Pulp at 3Arena review: Jarvis Cocker, storyteller in corduroy, builds to a glorious climax
In Dublin on Tuesday, new songs combine with old hits to make for a night both poignant and celebratory
Slowdive at In the Meadows review: Forget Oasis, this sonic supernova is the perfect 1990s comeback
Alternative-pop underdogs produce a wondrous serving of balmy space-pop
Iggy Pop at In the Meadows review: Old-school rock has rarely felt so timeless and incendiary
There is never a hint of nostalgia throughout a turn that feels powerfully rooted in the here and now
Gilla Band at In the Meadows review: Musical Marmite from Ireland’s own Velvet Underground
The listener experiences a sort of indie-rock Stations of the Cross through the band’s brutally uncompromising performance
The Hermes Experiment review: As the lines blur between original works and arrangements, this concert becomes almost mesmerising
At Dublin International Chamber Music Festival, the ensemble’s four musicians show the art of arranging to be alive and well
Bonnie Raitt at Vicar Street: a healing night of welcome warmth and real soul
The Grammy-winner brought the house to its feet with I Can’t Make You Love Me
Morrissey at 3Arena review: Singer folds in four Smiths songs over chimeric Dublin evening
The singer’s voice has always belonged to another time. He leaves the audience bloodied, but unbowed
The Swell Season in Dublin review: Not a dry eye on the balcony for Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
NCH show is a chance for Hansard and Irglová to remember old times and reclaim lost ground
Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful review – Like Bangerz without the bangers, or Flowers without the bloom
Nessa Barrett in Dublin review: A star on the rise in need of time to find her voice
TikTok singer with a cult fanbase has a few good songs, but needs to up her game if she’s to shed the ‘internet famous’ tag
Fontaines DC at Guinness Storehouse: A match made in heaven
Support for Palestine and Kneecap evident from both Fontaines and Lankum
Tyler, the Creator at 3Arena review: A brilliantly evocative, provocative performance
Hip hop’s one-time bete noire stands before the adoring Dublin crowd older, wiser, sadder and sweeter
Biird at Vicar Street review: Consummate musicians deliver radical trad for the TikTok generation
It’s refreshing to see a wave of ambitious female traditional musicians sell out the Dublin venue
Kneecap review: Mo Chara tells 20,000-strong crowd ‘you have no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig’
Mo Chara tells fans ‘You have no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig’
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band: Land of Hope & Dreams review – A roiling, righteous anti-Trump onslaught
Bryan Adams in 3Arena review: ‘Had I been wearing a tie, I would have wrapped it around my head and run up and down the aisle screaming’
No misplaced irony here, just more hits than a wedding disco as the anthems keep coming
New Irish albums reviewed and rated: The Would-Be’s, Varo, Curtisy and Pete Holidai
May 2025 releases include HindZeitgeist, The World That I Knew, Beauty in the Beast and Electric Jukebox Volume One
Tate McRae at 3Arena review: An impressive, polished performance
The Canadian singer-songwriter’s Miss Possessive show delivers a sexy, fun and powerful vibe
Damiano David: Funny Little Fears review – Eurovision-winning Måneskin frontman goes solo with a beautifully overwrought LP
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