Rock
Live Gallery: Franz Ferdinand/Pillow Queens/ really Good Time, Wider Than Pictures, Collins Barracks, 27/08/2023
Franz Ferdinand closed out this year’s Wider than Pictures series at Collins Barracks this year with support from Pillow Queens and Really Good Time. Check out the gallery.
Gallery and set-list: The Stunning / The Donnys – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 19.08.2023
I have lost count the amount of times I have seen The Stunning down through the years and still they manage to put on a great show and get the crowd dancing and last night was no exception, usually in the 850 seated amphitheatre people wait till maybe the last two songs before the encore …
Live Review: The Beasts w/ Chimers, The Factory Marrickville, 110823
The Beasts, the latest iteration of legendary Beasts of Bourbon smashed it at The Factory Marrickville last weekend. Ably supported by last minute Chimers (Wollongong) after Penny Ikinger had phoned in sick, they wowed the capacity crowd. Celebrating 40 years, Beasts of Bourbon rebadged The Beasts with the original band name retired as a nod …
News: grandson gears up for UK leg of his world tour in September
grandson moulds genres, sculpting rock, hip-hop, and electronic into a vision of alternative you’ve never quite heard, seen, or felt before. Having amassed a staggering 2 billion+ streams globally, the platinum-certified Canadian/American maverick flouts boundaries only to achieve stylistic unity with alacrity. Meanwhile, grandson has impressively collaborated with everyone from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Steve Aoki …
News: SIMPLE PLAN announces the HARD AS ROCK tour, with support from STATE CHAMPS and MAYDAY PARADE!
Simple Plan, the iconic pop-punk band, is thrilled to announce their highly anticipated «The Hard As Rock» Europe and UK Tour 2023. Joined by special guests Mayday Parade and State Champs, this tour promises to be a must-see event for all rock music fans. The tour is set to kick off on January 19 2024, …
Live Gallery: The Academic, Bulmers Live at Leopardstown, 27/07/2023
Mullingar-based indie rockers The Academic played their first and only Dublin headliner this summer at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown this week. Live at Leopardstown takes place after an evening at the races at Leopardstown racecourse. The crowd gathered after the final race of the day at 8.30 and the Academic took the stage at 8.35 …
News: Glen Hansard announces new album ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard is set to release his fifth album later this year. ‘All That Was East Of Me Is West Of Me Now’ will be Hansard’s first solo release in over four years
Live Gallery: Two Door Cinema Club, Iveagh Gardens, 20/07/2023
Two Door Cinema Club made their return to Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens for an electric set. Check out the gallery below.
News: Holding Absence release new single ‘Scissors’
HOLDING ABSENCE have released an intense new single titled ‘Scissors’. The track depicts the concept of sacrifice as a means to evolve, as the narrator commits to severing parts of themselves in order to grow. ‘Scissors’ is the fourth single from The Noble Art Of Self Destruction, which will be released on 25th August via SharpTone Record. Vocalist Lucas Woodland comments “Today, we are excited to …
News: Beartooth announce new album ‘The Surface’
Gold-selling, billion-streaming rock band Beartooth — Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums — have announced their fifth album “The Surface”, arriving October 13 via Red Bull Records. Pre-order it here. Like its predecessors, “The Surface” is an intensely personal and powerful journey for Shomo, who …