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Gig of the Week: Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Self Esteem and more at All Together Now
Plus: Seek Treatment with Cat and Pat, Spraoi International Street Arts Festival and Boyne Music Festival
All Together Now: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will perform at Curraghmore Estate this bank holiday weekend. Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty
Kevin Courtney
Mon Jul 25 2022 - 05:00
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Kevin Courtney
Kevin Courtney is an Irish Times journalist
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