge away

Shirley Manson of Garbage: ‘I was shuffling about on a Zimmer frame. I was absolutely stripped of any pride’

Three years of intense physical pain shaped the way the singer saw the band’s new album – and then made her carve out a new perspective on life

Garbage: No Gods No Masters review – Memorable seventh album

Amid the political and social turmoil, frontwoman Shirley Manson also gets personal

Garbage: Strange Little Birds review