Your guide to live music for May, June, July and August in 2026 from CMAT, Forbidden Fruit, Fontaines DC, The Cure to Electric Picnic

The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian

Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin

Florence Shaw and Lewis Maynard talk soap, Taylor Swift and recording some of Mercury Prize shortlist-tipped Secret Love in Dublin

Kneecap were announced as a headline act for the festival last December

Here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this year, from TradFest and Electric Picnic to West Cork Literary Festival and more

The biggest live events of the year ahead, from Emmylou Harris in January to Interpol and Bloc Party in November

From CMAT to Chappell Roan, and Maria Somerville to Rosalía, women have ruled the industry this year

Other ‘surprises’ to be revealed by festival organisers later this week

Kilfenora Corner: A group wishes to purchase and reopen Linnane’s Pub as a community space with a focus on safeguarding musical tradition

Curraghmore Estate was packed with 30,000 festivalgoers overs the weekend. Here’s what we loved and hated

Fontaines DC, CMAT and Wet Leg were just some of the August bank holiday festival highlights

The iconoclastic punks put in a fantastically furious set that breathtakingly meshes punk and politics

As the singer condemns Israel’s actions in Gaza, Geldof the crazy-haired frontman and the sweary St Bob of Live Aid immortality are both on show

Podcaster draws a huge crowd on festival’s final morning, when anticipation is building for pop princess Nelly Furtado’s headline set

Hannah Reid brings her slowly fizzing charisma to bear on a gripping set that the main-stage crowd laps up

The country-pop sensation’s music glitters with dark depths during a rollercoaster main-stage turn

Thousands of sore heads emerged from tents following high-energy set the night before

Show could have been just another festival slot, but Fontaines make it clear they want to leave an impression

On the Waterford festival’s first night, the zinging alternative anthems are by turns biting, bittersweet, loved-up and scathing