Vantastival festival took place over two days at Beaulieu House in Drogheda, featuring Badly Drawn Boy, Saint Sister, Fangclub, Naoise Roo, King Kong Company and many more. Photos by Peter O’Hanlon.
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Lisa Hannigan live at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Kildare. Photos by Peter O’Hanlon.
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A year or so ago, I was told about an amazing gig that had happened in the National Concert Hall. It was unlike any live performance that the person recounting the night had ever seen. From that moment I was intrigued and eager to see Paul G. Smyth perform. Smyth, a member of The Jimmy Cake as well as a revered genius in the art of improvisational music is probably one of the most important musicians in Dublin. A sentiment immortalised following an outstanding, and at times unnerving, performance on a remarkably beautiful summer’s evening in St. Finian’s Church. The…
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Mother Mooch live at the Workman’s Club in Dublin. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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Bearded Theory festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire featuring PIL, Bad Manners, Wilko Johnson, Killing Joke, Billy Bragg, Stiff Little Fingers and many more. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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Pika (Afrirampo) Vs. Makoto (Acid Mother’s Temple), supported by Dublin quartet M(h)aol at The Grand Social at the weekend. Photos by Lucy Foster.
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Joined by the Prima Quartet, Derry’s PORTS launched their debut album, The Devil is a Songbird, at The Glassworks on Saturday night. Support came from Rōe. Photos by Mickey Rooney.
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Portland’s The Dandy Warhols with support from Happyness at Dublin’s Academy. Photos by Isabel Thomas.
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In the first of two massive Croke Park shows at the weekend, our photographer Brian Mulligan captures Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on Friday night.
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Land Lovers live at the Workman’s club in Dublin. Photos by Moira Reilly.