In spite of the nation’s frequent protestations about our weather, you couldn’t really ask for a better day for an outdoor gig. It’s the Tuesday after bank holiday Monday. The crowds are spent from the long weekend. Surveying the grounds of Malahide Castle, punters are littered around soaking in as much of this wonderful Midsummer glow as they can before they lose their minds and soul. Tonight LCD Soundsystem are making a return to Dublin for what will be, in frontman James Murphy’s words, “the second longest show [they’ve] ever played”. When Murphy and Co. walk out, the sun is…
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The Minutes live upstairs at Whelans in Dublin. Photos by Leah Carroll
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The Bonk live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway with support from Just Mustard. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain
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Jealous of the Birds live at the Roisin Dubh in Galway. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain
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Having played a massive show at Malahide castle last year, Arcade Fire return with the Infinite Content tour, sardonically named to jibe at the social media age, just one of the many tactics deployed throughout the promotion around their current album, Everything Now. Tonight, in keeping with that off kilter theme they’ve created a show ‘in the round’ – complete with a boxing ring and Michael Buffer style announcements of their accolades as they appear from the far corner of the 3Arena, air-punching alongside flashing ironic graphics of infomercials and ‘tale of the tape’ biographies appear on the 360 degree…
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Gary Numan live at the Olympia theatre in Dublin last night. Photos by Aaron Corr
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Donum Dei launch their latest album live at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast with support from Strangle Wire, Ketos and No Great Loss. Photos by Liam Kielt
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Elbow & John Grant live at the 3arena in Dublin. Photos by Alan Maguire.
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Grade 2 live at the Taproom in Drop Dead Twice in Dublin with support from Vulpynes and The Nilz. Photos by Ian McDonnell
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The Front Bottoms live at Mandala Hall in Belfast. Photos by Claire Kelly