First Aid Kit with support from the Staves at the Olympia in Dublin. Photos by Aaron Corr.
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Thirteen years on from the release of their seminal debut, Silent Alarm, Bloc Party come to Dublin to play their biggest Irish show to date. Headline shows in the 3 arena are usually reserved for bands who have proved their worth, released several albums of notable acclaim while gradually growing a loyal and passionate fanbase. Although this may not be the case for Bloc Party, tonight we can make an exception to celebrate one of the most revered albums of the noughties. It’s not that Bloc Party are a bad band per se, it’s just that since Silent Alarm the…
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Baltimore dream-pop maestros Beach House with support from WUME at Dublin’s Vicar Street. Photos by Niall O’Kelly.
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Dream Wife with support from Dott at Galway’s Roisin Dubh. Photos by Ciaran O’Maolain.
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Hey, what about Superorganism with support from Chai at Dublin’s the Academy? Our photographer Sarah Ryan was down to capture the night.
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Jon Hopkins with support from Barker at Dublin’s Vicar Street. Photos by Niall O’Kelly.
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The masterful Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, with support from Tandem Felix, at Dublin’s Vicar Street. Photos by Aaron Corr.
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The fourth outing for Secret Song at Levis Corner Bar in Ballydehob, Co. Cork, featuring Maiden Radio, Landless, Joan Shelly, Pete Coe, Xabi, SON/Susan O’Neill, Aindrias De Staic, Brendan Ring & Bean Dolan Niamh Regan, Kevin Ryan with Aindrais de Staic, poets Cormac Lally, David Jackson & Lewis, Old Time Rags, Bridget Kearney, Pete Coe, Bean, Irene and Bridget, Aindrias de Staic, Joey Wright & Band Diarmuid Brooke, Sharkey and Rozi Plain.
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The ridiculously prolific They Might Be Giants lives at the Button Factory in Dublin. Photo by Leah Carroll.
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Pale Waves with support from Swimming Girls at Belfast’s Elmwood Hall. Photos by Niall Fegan.