Upstart Festival returned to Glounthaune in Cork for its stellar fourth edition at the weekend. Ian Davies was there to capture sets by I Dreamed I Dream, Cardinals, Mossy and more
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Ocean Alley with support by Hockey Dad at Vicar Street in Dublin. Photos by Matt Gorman
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The return of Oxford shoegaze quartet Ride to 3Olympia in Dublin. Support by junodream. Photos by Ian Davies
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Norwegian pop trailblazer Girl in Red with support by Nieve Ella at 3Arena in Dublin. Photos by Jane Donnelly
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The Gossip, with support from SPRINTS and Nation of Language, as part of Wider Than Pictures at Collins Barracks, Dublin. Photos by Seán Kelly
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After 14 years, Co. Tyrone indie rock legends Pocket Promise returned for a one-off show Queen’s Student Union in Belfast. Photos by Brian Coney
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A mesmerizing night at the Róisín in the company of Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy alongside one of the island’s finest musical pairs, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’Leary. Photos by Ciarán O Maoláin
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Two Door Cinema Club live at Custom House Square in Belfast with support from Lucy Gaffney. Photos by David McEneaney
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Poor Creature live at Bello Bar in Dublin with support from Bataa Jamaldor. Photos by Thom McDermott
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Thom McDermott captures a DIY one-dayer for the ages: the inaugural Conncert at The Lodge in Co. Mayo, featuring Poor Creature, Fixity, John of the Apocalypse, Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Rún and more.