• Documenta To Support The Charlatans on Irish Dates

    Having supported the Tim Burgess-fronted band at Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in 2015 – and later performed at the Burgess-curated Tim Peaks Stage at Festival No. 6 – Belfast drone-pop septet Documenta will support The Charlatans on the Irish leg of their forthcoming December tour. With support on the other shows coming from Average Sex, the Joe Greene-fronted band will support The Charlatans at Dublin’s The Academy on December 10 and Limelight’s Belfast on December 11. Tickets are on sale now.

  • Irish Tour: The Charlatans

    Opening with an extended version of ‘Forever’ and followed by the undeniable Madchester groove of ‘Weirdo’, The Charlatans get their CQAF headline gig off to an expectedly strong start, following a reportedly equally triumphant show in Dublin the night before. New album tracks like ‘Talking In Tones’ and ‘So Oh’ sound more like 1995 than 2015 and are welcomed like old favourites. However, the starry-roofed tent inhabitants explode with collective excitement as the fan favourites of ‘North Country Boy’, ‘One To Another’ – a song that’s been given a new generation of fans through soundtracking the E4 sitcom My Mad Fat…

  • Gigs of the week: Slint, Blue Whale, The Charlatans, DJ Food, Squarehead, Deafheaven

    It’s somewhat of a dow-time for gigs these days, with Electric Picnic looming in just a few weeks, it seems that the smaller shows have dried up just a little bit. That’s not to say that there are not numerous shows taking place right across around the country this week, and we’ve picked out a few that are most definitely worth checking out. Slint, Girl Band – Limelight 2, Belfast; Monday, August 18 Louisville post-rock pioneers Slint make their Belfast debut on Monday, August 18 at Limelight 2. Hands down one of the most influential bands of all time, they will…

  • Live At Leopardstown Announces Line-up

    The Bulmers Live At Leopardstown has announced its return for a sixth year with eight dates lined up for the summer season. The series of dates, which feature a live performance after a day of racing, will include Irish acts Raglans, Heathers, Ham Sandwich, Sharon Shannon and The Stunning. A selection of Manchester veterans will also be performing; The Charlatans, former Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr, and former Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook . Check out the line-up below. Thursday June 12 – Raglans Thursday June 19 – Heathers Thursday July 3 – Ham Sandwich Thursday July 10 – Peter Hook…