Body and Soul took place last weekend at Ballinlough Castle Estate in Westmeath featuring live performances by Fever Ray, Denise Chaila, Kurt Vile, Goldfrapp, Kojaque, Kneecap, Ailbhe Reddy, Juinor Brother, Jealous of the Birds, Nealo, Negro Impacto, Ordnance Survey and more. Photos by Ian Davies Day 1: Day 2: Day 3:
Death Grips live at The Academy in Dublin. Photos by David McEneaney
Bell X1 live at King John’s Castle in Limerick with support from Talos. Photos by Aoife Moloney
Beyond the Pale took place at Glendalough Estate in Co. Wicklow over the weekend featuring live performances from Grace Jones, Leftfield, Thundercat, Oneohtrix Point Never, Hot Chip, Little Dragon, Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul, For Those I Love, Candi Stanton, Pillow Queens, Just Mustard, Squid and more. Photos by Leah Carroll Day 1: Day 2: Day 3:
Inhaler live at Monroe’s in Galway as part of the Galway Folk Festival. Photos by Aoife Moloney
Depeche Mode live at Malahide Castle last night with support from Young Fathers and Just Mustard. Photos by Ian Davies
Mount Eerie live at Whelan’s in Dublin with support from Goodtime John. Photos by Monika Ruman
Is this the way they say the future’s meant to feel? Or just 20,000 people standing in a field? Well, it was both on Friday night as, nearly thirty years after the practically perfect Different Class was released, that future became the present for the thousands of people in St Anne’s Park in Dublin. And this time round we really understood what the feeling was – utter joy that Jarvis Cocker hasn’t changed at all and Pulp with their ‘This is What We Do for an Encore’ tour, delivered exactly what we wanted. Full of promise from the minute it’s…
Forbidden Fruit 2023 took place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin over the weekend with live performances from Rina Sawayama, Sudan Archives, Negro Impacto, Aby Coulibaly, Winnie Ama and more. Photos by Monika Ruman
Output took place over various venues in Belfast last week featuring live performances from Chalk, Tramp, Sweetlemondae, HAVVK, Winnie Ama, Skinner and more. Photos by Jane Donnelly